Monthly Archives: January 2014
Ngayon Bagong Taon! Buhay ay patuloy!
Alahoy! Kalikoy! Hala! Pinoy bangon! Tulong – tulong! Tungo sa pagsulung! Wah! Alang bibitaw ! Anggapo uurong! Sa habang panahon! Mabuhay ang Pinoy! *** Sa nagdaang Pasko e nagsalu – salo! Yung pinagsaluhan e kahit pa ano! Bastat mahalaga e nabundat tayo, Sa pagmamahalan! Kahit pa wapeLOO! *** Ne, umpuk – umpukan duun sa Square One! Sa Parliament… Read More »
Recognition of Citizenship
Q. Hello attorney . I was browsing the net and came across your column . My concern is my immigration status in the Philippines. Years back, I applied for a recognition as a Filipino citizen and just recently I was approved by the Bureau of Immigration(BI) . My dad was an American and my mom is a Filipino.… Read More »
ONLY IN TORONTO’S FILIPINO COMMUNITY A Cock’s Crow and a Hen’s Cackle
~ “Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen,” writes the ancient Greek tragedian Aeschylus, a poet and religious thinker. He wasn’t referring to some people in particular but his plays survived time and usage many centuries after. Some phrases find their relevance now in Toronto’s Filipino community. He was as if he was writing… Read More »
The Binays of Makati gatecrash
In a brazen show of muscle, the Binays of Makati recently forced themselves upon the helpless security guards of posh residential subdivision Dasmarinas Village. They wanted to use a particular gate, and no lowly guards could stop them. The kingdom, er, city of Makati, is part of metropolitan Manila. It’s one of the richest cities, if not the… Read More »
MANNY COULD BE CINDERELLA WITH UNHAPPY ENDING?
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:32 CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – If Manny Pacquiao will not play his cards well, he might end up as a modern-day Cinderella. But minus his slippers and his golden carriage! In my phone interview Thursday (Jan. 2) with Manny Pacquiao’s Top Rank promoter Bob… Read More »
MELINDA AND JEFF RUSTIA’S ONE-MILLION-DOLLAR COMPLAINT Ghost Spammer Sparks Lawsuit Against ‘Balita’ Newspaper
~ A complaint based on online interaction between a a ghost spammer and some individuals in the community has reached the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. A mother and her son initiated the lawsuit against Toronto’s largest newspaper and its publisher and a reporter seeking a total of one million dollars for allegedly damaging their reputation. But the… Read More »
MISS INTERNATIONAL 2013 Bea Santiago’s Family Scandal Comes Into the Open
The News UpFront: (TOP STORY) as of Friday, January 10, 2014 ~ An interview statement from the Toronto-based reigning Miss International 2013 Bea Santiago that her father had apologized to her for leaving the family allegedly for another woman has opened a can of worms involving her mother and the entire Santiago family. The story spins out of… Read More »
Promises, promises
When President Aquino promptly rejected an offer by Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla to resign over a failed promise to restore power in the areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda before Christmas, he simply proved he didn’t give a hoot about making and breaking promises. After all, the President has made and broken a lot of promises himself.… Read More »
Resiliency and hope
It should not surprise us anymore that despite the difficulties and corruption scandals of the past year, the Filipinos would remain as optimistic as ever of the coming year. Year after year, hope springs eternal for Filipinos as shown by surveys in the last few years. The surveys last year by both Pulse Asia and the Social Weather… Read More »