Batas Kasambahay: What is Republic Act 1...

Ang Batas Kasambahay o Kasambahay Law (Republic Act 10361) ay naipatupad nung ika-4 ng Hunyo, 2013. Malaking pag-usad ito dahil sa tinagal tagal ng panahon at sa dami ng mga taong naghahanap-buhay bilang kasambahay, ngayon lang  naisabatas ang mga karapatan ng isang kasambahay at ng kanilang amo. Marami sa ating mga kasambahay ang umaasa lamang sa awa ng kanila amo at awa na yun din ang pinagmumulan ng pangaabuso mula sa sobrang pahirap sa pagtatrabaho na halos walang sweldo hanggang sa panggagahasa at walang awang pananakit at pang-aalipusta. Hindi na ngayon. Dahil sa...

Bullying in the Philippine Workplace

We might have experienced bullying at one point in our lives, most of these times were in school and we might have been a lot younger then. In Philippine culture, it is a problem that is not commonly addressed because to cry foul would be to admit weakness, making one more vulnerable to the bullying. For children, the best way to settle bullying is in the back of the quadrangle stage, after school hours. Usually, a non-lethal exchange of punches is more than enough to curb the bullying and maybe even end up as friends. However, this is not always the case. When it happens...

The New Amazing Dishes of Bangus Republi...

Amazing is really the word I like to use here. Bangus Republic is the reincarnation of the old Bangus Specialty Restaurant of the 1980s and 1990s. A trailblazer in the world of food innovation. A little-known fact, it was Bangus Specialty Restaurant that actually invented Green Mango Shake. The story goes that one time a customer ordered Mango shake, but the bartender said they were all out of ripe mangoes. As a result, the customer minced no words in expressing his disappointment that the drink he wanted was not available. Just to appease the ranting customer, the...

Philippine National Fireworks Festival 2...

I saw the ad last week for the 2013 Philippine National Fireworks Festival at the Marikina Riverbanks Mall. I love going to the Riverbanks Mall, this time I loved it even more. I can’t help but compare this with the pyrotechnics thingamajig at the Mall of Asia. Yeah, their firework shows were longer than those at the Marikina river, but it is much more organized and is easier to visit. I go to the Marikina Riverbanks Mall because of one reason; the price. It is always a sale down there. I have already bought two pairs of leather shoes there and I am happy with their...

Jack Enrile, Nancy Binay and other mista...

I personally don’t understand why people have become so darn forgetful. I’m in my 40s and probably that is why I remember a lot come election time. First of all, I apologize for writing a political blog post, I promised I would not. However, after reading Philip Tubeza’s Inquirer article, “Why victim’s family did not charge Jack Enrile” the memories of Martial Law came flooding back. I am a Martial Law baby and by the time I was in high school, I only knew one president, Ferdinand Marcos, and that’s not because I didn’t read the...

Darwin Marasigan: Why they made a FB pag...

So here’s the successor to that guy who slapped the MMDA officer.  It all started with a post on the law regarding the Iqama, or that document that allows a foreign national to stay in Saudi Arabia. So a lot of KSA-based Overseas Filipino Workers gave their views, until someone named Darwin Marasigan made this post:   A lot of people got upset with his comment and a FB page has been made in his “honor.” In less than 9 hours, it has gone viral and is expected to spill into traditional media. The maker of the FB page has an axe to grind, as...