CHICAGO (JGL) – When Laguna Governor George Estregan was unseated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) last year for overspending, my friend former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada used his patriarchal influence to talk his nephew into leaving the capitol steps “for the sake of peace” while his nephew awaits the result of the decision… Read More »
Trivia: The recent demise of ex-actress Liezl Martinez has devastated her family, loved ones and chums, including this writer. For I practically had watched LIezl grow as a moppet star (she was flower girl at my wedding), young girl and a family woman. It could be ascribed to the fact that for decades I was the publicist of… Read More »
Good morning Atty. I was just browsing the net and came across to your site. I am concerned about my child’s nationality. I gave birth on October last year.My father’s child is a Canadian citizen and I am a Filipina. In her birth certificate she is a Filipino. And we are planning to migrate to… Read More »
I am referring to the piece of paper colored green, yellow or the 2-page-same-side letter size a police hands you after you are caught by them violating a section/s of the Highway Traffic Act or the Toronto Municipal Code. It is called Form 4, Provincial Offences Act, Ontario Court of Justice. I refer these pieces of paper as… Read More »
I was in a gathering of close friends a few weeks ago. It was a relaxed quiet affair, comfortable and secure in the company of people I have known for years. We had a sumptuous dinner, full of laughter and banter. After the dinner, we retired in the spacious living room and chatted about our lives here in… Read More »
Mayor Junjun Binay of Makati City has been suspended for six months by the Ombuds(wo)man, the government’s arm that investigates wrongdoing by public officials. But he got a temporary restraining order from the Court of Appeals and thus escaped suspension. But before the TRO came down, Binay was defiant and didn’t want to obey the Ombuds(wo)man’s order. (The… Read More »
Since Cavite vice Governor Jolo Revilla was confined at the Asian Hospital for accidentally shooting himself while cleaning his gun, rumors still persist. Allegedly, it wasn’t accidental for Jolo tried to commit suicide. That his supposedly break up with his gf Jodi Sta. Maria plus depression brought about by his dad Sen. Bong Revilla’s detention led to it.… Read More »
More than nine months after President Aquino certified the bill that would extend the life of the agrarian reform program by two more years, House Bill 4296 and a related measure, HB 4375, remain languishing in the House of Representatives apparently because of strong opposition from landlord members of the lower house. Without the extension, more than… Read More »
MANILA Where is our country going? Our current state of affairs indicate that we Filipinos haven’t learned the art of good governance. Our insularity makes us believe that we’re among the best in the world in many fields of endeavor. But, sad to say, that self-assessment is only in our minds. It’s like the delusional individual who’s a legend… Read More »
What was it that I wrote in the first two pieces using my crystal ball in my time travel? FIRSTLY: “By 2030 the country would have undergone four national parliamentary elections held every four years simultaneously with the twelve regional parliaments; massive no nonsense nation building have involved the more than and still growing 100 million citizenry from… Read More »