In pursuit of the elusive PR By Faye Arellano After several failed attempts to restore her legal status even with the help of a lawyer, Maria eventually became undocumented in 2014. “I incurred so much debts in the course of my legal battle, to no avail,” recalled Maria. She added that she was desperate to renew her work… Read More »
Barely a year to the 2022 presidential election, the field is getting crowded. And money is not a problem for the top three undeclared contenders. They’re all super rich. But how they will fight it out is a subject of much speculation. They’re all expected to slug it out in the open once the campaign season starts. That’s… Read More »
By Hermione Cabie Santos A 55-year old patient has been taking pain medications round the clock for several months. Unable to sleep most nights and taking high doses of anti-anxiety medications, he seeks other means of addressing his condition.Finally, he reads about medical cannabis, discovers its benefits and now enjoysa more pain-free way of life! We all have… Read More »
June is Seniors Month in Ontario. This year’s theme is “Stay safe, active and connected”. As a way to recognize the older adults and the contributions they made in communities across Ontario, many non-profit organizations have been taking initiatives to promote awareness about the many ways to support our seniors. Society of Sharing: Inner-City Volunteers is one of… Read More »
In the first five months of 2021, more than 7,500 Americans died from gun violence. Why? What’s causing the pandemic on gun violence? Gun control advocates say that background checks are not effective. Gun ownership advocates insist that guns don’t kill; it’s the people that kill people, which is convoluted logic. But according to a gun control advocacy… Read More »
For Filipino Canadians, and over 800,000 others like us. the celebration (albeit more subdued than pre-covid days ) of June as Filipino Heritage Month comes at a glorious time of the year – spring! The perfect time for new beginnings, a fresh start. A change which sometimes requires a paradigm shift which many people are resistant to. What… Read More »
Did you know that from the late ‘40s to the ‘60s, famous love teams ruled over the showbiz world? But in truth no real romance existed for it was for reel only. Let’s start with Rogelio dela Rosa and Carmen Rosales. Their starrers were all moneymakers at the tills, topped by Maalala Mo Kaya and Inspirasyon. The theme… Read More »
Impong Kulas opines: “Ang kasal ay katulad din pala ng pandemic. Hindi biro.” “For richer or for poorer in whatever whichever, either one lives happily ever after or go social distancing.” ***** Joyfully saying “I do” and vowing “to love, to hold and to cherish” are indelible relationship commitments. Welcoming the ‘reopening’ on June 11 shows that life… Read More »
“There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.” – Guy Gavriel Kay Dear Graduates You honour me for selecting me as your commencement speaker when you can have a better person than I am. As some of you may have known, I am a homosexual. I hope my revelation won’t… Read More »
Q. Greetings Atty Wong! We bought parcels of real estate property consisting of two lots in a subdivision in Laguna on installment basis and have fully paid the agreed purchase price. Full payment was contested by the Real Estate Developer but at the end , the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board(HLRUB) issued a decision in our favor. The… Read More »