Monthly Archives: February 2014
HELLO, TORONTO!
Nagbunyi na naman muli ang bansang Pilipinas when our very own’ Osan’g (formal name Rose) was declared grandwinner in XFactor- Israel, a feat Osang imagined impossible to achieve in the past, till she came to this Promised Land of the Israelites. Rose “Osang’ Fostanes came to this country to work as caregiver’ four years ago. The people of… Read More »
COURT CASE OF FAP VS MMDA OVER FILMFEST EARNINGS
Recently, Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) prexy Leo Dmonguez filed a mandamus petition for the Court to stop turnover of Amusement tax to Metro Manila Development Board of the earnings of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2013 earnings, directed to MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino. Leo stated, “aside from Film Academy of the Philippines, MOWELFUND, the other beneficiaries… Read More »
Gov’t must help ease poor’s burden
Already saddled by a sharp increase in the prices of basic goods and services, Filipinos will now have to face additional financial burdens mandated by the government starting January 1 this year. Most working Filipinos will find their paychecks reduced by a few hundred pesos starting this month because the Social Security System (SSS) and the Philippine Health… Read More »
‘Hell on earth’ for human trafficking victims
Human trafficking is another major problem that has plagued the country for decades. Despite increased resources given to the task force against human trafficking, the Philippines remains, according to the US State Department 2013 report, a major source country for sex-trafficking and forced labor, adding that “child sex tourism remained a serious problem” in the country. Just last… Read More »
The snail pace of justice in the Philippines
MANILA What’s frustrating to the average Filipino citizen like me is the unreliability of the meting of justice in our country. Cases take forever to resolve. And when they are resolved, they’re often dismissed in favor of the sued culprit. Prosecutors and the police make a big hoohah about apprehending suspects and throwing the book at them. The… Read More »
BENCHMARK FOR CRITICAL JOURNALISM Toronto’s Million-Dollar Stories in ‘Balita’ Newspaper
~ The benchmark for critical writing and news analysis has just been unwittingly and grudgingly highlighted in two million-dollar lawsuits against Balita, Toronto’s largest Filipino newspaper, and its publisher and a reporter. With the complaints, the publication has solidified its standing as a reliable and trusted confidant, an independent watcher beholden to no one but the truth. A… Read More »
Views from the Fence
Fire!!! And Ice!!! It was scary! It seemed unreal. The sky was lit by the gigantic flames. In four hours, that demonic inferno consumed a senior’s home, the residence of 52 vulnerable people in the sunset of their lives, mostly in their eighties and nineties, majority of whom had limited mobility. It was a home of the aged… Read More »
BB. PILIPINAS, TURNING BEAUTY INTO SKIN-DEEP?
CHICAGO (FAXXNA/jGLi) – The public comments of Bea Rose Santiago right after winning the Miss International beauty contest in Japan were so shallow and so plastic, they did not sit well with her supporters. When it came for Ms. Santiago to acknowledge the people to thank for, all she could muster was the name of Stella Marquez Araneta,… Read More »
CHINESE AND WESTERN HOROSCOPE
Its East meets West. Both the astrology and horoscope of both ends of the world combined to make up the bold prediction of the year ahead for us. AVV114 It’s Chinese New Year once again and hope for dreams to come true is up in the air. But we Filipinos who believe both in Eastern and Western horoscope… Read More »