They were married for more than 20 years. The whole thing ended for William Martinez and Yayo Aguila following her stint on "Pinoy Big Brother" in 2007. But what exactly caused the split? In an interview with Aster Amoyo via her vlog, TicTALK, William shared it was caused by several factors. These...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto My column for this week is aimed not at the general public, but at those who may run in 2022. You see, I've noticed that politicians have started making their moves, presumably in preparation for the 2022 national elections. One is just a press release away from splitting...
Peter Rosalita, a 10-year-old Filipino boy, electrified judges of “America’s Got Talent” recently. The young aspiring singer, who was born in Abu Dhabi, received a standing ovation doing an emotional rendition of Celine Dion’s “All By Myself.” He got four yeses and will now proceed to...
European and Filipino artists are ready to rock your soul this weekend with a combination of dance, music and visual arts dubbed as “Euro-Pinoy Concert” as part of the continuing celebration of Viva Europa 2021 under the aegis of the European Union (EU). Euro-Pinoy Concert (European Union)...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto I belong to the A3 priority category, so I have already received two shots of Sinovac's Coronavac spaced four weeks apart. With that said, let me tell you about my COVID-19 vaccine experience. The process is quite simple and straightforward, and I am so happy that the...
A dream come true for singer-actor Ronnie Liang. He is now a licensed pilot. Ronnie happily announced the achievement via social media, recently. He wrote, "After countless sleepless nights of studying and a multitude of flying hours of learning. My childhood dream when I was in 4th grade has now...
Internet sensation and mother-and-son tandem does it again with their endearing and funny TikTok videos. This time, Mama Lulu shows her son Oliver her purchases from Target as she gets ready for gay pride next month. With the caption, " When your Mom takes being an LGBTQ+ ally very seriously ..."...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Let us be clear about the primary interest of the Filipino people, which I believe is to provide the most comfortable life possible for a vast majority of Filipinos in the shortest amount of time possible. Note the use of additional terms “possible” and “vast...
Will Canada become a major market for Filipino construction workers in the near future? Toronto, Canada (Photo by Alex Shutin Uhn / Unsplash) The prospect of that is promising, at least according to Rachel Zozobrado Nagayo, the Labor Attaché of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in...
There was a time when Evangeline Basilio became worried about the future of his son Genison due to his addiction to DOTA or Defense of the Ancient, a multiple player online battle area. Maybe it was because of the nagging that Basilio finally realized what his mother would always tell him about the...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Unlike many political personalities today, I have always taken the pro-diplomacy stance regarding the South China Sea issue. And when I say pro-diplomacy, I mean honest-to-goodness diplomacy, not the antagonistic and oxymoronic “megaphone diplomacy” that opposition...
Our Broadway star honored by a child at American pay TV channel Universal Kids for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month A VISION OF THE FUTURE IN THE EYES OF THE YOUNG Lea Salonga, art by Oteph Antipolo I woke up this morning with my phone ringing. It was Ligaya Salonga calling. I answered right...
