MARIAN REJECTS KOREAN TELE NOVELA

Albeit Marian Rivera never confirmed nor denied the news, a source mentioned to me that Marian rejected a Korean tele novela offered to her which should have paired her with top Korean actor Yhun Bin. “Supposedly, the series will be shot in South Korea in January 2015 and would take months to finish. Eh dahil nga newly married… Read More »

POSITIVELY AFFIRMING

by Pido Aguilar —————————————– Our magnificent journey to a life of infinite abundance continues. Just read what follows: once silently; once aloud. You may repeat the process for the next two weeks so that you continue to see, feel and experience how your life CAN change when you are positively affirming. If you missed the previous Affirmations One… Read More »

NO SECOND TERM FOR  PNOY  BUT A NEW OPENENDED  MANDATE  (Part  Two)

In the predecessor issue of BALITA I gave P Noy a score of  7  from a perfect performance of 10 against a minuscule criteria of: “rampant crimes against persons and properties,  continuing corruption in  the departments and public sector  corporations,  violation  of the constitution emanating from  his cabinet, the unchanging number of dirt poor Filipinos, mini revolt in Zamboanga,  delayed response and rehab in calamity stricken areas,  kid… Read More »

WHAT EXECUTIVE ORDER MEANS TO FIL AMS, FILIPINOS

CHICAGO (JGL) – If President Obama fulfills his promise to issue an executive order on Friday (Nov. 21), there is no more need for Filipino Americans to press for Temporary Protective Status (TPS) that would have authorized tens of thousands of undocumented Filipinos in the United States to obtain work permit and stop their deportation following the devastation… Read More »

CONDOMINIUM BUYER’S RIGHT

Q. HI Atty: I reserved for a 2 BR condominium unit in QC with total TCP of around  Php3million. I paid the reservation fee of 10k in Nov 2013 and started  paying the 20% DP last Dec 2013 to present of 31,270 per month. I paid for 6 months already or nearly Php197,620. And then after analyzing my… Read More »

Pag – atras ni Binay! E, hindi ngayon lang?

Alahoy! Alahoy! Snow umpisa na! Sasabak na naman sa lamig. Ano pa? Uwi muna satin sina Lolo’t Lola! Kung kelan babalik, anila. Ewan ba? *** Mabuhay ang Bikol! Buti, bulkang Mayon, Yung pagsabog nito naudlot! Nauntol! Magsisilikas na mula sa Danger Zone? Bien – bien! Bikol Express! Masigla ang sipul! *** Singhal ni Don Petot! Sino ang umutot?… Read More »

Politicians should get out of rehab’s way

More than a year since super typhoon Yolanda brought death, destruction and deprivation to Leyte and other provinces in Eastern Visayas, nobody still knows for sure how many died, the destruction remains very visible, and the victims continue to be deprived of food, shelter and jobs. And all because more than a year since the world’s strongest recorded… Read More »

The right to die debate is alive

The death last Saturday – the day millions of people in some countries remember their dead — of Brittany Maynard, who chose to end her life at the young age of 29 rather than suffer while waiting for the inevitable, reignited the dormant debate over the right to die with dignity. “Goodbye to all my dear friends and… Read More »

WHAT MAKES A CANADIAN?

I have just finished sharing the Remembrance Day Celebration in Ottawa via television. It was a very emotional celebration—–warm, poignant and solemn. The prime minister and his wife were there, the governor general and his wife, Princess Royal Anne, the lady who was chosen to represent all Canadian mothers, the top heads of the different branches of the… Read More »

Is it goodbye to 2016 for Veep Binay?

Frankly, it’s surprising how ineffective the camp of Vice President Jojo Binay has been in handling the corruption crisis that’s smothering him. It’s so evident that the bombshell exploded by former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado took the Binay camp by surprise. Mercado was already all over the place before Binay’s fire brigade came to the scene. If… Read More »