Singapore Lawyer Runs off to the Philippines

Singapore Lawyer Runs off to the Philippines
A Singaporean lawyer, Zulkifli Amin who has been missing since November 2007, ran off to the Philippines to escape possible criminal charges. Here’s the kicker – he billed the plane ticket to his law firm.
So he not only got away, he charged someone else to do so too. [...]

Predictions for 2008

Predictions for 2008
(Babble On column for the Sunstar Davao, Friday Dec. 28, 2007)
It’s the end of the year and it’s time for writers and columnists to write about what they think will happen next year in 2008. Here are my bold predictions:
1.) More Political Storms Will Rock the Philippines – Every year [...]

A Guess At What Some Prominent Filipinos Want for Christmas

A Guess at What Some Prominent Filipinos Want for Christmas
(Babble On, for the Sunstar Davao, Friday Dec. 21, 2007)
It’s that time of the year when people are accustomed to getting Christmas presents from their loved ones.
The thing is though, we always think of what we want for Christmas, or perhaps what our family and [...]

Trllanes Says Sorry

Trillanes Says Sorry
(Babble On for the Sunstar Davao, Dec. 14, 2007)
Like every other Filipino out there, I’m fairly forgiving.
In fact, Filipinos have seemingly developed a reputation for forgiveness. How else can we explain the pardon for former President Erap Estrada and the return to political and social prominence of the Marcos clan?
But even I would [...]

I Was Wrong: How Trillanes DIDN’T Affect The Economy

Hmm….
I was pleasantly surprised today. In a post written shortly after the Makati Standoff, I predicted that Trillanes would make our upswinging economy go down, and make our stock market and peso fall. Turns out I was wrong.
Though Trillanes did affect the international perspective of our country, it didn’t slow our economy down. Thank goodness [...]