Gatchalian warns some BI personnel could be in cahoots with POGO-linked foreign fugitives

The senator emphasized that the same atypical dedication displayed by some immigration officers in filtering outbound Filipino passengers to the point of demanding birth certificates, transcripts of school records, among others, should be applied to prevent foreign criminals from entering the country.

Press Release March 26, 2024 Gatchalian warns some BI personnel could be in cahoots with POGO-linked foreign fugitives Senator Win Gatchalian warned that some personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) could be in cahoots with foreign fugitives associated with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), now called Internet Gaming Licensees (IGL). Gatchalian made the statement […]

He gave away his millions

Like Princess Elizabeth, Percy Ross and many others, it is said that generosity is ingrained in humanity. We are all innately generous yet for some their generous genes fail to activate themselves until spurred..

He gave away his millions

 Mary Anne A. Quizon Are we hardwired to be generous? In the mid 70’s There was this story about a man,  the son of a junk dealer , who made good in business and earning millions he decided to help a group of Vietnamese immigrants build their home by giving them 50k.  He felt so […]

Central Park New York City

Central Park New York City

Central Park New York City

   Reconciliation is the Answer                                                    Mary Anne A. Quizon   With thanksgiving just gone  and Christmas at our doorsteps we are bound by tradition to submit to reconciliations beckoning. Filipinos , as we believe, are closely knitted as a family .   Is this true forever?   A young family would have their Christmases  together […]

Hiking in Big Sur McWay

Lathrop and Hélène Brown left Big Sur for Florida in 1956, where Lathrop died in 1959. In 1961, Hélène Hooper Brown donated the entire property to the state, stipulating that it be used as a park and named for her good friend, Julia Pfeiffer Burns, "a true pioneer". s

McWay Falls is an 80-foot-tall (24 m) waterfall on the coast of Big Sur in central California that flows year-round from McWay Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, about 37 miles (60 km) south of Carmel, into the Pacific Ocean. It is a tidefall, a waterfall that empties directly into the ocean, and one of only […]

Clifton Beach backed by a coastal reserve

Clifton Beach

Clifton Beach backed by a coastal reserve

  Rocks near the beach Clifton Beach is a town located approximately 25 km southeast of Hobart on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the City of Clarence, and is a popular surfing location.[2] Clifton Beach Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1963. This section of […]