More than two weeks have passed since that G20 Summit and we seem not to hear the last of it yet. Several days ago, there was a march of about one thousand people to Queen’s Park asking for more information about the police action that protesters believed violated their human rights. It was in connection [...]

As I write this feature, Canada has garnered 21 medals. I know because I just saw it on television, the magic that instantly communicates around the world what is happening in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
            The women’s figure skating competition has just been concluded. It was about 12:00 midnight eastern time, 9:00 pm [...]

 
            Many attempts had been made to characterize Canadians. People from within and outside this country do not agree in their descriptions. It can probably be said that Canada is a young nation compared to other great countries of the world. Its population is comparatively small, considering that in area, it is the second largest [...]

I attended a baby shower a few days ago. It was a joyous occasion with plenty of goodies to eat and bags galore of presents. I heard that this is only one of the gatherings for the same purpose. There were other two on the other side of the family and of friends of the [...]

                The observation of Remembrance Day on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year was deeply touching. I watched that one held in Ottawa over the television. It was preceded by a two-minute silence, followed by the singing of the national anthem with the Canadian flag up high and [...]

Were you there? Were you at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts during the presentation of “A Taste of Broadway, the Classics” on Saturday, October 10, 2009?
If you were there, then you will probably join me in saying that it was a terrific success. The Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians deserved the entire [...]

       Two weeks ago, a presentation on Hepatitis C awareness was held at the Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians Center in Markham. 14 women and three men, all Filipinos, attended it. The information-giving session was made possible by the Canadian Ethnocultural Council in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation, with the cooperation of the Markham [...]

I was deeply touched by the message in the homily given by the assistant pastor in my church last week that I feel I should share it with my readers.
He told a story of two fierce animals in the jungle – a tiger and a lion – which got engaged in a fight. Both were [...]

I came across a newsletter issued by one of the Filipino organizations in the Greater Toronto Area, with colourful pictures of gatherings at Torres High School, my secondary school alma mater. The pictures featured many alumni from Canada and from the United States attending the graduation exercise this year. I know that several groups from [...]

“I want people to think of me as a person, not a personality” Michael Jackson
Organizers of the Michael Jackson Memorial held July 7, 2009, were nervous. Would it be mourning or a celebration? Would the crowd be uncontrollable? One and a half million applied for a ticket to attend; the venue could only accommodate twenty [...]