Trivia: The much ballyhooed wedding of Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera brings to my mind the sad truth of the past. That many of the high profile marriages of showbiz couples ended up in separation. To begin with, in the ‘50s, Movie Queen Gloria Romero tied the knots with actor Juancho Gutierrez. In fact, their wedding photo landed… Read More »
Happy is my new year because Pope Francis is my shepherd and no one else who is unlike him. To assert or even just say such a thing is the height of arrogance and bespeaks of negativism towards other apostles or other clergy of the Catholic Church. But surely, I am not alone as there are many faithful… Read More »
The latest survey by the Social Weather Station showed that about 52 percent or 11.4 million Filipino families rate themselves as poor, the worst in eight years in terms of self-rated poverty. It matched the self-rated poverty percentage during the Arroyo administration in 2006. “We note the results of the survey. And we continue with our efforts to… Read More »
This piece continues and ends the trilogy on PNOY’s No, No, No, Yes, Yes, NOoo… to inveiglements to continue in office as President and to unexamine his much examined presidency. For what and where Noynoy had done good, for his grade of 7 out of 10, you will find them in his past State of the Nation (SONA)… Read More »
MANILA As we all know and are so proud of, we Filipinos are gung-ho about Christmas. Nothing on the calendar beats Christmas. We’re simply mad about Christmas. We go all out. We celebrate as if the day after Christmas, which isn’t December 26, it’s January 7 or thereabouts, is Doomsday. Like there’s no tomorrow, like it’s the end… Read More »
Huwag kang sasagot!” Answering back elders is a sign of disrespect. No matter whether the elder is right or wrong. Respect for elders is a tradition deep in Filipino culture. Younger generations are expected to kiss the hand of parents, grandparents, uncles or aunts as sign of respect. The Filipino language (Tagalog) contains expressions of respect like “po… Read More »
(Author’s note: At this time of the year, this writer pauses from political and other issues and focuses on the Christmas season. The article below was first written in 2003 and has appeared in this corner during the Christmas weekend every year since.) For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a… Read More »
THE GOOD. THE BAD AND THE UGLY was the title of a popular 1966 Spaghetti Cowboy Movie which gave Hollywood westerns a run for their money. I tried to mime current Philippine events for musings purposes as the The DRY, THE FUNNY AND THE SERIOUS. Why so? The playful mind sometimes can be better than infantile yet satirical… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino voters should rejoice that they are being offered an alternative with the rising popularity of Sen. Grace Poe, who can pull even, if not get ahead of faltering Vice President Jojo Binay if the current trending continues. But the fickle-minded voters should also be reminded that a presidential election is not just a popularity… Read More »
Q. Dear atty, kumusta po kayo ? Nabasa ko po ang article nyo sa Balita dyan sa Canada . Dito po ako sa Pilipinas nakatira. Wala po akong malapitan sa mga tanong ko kaya po ako nag research sa internet. Sana po e mapayuhan nyo po ako. Meron pong pinamanang lupa ang ama ng aking asawa. Nagkamali po… Read More »