Monthly Archives: December 2009
Dancing the cha-cha with Washington?
More than a year after the Supreme Court slapped a temporary restraining order on the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Muslim Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the MILF has now been reported as having sought the assistance of the United States to mediate in… Read More »
The Thoughts on Christmas in the Barrio
Every year Christmas comes to Christendom in unerring certainty. Symbolized by Christ child, Christmas is for children. However, this red letters day is likewise shared by the elders, for amongst them, there would always be the feeling and thoughts of childhood and the children in them. Christmas, to many of us, is the storehouse of our memories… Read More »
“MISA DE GALLO”
The approach of December in the barrio during those yesteryears would be ushered in by the cold winds and the long nights. During that time, most of the rice crops would have been harvested and threshed, as the extensive fields would be seen filled with the remnants of rice stalks, mounds of hay, and fast growing weeds. The… Read More »
‘sa totoo lang’ – Maligayang Kapaskuhan
O,kita nyo na? Lifted na ang martial law sa Maguindanao. Martial law was declared a week ago on the basis of, according to the national leadership, namumuong rebelyon sa probinsyang iyon. Isang angkan lang naman ang tinarget- ang mga Ampatuan na, habang lumalakad ang mga araw ay tuluy- tuloy din ang pagkakadiin sa Maguindanao ‘massacre’. Ikinanta na sila… Read More »
Another look at the massacre
“What’s happening to our country?” This rhetorical question was whispered by former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez to Police Gen. Tomas Karingal in 1982 while he was being wheeled to the hospital after being shot by assassins after attending mass at Mt. Carmel Church in Quezon City during the dark days of the Marcos dictatorship.… Read More »
MILAGRO SA BANAL NA SIMBAHAN
KABANALAN. Mayroon pa ba niyan kaibigan? Mayroon pa kaibigan. Ang kabanalan ay makikita sa banal na mga lugar, sa lugar ng mga himala at mga hiwaga sa bansang Israel. Sa ikapitong araw ng kanilang pamamasyal ay ipinasiya nilang magpunta sa Bethlehem at sila’y hindi makapaniwala sa kanilang nasaksihan. Nasindak sila nang malaman na ang Betlehem at Jerusalem ay… Read More »
LAND TITLE AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Q. I want to know as Canadian citizen what are my rights/obligations to own property outside of Canada? I was advised to directly name one of the siblings if we want the property be titled to avoid so many expenses in transferring from my grandparents to my mother to us. That we need a waiver to the effect… Read More »
Advent: preparing for the rebirth of the Christ light in our hearts
Noel Copiaco – Lansing, Michigan http://www.examiner.com/x-27530-Lansing-Unity–Diversity-Examiner In early November, almost everyone prepares for a hectic season of buying, consuming and eating frenzy. The parties are endless and so are the expectations and the spending. That is how most of us celebrate our respective holidays here in the material world. That is not to… Read More »
MERRY CHRISTMAS JUANA TEJADA!
A sweet victory for Filipina nannies and to every foreign worker in Canada. One year after the death of Juan Tejada, she was vindicated for her passionate advocacy of the so-called Juan Tejada law seeking an exemption to taking a second medical test as a pre-requisite to becoming a permanent resident here in Canada. And Juana must be… Read More »