The picket held by some concerned Filipino-Canadians during the April 12 showing of the Eat Bulaga showed some grits than meets the eye. This was precipitated by an Inquirer article written by Rodel Rodis regarding the alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old starlet in 1982. It was aimed to let the operators of Eat Bulaga that we in Toronto have… Read More »
by Cress Vasquez On a sunny September day, I find myself flying to Siargao Island on invitation of a friend who, two days earlier, meets me in Cebu city to persuade me to visit the surfing capital of the Philippines before returning to Toronto. I’m reluctant of course being halfway through my plan of resort-hopping around Cebu. But… Read More »
By Rudy M. Viernes The Philippine government cannot provide employment to its teeming employable citizens, sad to say. That’s the reason so many Filipinos go abroad where employment abounds. Thus the template OFW was coined for Overseas Filipino Worker, which used to be OCW for Overseas Contract Worker. Time was when one was tagged as OCW… Read More »
by Cress Vasquez After Dr. Rey Pagtakhan left his seat in the House of Commons in 2004, no other Filipino-Canadian came after him. However, this is about to change. Toronto lawyer Rafael Fabregas, or “Raffy” to his friends, is running for the Federal Liberal Party nomination in Scarborough Centre. Although there are 500,000 Filipino-Canadians in Canada, they remain… Read More »
By Dinno Erece REMEMBER G Toengi? If you do then don’t be surprised if you heard about her giving Kapuso starlet Joyce Ching a dressing down. No one’s talking about it, but G actually told Joyce during a pictorial for the GMA7 early primetime soap Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw not to call her ‘Tita G.’ The Balikbayan actress gave… Read More »
By Mercy Maliglig A dream-like offer of love that sounded so real and hard to resist. It was a three month long tale or maybe more that happened to someone I personally know. The girl who divulged the story hardly use the facebook but that one fateful day when she decided to communicate with a relative in Madrid,… Read More »
by Cress Vasquez After Dr. Rey Pagtakhan left his seat in the House of Commons in 2004, no other Filipino-Canadian came after him. However, this is about to change. Toronto lawyer Rafael Fabregas, or “Raffy” to his friends, is running for the Federal Liberal Party nomination in Scarborough Centre. Although there are 500,000 Filipino-Canadians in Canada, they… Read More »
By Bill Jethro Bagunu I was born in Canada, miles away from our native land of the Philippines. Compared to my cousins back home, I grew up in great privilege and took the blessings I had here for granted. Truthfully when growing up, I never really cared much for the Philippines. I adopted Canadian culture despite my parents’… Read More »
Travelogue by Mercy Maliglig The municipality is located in the eastern part of the state of Guanajuato in Central Mexio, 274 kilometres from Mexico City. To get to San Miguel, one has to fly to Mexico City International Airport and catch another flight to Queretaro Airport. Most foreign residents are retirees from the United States and Canada, attracted… Read More »
There is a story of a man who braved the highest mountain in order to get closer to the Lord. Many years had past while he struggled to reach the top. Along the way, he survived dangers, sure deaths, and dark moments. Until one day, he found himself at the base of the summit, smiling up at the… Read More »