CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – Domestic law enforcers, like sheriffs’ deputies and police officers, should learn lessons from overseas police in cracking down on street demonstrators. They should call in the anti-riot squads as a first recourse, not the SWATs, in handling local disturbances. When a couple of sheriff’s deputies responded to quell a disturbance allegedly stirred by a Filipino… Read More »
San Pedro Kalungsod! San Lorenzo Ruiz! Si Kasamang Ruben, sana po Rest In Peace! Lubos – pakiramay, Tropa ng Kalabit! Sa nangaulilang sakbibi ng hapis! * * * Si Pilosopong Lao, kanyang sinasabi, Si Kasamang Ruben, dalas kadebate! Di pa na – accident, dahil noon kase, Basta at diskusyon! Si Ruben e happy! * * * Ibat –… Read More »
Most of the mainstream movie producers lament the fact these past years, the award giving bodies favor to the fullest the indie films or low budgeted ones produced by independent producers. Much more so in the recent Urian Awards where all the major trophies went to the indie movies. However, movie critics who founded the Urian decades ago… Read More »
Nearly every overseas Filipino who has visited the Philippines in the last several years has one common complaint – the horrendous traffic jams in Metro Manila. What normally takes 20 minutes to travel now takes from one hour to two hours depending on which road you are using and what time you are traveling. And rush hour in… Read More »
By Edwin C. Mercurio Ruben Cusipag, a veteran journalist who was detained as a political prisoner during in the early days of Martial Law in the Philippines in 1972 passed away yesterday. Cusipag migrated to Canada by late 1974. Cusipag was the co-founder of Atin Ito in early1976. Atin Ito (This is Ours) was one of the first… Read More »
THERE ARE MANY STORIES TO TELL ABOUT RUBEN, AND NOT ONLY BECAUSE RUBEN HAD A LARGER THAN LIFE PRESENCE, THE 800 POUND GORILLA, EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT IN THE ROOM. HOW TO EULOGIZE RUBEN AND GIVE IT JUSTICE? HE TRANSCENDS DESCRIPTION. FULL OF LIFE, HE HAS THIS UNFORGETTABLE LAUGH, PASSIONATE, INTEGRITY, COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL,… Read More »
I have good news for you. This is especially welcome news to those who have secret desires, more so to those who salivate to become senator of Canada. Justin Trudeau, newly crowned leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and thus steps closer to become the country’s Prime Minister is coming to town. Mind you, it will not… Read More »
There were a number of developments that caught the interest of kababayans at the start of this month- Typhoon Gorio (that’s the storm’s local name) sparing the country from further ruin by failing to unleash its fury. We thank the government especially its barangay officials, as they truly did their jobs this time, mapping out a disaster management… Read More »
An archetypal swashbuckler, rambunctious to a point, an uncanny nose for news, hard drinker but hardworking, irreverent but with a sense of honor and justice. Passionately in love with his craft. If this would be the epitaph on Ruben’s tombstone, it might as well be for those breed of journalists (to which he belonged and a few are… Read More »
By: Jason Maghanoy I heard of the larger than life, and at times controversial figure in the Filipino community. The political prisoner. The dynamic writer, charmer and leader, committed to helping Filipino’s build a strong cultural identity in Canada. When I visit my aunt’s house I would see the accolades hanging on the wall: awards for his journalism… Read More »