…”We’re goin’ up, up, up, it’s our moment You know together we’re glowin’, gonna be, gonna be golden”… When these lyrics of the song, “Golden,” played in my ears for the first time, every word persisted in my memory. “Golden” is the theme song of the animated feature film, “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” which was nominated for the Golden… Read More »
Veteran Polish director Agnieszka Holland whose films have been nominated three times in the Best Foreign Language film category, namely ‘Angry Harvest’ (1985), ‘Europa, Europa’ (1990), and ‘In Darkness’ (2011), has finally realized her decades long dream project about the enigmatic literary giant, Franz Kafka, in her latest Academy Awards contender, ‘Franz’. The celebrated international filmmaker shares her… Read More »
Ontario is home to one of the largest and fastest-growing Filipino communities in Canada. The Greater Toronto Area alone hosts over 250,000 Filipinos, contributing to a provincial population that forms a significant share of the nearly 960,000 Canadians of Filipino descent nationwide. This vibrant community plays an increasingly visible role in Ontario’s economic landscape—energizing sectors such as food… Read More »
In terms of hiring, I have this, admittedly somewhat idealistic, holistic view: STEP 1: Candidates apply to a job opening. STEP 2: Candidates who applied according to the employer’s application instructions and based on their resume, appear qualified are selected for further assessment. STEP 3: The selected candidate’s LinkedIn activity and digital footprint are reviewed to assess their… Read More »
The e-book version has recently been released on Amazon, and its pocketbook counterpart will follow soon. The printed edition is available on a print-on-demand basis. Iskolar ng Bayan is a record of the struggles, hardships, and enduring hope of the First Batch—commonly known as the Pioneer Class of ’67—of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), the Philippines’ first… Read More »
The games that we played The Life of a Little Boy Growing Up in the ’50s. THE SEQUEL (part II ) In the 50s, even a slight relocation changes the dynamics of culture and tradition within the same population. Since most marriages were with people from the same town, many would confine their moves close to relatives and workplaces’… Read More »
The Life of a Little Boy Growing Up in the ’50s. By: Edwin de Leon In this season of gift-giving, as usual, I gave books to some select friends. In keeping with my practice not to give anything too controversial ( nothing like a Harpur (religion ) or anything to do with Lying King Trump), it would be more… Read More »
By Edwin de Leon During my parochial high school years, practically everyone was on the same socio-economic level. This helped us to be less sensitive with our lot. The staff was distant and generally aloof; rapport in an all-boys school with mostly women teachers is not the ethos promoted in Catholic schools. The priests of the day were nothing… Read More »
Part I In one of my commentaries, I signed my name as a “Recovering Catholic.” One of the online comments read: ” welcome back, people do realize the advantages of being on the inside,” to which I replied: “you obviously are not familiar with the phrase. A “Recovering Catholic” is similar to a recovering alcoholic. It is based on the… Read More »
Evolution is a term that does not endear to a significant number of peoples. It is controversial because people of faith see it as an affront to their beliefs as it postulates that humans are just another member of the animal kingdom. In contrast, they see us as God’s unique creation with a body and “soul.” On the other… Read More »