Modern-day slavery

Lately, we have been reading disturbing reports of Filipino workers being recruited in the Philippines purportedly for good-paying jobs in the United States and Canada, only to find themselves exploited and abused by unscrupulous recruiters on a distant shore where they feel hopeless and helpless. And I thought slavery was abolished after a bloody civil war in 1865… Read More »

CHILD SUPPORT AND UNDUE HARDSHIP

Dealing with the consequences of a breakdown in marriage is never easy, especially when children are involved. At times, the divorce itself is not as hotly contested as the corollary issues like child support. The fact that the estranged couple have come to terms on the amount of child support to be paid by one parent to the… Read More »

Majority of the Minority

We live in a democratic country. It is a country wherein the government is of the people, for the people and by the people. Many of us came to this country to escape autocracy from our native lands. Living in a new land is not easy. We have to adjust to a new environment –different weather, different languages,… Read More »

Rights of illegitimate Child

Q. As a single parent I left my 15-year old son in the Philippines. I was not married with my son’s father as he had a family. His father comes from a family with modest fortune. He has a thriving business in the Philippines. I want my son to carry the family name of his father despite of… Read More »

Four Elements and Your Zodiac Sign

Part 1 There are astrological zodiac elements that will guide each and every one of us. Be guided and have a harmonious earthly living with these zodiac signs and maximize the power of your element. AVV910 Each of the twelve astrological sign has a corresponding element that is independent of each other’s characteristics which greatly influences one’s personality… Read More »

There is hope in tourism

There is reason to believe that despite the two successive problems that confronted Philippine tourism in the last few months, the sector can become one of the biggest dollar earners for the country. For one, the new set of officials in the Department of Tourism (DOT) remains confident that the country will overcome the two major setbacks that… Read More »

UNWANTED OCCUPANTS

Q. Hi Atty. Rogie . I want to ask you about the property of my Aunt and Uncle. They are both single. The property is under their names . May nakatira po doon sa lupa na tinitirhan din nila. They been there for 30 years na. Hindi ko po matawag na tenant kasi ay hindi naman nagbabayad sa… Read More »

The Mute Couple

A news item appeared in a Manila daily that eleven blind couples were married in a mass wedding at the Christ the King Parish in White Plain, Quezon City.               This new led to the recollection of mute couple that lived in Tondo long before the outbreak of the Pacific War.               Domingo and Leonila, both… Read More »