Mang Ben Pineda (not his real name) and his wife had traveled almost 5-6 hours in the early morning of January 9 arriving in Manila just in time to catch the gathering multitudes of people now almost numbering millions. By the time the procession had started, Mang Ben and his wife had braved the intense heat and occasional… Read More »
Dangle out the carrots, 2011 is the year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese Zodiac calendar. Unlike 2010—year of the Tiger, considered to be fast paced and dynamic, Anno Cuniculus (year of the Rabbit) is almost always characterized as quiet, positive and inspiring. The Chinese astrology tells us that indeed it looks like “refreshing changes will come… Read More »
WHO is really Santa Claus ?. Why is he so popular worldwide that children await him December of each year ? And why did retired Philippine bishop Teodoro Bacani said Santa is stealing Christmas from Jesus Christ who was supposed to be the center of attraction on his birth date December 25 . ****** Bacani insists Santa “helps… Read More »
November is a month of remembrances. Which is why, November 11 of each year never fails to amaze me the way it is observed here in Canada. Wherever you are..at work..at home, in the malls… in the subway and almost everywhere in Canadian soil., we stop to remember the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, both… Read More »
Ang kasalanan ni Juan ay kasalanan rin ni Pedro at ng lahat. This is the logic behind the massive outrage and anger directed at Filipinos over the botched hostage drama at the Quirino Grandstand Aug.23 that left eight tourists dead, scores injured from bullets pumped by a dismissed ex-Philippine cop demanding to be reinstated to his old job.… Read More »
You tube, that popular video sharing website ,has done it again. It has helped uncover a new sensation much like in the same route of Charice Pempengco or Arnel Pineda. But in the meantime, these two Filipino You tube alumni will have to step aside, or share the limelight, so to speak. The latest find is unbelievably… Read More »
NEWS ITEM: “ A devoted Filipino maid inherited S6 Million Singapore dollars(about P202 Million ) from her late employer after more than 20 years of service “. Can this be happening? This jewel of a good news is really true amid the spate of reports we read and hear every now and then of miseries suffered by our… Read More »
The exclusive use and abuse of sirens commonly called as “Wang-Wang “ in the Philippines, was a child of martial rule when then dictator Marcos issued Presidential Decree No.96 on January 13, 1973 declaring as “Unlawful the use or attachment of sirens, bells, whistles or similar gadgets that emit exceptionally loud and startling sounds “ .Under the decree,… Read More »
As you are reading this column, we now have a brand new-Philippine President, Benigno Simeon Aquino or more popularly know as Noynoy, the only son of martyred senator Benigno Aquino and the late democracy Icon Mrs. Corazon Aquino, the first post-Marcos era-president via the historic EDSA Revolution 1 of 1986. Already, he is being addressed as President Noy… Read More »
A few days leading to June 12, Philippine Independence Day, a slew of Filipino celebrities and stars trooped to Toronto and other parts of Canada for a series of performances and concerts. Among them were “songbird“ Regine Velasquez, songwriter Ogie Alcasid, Sarah Geronimo and of course diminutive international singing sensation, Charice Pempengco of Oprah fame and a protégée… Read More »