It is finally official. As of April 1, 2010 important changes have been made to the caregiver program – both for workers and employers. Effective April 1, 2010: 1. Live in Caregivers working in Canada have up to four years from the date of their arrival in Canada to complete the employment requirement to be eligible for… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGLi) – If former Senate President and former Speaker of the House Manny Villar is elected president in the Philippines in about two weeks, he will go down in history as the first ever to turn the concept of political party invented in the 14th century on its head. A President Villar will be the first politician… Read More »
THERE is much more at stake in the May 10 Philippine national elections, besides choosing a new president and other elective officials. For the first time, automated voting, counting, and tabulation will take the place of manual polling. This means, voters will choose their candidates through a computerized process that will hopefully save time, reduce if not eliminate… Read More »
By Rudy M. Viernes Novato, California The Hospicio de San Jose in Manila is a Catholic charitable institution, managed since 1865 by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. It is the foster home of orphans, children and adolescents abandoned or surrendered by their parents due to poverty. Some of these children have special needs. There… Read More »
Problem gambling, a form of impulse control disorder, has caused intense misery among individuals and families. The problem is so complicated and deep-seated that it has become a societal menace, not just an ordinary medical disorder. Some gambling, such as bingo, stock market speculation, and betting on games, can be considered as “subtle.” But some ways to… Read More »
AYON sa hindi pa katagalang kasaysayan, ang dynasty na kasalukuyang naghahari sa Isla de Oriente ay napunla ng may isang dayuhang negosyante, si Mr. Sah Kim na nakita ang mga yaman ng isla: ang mga kagubatan na sagana sa mga malalaki at mayayabong na matitigas na mga kahoy at mga bundok na sagana sa mga mina. Nadagdag pa… Read More »
A Filipino caregiver who had worked several years in Canada suddenly discovered that she had cancer. Her physician told her that she would have about six months to live. She decided that she would go home to die in the Philippines. “Ayokong mamatay dito. Gusto kong mamatay sa sariling bayan, sa piling ng aking mga kapatid at iba… Read More »
HELLO, dear readers. In this issue, I mean to put levity aside and provide the due respect and seriousness that my subject deserves. May 10,2010 is an auspicious day for all of us Filipinos. Each of us view elections campaigns differently : many just show a tolerant attitude towards the unique accoutrements that go with Philippine political campaigns… Read More »
Marcelo Martin was a small frame man with squarest jaw, bristly hair, bog forehead, bushy hair and of average height. His constant work under the sun tanned his skin is like a leather. He had large uneven stained teeth due to smoking. Shortly before the outbreak of the Pacific war and during the Occupation, Marcing, as he was… Read More »
By: Rudy Viernes May is the merriest and most colorful month of the year in the Philippines. It is a month of fiestas, processions, Flores de Mayo, Santacruzan, Virgin Mary…and mangoes, too! In most little towns and villages the annual fiesta is an anticipated event held in May. Most part of the year the barrio perks up… Read More »