The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has been playing a vital role in enhancing the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and by keeping the watershed’s ecological integrity. TRCA’s vast jurisdiction includes critical watersheds, such as the Highland Creeks, Rouge River, Humber River, and the Lake Ontario’s waterfront… Read More »
When we talk about kiss-and-don’t tell actors, ALDEN RICHARDS takes the cake. There are actually no nasty rumors about ALDEN and to many of us, he seems to have a wonderfully blissful life by just being single. “As a private person, all moments spent with my family are precious and so are the times when I get to… Read More »
IN 1853, THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE was referred to by Tsar Nicolas I as the “Sick Man of Europe,” which was then in a state of decline. After World War I, the phrase was applied to several European countries that included France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Germany. It was the result of the economic chaos that the… Read More »
WITH 40 DAYS LEFT to Election Day, the campaign season in the Philippines is now on the homestretch. From here onward, everyday counts. While the five remaining and active presidential candidates – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Leni Robredo, Isko Moreno, Manny Pacquiao, and Ping Lacson – are busy crisscrossing the archipelago courting voters, many of whom are still… Read More »
THREE WEEKS TO ELECTION DAY, the tide of the Philippine election is turning the other way! Yes, it’s happening! You can feel it when you listen to the political rallies around the archipelago. From Basilan in Southern Mindanao to Cagayan in Northern Luzon, the Filipino people are coming out enthusiastically for their presidential candidate of choice: be it… Read More »
Kudos to our very own Dr. Patrick Alcedo, Chairman of the Dance Department, York University, and multi-awarded film maker. Another feather in his already-crowded cap is in the offing. He just left for Manila for the awarding of the Pamana ng Pilipino Presidential Award, our good friend being one of the fifty-six (56) distinguished and outstanding overseas Filipinos… Read More »
The Archdiocese of Toronto has begun its annual Sharelife campaign in parishes. It started last March 27, and it will run until the first week of June. Sharelife is raising funds to support over 40 Sharelife agencies who serves tens of thousands of people locally, the marginalized community, and countless more around the world regardless of religious affiliation.… Read More »
Making Life worth living despite the biggest Storm by Tess Cusipag Holy Week makes you reflect on your past activities and all the storms that you encountered and how you survived. In 2018, I published a story written by the late Carlos Padilla where we got sued by the late senator Tobias Enverga. On the process, Carlos Padilla… Read More »
It is mid-Holy Week as we go to press. It makes us look back to this story about Gloria Romero. In 1954, the Dramatic Philippines was having a hard time looking for an actress for the role of Virgin Mary in Martir Sa Golgota, a Lenten offering based on the life and passion of Jesus Christ. Gloria Romero… Read More »
Braso, maghunos-dili ka. Konting panahon na lang at tuturukan ka na naman. Libre na nga ang injection, aatungal ka pa? Pang-apat na yan. At ang dahilan, tulad ng nakaraan, ay pampalakas ng katawan. Haskang laguta! Tayo ba’y nagiging bakunadik na? ***** Sunod-sunod na naman ang mahaba’t malakas na sirena. Ayaw ko nang sumilip sa bintana at sundan ng… Read More »