”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” — Dick the Butcher in ”Henry VI,” Part II, act IV, Scene II, Line 73 of William Shakespeare CHICAGO (jGLi) – There are only very few Filipino American lawyers in the Chicago, Illinois community. But at the rate community lawyers are conducting their practice, this legal profession might… Read More »
I grew up in Pangasinan, in beautiful town of Lingayen, graduating in physiotherapy from Virgin Milagrosa University. But these days, I run a physiotherapy clinic in Toronto at St. Clair and Dufferin. I have learned so much about accident recovery, chronic pain – and what my patients really want. In this column I look forward to sharing my… Read More »
It is scandalous. It is hypocritical. While Canadians hype themselves as being tolerant, humane, gentle and polite people, the opposite happens in ice hockey, bandied and glorified as Canada’s national sport. It spurts blood! The Wikipedia says violence has been with ice hockey since the 1900. It also says that in 1904 alone four players were killed. It… Read More »
More than half a million students graduate from more than 2,000 colleges and universities in the Philippines every year. Only about 30 to 40 percent of them would find any kind of employment, and only about 5 to 10 percent would be employed in jobs that match their course, while close to 60 percent would join the growing… Read More »
With the 2016 presidential election still four years away, Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay is busy forming a grand “opposition” political union of his party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), with other political parties. And on top of the heap of those he’s trying to lure into his new United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) is former President… Read More »
Heto at katatapos lang ng Mahal na Araw dito sa Pilipinas- almost a week- long holiday for most (walang pasok! But for the daily wage earner,walang sweldo!) for this predominantly Catholic nation to to give time daw to‘observe’ the true meaning of Lent. And I will now be writing about PORK , the kind one eats – a… Read More »
I was browsing the web and I stumbled upon an interesting article on fatherhood. Author of relationship articles, Ken Solin wrote,”90% of being a successful father is showing up.” So true. Indeed so many fathers don’t show up when necessary. Some even disappear. And those who are always around, don’t really show up in the real sense of… Read More »
I felt very sad when I heard that the Toronto City Council scrapped the funding for the High Park Zoo. What that gravy? The children and the parents who are often visitors to this small zoo did not demonstrate at Toronto City Hall. They gathered together and tried to raise the $100,000 needed until the end of the… Read More »
News report says that Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is “poised to move to cite for contempt public opinion poll makers Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Station for conducting their March surveys asking respondents to give their take on the guilt or innocence of the accused in the ongoing impeachment trial.” “The accused,” the report continues, “as one would… Read More »
When the “noynoying” concept went viral, Malacanang spokesmen pointed to President Noynoy Aquino’s high approval ratings to stress that those who were “noynoying” during protests and rallies do not reflect the sentiment of the Filipino people. Now that the latest Social Weather Station survey showed that his net approval rating has dropped by nine percentage points, the Palace… Read More »