By Nick Kossovan While paying some bills online, three questions suddenly popped into my head. These questions may have manifested themselves because Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are coming up or because I had recently attended a friend’s 60th birthday party, but I am speculating. (I am not comfortable with, and hence not good at, self-analysis.) It felt… Read More »
Given the ever-increasing number of would-be candidates making pre-nomination announcements, it does not take a mathematical wizard to predict that whoever wins the upcoming Toronto mayoral by-election on June 26th will have received at most 20% of the votes. John Tory was not challenged by a notable candidate in the past two elections. Now with Tory out of… Read More »
Laughter goes beyond being relief for a tired soul. It is also one of the best ways to express a truth, with little pain. No offense meant. Perhaps, a little taken? Obviously no laughing matter; but again, why the hurt before the sorry? ***** Ewan ko, pero madalang nang makatagpo ng matinong mapapagtanungan at kausap these days. Kung… Read More »
This is one time when I was grateful for the heat in Manila. What???!! Yes, readers, because if Manila was hot during the Holy Week, Bangkok was near-scorching. And yet, I had an incredibly satisfying time in the land of tuktuk and traffic (I think, Bangkok traffic was even worse than Manila, or maybe “patas lang”). No wonder… Read More »
The Second Chance Foundation was created to support, empower, and educate incarcerated, marginalized, racialized, and transitional women. This foundation is created by women for women to assist in providing the “second chance” without judgement that is needed. No woman should be defined by the mistakes of their past. It is their belief that everyone deserves to lead a… Read More »
Clocked in for DST, incidentally, on my birth anniversary. Searched for the jackpot at a rainbow’s end with St. Patty. Blew a warm adieu to Arctic blues and tolerable snow. Welcomed the spring equinox; winked at a patch of golden dandies. Embraced the fact that very soon, there might be some “Achoo!” That will eventually pass, so I… Read More »
Men will die earlier than women on average of four and a half years for reasons that are preventable. Majority of men suffers from conditions such as mental health, prostate cancer, testicular diseases, and lifestyle-related illnesses. In fact, 70 percent of Canadian men have two or more unhealthy habits, and 70 percent of all the chronic conditions experienced… Read More »
Are you willing to pay for access to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, etc.? The Internet was founded on the premise that information should be freely available, which ironically turned out to be one of the Internet’s biggest drawbacks. Only a decade ago, everyone was questioning how Facebook makes money. No one asks that anymore. We now… Read More »
Balita is leading the print newspapers in the Filipino community. We were very solid when in 2012 an outcast of San Diego by the name of ROMEO PILPIL MARQUEZ was introduced to us. I was stunned, as this was the guy that I was reading when he was fighting with community leaders of San Diego who did… Read More »
I’m back in Toronto where the sun rises as the moon shines in Manila. I still miss the luxury of watching a sunset through a partly opened window by the bay and it almost became a habit to just sit at the nearby Penn most early or late evenings. Yes, back to reality, mired once more into the… Read More »