Trivia: The latest charitable act of Angel Locsin brings negativity which she never anticipated to tap her. On the community pantry she formed at Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon city to hand aids, support to those in need, something happened to a senior citizen who joined the long lines to receive Angel’s donations. 67 year old Rolando dela Cruz… Read More »
In 1968, the United Kingdom announced the withdrawal of her military bases East of Suez. The withdrawal took effect at the end of 1971, which effectively spelled the end of the British Empire. At its height it was the largest empire in history. At its most extensive, the British Empire comprised of 57 colonies, dominions, territories or protectorates. … Read More »
Raise the roof? Unless there is a wee bit of rocket science safety risk still up in the air, then the ocean plunge of a 40,000-pound space junk off Maldives should be good but erstwhile trivial news. Bashers, however, still try to discredit the potency of China’s space race adventure. The China Manned Space Engineering Office said that… Read More »
Little did 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non realize that by organizing a bamboo makeshift food bank on a street would make her a celebrity and, ironically, at the same time put her in hot water. All she did was bring to life the time-tested Filipino “bayanihan spirit” of helping people in need. It all began on April 14, 2021… Read More »
Years after erstwhile actor- Congressman Dennis Roldan (Mitchell Gumabao) put to jail for kidnapping case punishment, no news about him surfaces. Lately come backing veteran actress Isabel Rivas who’s his sister reported. “I just visited him in prison at Muntinglupa city. He’s not well but not suffering life threatening ailment. We were emotional to recall our past. That… Read More »
By Hermione Cabie Santos In a game of chess, my 15-year old son suddenly becomes uncomfortable when he discovers his father’s deadly check move. He carries on, nevertheless, quietly revisits his game strategy, resists the temptation to give up and remains calm in the hope of maneuvering an almost impossible escape. He knows losing is part of the… Read More »
Rosalina Bustamante – a long-serving community leader is gone, and as we mourn her passing at the age of 90, we can’t help but be in awe at the legacy she has left behind. It is a treasure worth celebrating. When Ros arrived in Canada in 1973, she took a job at Willard Hall in Toronto and began her… Read More »
“Wisdom begins with wonder,” so said Athenian Socrates, who is credited as the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought. Nice one, Soc. Now, may we please start wondering and hoping to be a bit wiser? ***** Did we ever wonder why, about half a decade or so ago, our parents were at ease and… Read More »
“Ubos, ubos biyaya, mayat maya’y nakatunganga.” From my wife’s collection of Tagalog proverbs. “The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops.” Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot. By Rey Moreno Grace loved her family so much. So at age 17, she decided to look for a job… Read More »
Did you know that Canada was referred to as the most gay-friendly country in the world? Canada was ranked first in the Gay Travel Index chart in 2018, and among the five safest in Forbes magazine in 2019. This is supported by the fact that 85% of Canada’s general population had favoured social acceptance of homosexuality as revealed… Read More »