Recruiters and hiring managers are time stressed. Therefore, they appreciate candidates who keep their communication brief, which shows the candidate is a professional who possesses proficient communication skills and who respects their time. Additionally, brevity gives the candidate the advantage of being heard or read, as opposed to being tuned out. Nowadays, attention spans are measured in seconds;… Read More »
Some of us may have heard the word Crohn’s disease and Colitis, but what does it mean exactly? Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are diseases that inflame the lining of gastrointestinal tract and disrupt the body’s ability to digest food, absorb nutrition, and eliminate waste in a healthy manner. Inflammation from Crohn’s can affect the gastrointestinal tract, from… Read More »
Part II: The OFWs’ Life The advent of Overseas Filipino Workers (or OFWs) came about during the downward spiral of the Philippine economy of the ‘70s. A foreign journalist observed, “the Filipinos were robbed blind.” The Philippines is not only a country endowed with an abundance in natural resources, both land and sea, but also a sunny place… Read More »
Most people are anxious about the ongoing wars between Russia, Ukraine and Israel against Hamas in the Middle East, fearing that these wars might trigger the use of nuclear bombs in the arsenal of powerful countries. It’s an open secret that the US, Russia, China, and other countries have a vast stockpile of nuclear warheads, hundreds more potent… Read More »
The majority of job search advice is cookie-cutter, advice that is not new, just common sense. Despite following the advice of self-proclaimed job-hunting experts and career coaches, most job seekers struggle to find a job. Most advice does not get to the root of what it takes to succeed. Most people find hard truth advice, often a truism,… Read More »
33 years ago, November 17, 1990, Joe Mari Chan’s song Christmas in Our Hearts was released and has sold millions of copies, making it the all-time best-selling Christmas album. We are all excited here in this side of Canada to share an early Christmas celebration with Joe Mari and The Company this coming November 19 at Canada… Read More »
by Teresa Torralba One of the world’s most photographed natural landmarks was the site of a historic event in the Filipino Canadian community which took place on a drizzling Sunday afternoon of October 2023. The monument of the Philippine’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, will soon rise. It is to be nestled in the resplendent Niagara Parks overlooking… Read More »
All Souls Day is here and for people who lost their loved ones, it will surely be a day for remembering. For me, my late husband Ruben Cusipag, had been gone for over eight years, but his memories remain as fresh, as if it happened just yesterday. The Founder of Balita Newspaper, a journalist by heart, a social… Read More »
On July 5th, Mark Zuckerberg launched the Twitter (now ‘X’) clone Threads seemingly as a stab at X/Twitter’s new owner and his nemesis Elon Musk. I can only surmise Zuckerberg saw X/Twitter as a “sinking ship” that he could take advantage of. Backstory: 15 years ago, Zuckerberg wanted X/Twitter. Apparently, he tried purchasing the bird app several times.… Read More »
Throwing away household stuff is a norm in our society; those things we slightly used before and some old stuff we’ve kept for years now we want to get rid of are usually found in garbage dumping areas or thrown in the streets. In North America, people sometimes keep buying goods at whims, and later, they replace them… Read More »