History rarely repeats itself and this is certainly true of buying a home second time around. As an established — or next time buyer — you have experience on your side but there are many new challenges to encounter that you may not have dealt with as a first home buyer.
Filipina caregiver slept on the floor; worked 18 hours a day
LOS ANGELES—Former caregiver Angela Guanzon, 36, recalled her two-year nightmare at a home for the elderly in Long Beach, California, where she worked in slave-like conditions.
Cybersex ring in Manila busted by UK and US police
British police in coordination with Australian and US counterparts broke a Philippine paedophile ring that has been live streaming child abuse in the internet. The investigation has identified some extremely dangerous child sexual offenders who paid for children to be sexually abused.
Filipino cabbie in Las Vegas finds and returns $300K
LAS VEGAS — Filipino-American cab driver Gerardo Gamboa returned $300,000 in hard cash left behind by a passenger. He was rewarded handsomely for his honesty.
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President Aquino is celibate
MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino believes that the success of his administration is “because he too doesn’t have sex.”
Manila shabu lab has alleged link to Mexican drug cartel
Authorities have arrested two Canadians and a Filipino believed to be members of an international drug syndicate with ties to a Mexican cartel.
Israel’s X-Factor winner is Filipina care giver
A Filipina carer is the unlikely winner of Israel’s first ever season of The X Factor. The win comes as a surprise for Rose Fostanes, 47, who was one of four finalists and the only foreign contestant on the show.
Court orders forfeiture of Imelda Marcos jewellery
MANILA —The Sandiganbayan First Division has ordered the forfeiture of one of the three jewellery collections of former first lady Imelda Marcos known as the Malacañang collection with a value of about $150,000 in 1986.
Extensions of validity of passports no longer allowed beyond October 2015
All Filipino nationals holding Machine Readable-Ready Passports (MRRP; green passports) and Machine Ready Passports (MRP; maroon passports) will no longer be allowed to apply for an extension of the validity of these passports after October 31, 2014.
Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests over child abuse
VATICAN CITY — In his last two years as pope, Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for raping and molesting children.
The Black Nazarene
Fanaticism or authentic devotion? by Bernie Lopez To lure the Indios of Mexico into Christianity, the Spanish frailes made the images of Jesus and Mary look like them, dark and with kinky hair. These found their way to the Philippines via the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade, manifested today by devotions to the Black Nazarene of Quiapo […]