CHICAGO (jGLi) – In his first official act following his re-election, President Obama decided to visit Thailand, Cambodia and Burma. This gesture of Mr. Obama of excluding the Philippines from his itinerary has confounded political opinion makers in Manila. There is no doubt the Philippines is the U.S.’s oldest ally in the region when it became part of… Read More »
MANILA The irony of Christmas is that while it’s the happiest time of the year, it can be the loneliest for many people. The suicide rate in some countries rises during the holiday season. Filipinos love Christmas. After New Year’s, Filipinos can’t wait until its Christmas again. The countdown to December 25 begins immediately on January 2. This… Read More »
I hate to disappoint many Filipino boxing fans. It wasn’t a lucky punch from Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez that viciously floored boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on his face to the canvas in the sixth round of their fourth match in Las Vegas last Saturday. It was a calculated punch that some boxing experts described as the “perfect punch.”… Read More »
It will be a bleak and traumatic Christmas for most of the victims of super typhoon “Pablo “(code named Botha) in Eastern Mindanao. As of latest count, there are at least 700 dead and 800 more missing in the aftermath of the most deadly and strongest storm ever to hit Mindanao in decades. The death toll could easily… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – If Manny Pacquiao would not suffer brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder from the devastating right straight he absorbed from Juan Miguel Marquez, by all means, let him go back to the ring if he feels he still has what it takes to win. But he would need to go back to some of his… Read More »
Q.Back home about five(5) years ago, I helped a close family friend to obtain a loan from a lending company. I wrote a letter to this lending company who happened to be owned and managed by my compadre. I am not sure whether what I did was a form of guaranty. However, this letter made reference to the… Read More »
Alahoy! Alahoy! Sa Paskong darating, Kahit puro daing walang bumibitiw! Matapos bagyuhin! Matapos bahain! Merry Christmas parin, batian sa natin! *** Pinakama – emo, sa buong mundo, E, tayo raw Pinoy! Ewan ko, ewan nyo? Anumang damdamin, nilalantad kuno! Nakababang – labi? Anung emo ito? *** Segunda masaya, tao sa Canada! Tila itong Denmark, ang siyang primera! Sa… Read More »
It is reassuring to know that President Aquino is not leaving the farmers alone after all farm lands subject to land reform have been turned over to them. The President has ordered the release of P1 billion to fund an Agrarian Production Credit Program aimed at helping farmers across the country put up post-harvest facilities and buy farm… Read More »
Some Canadians as I have read a few times, believe they have no ideology unlike other peoples of the Free World. That makes them somewhat unique, truly free of the albatross or hang ups other peoples have to struggle against in their daily grind. Ordinary citizens seemed to be saying life can be lived in peace and harmony,… Read More »