By Carmencita ‘Ging’ Hernandez What now, Ging? Nothing like a funeral to get people together, a time to see old friends and reacquaint with new ones with you as a centrepiece for conversation. They said you spent your life for others. There were many who visited the website John Flores, Zoraida’s nephew) set up for you. www.tinyurl.com/7gyrtvy or… Read More »
By Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen Word of the passing of Carmencita “Ging” Hernandez last December 6th left the tight circle of activists within the Filipino community—in Ontario, for that matter– in a state of shock. Everyone knew how dynamic a person Ging was. As she lay comatose in her deathbed at Toronto Western General Hospital, life support systems… Read More »
Alahoy! Alahoy! Sang Maligayang Pasko! Tropa ng Kalabit, ang bati sa inyo! Sanman kayo naron sa dako ng mundo, Ang Diwa ng Pasko lagi nang isaulo! * * * Holy Kalungkaling! Doon sa Square One! (Dun sa ‘waiting area’ o sa ‘departure’ man!) Sa Howard Street, sa Scarborough Town! Tsikahan syempre pa! Itong Kapaskuhan! * * * Oka… Read More »
Publisher Pacquiao Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who is also the Congressman from Saranggani, the TV host, the singer, the basketball player, the billiards shark and many more, is taking on a new persona – a media mogul. To start his venture into the communications business, Pacquiao has already established a radio station in General Santos City which… Read More »
The church I belong to recently hosted an interfaith gathering. The subject of the presentations was water, its importance to man and the environment, and how the government takes care of its conservation. The program was arranged by an organization called “Mosaic”. The presentations which lasted for about two and a half hours were in two parts. The… Read More »
THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE PRINCE OF PEACE By Rudy M. Viernes The United Nations is a world organization of independent countries. It celebrates its 66th founding anniversary October this year. It is the precursor of the League of Nations formed in 1920 and formally dissolved in 1946. The UN was founded in 1945 in San Francisco with… Read More »
Sunday, September 11, 2011 marked the tenth anniversary of the worst national tragedy in the history of the United States of America. On that fateful beautiful day, with blue skies and bright sunshine, the most powerful nation in the world, experienced its darkest hours. Nineteen terrorists sky-jacked four passenger airplanes. Two of them crashed at the World Trade… Read More »
Alahoy! Alahoy! Ala nang sasaya! Bakasyon dun satin, kaibang – kaiba! Lalut ke tagal nang di nakauwi ka! Sa NAIA palang haping – hapi ka na! * * * Paalala, ingat! Sus, paulit – ulit! Kaingat kanino? Tinamaang lintik! Huh! Si Joe Damasco, agad niyang sambit! “Sakin sila ingat!” Saka humagikgik. * * * Si Pilosopong Lao, pinagmamalaki!… Read More »
Did you hear about that woman and her little child who jumped out of a moving car, several days ago? They landed on the road with serious injuries. Fortunately, they were not hit by in passing vehicles. The road was closed for several hours. A criminal investigation was conducted. I went over the newspapers the next day for… Read More »
By: Trisha Sevilla Walk-Train-Work-Train-Walk. My days had become a sandwich. It seemed like someone had hit ‘repeat’ and had trapped me in the daily grind. I was 23, living on my own in a new city and always felt stuck in rush hour. I hadn’t been working in the corporate world that long but regardless, I felt like… Read More »