Year: 2023

Almost P50-M smuggled vegetables seized in Subic Freeport

By Armie  Llamas SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – In line with the mandate of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to run after agricultural smugglers, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Subic apprehended nine 40-foot…

Marcos set for next week’s APEC in San Francisco, visiting also Los Angeles and Hawaii

By Claire Morales True, Managing Editor SAN FRANCISCO/MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is in readiness for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California next week. Marcos also announced he will…

Pacquiao confirms working on a rematch with Mayweather

MAKATI CITY – Former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his camp is working on a possible rematch with American rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition targeted for December in Japan. In an interview with Fight Hub TV and…

‘Here Lies Love’ musical on Imelda Marcos winding up its Broadway run

NEW YORK – “Here Lies Love,” a Broadway musical on the rise and fall of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, featuring Filipino talents and producers is reportedly winding up its Broadway run. The reason as reported by Variety: lackluster ticket…

UPSIDE: Caring visionaries behind Got Wheels!

THANKS to San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa and Peninsula Family Service, Got Wheels! is on a roll.  Caring visionaries put their hearts and heads together in 2018 to bring accessible and affordable transportation, a top unmet need everywhere and even…

Special election to replace Teves in Negros Oriental scrapped

DUMAGUETE CITY/MANILA – In a sudden twist, the Commission on Elections has scrapped the special elections to replace expelled congressman Arnulfo Teves Jr. upon advice of the House of Representatives. In the meantime, the House designated Speaker Martin Romualdez as…

What’s Up Attorney (Emmanuel S. Tipon): Ineffective assistance by ‘immigration consultant’ could get alien deported and consultant could be sued for fraud

Thousands of people asking for immigration benefits often seek the services of people who are not lawyers, such as travel agents, tax preparers, real estate agents, notaries, paralegals, and other creatures whom we shall refer to in this article as…

Stars, filmmakers in Los Angeles for Manila International Film Festival launch

LOS ANGELES – Stars and filmmakers, including Romnick Sarmenta, Enchong Dee, Kaladkaren and Eisel Serrano, were in Los Angeles for the launch of the inaugural Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) last Thursday, November…

Health & Wealth (Art Gabot Madlaing): Apostille of notarized documents by Secretary of State

As an accredited and commissioned Notary Public and founder of Mobile Signing Services (MSS) I continue to receive calls from old and new clients asking if we still do authentication (red ribbon) follow of notarized documents with the Philippine Consulate…

Health@Heart (Philip S. Chua): Where is my America?

In 1936 when I was born, my parents knew I was a boy and that I was a he, for people then had common sense and accepted natural order. Today, there is a debate about he and she, him and…