Category Archives: Editorial

Mang Badong, The tennis caretaker

No one could remember how Salvador Nolasco got the job as a caretaker of Victoria Tennis court before the outbreak of the Pacific War.  Nobody seemed to be interested for in the first place, he was doing a hell of a good job.  What many knew, to include many players, was that this man of over fifty was… Read More »

What makes us proud?

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 »

The problem of having too much or too little

My nephew and his wife had lunch with me and my sister the other day. They helped my sister with some chores. It was not a planned visit and I did not have anything special to serve. I heated the left-over “arroz caldo” that we had for supper the night before and pulled out some “dim sum” from… Read More »

The “Flores de Mayo”

Barrio residents regarded the month of May a very significant and memorable for various reasons.             Firstly, this month would usher the arrival of the rainy season thereby ending the long dry hot summer months; secondly, May was the second month of the long school vacation enabling the school children to help their parents in the home and… Read More »

HOLISTIC PREGNANCY

To have a child is the first task mandated by the Creator to all living creatures particularly man. There are several approaches to having a better offspring which will eventually lead to having a better world in the future. Man just forgets how to have a simplified multiplication.                                                                                                                                           AVV510               Many are worried about… Read More »

Firm, not arrogant

When the Supreme Court voted 9-1 to allow Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to appoint the successor of retiring Chief Justice Reynato Puno despite the constitutional ban on midnight appointments, several opinion makers, including this writer, criticized the ruling, saying that the controversial decision opened the “Arroyo court” to questions of credibility and integrity.               In an article entitled… Read More »

Are you Depressed?

Clinical depression or major depressive disorder happens often. In fact, about 5% of the population suffers from this medical illness. Commonly misunderstood, clinical depression has caused decline in functioning, relationship problems, financial losses, and worse, even suicide and homicide.   Are you depressed? How do you know if you are indeed depressed rather than just lonely or sad?… Read More »

SAAN SA GUBAT NG MGA KASALANAN?

Dalawang linggo pa lamang sina Francis at Junichi sa San Isidro ngunit halata ni Francis na may bumabagabag kay Junichi. Naaaninag iyon ni Francis sa mga kilos ni Junichi, nararamdaman sa kanyang mga pananalita. “What’s the matter?” naitanong ni Francis isang araw na nakita niyang tila may malalim na iniisip si Junichi. “Nothing. I am just thinking of… Read More »