This is one time when I was grateful for the heat in Manila. What???!! Yes, readers, because if Manila was hot during the Holy Week, Bangkok was near-scorching. And yet, I had an incredibly satisfying time in the land of tuktuk and traffic (I think, Bangkok traffic was even worse than Manila, or maybe “patas lang”). No wonder… Read More »
The Second Chance Foundation was created to support, empower, and educate incarcerated, marginalized, racialized, and transitional women. This foundation is created by women for women to assist in providing the “second chance” without judgement that is needed. No woman should be defined by the mistakes of their past. It is their belief that everyone deserves to lead a… Read More »
Clocked in for DST, incidentally, on my birth anniversary. Searched for the jackpot at a rainbow’s end with St. Patty. Blew a warm adieu to Arctic blues and tolerable snow. Welcomed the spring equinox; winked at a patch of golden dandies. Embraced the fact that very soon, there might be some “Achoo!” That will eventually pass, so I… Read More »
Men will die earlier than women on average of four and a half years for reasons that are preventable. Majority of men suffers from conditions such as mental health, prostate cancer, testicular diseases, and lifestyle-related illnesses. In fact, 70 percent of Canadian men have two or more unhealthy habits, and 70 percent of all the chronic conditions experienced… Read More »
Are you willing to pay for access to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, etc.? The Internet was founded on the premise that information should be freely available, which ironically turned out to be one of the Internet’s biggest drawbacks. Only a decade ago, everyone was questioning how Facebook makes money. No one asks that anymore. We now… Read More »
Balita is leading the print newspapers in the Filipino community. We were very solid when in 2012 an outcast of San Diego by the name of ROMEO PILPIL MARQUEZ was introduced to us. I was stunned, as this was the guy that I was reading when he was fighting with community leaders of San Diego who did… Read More »
I’m back in Toronto where the sun rises as the moon shines in Manila. I still miss the luxury of watching a sunset through a partly opened window by the bay and it almost became a habit to just sit at the nearby Penn most early or late evenings. Yes, back to reality, mired once more into the… Read More »
Life is a kaleidoscopic journey of stories. Saan man mamugad at tumagal ang isang nilalang, siya ay susundan ng kasaysayan. Animo’y anino, tutunghayan siya ng isang libo’t-isang salita na nasambit, narinig at nasulat. The question is: Ilan kaya sa mga kataga ang pasaring at pangungutya; ilan ang banta o babala; at ilan ang udyok ng damdaming nagtampo o… Read More »
These were the words that made me burst out laughing as a bunch of sassy, indefatigable, empowered ladies in their post golden years, got together one balmy, breezy night at a lovely Santorini-inspired seaside summer home at the Terrazas de Punta Fuego in Batangas. It was the gorgeous 2nd home of Mr. and Mrs. Rafael (Babes) Simpao (Babes… Read More »
“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.” – Confucius Would you disagree with Confucius? What about Polish-born American film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who once said a universal truth about achieving success when he said, “The harder I work, the luckier I get.”? Success is undeniably based on preparation. As far… Read More »