MORE than 2 million domestic helpers must be smiling these days. This is so because President Aquino has finally signed into law Republic Act 10361 which protects the rights and privileges of domestic helpers and grants them with social and health benefits, among others. Not only will they be assured of a fixed monthly salary…
IN one of our family lunches, Tito Tony asked me about what these environmental and other NGOs have been opposing against the reclamation project along Manila Bay. He intimated that he agrees that reclaiming Manila Bay would indeed prevent him and other people from enjoying the beautiful sunset along Manila Bay. But it turns out…
by Glocal Pinoy/FJ Maglalang Jan 19, 2013 5:20pm HKT ORDINARILY, news about terrorist attacks abroad do not get our serious attention unless it is as devastating and dramatic as the September 11 bombings that killed more than 3,000 people dead more than 11 years ago. But this week, we are reminded of the pangs of…
A news report released this week says that the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has yet to award the P8.3-billion information technology project for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) pending the evaluation of three bidders. That should put a stop to Digitext Asia from fomenting outright lies to the public that it has been…
DIGITEXT Asia would like us all to believe that there is a demolition job against it. But not too fast, dude! From my good source, what Digitext Asia is actually doing is to feed the news media with all its lies in the hope that it can sway public perception that it has already been…
y Glocal Pinoy/FJ Maglalang Dec 22, 2012 6:04pm HKT THREE days from now, Christians all around the world will celebrate Christmas Day, the birth of Jesus Christ, where families and friends gather in front of the table for some good food and nice drinks. Philippines, we often claim, celebrates Christmas like no other as the…
OUR recent New Year’s eve revelry took the lives of many innocent individuals and caused injuries to many others despite a government ban on powerful firecrackers and a campaign against indiscriminate firing of guns among our policemen. A promising 7-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella was hit by a stray bullet while watching fireworks in front of…
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