Exhale. Repeat a few times. A relaxed mind is the best tool against your challenges. While I don’t have a crystal ball to predict what the 2026 job market will look like, I do have insights from numerous conversations with recruiters and hiring managers, coupled with a strong gut feeling that leads me to believe the following factors… Read More »
I greet the New Year with great hope and positivity as always, with a solemn prayer for better things tucked in for good measure. Better things because I am feeling blessed as can be, having overcome the greatest hurdles of my life, which come with bringing you the news through Balita. Looking back, it is interesting to note… Read More »
Lahat naman tayo ay may karapatan magbago Sabi nga hindi pa ito ang katapusan ng mundo Para isipin ikakaganda ng buhay mo Kaya ngayon atin nang simulan ito Marami tayong pagkakamali sa ating buhay Mga desisyon na sa emosyon ibinabatay Kaya sa maling desisyon marami ang nadadamay Iyan ang dapat nating baguhing tunay Minsan akala lahat natin tayo… Read More »
“…To The Victory” is a unanimous choice for this year’s “Platform award” amongst a very strong selection. Bringing cinematic language to its roots and at the same time masterfully playing with audience expectation, this film dismantles convention to reveal deeply resonant universal emotion. Director Valentyn Vasyanovych has choreographed a mise-en-scène, rendered with masterful precision, arriving at the kind… Read More »
For most seniors—those of us aged sixty-five and above—living gracefully through the remaining years of life can be a real challenge. Even when we attend weddings, reunions, and social gatherings, there is often a quiet feeling that something is missing. Deep inside, we sense an unease. Our bodies remind us that we are no longer young, that we… Read More »
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” —John 3:16-17. There should not be any question about the story… Read More »
This year is winding up, heralding some semblance to contemplate on how the world of cinema has managed to persevere and survive. Every cinephile can attest that the film industry they lean on continues to deal with major hurdles: reduction of audience numbers in theatres, monstrous streaming competition, fractious consequence of artificial intelligence (AI) on creativity, and soaring… Read More »
Strategically appearing as a low-risk candidate is one of the most effective ways to stand out from your competition. Many job seekers love to spend their time and energy criticizing how employers eliminate and hire candidates, which is easy to do when you’re not the one bearing the many risks that come with hiring. When I hear or… Read More »
As an aging journalist, I rarely find myself attending big community events these days, but the recent Hotdog Band concert at the Toronto Pavilion drew me in. Before the show began, I walked around the venue—and what I saw genuinely surprised me. The whole place pulsed with life. Vendors sold everything from desserts, barbecue, and coffee to condo… Read More »
Guillermo del Toro was seven years old when he first saw ‘Frankenstein’ starring Boris Karloff as the creature. It was his epiphany, vowing to follow his messiah in creating a ‘sacred horror’ of a world. It was spawned by his fear-based religion and Mexican rooted dark imagination. He felt compelled to make his own cinematic version of the… Read More »