Of Life & The Living

Dammam, Saudi Arabia – Another Filipino expat might be executed any time this month, Vice President Jejomar Binay was quoted as saying after the blood money demanded by the family of the deceased has not been paid and the payment deadline has expired. Thus far, the family of Joselito Zapanta, who killed a Sudanese in … Continue reading →

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2 (a short story I wrote about a man who stopped believing there is light at the end of the tunnel)  “I was there last night,” I told my friend in near whisper. It is a place I used to frequent to … Continue reading →

“Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Today I am posting Part 4 as the concluding part of the series. Dealing with the situations of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia similar to those cited in Parts 1 to 3 of the … Continue reading →

  Part 3 of the series of articles about the harrowing experiences of Filipinos working in Saudi Arabia deals with the right to be furnished a copy of the employment contract and the unlawful reassignment. On one particular Friday (that was last week), I went with a bunch of friends to Al Ramaniya Mall – … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – Producers of an 18-minute short film won the most-coveted Oscar award, “Best in Live Action Short Film” during the much-heralded, star-studded 83rd Academic Awards Sunday night (Monday in Manila). Winning the awards were producers of God of Love: Stefanie Walmsley, former co-host of the popular noontime show Eat Bulaga; filmmaker Stephen Dypiangco; … Continue reading →

You’re so dear to me, oh my Mama – you brought the sunshine to my life, even until the day you breathed your last, and even now; promises to be nice, like the rest, with the rest, to be with them, you, too, dearly love, you told me, I should make, before and after you’re … Continue reading →

Actors and actresses are often idolized. News about how they lead their lives are known to almost everyone. Just like that of actress Lindsay Lohan, who was locked up again on September 24 after she was again found positive of drugs. Reports have it that it was her third time of being put in jail … Continue reading →

Tarlac, Philippines — Farm workers and owners of Hacienda Luisita, Inc. in Tarlac province signed a compromise deal on August 6. According to a report from GMANews.TV, the deal, in the hope of resolving the 21-year-old land row, has given farmers two options – to receive land parcels in the 6,453-hectare plantation; or to retain … Continue reading →