By Atty. Henry Moyal There is no doubt that these are unprecedented times and 2020 will always be known in history as the year of the Covid-19 pandemic. There is also no doubt that the pandemic has taken everyone by surprise and many have questions on proper safety protocol and the future of immigration. However, those following IRCC… Read More »
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” Immanuel Kant Last famous words, asking for sympathy but none was given. In eight minutes and forty six seconds, the life of Mr. George Floyd was snuffed out of him, captured on a video by a concerned bystander. According to Wikipedia, the last person publicly… Read More »
Fighting for Our Right to Know By Tess Cusipag In the last 14 months or so Balita has been seeking answers to many questions about how some individuals and organizations seduce the Filipino community with sweet-talk and appeal to our sense of compassion. On the issues of accountability and transparency that Balita has been raising, in particular directed… Read More »
BY: Edwin de Leon If you talk to rank and file catholic and tell him/her that there are only 1.2 B (16% ) Roman Catholics around the world out of a population of 7.5 B, he will probably be skeptical about the figure. At 86%, the Philippines’ population is nearly homogenously catholic. ( China has 0.41% Catholics )… Read More »
For the first time in the United States’ birth as a nation 231 years ago, the President of the United States used armed personnel outside the National Guard or the U.S. Armed Forces. On June 3, 2020, armed men in green paramilitary uniforms with face coverings and wearing no identification and insignias — some wearing tennis shoes —… Read More »
Last year, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson Salvador Panelo boastfully said that there is nothing wrong if the government used the gas-rich Recto Bank (Reed Bank) as collateral for a $62-million loan agreement with China. “China seizing Recto Bank, should there be a default in the repayment of the loan, is not a possibility because we never reneged,” Panelo… Read More »
President Donald Trump kicked off “Operation Warp Speed” a month ago. As the name suggested, it is an attempt to fast track the coronavirus vaccine development to be completed by the end of 2020. It’s never been done before but Trump is adamant; he wanted it done at “warp speed,” which reminds me of the Star Trek series… Read More »
In an effort to stem an incoming viral tsunami, President Donald Trump is busy forging a sword to cut the Gordian Knot that has wrapped around the coronavirus that’s causing deaths and miseries to millions of Americans. In Greek mythology, the Gordian knot was an extremely complicated knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia in Asia Minor. Located in the city… Read More »
History has taught us, time and time again, that your enemy attacks when you are unprepared. As Sun Tzu wrote in his “Art of War,” some 2,500 years ago, “Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.” Indeed, Sun Tzu was a master of deception and a strategist sans rival. Currently, China occupies seven… Read More »
The purpose of this letter is to follow up with the current FCT Executive Officers and Board of Directors (FCT Officers) on engaging a Third-Party Independent Financial Auditor to audit the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Following the Jan 2017 sale of the 595 Parliament, Toronto FCT office building for $5.9 million, the FCT Officers revealed to itsmembers… Read More »