The Community Alliance for Social Justice celebrated its sixth anniversary with a Gala Night early this month. It was attended by about two hundred seventy guests, most of whom were Filipinos from various organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. Attendance came from beyond the GTA as the guest speaker was from Manitoba and the Hon Art Viola of… Read More »
Why is it that every politician or government official accused of an anomaly or a crime claims political harassment? Joseph Estrada, Gloria and Mike Arroyo, Ben Abalos, Ping Lacson, Merceditas Gutierrez, and so many others. All of them have cried either political persecution or political harassment, even before they could explain their side to the issue. What is… Read More »
In the aftermath of the March 30, 2011 execution of three Filipinos in China convicted of illegal drug trafficking and smuggling, debates are still raging on whether the three, the first ever Filipinos ever to be handed the death sentence in China or a foreign land, were really “biyaheros “(regular illegal drug couriers) or innocent victims of an… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – The Disaster in Japan is by no means a devastating event that would be the last thing anybody would ever want to have. As misfortunes go, this will probably be one of those moments that will melt everybody’s heart and would prompt us to extend whatever help we can give. Even if a country is… Read More »
It is said in times of crisis and tragedy, great men emerge and the best human minds help shape the destiny of nations. National Heroes Jose P.Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini and et al were all products of an oppressive colonial period. In modern times, the late senator Benigno “Ninoy“ Aquino became the rallying point during the 20-year… Read More »
In times of trouble like today, belief and faith to the Almighty One will make a difference. There is no problem that cannot be solved; it will just bring the best in everyone. AVV411 Now we can say that times have changed and the dawn of a new era is imminent for the world we live in. At… Read More »
In the aftermath of the damage caused by the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on six nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan, there have been knee-jerk reactions from several sectors demanding that the Philippine government reject the building of nuclear plants for electricity. This is not surprising at all considering that every time there is a threat of destruction, death… Read More »
We are going to the poll again. The fourth time in seven years! There appears to be some reluctance in some sectors about this up and coming election. It will cost the Canadian people about three hundred million to finance an election. But this usually happens when there is a minority government. A minority government can be toppled… Read More »
Everyone experiences fear. Nobody is exempted from its grip, not even those who appear brave or those who bully their way around. Fear, though unwanted in our lives, is just as normal as any emotion. As Mark Twain asserts, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. . .” As such, fear happens in… Read More »
After more than a year in hiding, Sen Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson is back in the country. He was first spotted at Mactan International Airport in Cebu City alighting from Cathay Pacific flight CX921 before noon of Friday, 25 March. My kabarangays are now poised to hear naman ‘ the other side of the story’ as the Senator will… Read More »