CHICAGO (jGLi) –In the incredible search for truth by the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), it resulted in an unintended consequence – its unlikely alliance with Filipinos’ enemy No. 1 – American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I am very sure, I am speaking with authority, that not a single Filipino with a drop of Filipino blood… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Silence did not figure as too golden for Filipino American caregiver Carmelita Pasamba when she suddenly found a “new wealth” from her forgetful elderly ward Marshall F. Davies, 93, who could no longer “tell his age or day of the week.” Instead of keeping everything to herself and becoming a full-time caregiver to Mr. Davies,… Read More »
If his mother’s yardstick were to be followed, President Noynoy Aquino’s economic program would get a failing grade. During the snap election campaign in 1986, opposition presidential candidate Corazon Aquino, in downplaying the economic achievements of then President Ferdinand Marcos, said that the price of “galunggong” has risen to P12 a kilo (about 80 US cents at the… Read More »
My two sisters who are with me here in Canada recently went back to the Philippines in a hurry. My eldest sister died. It was very difficult for our family. There was that immense difficult feeling of loss and helplessness coupled with that sense of guilt- that we were not with her when she departed from this world.… Read More »
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” ― William O. Douglas What a happy coincidence! The arrival of spring and the change in leadership in the Toronto Filipino community’s top organization. The season of rebirth comes and goes without fail, year in and year out. But up there in PIDC (Philippine Independence Day Council), the umbrella for “almost 300” community… Read More »
When I first read about “noynoying,” my initial reaction was it was about President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s romantic escapades and so I ignored it. Haven’t we heard enough of his girlfriends? But it turned out that anti-government groups protesting against rising gas prices coined“noynoying.” They’re complaining that Noynoy hasn’t done anything productive. Thus, “noynoying” became the new… Read More »
MANILA The chief justice’s impeachment trial here has put the nation in suspended animation after taking a break as Filipinos observe Lent. The Senate serving as an impeachment court went on recess last March 22 until May 7 and left the people hanging as the fate of Chief Justice Renato Corona remained unresolved. The defense spent the two… Read More »
HELLO PO, TORONTO! Tayong mga Pinoy talaga- maraming problemang idinadaan na lang sa biro. So hayun, a group of protesters joining the jeepney operators/drivers in their strike or ‘caravan’ some three weeks ago coined a new word. ‘Noynoying’ daw ang tawag sa asta nilang parang walang cares in the world- para daw si Pangulong Noynoy na parang di… Read More »
God’s miracle is abundant and can be found everywhere. It’s for everyone who believes in its magic and for those who never lose hope that it will come in their way soon. AVV312 Many people really believe in miracles but don’t really know how to get one good miracle in their life. It is a common notion that… Read More »
(First of Two Parts) ‘WE will go back to the glory days of the CNE”,declared Norma Carpio, who unknown to many Filipino-Canadians holds the distinction of being the founder of what has become as the biggest and well-attended Filipino summer event that is the Mabuhay Festival and Trade show. By glory days, Carpio recalls that 18 days in… Read More »