Monthly Archives: July 2014
CULTURE WAGGING NORA AUNOR’s ART
NORA Aunor’s CASE is so Pinoy it is “Tuwid na Daan” enigma put right on its head for the benefit of the clueless. Without being judgmental Nora’s life’s journey along bumpy road and neglected rail tracks should be be viewed by her “kampi” and “kalaban” in three time perspectives: a blast from the long PAST; the short fast… Read More »
A tribute to Ruben Cusipag – a crusading newsman
By Ted Alcuitas Publisher and Editor philippinecanadiannews.com Vancouver, B. C. – As we celebrate the first anniversary of Ruben Cusipag’s death (July 9, 2013), it is fitting that the Filipino community in Canada remember and pay tribute to a crusading newsman who blazed a trail for today’s crop of Filipino newspapers. I was a neophyte in… Read More »
The death and resurrection of agrarian reform
The failed, yet much ballyhooed Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) passed quietly into the night last Monday, its death cheered by both farmers and landlords. The farmers, who were supposed to be its beneficiaries, would not mourn the agrarian reform program’s death because, in the words of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas chair and party list Rep. Rafael… Read More »
ALBATROSS WHATEVERS
ADDENDUM for the July 1-15 issue . . . where I said there is no Philippines Day. I am wrong. I apologize. THERE IS A PHILIPPINES DAY in Ontario, as I have perused several free Fil-Canadian newspapers report on Independence Day, I saw admirable celebration of pride and oneness of a race my own, splashed in color and… Read More »
THE ‘SUPOT’ COMMENTARY Berating the ‘Attention-Starved Wife’ and Sparing the Husband
~ The realization of the truth seems to be sinking in now. One indication is the commentary by an agitated blogger who took a swipe at the wife of an official for promoting herself to feed a craving for public attention. Her husband is spared even as he is equally guilty of parading himself, the spouse and their… Read More »
DAP: A premeditated crime
“Clearly… while it is the President who proposes the national budget, it is the Congress that prescribes the form, content and manner of budget preparation albeit subject to the limitations found in the Constitution. Hence, as the ‘power of the sword’ belongs to the President, the ‘power of the purse’ resides in Congress.” “While its constitutional conferment is… Read More »
Hello Toronto
In late June this year, four of those accused of having exploited for their personal advantage funds from the Congress ‘pork barrel’ have, one by one and separately, voluntarily presented themselves to agencies executing the decisions made by of the Office of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan for their arrest and arraignment. To me, this was an ok… Read More »
Ruben Cusipag, news pioneer
The name Cusipag is synonymous to Fil-Canadian journalism. Ruben Cusipag, founder and first publisher/editor of Balita, pioneered the news business about the Philippines in Canada. This was remarkable because starting a newspaper in the early days was a thankless and unprofitable enterprise. It was really for the love of the written word that pioneers like Ruben dared to… Read More »
CONDOMINIUM BUYER’S RIGHT
HI Atty: I reserved for a 2 BR condominium unit in QC with total TCP of around Php3million. I paid the reservation fee of 10k in Nov 2013 and started paying the 20% DP last Dec 2013 to present of 31,270 per month. I paid for 6 months already or nearly Php197,620. And then after analyzing my… Read More »