It started with my fascination with Shang Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings which led me to being curious about other films of the same or related genre, which, in turn, led me to the online video posts of the premiere of Dune at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, which then led me to this intriguing… Read More »
Bad weather, nasty waves recently knocked off container vans from a Vancouver-bound cargo ship from South Korea. Many of the vans were said to have floated, or swam, ashore. Worse, a fire broke out at the ship. Whew! They’re safe and on the way to the Philippines, those Balikbayan boxes. ***** There is that hopeful chance that the… Read More »
Canada’s inflation rate rose to a new 18-year high of 4.4 percent in September. Statistics Canada reported that the transportation index, which includes gasoline, has increased by nine percent. Shelter costs have gone up by 4.8 percent in the past year, while food prices are up by almost four percent. Prices for every type of food went up… Read More »
Can San Juan, Lumanlan Point Out What is False Here by Cress Vasquez Good deeds should not go unnoticed, especially with a community organization like the Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT), which is supposedly run by volunteers. But if FCT’s general membership is not fully aware of the process of granting reward and recognition, who should stand to blame?… Read More »
Turnabout on AGM On September 28, 2021, Mary Ann San Juan, President & CEO of FCT, issued an Annual General Meeting (AGM) Letter postponing the AGM for October 2021 until further notice. Thus, 2021 would have been the second year of no AGM for its members. She stated Covid as the reason and that “a virtual meeting may… Read More »
Q. Good day po Atty. Greetings! Attorney may problema po kami with regards po sa business na tinaguyod namin ng asawa ko at mother in law ko po. May pinatayo po kami na business (sole proprietorship) under my name engaging distribution of pharmaceutical products. Nag simula po ang business sa capital ng mother in law ko po. The… Read More »
FIVE YEARS and some 200 victims later, a mysterious malady that often starts with a sound — described as “buzzing,” “grinding metal” and “piercing squeals” — had spread around the world. The first cases were CIA spies, who kept the attacks secret for a while. But eventually word got out and it spread like wildfire. In late 2016, twenty-six personnel and… Read More »
Succession Season 3 is a must-see if you find the world of power, boardroom politics, obscene wealth, corruption, control and abuse, all rolled into one, is your cup of tea. If one could concoct a drink with the essences of all of the above, that nuclear-bomb of a drink would be a sure elixir to the world of… Read More »
“Having the choice at the end of my life has become incredibly important. It has given me a sense of peace during a time that otherwise would be dominated by fear, uncertainty, and pain.” –Brittany Maynard The debate is over. MAID or Medical Assistance In Dying has been the law in Canada since Bill C-14 was passed in June… Read More »
ON OCTOBER 13, 2021, President Joe Biden brought together power brokers from ports, unions, and big business from across the nation to address shipping, labor, and warehousing problems in the U.S. supply chain. He then announced new around-the-clock – 24/7 – port operations in Los Angeles. Biden brought representatives of the business sector to develop ways and means to… Read More »