By Josephine C. Sanchez Obando, Bulacan, north of Manila is widely known for its Fertility Dance ritual. Every year during summer the town celebrates its town fiesta with three days of merrymaking in honor of its three patron saints–the first on May 17 for San Pascual Baylon, May 18 for Santa Clara and May 19 for Our Lady… Read More »
Survey ay sumablay! Alahoy! Poesuuy! Grace Poe e Number One! Pipol natauhan! Survey e sumablay! Si FPJ et al, dun sa kalangitan Tagay alang patlang! Sigawan! Mabuhay! *** Si Loren Legarda e pumangalawa, Na ayon sa survey lagi nang primera! Pero happy naman kahit na segunda, Kay FPJ noon, nag – Bise sya diba? *** Sir Tomas Kaluban!… Read More »
In the last 14 months we’ve been seeking answers to many questions about the way individuals and organizations seduce the community with a combination of guile, sweet-talk and appeal to our sense of compassion. There seems to be a widening scheme to keep quiet among officials, in and out of government, associations and plain citizens. An invisible wall… Read More »
THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY, Part I By Rudy M. Viernes May is the month of fiestas, State it the other way. We Filipinos are never more fiesta-prone than during the month of May. May is also the flower month, and the Virgin Mary. . Being family-oriented as we Filipinos are May isn’t just a month of fiestas,… Read More »
Yahooo! Congrats, GRACE POE! Sana tuparin mo! Pangakong iangat masang Filipino! Mundo ng Basura, tanawin mo! Hu-hu! Daming pulitiko ayaw tingnan ito! *** Ikaw ang Number One! Bravooo! Mabuhay ka! Sa mga project mo, e idagdag mo pa, Mga Street Children, sagipin mo sila! Ispaltong kumunoy nalulunod sila! *** Alahoy! Pusuuy! Be Careful w/ your Heart! JODI STA.… Read More »
On April 24th, the Toronto Star carried on its upper fold the story of a dying caregiver, 44-year-old Maricon Gerente, who was granted the elusive permanent residence status. It was reported that it was no less than Minister Jason Kenney who decided to dispatch two immigration officers to Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital to fingerprint the unresponsive Gerente in exchange… Read More »
Alahoy! Butchukoy! Swak na swak ang jingle! Na DAPAT AY TAMA! Sa TVing GMA! Di nakakasawa! Galing na panggising Sa kakamut – kamot na voters sa atin! *** Bah, DAPAT AY TAMA! Sa SALITA, GAWA! Sa iboboto nyo! Oka – ka! Oka – ka! Kapag nagkamali, as usual tunganga! Ala nang iluha sa pagdaralita! *** Sa KAMPANYASERYE! Program… Read More »
Eskeremengoles! Daming bumungisngis! Maryanong Garapon ang MGA KALABIT?! Isang naglilihe, hagikgik! Kinilig! Isa namang buntis, nagpa – TY kay Tess. *** Sir Tomas Kaluban, grupo sa Square One! Sa Parliament Street! Sa Scarborough Town! Tuwa sa paglitaw! Hi – hi! Umaapaw! To MGA KALABIT! Refill! Refill! Ang hiyaw. *** VIVA PAPA FRANCIS! Papa na na – elect! Si… Read More »
The Honourable Mike Duffy Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Dear Senator Duffy, Hardly a month after your appointment, John Fewings, in his cartoon of yourself as the poster boy for the abolition of the Canadian Senate, won’t be able to foresee how right he was at that time. While I agreed with his message then, I… Read More »
By Stephanie Waddell It’s a story that’s not all that new to Canada: Immigrants arriving here looking for a better life for their families. In this case, it’s a glimpse into the lives of a small number of Filipinos who have moved to the Yukon in search of a better life and contributed to the territory many now… Read More »