…….with the ongoing investigation on the alleged cheating in the 2004 election exposed by ex-COMELEC office Lintang Bedol, all roads lead to the long overdue vindication of the defeated presidential bet, the late Fernando Poe Jr. As his pro from 1987 to his untimely demise in 2004 this writer formed the Independent Media for Fernando Poe Jr. ((IM… Read More »
There is a lucrative but illegal trade in the sale of “Tuko “ or Gecko, largely due to claims that it can cure HIV/AIDS , cancer and a host of other diseases and ailments. Among Southeast Asian nations, the Philippines was pinpointed as one of the sources of these nocturnal lizards known for its “vocalizations at night “.… Read More »
Talking to other beings aside from human is another inherent ability that men have long lost forgotten. Some of us retain this skill and we call them special or visionaries. Whether it’s good spirit, Divine, human, or negative spirit, it is still a special skill that seldom knew how to do. AVV711 Men have lost something that is… Read More »
As President Benigno S. Aquino III enters the second year of his six-year term, there is good reason to hope that his administration has regained its bearings and is now ready to pursue its “Daang Matuwid” with more vigor and determination. Aquino’s first year in office was found wanting by various sectors, including those who helped him win… Read More »
By: Trisha Sevilla Walk-Train-Work-Train-Walk. My days had become a sandwich. It seemed like someone had hit ‘repeat’ and had trapped me in the daily grind. I was 23, living on my own in a new city and always felt stuck in rush hour. I hadn’t been working in the corporate world that long but regardless, I felt like… Read More »
MANILA He came, he saw, he spoke about wang-wangs. That was President Benigno Aquino III at the Philippine Congress delivering his State of the Nation (SONA) address last Monday, July 25. At 4:04 PM he strode to the congressional rostrum and expanded on the wang-wang theme of his first SONA speech last year where he declared: “Wala ng… Read More »
One of the warmly applauded points in P-Noy’s State of the Nation Address a week ago was the announcement of a new Philippine Ombudsman in the person of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio- Morales. Despite some objections: Ex- Pres Arroyo who allegedly says she never voted in her favor in cases where the former Chief Executive… Read More »
“Hello, Garci.” Never have two words awakened a nation as profoundly as those uttered by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the height of the tabulation of votes to then Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. Days after the Garci tapes revealing the conspiracy between a supposed president and a ranking election official were played before a shocked nation, street… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty Wong, I hope this letter find you well. I have written to you before and got your advice which definitely made my decision easier. Now I am writing to help my brother who is facing a big problem regarding his children’s custody. My brother is married but separated from his wife who is now living… Read More »
Former Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan, the accused mass murderer of “Maguindanao Massacre” infamy almost convinced President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III into considering him as state witness in the multiple murder case against his father Andal Ampatuan Sr., his brother Andal Ampatuan Jr., and himself. P-Noy seemed to entertain the notion after he heard Zaldy’s “confession” during an interview with… Read More »