Just Asking

With the brouhaha over questions as to which festival is the biggest, the grandest, most popular, high-speed money-maker, one would wonder what would come next. If the intent is to outdo each other, then the same question will be asked all over again next round, next year. I was invited to the ‘ABS-CBN Canada One Kapamilya sa Mabuhay… Read More »

An open secret we avoid talking about.

Did you hear about that woman and her little child who jumped out of a moving car, several days ago? They landed on the road with serious injuries. Fortunately, they were not hit by in passing vehicles. The road was closed for several hours. A criminal investigation was conducted. I went over the newspapers the next day for… Read More »

Let go!!!

An awesome horror enveloped me when I heard and saw on television the horrific slaying and bombing that killed at least 76 people and destroyed considerable property in Norway. What???. Terrorism? Another 9/11? And then, I heard the announcer say that it was like that Oklahoman tragedy. A single person was responsible for all the blood spilled and… Read More »

Mike Arroyo and the ‘Chopper Scam’

Last July 31, 2011, while former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in intensive care at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City recuperating from a spinal surgery caused by a pinched nerve, her husband Mike left for Hong Kong for a medical checkup. He could have gone to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City where he… Read More »

The nation still begs for answers

“The people have spoken; the nation must move on.” These words summarized the messages sent by the two co-chairmen of the Congressional Canvassing Committee at the start of the joint plenary session of Congress last Wednesday (June 23, 2004) as it began its final round of debates on the controversial canvass of election returns in the just-concluded presidential… Read More »

Claudine undergoes psychiatric treatment

Nice to hear from colleague Linda Rapadas that Claudine Barretto is back in top shape, showing her convivial and sprite nature once more. Claudine reportedly admitted to writer-chums that she underwent psychiatric treatment to fight stress and depression which tapped her then. Now, her marital relationship with Raymart Santiago turns smoother and stronger than before. Claudine has also… Read More »

Just Asking

With the brouhaha over questions as to which festival is the biggest, the grandest, most popular, high-speed money-maker, one would wonder what would come next. If the intent is to outdo each other, then the same question will be asked all over again next round, next year. I was invited to the ‘ABS-CBN Canada One Kapamilya sa Mabuhay… Read More »

Let go!!!

An awesome horror enveloped me when I heard and saw on television the horrific slaying and bombing that killed at least 76 people and destroyed considerable property in Norway. What???. Terrorism? Another 9/11? And then, I heard the announcer say that it was like that Oklahoman tragedy. A single person was responsible for all the blood spilled and… Read More »