Taste of Manila, for a festival newbie, is very well put together. Only on its third year, it has now set the gold standard for Filipino community cultural celebrations. It was a tough beginning for the fledgling organizers, as may be expected of every new undertaking of its kind. But for a few blessings, including their dogged… Read More »
The last issue’s cover of Balita created a lot of stir to some and we received a lot of phone calls, emails, facebook postings of support, for which I am really thankful. The more reason that we should not let a setback slow us down. You understand correctly that, all along, in this case, we are fighting for… Read More »
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 to specific people and organizations, as though an invisible… Read More »
There is never a day in my life when I do not pray to thank the Lord for all his blessings on me and my family here and in the Philippines. As Editor and Publisher of Balita, I was lucky to be associated with people that are knowledgeable, experienced and very generous in sharing their newspapering expertise, for… Read More »
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 to specific people and organizations, as though an… Read More »
You were so young and beautiful. You died mysteriously, others said you were murdered and did not kill yourself. No one will ever know how you really died, but we know you died broken hearted, afraid and angry at those people who violated you. You had so much ahead; a future so promising, but they took that away… Read More »
Balita has been receiving complaints from victims of Ms. Rowena, a.k.a. Winnie Lyn Santiago, who allegedly scammed them with a proposed travel agency investment. Ms. Santiago presented herself as co-owner of Smart Choice Travel and encouraged her victims to invest in her travel company and in return they would get a generous interest monthly. To entice investors… Read More »
For all its years of successes, trail-blazing and league-leading, a few attempts to break new ground that fell short of expectations won’t faze Mabuhay Festival a bit. It remains in top spot among the Filipino community’s cultural extravaganza and trade shows in the Greater Toronto Area. So says a cross section of community members that we polled up… Read More »
For 2012, we are pleased to announce that our BALITA Editor and Publisher, Ruben Cusipag, is moving on as Editor and Publisher Emeritus, and that I finally received the nod to have full control of the paper as its new editor and publisher. We also welcome Ruben’s old media comrade , a well-known video and print journalist, Romy… Read More »