By Tess Taylor It was March when the world was upended. Spring was up in the air. But the world had other things in store for us. Lifestyle changes. Drastic ones for hordes of people. For me, it was a test of maintaining one’s equanimity in the midst of the fear, uncertainty and confusion and the changes that… Read More »
I received the emergency call from my superior. She wanted me to report to the hospital right away although it was my day-off. It’s good my mother was living with us. I didn’t need to scramble for a babysitter. She could watch my 5-year old daughter while I was at work. That’s what she’s doing mostly anyway. We… Read More »
By Atty. Henry Moyal There is no doubt that these are unprecedented times and 2020 will always be known in history as the year of the Covid-19 pandemic. There is also no doubt that the pandemic has taken everyone by surprise and many have questions on proper safety protocol and the future of immigration. However, those following IRCC… Read More »
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” Immanuel Kant Last famous words, asking for sympathy but none was given. In eight minutes and forty six seconds, the life of Mr. George Floyd was snuffed out of him, captured on a video by a concerned bystander. According to Wikipedia, the last person publicly… Read More »
BY: Edwin de Leon If you talk to rank and file catholic and tell him/her that there are only 1.2 B (16% ) Roman Catholics around the world out of a population of 7.5 B, he will probably be skeptical about the figure. At 86%, the Philippines’ population is nearly homogenously catholic. ( China has 0.41% Catholics )… Read More »
The purpose of this letter is to follow up with the current FCT Executive Officers and Board of Directors (FCT Officers) on engaging a Third-Party Independent Financial Auditor to audit the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Following the Jan 2017 sale of the 595 Parliament, Toronto FCT office building for $5.9 million, the FCT Officers revealed to itsmembers… Read More »
By Rey Moreno I am a stay-home wife. Not a choice. I married a hard-assed man whose ego is as massive as the sand dunes of Africa. Not only does he verbally abuses me, but hits me to give me “a good licking”, his words. I met him at the university. He was a charmer then. We got… Read More »
Spring is here for sure. Baby leaves are now sprouting in my pot of Boston fern which has been winterizing indoors since November or December. Not that I am an experienced plant person. Far from that. But I am learning slowly. Making mistakes here and there. All in all though, am happy with my progress. Baby steps. What… Read More »
“When Vu spoke he said that time climbed upward in layers and that with each consecutive layer the past became buried. He said that an old man like the one here in the village, he was happy simply to eat his soup every day, sleep in a dry bed, and have regular bowel movements.” David Bergen, The Time… Read More »
Rodel J. Ramos Compassion to refugees In 1937 when Hitler was persecuting Jews in Europe, Jews were leaving in droves begging other countries to give them asylum. Only the Philippines took them in. Even America, Canada and Australia did not accept them. It was the time of President Manuel L. Quezon. Thousands of them were accepted with open… Read More »