DIVIDING THE INHERITANCE

Q. Few years after my mother died, my father passed away in the Philippines. He left four (4) parcels of land in Caloocan City. There are five of us siblings who will inherit from the property. I am the eldest. My other four siblings as well as my step-mother assert that we should divided the estate equally and… Read More »

SARAH, GERALD’S ROMANCE LOOMS

Finally, both Sarah Geronimo and Gerald Anderson admit their burgeoning intimate relationship which looms to a serious romance. Gerald who notched his 23rd birthday in the company of cancer victim children no longer makes a covert of his true feelings “Yes, for quite a time now I’ve been courting Sarah. I believe she’s the right girl for me.”… Read More »

Golden Nuggets to Live By

“You meet quiet and noisy ones as you travel through life. The quiet ones . . . carry us on a great adventure. . . The noisy ones . . . pull us along an empty track to nowhere.” Michael T. Smith, Author As we face the grinds of daily life, the most comforting and inspiring people are… Read More »

SNUB “WYNN-WYNN” FOR P-NOY

CHICAGO (jGLi) – When American casino developer Stephen A. Wynn declined the invitation of his former partner Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada for him to meet with Philippine President Noynoy Aquino (P-Noy) for a handshake agreement that will take a bite out of $33-billion gambling tourism in nearby Macau, Mr. Aquino should have asked full and truthful disclosures from… Read More »

Gracious to a Fault

They’d rather endure the cold, the snow, the rain; the many risks along the slippery road; the wait and all the discomforts that come with being a commuter. When told to transfer to another bus because the one they’re in has just been ordered to short turn, the situation turns from bad to worse. From my experience, a… Read More »

Is Aquino ready to end impunity?

On Friday, March 2, another journalist was shot and wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen outside his home in Iloilo City in the latest attacks on media men in the country. The victim, Fernando Gabio, who hosts the “Mr. Expose” program on Radyo Mo Nationwide, was lucky he was hit only in the leg and survived. So far, 10… Read More »

The Cat’s Out of the Bag

The expression “let the cat out of the bag” has its origins from Medieval England. During the Middle Ages, livestock and farm products were sold to the public in open markets by the farmers themselves. Aside from vegetables, fruits, eggs and dairy products, live animals among them piglets were staple produce for the English table that were available… Read More »

Five Tips on Handling Anger at Work

“People are so annoying!” Enraged and frustrated, my friend blurted that statement out one afternoon while he was teaching a group of students about managing anger. I can’t blame him. Sometimes, it’s easier to teach than to practice what one preaches. With new technology and engaging social networks — thus more connections to many people in a few,… Read More »

Political Sarsuela

The ongoing impeachment trial of Antonio Corona is a political sarsuela that characterizes the fabric of Philippine politics. According to pundits, the proceeding was orchestrated by Malacanang with senators and congressmen as leading actors with the chief justice as the villain and the Filipino people as the audience. As expected, the denouement was not to ferret out the… Read More »