HOW REDISTRICTING HELPED OBAMA

CHICAGO (jGLi) – In the United States, this is the year after every ten years when minorities stir to life to discuss their political future. This is the year following the decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution to apportion the number of members of the United States House of Representatives among the several states. Census statistics… Read More »

Dividing the inheritance

Q. Few years after my mother died, my father passed away in the Philippines. He left four (5) 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 »

CASJ moves steadily toward its goals

The Community Alliance for Social Justice celebrated its sixth anniversary with a Gala Night early this month. It was attended by about two hundred seventy guests, most of whom were Filipinos from various organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. Attendance came from beyond the GTA as the guest speaker was from Manitoba and the Hon Art Viola of… Read More »

Let them cry political harassment

Why is it that every politician or government official accused of an anomaly or a crime claims political harassment? Joseph Estrada, Gloria and Mike Arroyo, Ben Abalos, Ping Lacson, Merceditas Gutierrez, and so many others. All of them have cried either political persecution or political harassment, even before they could explain their side to the issue. What is… Read More »

Three drug mules, three blind mice?

In the aftermath of the March 30, 2011 execution of three Filipinos in China convicted of illegal drug trafficking and smuggling, debates are still raging on whether the three, the first ever Filipinos ever to be handed the death sentence in China or a foreign land, were really “biyaheros “(regular illegal drug couriers) or innocent victims of an… Read More »

MEANINGFUL MESSAGES FOR HOLY WEEK

As the spiritual fervor of the Holy Week reverberates on the air, some meaningful messages of celebrities beckoned us. A glaring one was instilled by the late Rudy Fernandez. We chanced upon him that particular Maundy Thursday. He divulged that it was the most memorable Lent season for him. He felt completely at peace with himself for he… Read More »

Embassies, consulates should start redefining roles

As Shirley Mae lay in her coffin muted talks circulate inside -and outside- the small viewing room of the funeral home. In a separate corner just before one enters the viewing area, tables were laid with platters full of Filipino snacks and sweets — untouched. For a woman without a single relative in Toronto, or in Canada for… Read More »

Court gives “Pillars” name to rightful owners

This is according to court documents provided to Balita by the winning camp and now the official set of officers for the cultural organization. The Minutes of Settlement from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice stipulate that the 16 plaintiffs, members and officers of “The Pillars Cultural Association” (1718149 Ontario Inc.), and represented by Gerry Elises and Rheza… Read More »

Rights of agricultural tenants

Q. Hi Attorney, I want to ask you about my family’s right over a tenanted agricultural land back home. My father was a farmer. He passed away in 1986 and since then our eldest brother took his place and did the work at the farm until now. My father was a tenant farmer. My mother is still alive.… Read More »