As Shirley Mae lay in her coffin muted talks circulate inside -and outside- the small viewing room of the funeral home. In a separate corner just before one enters the viewing area, tables were laid with platters full of Filipino snacks and sweets — untouched. For a woman without a single relative in Toronto, or in Canada for… Read More »
This is according to court documents provided to Balita by the winning camp and now the official set of officers for the cultural organization. The Minutes of Settlement from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice stipulate that the 16 plaintiffs, members and officers of “The Pillars Cultural Association” (1718149 Ontario Inc.), and represented by Gerry Elises and Rheza… Read More »
If you think some smart alec of the alleyway said that, think again. Manny said that. Yes, the Manny – the world famous pugilist from General Santos City who moved to Sarangani to become the province’s representative in Congress. Properly, he is now The Honorable Gentleman from Sarangani. “Itanong mo sa lolo mong panot,” was his response to… Read More »
When I was teaching in a school in Toronto in the 90’s, a fellow Filipino teacher in the same school and I used to give a luncheon to the staff during the week of Thanksgiving. We usually served our native pansit”, “lumpiang Shanghai” and beef “mitsado”. The members of the staff looked forward to this Filipino meal and… Read More »
As I write this piece, Philippine President Aquino would still be at the Istana Merdeka, the official residence of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyona. By the time I finish this, Aquino would probably be in Singapore and by the time this gets off the press he would already be back in his official residence, Bahay Pangarap, inside the… Read More »
My mother will turn 92 this March and is upbeat as ever. When I talked to her by phone the other day —3pm in Vancouver, BC— she said that she’s fine and that she was baking pizzas for her apos, aged 18, 16, and 13. Whew, when are you going to stop, mother? No, not now — not… Read More »
My mother will turn 92 this March and is upbeat as ever. When I talked to her by phone the other day —3pm in Vancouver, BC— she said that she’s fine and that she was baking pizzas for her apos, aged 18, 16, and 13. Whew, when are you going to stop, mother? No, not now — not… Read More »
I was in the house of a friend lately and I noticed that the pictures in the family room have been changed. The former portraits were gone and the new ones were all of young ones –hockey teams, a child’s birthday party, a young girl by a Christmas tree. They were all about two to ten year olds… Read More »
Alahoy! Alahoy! ‘Ginaya’ ang EDSA! Sa Egypt! Sa Yemen! At maging sa Libya! Sez Barack to Moammar: “Abah, sibat ka na” Hihihi! ! Sa Hawaii, Baka dun mapunta? * * * Tararadzingpotpot! Nagkapetotpetot! Gulo sa Middle East, ang OFWs! Sila ‘naiipit’ pirde ang trabahos! Iniuuwi na! Buhe delikados! * * * Sir Tomas Kaluban! Iba e ‘palaban’ Me… Read More »
Through efforts of the Filipino community of Brampton the remains of Girlie Maglalang has arrived to her grieving family in San Juan, Apalit, Pampanga. Girlie was hit by a car at the Shoppers’ World parking lot in Brampton in January. She has no relatives here — only friends and kababayans with good hearts. Like a number of our… Read More »