PEACE IN MINDANAO IS UP TO 2016 PRESIDENT

“You do not fight fire with gasoline.” — Author Unknown     CHICAGO (JGL) – Despite the hawkish advocacy of my friend, former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph E. Estrada, to go after the traitorous members of the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) and BIFF (Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters) who, could be accused of committing war crimes… Read More »

GOING ABOUT THE PARTITION OF ESTATE

Dear Attorney, my 96 years old father who is living in Toronto, executed an Extrajudicial Settlement and partition of Estate with Quitclaim after my mother died in 2002. The six of us children and my father who are all Canadian citizens were all signatories to this agreement.   My father has now decided to transfer ownership to us,… Read More »

YOU HAVE AN ACCENT

When this short comment is uttered towards a person, it can have several meanings. It could mean you do not belong; you are outside of the group. If the person is an interviewer for a job, it is a sign that he/she would not hire you. You do not fit the job. Your accent will be a hindrance… Read More »

I’d rather wait for May 2016

THERE are many reasons for people to demand that President Aquino step down, the latest and most plausible being the mishandling of the operation to hunt down two terrorists in Mamasapano in Maguindanao that resulted in the massacre of 44 Special Action Forces policemen.   From the moment Aquino revealed his arrogant and vindictive behavior when he personally… Read More »

Sea row: China by default?

WITH the United States focused on eliminating the growing threat of Islamic extremism in the Middle East and Russian adventurism in Ukraine, and the Philippine government caught up in the maelstrom of the bloody Mamasapano carnage and corruption scandals, China quietly doubled its efforts to build new islands in the volatile South China Sea to bolster its claim… Read More »

Dismal Senate Hearings On  Manasapano massacre

By oneself one cannot know whether one’s reaction and formed opinion about a tragic event like Mamasapano when put in writing will be mere rubbish or have any use at all to those who will read it. At best for the writer it is like a release from a chest load of pain for the victims and anger… Read More »

JUDY ANN, KRIS ON GOOD TERMS AGAIN BUT…..

After weeks of misunderstanding between Judy Ann Santos and Kris Aquino, the two are in good terms anew. It was an aftermath of a comment in Juday’s instagram not favorable to Kris’ brother President Noynoy Aquino which displeased Kris. This led Kris to unfollow Juday’s instagram. Recently, however, Juday disclosed in glee that Kris rekindled her friendship with… Read More »

The illogic of ousting PNoy

MANILA President Benigno Aquino III must be quaking in his loafers now that a prelate somewhere has demanded his resignation. The deadly encounter between police commandos and Muslim fighters in Mamasapano, Mindanao, last Jan. 25 has spawned a lot of noise calling for Aquino to resign or be impeached. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Batangas wants Mr. Aquino… Read More »

PAGHATI NG MINANANG LUPA AT PAG PATITULO

Ask ko lang po kung paano po maisesegregate ang property ng papa ko. Kasi po apartment style po ung mana ng papa ko. limang pinto po sya at ang isa po doon ay sa kanya.pang lima pong pinto ang namana po ni papa ko at ung ibang pinto po ay nabili na ng pinsan ko at papatitle na… Read More »