China is becoming more and more aggressive, and is obviously going to use its full economic and military might to press its claim on the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. It’s hard to believe that the Chinese frigate that ran aground on the Hasa-Hasa shoal just 65 nautical miles west of the Palawan island town of… Read More »
President Benigno Aquino III spoke in Pilipino, his country’s national language, and told his “bosses” that the speech he just delivered wasn’t his, but the people. “This is your SONA,” he declared, referring to his State of the Nation address on Monday, July 23. Aquino calls the people his “bosses.” “Kayo ang boss ko,” he likes to tell… Read More »
Pagyao ni Dolphy, saming last Kalabit, Amin pong nabanggit: “ Lumuha ang langit…” Umambon paglabas sa karo ng casket Hanggang maipasok, nitso ay ipinid. * * * Nabanggit din namin, shooting ng Silveria, Nakasando lang sya , hindi nagte – take pa! Tinaas ang left arm! “ Hmp! It is you pala! ” Hinde si Silveria! Tawa kaming… Read More »
“Don’t let me die. Save me.” Joshua Yasay Gangs, gangs, gangs. City bang bang. Deaths, deaths, deaths. The City of Toronto is in shambles. Not yet. But soon. Unless the government and the civil society will join hands in battling the fire of violence and creeping deaths which are spreading like wildfire in Ontario’s capital city. Torontonians still… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty. Rogie . Through your column, could you please give me an advice about my rights of a real properties that that I and my siblings have inherited from our parents. I know that as co-heirs, I am entitled to the share of the commercial property in the Philippines. It is now my older sibling who… Read More »
It was a pathetic sight to behold. The cavernous Hall D of the Metro Convention Center was almost empty. Did I get into the wrong place? Hundreds of vacant seats..there was an eerie silence. The Mabuhay Festival 2012 that should have a festive atmosphere was a far cry from the previous events where you have to jostle, mend… Read More »
Yesterday (July 24, 2012) I watched through the internet President Aquino delivered his third SONA before Congress. I am still to figure out why only three days after full media coverage the SONA seemed to have become dead old news. Instead of gloating over or criticizing it, media and the people must have wisely, had moved on to… Read More »
The shooting rampage that killed 12 people and injured 58 others inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado last week has reignited a national debate over the United States’ gun control laws. The issue resurfaces after every mass shooting and consequently dies after just a few days, massacred each time by a powerful lobby from the ultra-conservatives and… Read More »
The moment I saw the picture of one of the victims in the Scarborough shooting about two weeks ago, my heart went to my throat. H had the features of a Filipino Canadian! I looked at the name: Joshua Yasay. Yasay ….it could be a Filipino surname, But I was not very sure. There was no mention in… Read More »
Danny my eldest grandson has lived and worked out of New York City for the last two years. In the beginning of March this year we got a call from him asking for help to settle him in Hollywood Hills where is relocating for an indefinite period of time. Part of his contract with Sony Studio is to… Read More »