There is an e-mail going around the Web about the subject of aphorism. My wife forwarded it to me which caught my attention to let Balita readers, especially the boomers, put their ego into perspective. The word is new to me but no worry because Mister and/ or Miss Google showed me a few definitions but here is… Read More »

“It was a huge crowd of Filipinos at Bathurst and Wilson. The place was awesome”, my son was saying during our get-together in November last year. Of which I responded considering I know nothing about this gig “they were lucky it was a nice weekend. Good weather gets people out.” We are talking about the Taste of Manila, a… Read More »

I am referring to the piece of paper colored green, yellow or the 2-page-same-side letter size a police hands you after you are caught by them violating a section/s of the Highway Traffic Act or the Toronto Municipal Code. It is called Form 4, Provincial Offences Act, Ontario Court of Justice. I refer these pieces of paper as… Read More »

-by Hon. Dr. Rey D. Pagtakhan, P.C. Half a century hence, today, what does the Canadian flag mean to me? February 15 marks the golden jubilee of the Canadian flag. On this momentous day in 1965, the Canadian Red Ensign was lowered from the Peace Tower in Ottawa and the new red maple leaf flag, at exactly noon,… Read More »

By Wilma Gonzales Buenaobra In this troubled world filled with strife, conflict, angst, disappointments, sadness and loss, we tend to cling to our hurts, sorrows and pain. Frozen, the blockbuster movie could not have come timelier. At a college commencement exercises, guest speaker’s gist was: “While at a cemetery looking at tombstones one day, I noted two dates… Read More »

~ The practice of adversarial journalism in the community level is quite new in Toronto’s burgeoning Filipino community, not surprisingly because of overlapping personal, social and professional relationships. But little do people realize that bonds of friendships are exploited to the maximum by those who try to manipulate the press to achieve their personal goals. The media seem… Read More »

by Pido Aguilar —————————————– Our magnificent journey to a life of infinite abundance continues. Just read what follows: once silently; once aloud. You may repeat the process for the next two weeks so that you continue to see, feel and experience how your life CAN change when you are positively affirming. If you missed the previous Affirmations One… Read More »

normally, the sight of one shark, much less hundreds of them would spark panic and scare among the people in the beach.          The leopard sharks in La Jolla California, sparks a. different reaction instead of running away for their lives, visitors here head out toward the deeper water to get a closer look. For those who get… Read More »