Category Archives: Guest Writer

The memories of St. Barths

By Merci Maliglig The unforgettable memories of the grandeur of St. Barths keeps coming back to me, I can’t help but reminish and write about it again. From Toronto, St. Maarten is four and a half hours flight. Getting to St. Barths from St. Maarten, on a puddle jumper ride, only the good-looking pilot and co-pilot can make… Read More »

USAPANG PINAY

By Rudy M. Viernes Once again a Filipina beauty is on top of the world as the most beautiful having been crowned “Miss World 2013.” She is Filipino-American beauty Megan Lynne Young, 23, besting other 126 candidates from countries all over the world in ceremonies held in Bali, Indonesia recently. In fact Megan made history as the first… Read More »

Travelogue

By Mercy Maliglig After dealing with some health issues, on my last article I said “Back on the Road Again”. At least that’s what I thought until my cardiologist got a hold of me June 27, 2 days before my birthday celebration, a special day my kids had meticulously put together. With my luck, after the ECG, the… Read More »

Travelogue

By Mercy Maliglig After dealing with some health issues, on my last article I said “Back on the Road Again”. At least that’s what I thought until my cardiologist got a hold of me June 27, 2 days before my birthday celebration, a special day my kids had meticulously put together. With my luck, after the ECG, the… Read More »

Ruben – Up Close and Personal

At Ruben’s wake, the emcee asked if anyone would like to share a story about Ruben. There was a long lull before Edwin Mercurio spoke. At this point, I found myself standing and heading out. It was Ruben’s wake. It was also his birthday. I was sad. Later, Cris Vasquez told me that if there is someone close… Read More »

Ruben Cusipag pumanaw

By Ted Alcuitas Philippine Asian News Today We were saddened to hear of the death on July 12 of Ruben C. Cusipag, founder and publisher of Balita, Toronto’s leading Filipino newspaper and one of the longest running Filipino newspaper in Canada. Ruben and I had a long history together. We were of kindred spirits and shared a vision… Read More »

RUBEN CUSIPAG WRITES 30

By Edwin C. Mercurio Ruben Cusipag, a veteran journalist who was detained as a political prisoner during in the early days of Martial Law in the Philippines in 1972 passed away yesterday. Cusipag migrated to Canada by late 1974. Cusipag was the co-founder of Atin Ito in early1976. Atin Ito (This is Ours) was one of the first… Read More »

RUBEN CUSIPAG, UPSILONIAN, BATCH 57

THERE ARE MANY STORIES TO TELL ABOUT RUBEN, AND NOT ONLY BECAUSE RUBEN HAD A LARGER THAN LIFE PRESENCE, THE 800 POUND GORILLA, EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT IN THE ROOM. HOW TO EULOGIZE RUBEN AND GIVE IT JUSTICE? HE TRANSCENDS DESCRIPTION. FULL OF LIFE, HE HAS THIS UNFORGETTABLE LAUGH, PASSIONATE, INTEGRITY, COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL,… Read More »

I knew two Ruben Cusipag’s.

By: Jason Maghanoy I heard of the larger than life, and at times controversial figure in the Filipino community. The political prisoner. The dynamic writer, charmer and leader, committed to helping Filipino’s build a strong cultural identity in Canada. When I visit my aunt’s house I would see the accolades hanging on the wall: awards for his journalism… Read More »