Q. Hello po attorney gusto ko po sana mag ask ng advice about changing the surname of my 7 month old baby. Surname po ng father ang daladala ng baby ko, although nirecognized naman siya ng father niya and he’s supporting the baby financially peru hindi po enough ang pinapadala niya sobrang kulang po. We are not married… Read More »
MANILA “China will not allow you to be taken down from office….and will not let your country go to the dogs.” There goes President Rodrigo Duterte again. Is that one of his yarns that he himself tells us he throws at us every now and then? I don’t know whether the President does it for his amusement or… Read More »
My two week’s Commentary from South of the border. SPYGate, etc. My recent FB commentary on John Brennan and his likely role in using an “informant” (spy) to infiltrate the Trump campaign solicited 1000s of replies particularly Jill B. of Texas reminding me of a story that came out last year in POLITICO. Since that time, of course,… Read More »
Trivia: The unexpected demise of Aga Muhlach’s dad Alvaro ‘Cheng’ Muhlach has left their family in deep mourn, especially Aga. Cheng died of cardiac arrest at the St. Luke’s Medical Center and was laid to rest at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. This writer can’t help but recall my closeness with Cheng and the entire Muhlach family.… Read More »
A reference notes that June continues to be the marry-est month of the year. How about merriest? ***** Many still believe that a wedding in the month named after the Roman goddess Juno is conducive to success and prosperity, as Juno is known to protect women, especially in marriage and childbearing. Juno was the daughter of Saturn, the… Read More »
Trivia: Not a few are aware that from the ‘50s to early ‘70s, several beauty queens ended up as showbiz personalities. But a less known fact was two were already movie actresses prior to their winning Miss Philippines crown, none other than Lalaine Bennett and Josephine Estrada. To recall, willowy and exotic Lalaine had appeared in movie lead… Read More »
Across the border my latest comments on the US – Iran nuclear deal, and Trump secures prisoner release. Despite former (repeat: FORMER) Secretary of State John Kerry’s intense and highly inappropriate efforts to save Obama’s ill-advised Iran deal and preserve Obama’s damaging legacy, President Trump has fulfilled a campaign promise to step away from the deal, outlining a… Read More »
Q. Hello opo Atty. Good day po, mayroon po ako katanungan at gusto po malinawan. ano po ba ang karapatan namin sa nasabi po na conjugal property ng aming magulang. Ang father ko po ay pumanaw na 3 years ago na po ang nakalipas.Mother ko nalang po ang naiwan. Ngayon po may mga lupain at malaking bahay po… Read More »
The 42nd Ontario general election is set on June 7, 2018. “Brod, sino ang iboboto mo?” “Kandidato sa riding ko.” ***** “Ano’ng partido ang kikilingan mo?” “Saranggola ni Mang Kepweng.” ***** “Sa tingin mo, sino ang magiging premier ng Ontario?” “Wala nang iba kundi yung nanalo.” ***** “Naniniwala ka ba sa mga pre-election surveys?” “Ano ‘yun? Mapapagkitaan ba?”… Read More »
MANILA Only the dullest observer would still be thinking Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was being honest when he promised to solve the country’s drug and crime problems, annihilate the state’s ideological enemies, and ride a jetski to the Spratly Islands to spite China, all in three months, during the 2016 election. He said all of those just to… Read More »