Pinoys waited for Ramil for days. The experience and the lessons learned from the two strong typhoons ‘Ondoy’ and ‘Pepeng’ created the hoped- for reactions. Citizens, government, and NGOs and private groups got themselves ready. Rubber boats were deployed to the north which was the expected target of the onslaught; Trucks and other vehicles were stationed in the… Read More »
Were you there? Were you at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts during the presentation of “A Taste of Broadway, the Classics” on Saturday, October 10, 2009? If you were there, then you will probably join me in saying that it was a terrific success. The Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians deserved the entire accolade it… Read More »
CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Unfortunately, Filipinos look up to politics as their final destination — the Holy Grail – before they ride into the sunset. They don’t realize that the career, where they excelled at, is already their last frontier, the be-all and end-all. I don’t see Michael Jordan, Pele or Muhammad Ali running for office. But Manny… Read More »
In ignoring or bypassing recommendations and proposed changes to the Live-in Caregiver program (among them the Juana Tejada Law), Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tried to explain the his government’s position by saying the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) “is developing options for other improvements to the Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP)’ He further stated “ the implications of the… Read More »
People from all walks of life have asked me about the difference between normal sadness and clinical depression. “Are they the same or just slightly different?” “Do I need to take nerve pill if I’m only sad?” Sadness is a normal feeling. It can simply be a reaction to ordinary events that happen in our daily lives.… Read More »
While America was upholding th= result of decades of battle for civil rights by electing an African American to the presidency, tens of thousands of Californians were institutionalizing inequality, injustice and bigotry by passing Proposition 8, which sought to ban gay marriages in California. They wanted to include in the state constitution a provision that would deprive a… Read More »
More than a year after the Supreme Court slapped a temporary restraining order on the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Muslim Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the MILF has now been reported as having sought the assistance of the United States to mediate in a peace… Read More »
Sobra naman! This is what many utter in the country these days as two typhoons came one after the other and devastated almost the whole Philippines- first, Ondoy which surprised the whole of Metro Manila with the briskness with which floodwaters submerged the cities of Marikina, Cainta, Antipolo, San Mateo, Pasig and lower parts of Manila. A big… Read More »
CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) — Staring over the photos and video clips on the Internet emerging from the Philippines during the past few days was not only disheartening but was also depressing. But I can only hope and pray that everybody is safe and out of harm’s way. Metro Manila and its environs used to be spared from… Read More »
Barely a week after typhoon “Ondoy “ wrought havoc in Metro Manila and Luzon provinces with destructive flash floods, another big storm, “Pepeng “ (code named Parma) ravaged this time the Northern Luzon parts of the Philippines further adding more woes to the already reeling storm-weary nation. Pepeng lingered in the Philippine area for at least… Read More »