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In the interest of fairness and justice, I would like to share with you this very fascinating glimpse of the man who is now at the center of a political firestorm – Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. The excellently written sketch was written by Maria Rosa “Bing” Nieva Carrion, a former schoolmate of CJ Corona’s wife, Cristina. At the [...]
An Exclusive From Raïssa Robles Cocooned in a white tent during a typhoon, popular celebrity Pia Guanio cried with tears of joy as she said “I do” to businessman Steeve Mago. Their wedding was originally set for May next year in Italy but because Steeve’s pregnant sister would not have been able to fly there, the couple decided to move [...]
Thank you. Thank you for dropping by my blog and taking part in the discussions. Thank you for taking the time to point out my typo errors and my mental lapses. It’s been a wonderful, sometimes painful and gruelling adventure with you all. I’m here for the long haul, don’t worry. And I know you’ll be joining me, too, every [...]
Read Janelle Manahan’s reply-affidavit My exclusive – by Raïssa Robles Left to die, Janelle Manahan summoned all her will and strength to text her family for help. In this gripping eyewitness account of her own attempted murder and the slaying of her live-in partner Ramgen Revilla, young aspiring model-actress Janelle Manahan narrates the events that changed her life [...]
Read her signed counter-affidavit By Raïssa Robles Ramona Revilla is the only other living witness – besides girlfriend Janelle Manahan – to the murder of Ramgen Revilla on October 28, 2011. She submitted a 13-page counter-affidavit to the Philippine consulate in Ankara, Turkey last November 24. It is understandably short on details since the police has tagged her as an [...]
Read the actual documents By Raïssa Robles If Carlo J. Caparas, the king of massacre movies, were to make a film out of the Ram Revilla murder, an apt title would be – “God help me, the killers I hired are idiots,” my hubby Alan said. This was after he heard me giggling at times and expressing disbelief while reading [...]
By Raïssa Robles This interview with Customs Deputy Commissioner Danilo Lim and the accompanying sidebar on smuggling were recently published in Asian Dragon magazine. I am posting these with the magazine’s permission. If the former jailed rebel general Danilo Lim continues to look grim these days, he has good reason to be. Lim, 56, has been handed the chance [...]
By Raïssa Robles Today we commemorate the birth of Andres Bonifacio, father of the native revolt against Spain. There were sporadic revolts under the Spanish yoke but it was Bonifacio who brought the resistance close to the seat of Spanish power. Bonifacio’s life and death made me wonder what kind of living – not dead – heroes do we [...]
By Raïssa Robles I was debating with myself whether to write about this. Sleep on it and wait for more developments, my hubby Alan who is my de facto editor, advised me. And so I did. I’m glad I did. Because Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. did a most unusual thing this Saturday. He agreed to be interviewed by [...]
HALO-HALO: My Gossip Column By Raïssa Robles I got this text from a pissed-off theater-goer: 2 senators in full view of entire theater escorted to seats in the middle of a performance of Lisa Macuja farewell performance at aliw theater Friday oct 7. My curiosity was instantly piqued because not many Filipinos go out of their way to watch [...]
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