Government of the People, for the People and By the People The government of the most powerful country in the world, the United States of America, has closed down! Thousands of Federal employees have been furloughed. Special benefits have stopped, national parks have been closed, and the military for a while did not get their pay. A veteran… Read More »
MANILA Under pressure from an angry public, the government here has charged three senators, several former congressmen, members of their staffs, and the alleged mastermind of serial theft of the people’s money with plunder, a non-bailable offense. The big fish among the accused include Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, a controversial political figure whose long career dates back to… Read More »
Alahoy! Kalikoy ! Umapaw! Bumaha! Balitang Napoles! Tutuk ining madla! Daming hinahayblad! WapeLOO! Wakanga! Bibig e nabula! Oka –ka! Ok a -ka! *** Inda, sa Butchukoy, dun sa King and Jameson! Nung Million People March, ala munang baboy! Ala, kahi t na nga supot ng chicharon! Bilang pakiisa sa nagdemonstrasyon! *** Sa ‘Tuwid na Daan’ Scam humambalang! Hinagpis… Read More »
For several weeks now, the world has been on the brink of a disaster. The immediate trigger was the attack in Syria using chemical weapons that killed about one thousand adults and more or less 400 children. The published videos of the incident were horrific; children and adults gasping for breath, rows and rows of the dead, young… Read More »
Trivia: Did you know that ex-Grammy awardee and famous singer Patti Austin of I Believe and In My Life fame has generated trending topic worldwide? She buttressed that the greatest singers around the world tend to come from the Philippines. Many have unquestionably agreed to Patti’s statement. This brings to my mind that since the ‘50s up to… Read More »
When it rains it pours daw po. We hope it will stop here in the Philippines. We do not really mind the downpour that characterizes the country’s wet season. But we all pray that the downpour of revelations of scams and controversies stops at least for a while as we try to catch our breaths and find relief… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty. I was just browsing the internet and came across your website. I have a question regarding my daughter. She’s 8 years old. She was born here in Canada but I left her in the Philippines in 2007 . She hasn’t been back to Canada since then. How do I apply for her dual citizenship since… Read More »
CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – The squabble between Senate President Frank Drilon and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is giving fits to overseas Filipinos, who are willing to join and vet for honest and qualified people to act as placeholders when a big number of Senators and Congressmen will start to take a difficult trek to jail when the Ombudsman elevates plunder… Read More »