When I was teaching in a school in Toronto in the 90’s, a fellow Filipino teacher in the same school and I used to give a luncheon to the staff during the week of Thanksgiving. We usually served our native pansit”, “lumpiang Shanghai” and beef “mitsado”. The members of the staff looked forward to this Filipino meal and… Read More »
Si Fr. David Marino ay talagang napaka suwerting tao. Ang buong sambayanan ay sumusuporta sa kanyang mga proyekto, katulad ng pag-papatayo ng simbahan. Noong unang siya ay madestino sa lugar na iyon, ang dinatnan lamang niya ay isang maliit na simbahan na kung hindi nalagyan ng altar at mga larawan ng santo ay masasabing isang bodega ng palay.… Read More »
As I write this piece, Philippine President Aquino would still be at the Istana Merdeka, the official residence of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyona. By the time I finish this, Aquino would probably be in Singapore and by the time this gets off the press he would already be back in his official residence, Bahay Pangarap, inside the… Read More »
My mother will turn 92 this March and is upbeat as ever. When I talked to her by phone the other day —3pm in Vancouver, BC— she said that she’s fine and that she was baking pizzas for her apos, aged 18, 16, and 13. Whew, when are you going to stop, mother? No, not now — not… Read More »
When you are in despair and things get worst because of advices that are based on personal motives, then it’s about time to look for the answer from the Word of God. AVV311 As of this writing, the trouble in the Middle East is widely spreading. Now it’s the turn of Saudi Arabia government to face a wide… Read More »
Just how powerful was the March 11 earthquake that hit Japan? US geological survey data said the magnitude 8.9 (Richter scale) temblor that hit the Northeastern coast of Japan had a power equivalent to 336 megaton of TNT. If compared for instance to the atom bombs that were dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima 1946 during the end of… Read More »
For several days in February, the plot thickened in the case of former AFP comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, as the Senate and House probe into his high highly suspicious plea bargain agreement stumbled upon a bigger corruption scandal that threatened to destroy the credibility of the entire Armed Forces. The investigation was developing into a potential mystery… Read More »
Many parents have asked me on how to discipline a child and how to show tough love. They seem so conflicted about the idea that parents who love their kids should be in control and be tough. In fact one mother believes that tough love doesn’t even exist, that’s it’s just a philosophical concept worthy to be thrown… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Two surviving Filipino Americans whose members of their families were victims of murders in Illinois share opposite views on death penalty. I sought out their views following the signing Wednesday (March 9) by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn of the ban of death penalty, making Illinois the 16th state to end capital punishment. As you know,… Read More »