If there’s anything that stood out in Rep. Manny Pacquiao’s first privilege speech, it was his humility and his sincerity to serve the best way he can. The ever-humble Pacquiao immediately earned the respect of his colleagues in the House of Representatives when he admitted at the outset that he was awed by the fact that he is… Read More »
There are a number of reasons a person parts with his or her car. Regardless of the reason, the main concern of the seller is usually getting a good price for the car. Upon receiving the price agreed upon, the seller, eager to perform his end of the bargain, may immediately turn over the car to the buyer. … Read More »
“Hey Suseng, you look spic and span in your military uniform” observed Raul, a barrio friend when he saw the uniformed barrio lad alighted from the bus on its last trip. “I’m now taking PMT or Preparatory Military Training course in high school, it is compulsory for all male seniors, replied Suseng as his khaki uniform had… Read More »
After nine years of lies and empty promises, we finally heard the true state of the nation and how the new administration plans to lift the nation from where it now stands to where it should be a year from now. While Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had to use props in the person of three little boys… Read More »
And we thought we’ve had enough of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Just when we thought she was ready to fade away and that we’ve heard the last of her administration’s shenanigans, another questionable disbursement that would dwarf the P728-million fertilizer fund scam was revealed last week. On July 14, just a day before Arroyo, her husband Mike… Read More »
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 »