By Faye Arellano Maria, 35, arrived in Canada a decade ago under the defunct Live-in Caregiver’s Program. Her initial employer changed her mind about hiring her and immediately released Maria on her first week. It took Maria about seven months to find a new employer who was willing to do the required paperwork. This time, Maria endured almost… 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 »
In my groundbreaking quantitative modeling study of 620 Bicolano women from Bicol Region, Philippines, I proposed that religion as a way of life encourages people to strive for other values. Consequently, these values yield profound societal impacts. For instance, the practice of religion has been associated with gender-role stereotypes. Illustratively, Filipino feminist scholars regard Roman Catholicism as a… Read More »
What a beautiful 1st day of spring it is today – March 20, 2021! Blue skies and bright sun. Still cold but the resplendent sun and sky makes a whole world of difference. Aware of the coming warmer days, I am looking forward to finally bring out my potted plants which have been “wintering” (or is it winterizing?)… Read More »
By Freddie Rabelas Obligacion, Ph.D., MBA, MA, BS (magna cum laude) In my groundbreaking quantitative modeling study of 620 Bicolano women from Bicol Region, Philippines, I proposed that religion as a way of life encourages people to strive for other values. Consequently, these values yield profound societal impacts. For instance, the practice of religion has been associated with… Read More »
Dexter Garcia Single or lone parents face a lot of difficulties and challenges especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lone parents always shoulder extra responsibilities and the pandemic presses more weight on their obligation as a parent or as the breadwinner of the family. Like many parents, lone parents juggle between work and home, and oftentimes, one of these… Read More »
by Mary Ellinelle Parreno Kahit Anong sabihin at gawin niyo lahat diyan..katapat ng lahat ng kagustuhan niyo diyan LEGALIDAD..makakalabas kayo sa lungga niyo at mananagot. Ewan ko na Lang kung makakasagot ka pa ng “wala kang pakialam” Hindi rason na hindi ka nakapag-aral para gumawa ng kagagahan at kabalastugan. May batas din na pipigil sa kabobohan at katapangan… Read More »
Written by Scott Dion Brown Fresh off her stellar performance as Paige Aquino in Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things, Filipino-Canadian Nicole Huff will once again be returning to the screen, this time in a guest starring role as Alina Taylor on CBC’s Pretty Hard Cases. The new action-packed series stars Meredith MacNeill and Adrienne C. Moore as detectives who… Read More »
by Mary Ellinelle Villareal Parreno Sa mga CANADIAN CITIZEN, ano ang pakiramdam na ang nanloko sa iyo ay UNDOCUMENTED pala sa Canada. I realize na ang mga taong walang status ang siya pang may makapal na mukha mag assure sa pamilya ng mga citizen na for 20 to 40 years na kaya nilang papuntahin dito ang mga kamag-anak… Read More »