By David Grossman SPECIAL TO BALITA It took quite some time for Melissa Vilar to understand that she was not living in a dream. The 19-year old native of Toronto, and of Philipino descent, attended the annual George Brown College salute to athletes, coaches and officials expecting to share the good times, memories and more in the final… Read More »
Toronto, Canada – Filipino-Canadian For Good Governance (FilCan4GG) is calling upon all Filipino-Canadians to join the Global Protest alongside the US Pinoys for Good Governance (USP4GG) and all other groups worldwide to protest China’s bullying tactics on the Philippines’ Scarborough Shoal. GLOBAL DEMONSTRATIONS SCHEDULED ON MAY 11, FRIDAY IN FRONT OF CHINESE EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES The territorial dispute… Read More »
Q. I am in my senior years. Since retiring from government service few years ago, I now live in Canada with my niece. I have properties in the Philippines consisting of a 4-door apartment building. The monthly rental income of this property is the primary source of my income to augment my meager pension from the GSIS. As… Read More »
by Rudy M. Viernes The Iglesia ni Cristo church in the Philippines shelled out $700K to purchase an abandoned, tiny exclave in Scenic, South Dakota. For what? For possible expansion of its imposing edifices with trademark narrow-pointed spires which are landmarks in many towns and cities in the Philippines. But INC hasn’t divulged its plans for the property… Read More »
Heto at katatapos lang ng Mahal na Araw dito sa Pilipinas- almost a week- long holiday for most (walang pasok! But for the daily wage earner,walang sweldo!) for this predominantly Catholic nation to to give time daw to‘observe’ the true meaning of Lent. And I will now be writing about PORK , the kind one eats – a… Read More »
I was browsing the web and I stumbled upon an interesting article on fatherhood. Author of relationship articles, Ken Solin wrote,”90% of being a successful father is showing up.” So true. Indeed so many fathers don’t show up when necessary. Some even disappear. And those who are always around, don’t really show up in the real sense of… Read More »
Even during his early years in showbiz, Aga Muhlach didn’t deny that many tried to convince him to enter politics. Though he had oftentimes campaigned for politician-friends, he never succumbed to that tempting offer. “It’s exciting, more demanding and challenging than an actor’s life. But I’ve to admit I’m not made for that stuff. Perhaps someday when I’m… Read More »
I felt very sad when I heard that the Toronto City Council scrapped the funding for the High Park Zoo. What that gravy? The children and the parents who are often visitors to this small zoo did not demonstrate at Toronto City Hall. They gathered together and tried to raise the $100,000 needed until the end of the… Read More »
News report says that Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is “poised to move to cite for contempt public opinion poll makers Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Station for conducting their March surveys asking respondents to give their take on the guilt or innocence of the accused in the ongoing impeachment trial.” “The accused,” the report continues, “as one would… Read More »