In the current hullabaloo over the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, it is good to know that the man who presides over the court that will judge the chief justice understands the consequences of the entire democratic process to the nation and to the institutions that are involved. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, in his remarks… Read More »
EPAL does not refer to electronic pen pal nor another techie term like emails or I pad or I phone. It is a street lingo ,a fast growing byword that refers to a person who is an attention and credit grabber, an obnoxious or annoying personality who butts in, in any conversations or everyday affairs. Popularly, it’s a… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty.Wong, I need your help. I have always read your column with interest and now I have some issues which I hope you can answer. I am a natural-born Filipino who came to Canada in 1970, now a Canadian Citizen, have dual citizenships (Filipino/Canadian), married to natural-born Canadian citizen, have two adult children, born in Canada.… Read More »
HELLO PO, TORONTO! ‘Come to court prepared.’ Who would think that the presiding judge of the impeachment court hearing the Chief Justice’s case would finally remind lawyers of this? ‘Kakahiya,’ say some high school students pa naman. Kasi nga, mistulang mga estudyanteng not ready for class ang ilang mga abogado sa hearing na ire. The prosecution lawyers, to… Read More »
Although Tess Cusipag has been in charge of Balita for quite a time now, a salute is in order now that it is made official. Balita is now over 40 years old and strong, in fact stronger. Congratulations and salute from this column. Is it appropriate to say “life begins at 40?” – even for a publication? Speaking… Read More »
While it’s true Rayver Cruz and Cristine Reyes admitted spending New Year in New York together, both denied about their alleged secret wedding there. As Rayver enthused to writer-friends, marriage for him must be brazenly heralded, being a significant occasion in his life. “We’ve no plans to get hitched whatsoever. If it comes, Cristine will be the very… Read More »
No high-flying, controversial sexpots. No bitching. No back-stabbing. No wrangling over billeting. No foul-mouthed talents. No big-time promo. No imports from the homeland. No scene-stealing. No credit-grabbing. And, most important of all, no giant networks. Two concerts within a span of three weeks proved it can be done . . . without so much as interference with the… Read More »
MANILA In an ironic twist in the checkered history of the Philippine justice system, the nation’s Chief Justice has found himself on the dock for impeachable offenses. Chief Justice Renato Corona has been impeached by the House of Representative and is currently being tried in the Senate as called for by the Philippine Constitution. The broad charges are… Read More »
“Ang malapit sa kusina ay siyang nauulingan.” (Those who are nearest the food chain take the cake.) — Filipino proverb CHICAGO (jGLi) — With the attention of the Filipino people riveted on the impeachment of Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona, I am going to digress from it by discussing a graft case that was lost from the radar… Read More »
Noel Copiaco January 16, 2012 As I mentioned in a previous article, many people here in Michigan assumed that I am an American Indian back in 1969. Having long hair and being a little taller than most Asian men in those days, people just assumed so. People called me “chief” almost everywhere even at my (daytime) workplace. In… Read More »