If there is one notable result of the Biden-Harris victory it is the first time that a female vice president has won the election. Many tried if before like Geraldine Ferraro who ran in 1984 as presidential candidate Walter Mondale’s vice presidential running mate. Ferraro was the first woman nominated for national office by a major party. But the Mondale-Ferraro ticket was… Read More »
A celestial Christmas miracle will unfold on December 21, one that mankind has not seen in nearly 800 years. On the night of the winter solstice, Jupiter and Saturn will so closely align in the sky, manifesting a radiant beacon referred to as the “Star of Bethlehem” or the “Christmas Star.” This heavenly sight was last observed before… Read More »
In my column last week after Joe Biden took the lead in the presidential election, I wondered where President Donald Trump would be heading after his term? I asked, Quo Vadis, Donald J. Trump? Where are you going when you step down from the presidency? As it turned out, he is not going to retire. On the contrary, quitting is farthest from… Read More »
A little over a week after Joe Biden’s election as president, he made several calls to world leaders. When asked what he’s been telling them, Biden replied: “I’m letting them know that America is back. We’re going to be back in the game.” Biden in particular spoke with leaders of Japan, South Korea, and Australia and pledged to work with… Read More »
The Canadian government has just announced that the country will accept more immigrants in the next year or so. This news I bet you caused many a heart aflutter at the golden opportunities it opens up, not only for those who dream to have a crack at a better life by jumping out of the frying pan into… Read More »
Make a snow angel, build a snowman, engage in a snowball fight and navigate an ice rink. Past 17 winters in Canada, these items remain on top of my seasonal to-do wish list. I have seen my grandchildren complete them all in a matter of time. Young at 66, I’d leave it at that. Not that I am… Read More »
Fun is counting, counting is fun. Sesame Street’s The Count, in a Throwback 1981 duet with country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, crooned a hymn of hope relevant to today’s trying times: “Well, your nose is one, your eyes are two. Put them together, that makes three it’s true. With five fingers in your hand, you’re a counting wonderland. How… Read More »
For four years, we saw the meteoric rise of Donald J. Trump from a reality show producer to the President of the United States. That’s a quantum leap from an obscure position in the TV industry to the highest political position in the world – the leader of the Free World! How did he manage to achieve that? By sheer… Read More »
All Souls Day is here and for people who lost their loved ones, it will surely be a day for remembering. For me, my late husband Ruben Cusipag, had been gone for over seven years, but his memories remain as fresh, as if it happened just yesterday. The Founder of Balita Newspaper, a journalist by heart, a social… Read More »
First things first! November 1, obviously the first day and the first Sunday of the month, is the end of DaylightSaving Time. Lest you forget, rewind back clocks one hour, from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m., and be in sync with regularity.It’s really no big deal but I still brag: The Philippines is ahead of Canada by 12… Read More »