BONG AND LANI UNMASKED

Many things have been said and written about Senator Bong Revilla Jr. and Congresswoman Lani Mercado. Unknown to the public, there are big and small facts on the couple that only a few have been aware of. Most of which would point out how their innate characters brazenly differ from many of their peers, not only in the… Read More »

Feel mo! Gets mo! Do mo! Valentine mo, sino?

Eskeremengoles! Saming Last Kalabit, Isang Receptionist, bumula ang bibig! Dahil kanyang ngiti e very expensive! Bihira mangilid! Di malaman, bakit? * * * Dahil me reklamo! At bulungbulungan! Butihin nyang bossing e talked to her naman! Pinay Receptionist, dati dating Badang! OK na po ngayon! Wah! Appy Valentine! * * * Sa Araw Ng Puso! Me saya, me… Read More »

25 years after EDSA 1: AFP goes from hero to heel

After being hailed as heroes in the now much copied People Power Revolution of 1986, the Philippine military, or known as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now under heavy fire and scrutiny amid accusations of graft and corruption scandals that had surfaced over the last few weeks culminating in the Harakiri-style suicide of one of… Read More »

Tragedy in courage

They were all in tears when they came into the country’s national consciousness, these whistleblowers. The latest of them — former AFP budget officers retired Lt. Col. George Rabusa and Lt. Col. Antonio Lim, and former COA auditor Heidi Mendoza – all wiped tears as they narrated the massive corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)… Read More »

Bringing UP Children in this era

Most of the very young children of Filipino origin in our midst now must be third or fourth generation Canadians. That is, if their parents are offsprings of those who came to this country in the sixties or seventies when large numbers of Filipinos first arrived in this country. During those first years of Filipino family immigration to… Read More »

THE MOVIE QUEENS THROUGH THE YEARS

With the exception of the late Carmen Rosales who reigned alone as Philippine Movie Queen in the ‘40s, the decades that follow documented the rivalry of two Movie Queens to the throne. It began in the ‘50s with Gloria Romero and the late Nida Blanca. While Susan Roces and Amalia Fuentes hotly contested it in the ‘60s. Then… Read More »

Achieving Success by Putting Yourself First

Finally it’s 2011! Another year full of challenges and surprises! People have asked me my number one advice to start this year. At first, I can hardly think of only one since there are so many great ideas I’d like to pass on. However after much thought, I’ve decided to suggest this gem, “Put yourself first!” In essence,… Read More »

YEAR OF THE METAL RABBIT

Those who believe are rewarded early in life. The twelve animals in the Chinese horoscope know this by responding and believing to the call of Buddha to celebrate with him one New Year a long time ago. AVV111 February 3, 2011 marks the year of the rabbit. This is a year of many changes — from good to… Read More »