It was a bright, sunny but relaxingly cool August day, a perfect summer Saturday weekend in the heart of downtown Toronto. August 18- at 8:00am white tents suddenly begun sprouting in the Yonge-Dundas Square, now fast becoming as famous as its iconic counterpart New York’s Times Square. Suddenly, in a matter of hours, huge crowds came streaming down… Read More »
While the appointment of the young and brilliant Maria Lourdes Sereno as the new chief justice may be viewed as a boost to judicial reforms, it may not necessarily mean that President Aquino will start seeing favorable decisions from the Supreme Court. On the contrary, the President may now find it more difficult to sway the high tribunal… Read More »
Last Tuesday, the nation laid to rest the remains of Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse Robredo. The week- long vigil before his burial was a time when simple folk all over the nation and most specially Robredo’s constituents in Naga City where he served as mayor for 18 years (he was first elected in 1988) came out… Read More »
This is the first question that we want answered when we open our eyes in the morning. The answer will affect our plans for the day. Do we need to bring an umbrella? What do we need to wear? How heavy would the traffic be? If you are a farmer, you would be very happy if it rains.… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Without mentioning his predecessor and patron, the late President Cory Aquino by name, former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos took exception to this column, for blaming him for not providing legal assistance “to help in the early defense of the case of (Flor) Contemplacion.” In an email to this columnist, Mr. Ramos’ spokesman, Atty. Nick… Read More »
Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s term doesn’t end until 2016. And yet, the vice president, Jojo Binay, has already been campaigning for the top office. Binay was a surprise winner in the 2010 elections, He came from nowhere to beat Mr. Aquino’s running mate, former senator Mar Roxas, scion of an elite family. Today, Binay and his people are… Read More »
Q. I am now a Canadian citizen. I intend to retire in two (2) years in my home town province in the Philippines. I’m planning to develop and use the Canadian hydro-phonic agriculture technology to the three(3) hectares of land that I’ve asked my brother to buy for me earlier . Based on my research, this farming technology… Read More »
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about… Read More »
The fury of nature; the backlash of neglect; the anger of hatred; the funny superstition of the pious; the vengeance of retard minds; surviving, moving on, away from reality. These are the article titles that came to mind as I began writing this piece. Instead of just mere words strung together I need paragraphs to flesh out these… Read More »
Cebuanos have been disappointed in the non-appearance of Jennylyn Mercado in Cebu to participate in the publicized Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Philippine Race. She didn’t show despite her alleged pre-arranged trip there, stay at the 5-star-hotel there. But Jen divulged to the movie press that she’s the victim of fraud. Jen explained that she entrusted P300,000 to a friend… Read More »