Members Clamor for an Independent Financial Auditby Maria CJ De Villa Many people claim that FCT may well be the wealthiest non-profit Filipino community centre in Canada. Why? Because with the liquidation of its building last January 2017, its coffers swelled to a staggering $5.9 million (gross sale). While it would have been cause for a glorious celebration,… Read More »
Did you know our local cinema’s original award giving body was established in 1950? Called Maria Clara awards taken from Jose Rizal’s Noli me Tangere character, it was initiated by Manila Times Publishing Inc. under Dr. Alejandro Roces. National Artist for Scripter Guillermo Tolentino did the trophy, with actress Rosa Rosal as model. However, a year later seven… Read More »
“Magandang araw. Kumusta na?” “Mabuti po. Kayo po?” Isalin at bigkasin man sa kahit anong wika, ang pakikipagpalitan ng malugod na pagbati at magalang na sagot ay tunay na kaaya-aya. Higit sa pagiging kasiya-siyang ugali, dulot nito ay ngiti, galak at saya. Dahilan ito kung bakit lagi kong hangad na maglakad-lakad sa kahabaan ng mga kalsadang pumapalibot sa… Read More »
Q. GREETINGS Atty. Wong!! May tanong po ako about sa Land Rights. Meron pong ibenebentang lupa na taniman sa akin less than a 1 hectare, ang problema po wala itong titulo, rights lamang ang meron sila. Sinasabi naman po sa akin na pedi ko itong patituluhan. Okay lang poba na bilhin ko ang lupa(rights) at pwedi ko po… Read More »
“Some friends are like sunny days, with false flames, oozing from afar, coming near without a dime.” – Michael Bassey Johnson. I can smell her vulnerability from afar. I have this uncanny ability to sense my victim. It started at a young age with a big lie that helped me avoid punishment if caught. Since then lying has… Read More »
While it was obvious that Russian President Vladimir Putin is openly supporting President Donald Trump in his re-election campaign, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s support for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is not evident, which is typical of China’s secretive ways. With the U.S. presidential election just 80 days away, the outcome of the election would determine the geopolitical… Read More »
Last July 30, two bombshells were dropped in Washington DC. The first was the announcement that the U.S. economy shrunk at an annualized rate of 32.9% in the second quarter, the biggest decline since1947. On a non-annualized basis, GDP shrunk roughly 9.5% between the first and second quarters of 2020. The economy saw its worst quarter in at… Read More »
Beautiful halcyon days! Sun in full splendor. Blue skies. White fluffy clouds. Cool breeze. Perfect! How we want to hold on to this kind of days. But alas! Life is not life if it stays this way. The livingness of life, as I have realized it, is change. Nothing stays the same. Even our bodies change every second.… Read More »
Throwback Beautiful Sunny Sunday Morn Butch Galicia It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning. The phone rang. It was from an unknown number, an unknown caller. Normally, I don’t talk to strangers. But I picked up and said “Hello.” At the other end of the line, a lady’s calm, collected, confident and reassuring voice greeted me. She asked… Read More »
During President Rodrigo Duterte’s last State of the Union Address (SONA) on July 27, 2020, he told Congress that he had no power to enforce the Philippines’ ownership of territories claimed by China in the South China Sea. That was just two weeks after his foreign and defense secretaries backed the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s position… Read More »