There’s more than meets the eye in the two-page advertisements that the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) has been running in three major newspapers in the Philippines heralding the alleged accomplishments of the Arroyo administration in the economy, social development, public works, law and order, job generation, agriculture, energy, environmental protection and digital infrastructure in its nine years in… Read More »
Hi, dear readers! Pasakit to leave the comfort of home to do errands outside these days. Summer has officially started in the Philippines and that equates to more intense humidity. I also never imagined that Pinoys can die of heatstroke because, diba nga, sanay tayo sa init at araw? Hindi na po ngayon- newspapers have reported a few… Read More »
One morning while out for my coffee break walk downtown, a young man deliberately went out of his way with the intention of bumping me with his shoulder. With the remaining agility of an aging baby boomer left in me, I sidestepped (basic Aikido) and he almost fell to the pavement. Then he looked at me and yelled… Read More »
Taller and heavier than most of his friends of his age in the quiet barrio, Turing grew up with his younger brother Atoy under the care of their grandparents. No one in the barrio seemed to know the parents of these two boys and their grandparents refused to talk about them. Some said that the parents of the… Read More »
Where were you that Sunday afternoon when Sidney Crosby shot the puck that declared Canada the Olympic Hockey champions of 2010? Did you see how Canadians from coast to coast jumped with excitement and joy? Did you join in the screaming and the singing of the national anthem “O Canada”? It did not matter whether you were… Read More »
Death is a certainty, all living creatures will come to this end in time, but there is a mysterious and more powerful reason why we come back from the dead. AVV310 Many stories have been told regarding Near-Death-Experience (NDE). Medically, if one’s heart stops beating and the breathing ceases, you are ‘clinically dead’. After… Read More »
Dalawang araw nang nakapagpapahinga sina Francis at Junichi. Medyo nakapag-adjust na ang kanilang katawan sa bagong time zone. Komportable na si Junichi sa bagong kapaligiran. Sa dahilang mahirap ipaliwanag ay parang hindi siya namamahay sa kanyang bagong tirahan na para bang siya ay bahagi nito, na parang ito ay kanyang tunay na tirahan gayong ngayon lamang siya napunta… Read More »
CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Philippine Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s reason for escaping from the claws of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo maybe on target. He does not like to give her “the pleasure of seeing my life miserable and in danger.” That is, if he can outlast her everlasting grip on power even if she is desperately grasping on straws… Read More »
The ouster of Gov. Fr. Ed Panlilio from the governorship of Pampanga once again reinforces the belief that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is being used to “terminate” the political lives of the enemies of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Panlilio was the third governor who got axed for not playing ball with Gloria. The day before Panlilio’s ouster,… Read More »
Ikalawang bahagi: Matapos magpa-alam ay walang kibong umuwi ang mag-asawa. Buti na lang at wala pa ang kanilang dalawang anak, kaya nagkapanahong magka-usap sila ng masinsinan. “Cora, huwag kang gaanong mag-alaala tungkol sa aking kalagayan. Okey pa rin naman ang dayalisis. Malay mo, baka sakaling magmilagro ang Panginoon at may magbigay sa akin ng kidney.”… Read More »