Let’s welcome our new lawyer, Atty Neil Abam, to the Filipino community in Toronto. He took his oath at the Law Society of Ontario on June 23, 2026. In a recent interview, Neil, as he is fondly called by friends, said that he is willing to serve his kababayans pro bono, for free, especially those who cannot afford… Read More »
Burong isda, a traditional Filipino fermented fish delicacy, carries with it centuries of culinary memory, regional identity, and the quiet ingenuity of rural communities. Originating primarily in the provinces of Central Luzon—Bulacan, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija—this dish reflects the Filipino instinct to preserve food in a tropical climate long before refrigeration existed. By combining fish, rice, salt, and… Read More »
Guess what? It took me over 24 hours to sit down and really think of what Canada Day meant to me, a Filipino-Canadian born and raised in the Philippines. And I have been residing here since 2017—almost 10 years ago. Goes to show how slow my assimilation is into the Canadian experience, or, more aptly said, within the… Read More »
The unabating apathy between the rich and the poor remains a virulent bane in Philippine society, constantly playing havoc with its people. With little to no progress in abridging the widening and commodious divergence, the continuous political, social, and economic turmoil reinforces the wealthy more than the needy. The bountiful resources of the land serve as exclusive playgrounds… Read More »
Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental speech condition in which a person knows exactly what they want to say but has difficulty producing smooth, continuous speech. It is not intentional – “stuttering is something that happens to them while speaking, not something they do intentionally.” In Canada, about 1 percent of adults and up to 4 percent of young children… Read More »
Panatiko at loyalista naglalaban Kanya kanyang labas ng kaalaman Mga nagpapanggap sa batas ay may alam Babaliktutin ang lahat sa argumento manalo lamang Mga loyalista si bbm ang kanilang pinaglalaban Ipinagtatanggol sa mga naninirang kalaban Habang mga panatiko si sara ang kanila naman Kahit mga fake news pinapatulan Sa isyu ng mga maleta walang laman na maipakita Upang… Read More »
“A La Juventud Filipina”, a poem of ten stanzas, written by an eighteen year old Jose Rizal in 1879, won a literary contest held in the Manila Lyceum of Art and Literature. An elite society of literary men and artists conferred on him a feather-shaped silver pen and a diploma. Towards the end of the colonial period, when… Read More »
Hallways of power are trodden by shady figures and miserable cowards bereft of conscience. The path of truth is trampled upon by colluding statesmen who brazenly buttress fallacious arguments to serve and protect their esteemed cohorts implicated in graft and malversation of public funds. Included in the mix of malfeasance characters are a ‘riding in tandem’ archetypes of… Read More »
For centuries, missionaries have played a vital role in shaping communities around the world through faith, service, and sacrificial love. At their core, missionaries are individuals who respond to God’s call to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ—often crossing cultures, borders, and comfort zones to do so. Their work is rooted in the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18–20,… Read More »
What? My alma mater, the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), has recently established a Department of Music! Well, it’s a great leap of faith! Years ago, the PLM could only afford to offer courses that prepared its students to get jobs as soon as they graduated, thereby lifting their parents out of the grip of poverty.… Read More »