Maganda at mapayapang araw/ gabi ang pagbati ko sa iyo/ inyong bumabasa ng kolum na ito sa mga sandaling ito! Alam kong maraming mga magulang and other elders ang masaya these days kasi panahon daw ng graduations diyan sa inyo sa Canada. Ang Pinoy talaga- kahit saan mang panig ng mundo,igagapang ang mga anak para makapagtapos. It is… Read More »
Marcelo Martin was a small frame man with squarest jaw, bristly hair, bog forehead, bushy hair and of average height. His constant work under the sun tanned his skin is like a leather. He had large uneven stained teeth due to smoking. Shortly before the outbreak of the Pacific war and during the Occupation, Marcing, as he was… Read More »
Daily Tribune – Monday, May 18, 2009 Knowing the past is looking at the future and chances are we can aim for perfection. On the other hand, living in the past is living in a illusionary world, and there will be no advancements, no progress and that opportunity of knowing our past life was just for pure and… Read More »
I was passing by a small flower shop inside the Finch Subway when my attention was caught by a row of sampagita plants in pots. The label was jasmine, but I know it was the Philippine sampagita with its small white sweet-scented blossoms. I know many of us grow them indoors during the cold weather and put them… Read More »
CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Voting is one of most visible faces of democracy. But this is also one of the civil rights that is most overlooked and most people take for granted. In a democracy, it is a given that if you vote, you can be voted upon. But in reality, a voter cannot just run for any… Read More »
Who’s Henry Sy? Is he rich and successful? If so, why talk about him? Why not just relish on the successes of Donald Trump of The Apprentice or Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Nebraska? Henry Sy has inspired millions of people from the Philippines and around the globe because of how he built his business empire; how he… Read More »
He was in tears when he first surfaced in the Philippines’ national consciousness. It was 2 a.m. of Feb. 7, 2008 when Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. appeared in a hastily called press conference at the De La Salle Greenhills to reveal that he had been kidnapped at the airport upon his arrival from Hongkong by police officials, and… Read More »
There is no greater story in the annals of World War II than the courage and human endurance that is Corregidor.. a little island at the mouth of Manila Bay . Dubbed as the “Gibraltar of the East “referring to that European bastion near Spain, impregnable to a point, it was the Filipinos and Americans’ last stand on… Read More »
…and how to protect yourself from the sun’s damaging heat… Global warming is slowly being felt. As of this time, it is still tolerable, and yet when people start feeling the real and deadly effects of the sun’s power, that time may already be irreversible. AVV409 Summertime is for outdoor fun. It is the best time everybody looks… Read More »
Hindi na ako makikisali sa maraming nakapagbigay na ng kanilang comments sa diumano ay may kagaspangang pagtrato ng mga Pulis Quezon City sa insidente ng pagkamatay ni Mrs. Trinidad Arteche- Etong. Ito na kasi ang subject ng kadaming istorya sa dyaryo, radio and tv, mga umpukan, inuman, at simpleng tsismisan ng marami nating kababayan dito sa lupang sinilangan.… Read More »