The plight of the Calderon family in Japan hits us Filipinos right in the heart and forces us to question that country’s overly strict immigration laws that would tear apart an entire family for the sake of legality.

Public utility drivers, specially those who drive jeepneys and taxis for a living, as well as other plain motorists are up in arms against the graft-ridden Land Transportation Office for the imposition of exorbitant penalties even for minor violations of traffic rules and regulations.

It was a very hot Saturday afternoon when I decided to drop by at the mall to get some cool air and make my article inside the internet café.