MANILA It rained non-stop on the first week of August here, resulting in 60 deaths and 2.5 million people affected by flooding. This capital city and 16 provinces took the brunt of destruction. Rains from the southwest monsoon, made more savage by tropical storm Haikui (local name: Gener), came down without let-up and within 22 hours the heavens… Read More »
At the lobby of a hospital a huge sign in bold reads: “All procedures performed at this hospital are of the staff only. This hospital and its owners are not liable for any error or death that would happen as a result of any procedure done by our staff in this hospital. Whatever our staff do, doctors included,… Read More »
Laughter is best medicine Sometimes a bad joke is a dose for a killing. Yet laughter is the best medicine. I subscribe to this old adage but many don’t for one reason or another. Whether we laugh or not, a little bit of humour would change our sometimes boring or regimented way of life in search of those… Read More »
Bakit si Noynoy ay parang isang bangaw lang . . . Noong 2009 panahon pa lang ng kampanya para maging presidente itinungayaw ni Noynoy sa buong kapuluan ang pundasyon ng plataforma at palakad (policy) ng kanyang administrasyon kapag siya ang nanalo. Sundan dito sa website ng Pangulo ang kanyangang kanyang itinaga sa bato: http://www.gov.ph/about/gov/exec/bsaiii/platform-of-government/ Marami, pero seguro tama… Read More »
ABS-CBN Canada thanks everyone who showed avid appreciation and support to our TFC artists and the successful show they have presented during the Mabuhay Festival last Saturday, July 28. ABS-CBN Canada is committed to supporting the Filipino-Canadian community in its efforts to highlight and develop the best of its local talents. Moreover, it continues to uphold its responsibility… Read More »
Many know God. They can explain almost everything about Him based on the Bible and learning from others. But only a few have experienced the true God in the real sense of His existence in our life. AVV712 People know God in many ways. Actually, He is the center of debate of most Christian sect and non-Christian religion.… Read More »
With the recent mournful death of Comedy King Dolphy, this writer can’t help but recollect the lasting impressions he left on me in our long years of friendship. We were brought together for I had worked with three of his closest showbiz chums then Amalia Fuentes, the late Fernando Poe Jr. and Nida Blanca as their publicist. During… Read More »
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 »