NEWS ITEM: “ A devoted Filipino maid inherited S6 Million Singapore dollars(about P202 Million ) from her late employer after more than 20 years of service “. Can this be happening? This jewel of a good news is really true amid the spate of reports we read and hear every now and then of miseries suffered by our… Read More »
In the middle of the year, things will be clearer. Future for the rest of the year can now be felt and not just seen. The good thing is we can prepare for the issues that will come if we can’t prevent it to happen AVV710 Election 2010 did push through, amid speculations of NO-EL… Read More »
Read before signing anything. This was the painful lesson learned by the plaintiff in the case of Isaacs v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2010 ONSC 3527, after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that she was bound by the mortgage contract that she had co-signed, and the mortgagee bank was not liable to her for damages.… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Wong , I’ve read your column at the “Balita” newspapers about divorce judgment and getting married to the Philippines where you talked about filing a petition in court in the Philippines , for judicial recognition of a divorce decree issued by the Canadian Court. My question is, what if the divorce decree was granted prior… Read More »
I turned on the television one morning to get the weather forecast and I hit the Regis-Kelly show. My attention was caught by Regis’ exclamation,” Five hundred thousand dollars for two weeks?” He appeared he could not believe what he was reading in the New York morning paper. It developed that it was a news item about a… Read More »
Eskeremengoles! Tapos ang tag – init! E, init ng ulo di pa naaalis? Doon po sa atin, ulan e humirit! Sus! Bagyong si Basyang sagsag e very quick! * * * Hataw ni Cabuyao! Umpisa na naman, Doon nga sa atin iring tag – ulanan! Sabagay mainam, dahil ang Angat Dam, Natutuyuan na! Tsk! Tikang na tikang!… Read More »
Modern business today thrives on the commercial instrument of credit. By proper spaced payment, an item can have by a buyer from the creditor who sells the desired items. The spaced payment is known as instalment or “hulugan”, the amount depends on the arrangements usually on the paying capacity of the buyer or customer. Long before the… Read More »
There was a report from the Philippine Central Bank (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) last week that caught my attention. BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo warned that money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has peaked and may soon plateau. Guinigundo said remittances have breached a very large base, leading to a situation wherein the growth… Read More »