ACQUIRING PROPERTIES BY COMMON-LAW PARTNERS

Q. Hi Atty Wong, ask ko lang po kung pwede kaming bumili nang partner ko nang lupa sa Pilipinas. Kasalukuyan pong naka file sa court ang kanyang annulment. I’m a Canadian citizen and he is Filipino but working in Kuwait. Hindi po ba hahabulin nang ex-wife niya ang bibilhin naming property? Gusto ko lang pong makasiguro bago kami… Read More »

The hots of a Toronto Filipino Photographer

If somebody accuses me of something, it better be of sleeping with their daughter. Hopefully, the daughter is beautiful. After all, I have an image to maintain even if it is not true. Two, if it is not true and the daughter is beautiful, she better sleep with me and then, they can accuse me. – Joey Baking,… Read More »

Global Summit Takes a Hard Look at Development

Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC) TORONTO – Fortified by what its founder calls “staggering cash” donation of a million dollars from a Silicon Valley businessman, the Philippine-born “Gawad Kalinga” initiative embarks on its most challenging project yet. Already widely recognized for attacking… Read More »

WHY PACQUIAO IS NOT A DOG WHEN CORONA SEEMS TO BE . . .

The title of this piece smacks of ludicrous thinking. Hopefully it’s NOT libelous but catches the reader’s interests and a bit elucidating. Writing can be, especially in the Philippines a most dangerous hobby. It is a wee bit precipitous if one writes about million-US-dollars men, but read this first to its last period to see whether the piece… Read More »

MID-YEAR PREDICTION 2012 – PART 1

Tell tale sign of things that will happen is now evident more than ever. Anybody can now easily foresee things that is about to happen. Someone who is sensitive and aware of the natural environment of all creations can foretell the next major event that will occur. AVV612 Nowadays we cannot depend on the scientific method of predicting… Read More »

The Powers of Vitamin C

We’ve heard it before. When you are feeling under the weather, like you are getting the cold, the first thought that comes to mind is, “I should really be eating more foods with Vitamin C!” What is Vitamin C and does it really have magical powers to heal our sniffles? Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is… Read More »

China’s deadly cat-and-mouse game

Have you seen a naughty cat playfully harass a hapless mouse? The cat tosses and shoves the poor mouse around, like a rag doll, until the mouse is so tired it can’t dodge the predator cat anymore. That is what China is doing to the Philippines. That is what the new superpower is doing with tiny Philippines over… Read More »

FILMFEST ENTRIES: VIC VS KRIS ANEW

This early, most anybody predicts that in the Metro Manila Film Festival 2012 this December, the movies of Vic Sotto and Kris Aquino will pit for number one spot at the tills. Last filmfest Vic’s Enteng Ka ng Ina Mo was the Top grosser, while Kris’ starrer Segunda Mano placed second. This time, Vic’s entry Si Agimat, Si… Read More »

ABS-CBN JOINS “FILIPINOS MAKING WAVES “BANDWAGON

Philippine giant network ABS-CBN through it’s the Filipino Channel (TFC) will join the downtown Toronto celebration of “Filipinos making Waves Festival“ (FMWF) at the famous Dundas-Yonge Square on August 18/2012. Now on its 6th year, organizers of the biggest free-to-the public event and festival showcasing the varied culture of Filipinos have signed an agreement with ABS-CBN officials recently… Read More »