TORONTO – A handful of protesters, most of them Canadians of Filipino descent, marched in circles in a small fenced-off area near the Chinese consulate here on Friday (May 11) in a lackluster show of protest against the reported Chinese incursions in a contested shoal in the South China Sea. “China bully, China bully,” the less-than-two-dozen people shouted,… Read More »
The other contestants on American Idol should file a complaint against Jessica Sanchez for falsifying her age. There’s no way she’s only 16 years old. No one can be 16 and sing like that! By the time you’re reading this, American Idol (you know, that singing contest south of the border) will be very close to its finale,… Read More »
Controversial issues are always a part of American politics and no American president, famous or not famous, goes scot free with them. History will be the judge and the American people will determine whether their chief executive was right or wrong. The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and Marshall Law characterized Abraham Lincoln’s administration. Richard Nixon’s… Read More »
In a novelist’s fertile imagination there’s a “Dead Poets Society.” In a mad poet’s searching mind he can ask: If there are Beauty Contests, why can’t there be an “Ugly Contest”? The poet after all is not afraid to write there is also beauty in ugliness. So also is the writer who proved Ugly Betty is not really… Read More »
It was “International Night” in our church ten days ago, People of all ages and all colours of skin poured in from the five o clock m ass to the church social hall. More came in through the doors from outside. Those were coming from home. The sounds of voices of different accents, greeting one another, promised a… Read More »
The greatest healer that walked on earth is too unconventional yet so effective. He made dead people rise up from their death. He symbolizes the epitome of hope; in Him nothing is lost until one says so. AVV412 I am impressed and amazed of the power of healers. The miracle and the good it brings on man. But… Read More »
Arrogance is like a dope that destroys the very fabric of one’s being. “My land is as wide as the eyes could see,” Pedring said. Unperturbed, Titong gamely quipped “(W)e have the biggest mansion in town. We could invite townspeople and all could fit in without a doubt.” “I ran for Governor but I lost with 100 votes,”… Read More »
Filipinos love sweets! Some of my personal favourites are biko and leche flan. These memorable for me because of their sugary, palatable taste. Sweet foods have a reputation of being high in calories but yet so irresistible that you can’t just have one bite! For several decades now, food scientists and researchers have come up with other ways… Read More »
Those islets and shoals west of the Philippines have again come to the limelight with Philippine and Chinese vessels engaging in a battle of nerves over what both the Philippines and China claim to be their territories. The standoff began on April 8 when a Philippine Navy surveillance aircraft monitored eight Chinese fishing vessels anchored inside the Bajo… Read More »