June is Seniors Month in Ontario. This year’s theme is “Stay safe, active and connected”. As a way to recognize the older adults and the contributions they made in communities across Ontario, many non-profit organizations have been taking initiatives to promote awareness about the many ways to support our seniors. Society of Sharing: Inner-City Volunteers is one of… Read More »
In the first five months of 2021, more than 7,500 Americans died from gun violence. Why? What’s causing the pandemic on gun violence? Gun control advocates say that background checks are not effective. Gun ownership advocates insist that guns don’t kill; it’s the people that kill people, which is convoluted logic. But according to a gun control advocacy… Read More »
For Filipino Canadians, and over 800,000 others like us. the celebration (albeit more subdued than pre-covid days ) of June as Filipino Heritage Month comes at a glorious time of the year – spring! The perfect time for new beginnings, a fresh start. A change which sometimes requires a paradigm shift which many people are resistant to. What… Read More »
Impong Kulas opines: “Ang kasal ay katulad din pala ng pandemic. Hindi biro.” “For richer or for poorer in whatever whichever, either one lives happily ever after or go social distancing.” ***** Joyfully saying “I do” and vowing “to love, to hold and to cherish” are indelible relationship commitments. Welcoming the ‘reopening’ on June 11 shows that life… Read More »
Packed and ready to go! See you soon? Whatever, let me bid you goodbye, fare thee well, bon voyage, adieu, adios, auf wiedersehen, paalam so on and so forth. Why do I have to go through this ritual every time a strong man picks up the balikbayan box? ***** Hopefully, the surreal release from caged boredom will come.… Read More »
In a statement by Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, on the occasion of Canadian Multiculturalism Day last year 2020 — she said “Our diversity has shaped our society and our way of life. People from around the world have come to Canada, hopeful of having the same opportunities and experiences as all Canadians, and… Read More »
Toronto has been tirelessly and busy putting up various pop-up clinics with the goal to achieve mass vaccination against COVID-19, and if this goes on, there will be a point in time when the so-called herd immunity will be reached. This will be the time to start to feel like going back to some sort of normality in… Read More »
In 1968, the United Kingdom announced the withdrawal of her military bases East of Suez. The withdrawal took effect at the end of 1971, which effectively spelled the end of the British Empire. At its height it was the largest empire in history. At its most extensive, the British Empire comprised of 57 colonies, dominions, territories or protectorates. … Read More »
Raise the roof? Unless there is a wee bit of rocket science safety risk still up in the air, then the ocean plunge of a 40,000-pound space junk off Maldives should be good but erstwhile trivial news. Bashers, however, still try to discredit the potency of China’s space race adventure. The China Manned Space Engineering Office said that… Read More »
Little did 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non realize that by organizing a bamboo makeshift food bank on a street would make her a celebrity and, ironically, at the same time put her in hot water. All she did was bring to life the time-tested Filipino “bayanihan spirit” of helping people in need. It all began on April 14, 2021… Read More »