CHICAGO (jGLi) – In the heat of the 2008 presidential primary election campaign, Hillary Clinton fielded a campaign ad, which featured a telephone ringing at 3 a.m. It promoted the idea that Barack Obama was not prepared to pick up the call at a critical hour. It was telling American primary voters that in case a crisis would… Read More »
Navy SEAL(Sea, Air and Land) commandos who swooped May 1 at the Abbottabad hideout of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan not only found a “treasure trove of documents “ about his own organization, Al Qaeda, but also some interesting facts about his personal life on the run. Among them were some medications on many kinds of common ailments,… Read More »
My managing editor was right- ‘it is never too late to start realizing dreams,’ that’s what she told me via email as I sought her sympathy for my slightly- depresssed feeling about getting old and not being able to achieve some things in life. Didn’t get sympathy from that end, though. Instead, she challenged me to venture into… Read More »
Roman Catholic Bishop Dinualdo D. Gutierrez is the bishop of the Diocese of Marbel. His ecclesiastical territory, as defined by the Church, encompasses the province of Sarangani, where pugilist Manny Paquiao resides. Many Paquiao is not just a resident there as he also is Sarangani’s elected representative to the Philippine Congress. The Bishop says Congressman Manny is a… Read More »
Five years after my Mama died of cancer, so many things have happened. Countries around the globe had gone through complicated recession. Many homeowners lost their possessions. Still so many others lost their jobs. Stresses have gone up as people grapple through unforeseen challenges and hardships. In my family, some nieces and nephews have already moved to universities;… Read More »
It’s said that the biggest local showbiz clan could be the Salvadors. Their patriarch was the first Olympian basketeer turned actor-director Lou Salvador Sr. After his stint as member of the national basketball team sent to the Olympic Games, Lou became an actor and better known as producer-megger of movies and stage shows, particularly at the Manila Grand… Read More »
WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION GRANTS USD250K TO DEVELOP MODEL TO CHANNEL REMITTANCES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OVERSEAS FILIPINO HOME COMMUNITIES UNDP and Philippines national and local government collaborate to lead project MANILA, Philippines, April 5, 2011 – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of the Philippines today launched a US$250,000 major project wholly funded by the… Read More »
When we thought that everything is finished and done, we are wrong; it is just the beginning of a new chapter of life’s challenges and trials. It is thought that even death can’t stop a belief if the faith is so strong. AVV511 As promised, based on readers’ request for more spiritual enlightenment article, we’ll dwell on spiritual… Read More »