Our apartment is located near a nursing home and retirement facility. Each day, I see elderly people—some walking slowly with canes, others being gently pushed in wheelchairs by their caregivers. For the first time, I truly notice how fragile the human body can become. Some struggle just to take a few steps. Watching them, I silently remind myself:… Read More »

There is a big night for music lovers who want to relive and celebrate the iconic songs of the 1970s, known as Manila Sound, first introduced in the Philippines by the well-known Hotdog Band. Some of the popular songs influenced by the so-called Manila Sound are Pers Lab, Ikaw ang Miss Universe ng Buhay Ko and Annie Batungbakal—and… Read More »

My country is in a very “troubled situation” where its three institutions—Congress, the Presidency and the Supreme Court—are virtually shaking from their foundations because of the massive corruption reportedly being perpetrated by public officials. Members of Congress, including senators, are alleged to be pocketing hundreds of millions of pesos in kickbacks from flood control projects, some of which… Read More »

They are right in our midst, picking their food in the ground, in front of some malls and grocery stores, apartments’ balconies, homes’ front yards, parks or even right inside the TTC stations. These birds are part of our grounds and skies; we can see them in droves, busily picking their food, flying in mid-heavens, or resting their… Read More »

This month of September, over 9 million Jehovah’s Witnesses are launching a special campaign worldwide to share with the people the Bible-based solutions to end wars and other violent conflicts we see happening in various parts of the world today. Millions of copies of the Special edition of this Bible-based Watchtower magazine, entitled ” An End to War– How?” are… Read More »

One day, it was so cold here in Toronto; the temperature was at 10 °C, but with the strong wind, the weather was quite chilly. To pass the time, I decided to listen to our very own Original Pilipino Music (OPM); these songs were enough to warm me up. While I was enjoying listening to these Filipino songs,… Read More »

Though we are thousands of miles away from the Philippines, we Filipinos, who live in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada, feel as if we have not left our home after all, and the country of our birth. Why? Well, let me tell you how most of us spend our days making a living in this newly adopted country.… Read More »

Fortune telling is so popular these days because most people want   to know if they would have some success in life — having stable jobs, doing right career moves, making good in their businesses, finding the right married mates and the wishes go on ad infinitum. And to peer into their future, they would usually   consult… Read More »

Many people in Christendom believe that Jesus Christ is our Almighty God who deserves to be worshipped.  By quoting the Holy Scriptures, let us hear Jesus himself explaining to us who he is, whether he deserves to be worshipped, where he came from and his relationship with his Father, Jehovah God. When Jesus was baptized, immediately, Satan tempted… Read More »

One afternoon, while I was overlooking the lake from our balcony in Guildwood, Ithought of writing about Love—well, in the middle of good weather, the sky is bright,There are no clouds around, a bit of calm wind, and my mind is full of positive thoughts.Writing about Love amid all the bad news we read in the newspapers or… Read More »