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 »
ANALYZING THE COGNITIVE CONSEQUENCES OF FAITH IN GOD AMONG FILIPINO WOMEN
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 »
Single Parents Needs More Help
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 »
Mas mahalaga ba ang YAMAN kesa RESPETO?
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 »
Filipino-Canadian, Nicole Huff, to Guest Star in Pretty Hard Cases on CBC
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 »
Reminder to victims
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 »
Messages for the community scammers and swindlers
by Mary Ellinelle Villareal Parreno Iyong mga nagyayabang diyan sa enchanted village,itaas niyo pa ng konti ang RANGE ha..Bakit? Kung magyayabang ka na MAYAMAN ka at alam ng lahat ng tao sa palibot mo na WALA KANG TRaBAHO, ano ang labas mo niyan? Maliban lang kung BOBO at hindi nakakaintindi ang nasa palibot mo. Meron bang mayaman na… Read More »
First Death Anniversary of one of Naomi Ong’s Victims
ESSAYING WOMEN POWER IN THE PHILIPPINES
By Dr. Freddie Obligacion After Philippine President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III delivered his final state-of-the-nation address, Philippine Senator Grace L. Poe, had this to say in an interview, “All of the important and key [officials in his administration] who come out with tough decisions are women. So I am grateful to the President for seeing the potential… Read More »
PAEAN TO A DYING RIVER: MEASURING WATER QUALITY OF THE BELEAGUERED PASIG RIVER IN METRO-MANILA, PHILIPPINES
By Freddie Rabelas Obligacion, Ph.D. The Pasig River, one of the major Philippine river systems, connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Spanning 25.2 kilometers (15.7 miles), it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves. Its major tributaries are the Marikina River and San Juan River. The total drainage basin of Pasig River, including the basin of Laguna de Bay, covers… Read More »