A week ago the Philippine Reporter celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala event. Several Filipino organizations shared the joyous occasion. The Hon. Mayor of Toronto, David Miller was the main speaker. He underscored the contributions of the paper to the culture growth of one of the most multi cultural cities in the world – Toronto There was… Read More »
Sa Semana Santa! Saan me Pabasa? Sa Holy Family? Halina! Halina! Teka, si Tyang Viring, nasa Lucena ba? Ang Unang Letra … A. Ale – Aleluya! * * * Dun sa Howard Street, me abalang grupo! Me kung ilang kahong pa – dor2dor kuno To poor of the poorest! Dun sa Antipolo. Nepu. CARPamilya, me padala nito! *… Read More »
The world’s foremost experts on global warming gathered in an emergency meeting in Copenhagen last week to warn politicians to act now to minimize the impact of what they described could be ‘irreversible’ climate shifts and hopefully save a world that they said was “on the brink.” The 2,500 scientists from 80 countries who attended the conference warned… Read More »
Volunteering is simply giving back. When you volunteer, you give a big part of yourself — your time, your energy, your talent, your money, your individuality . . . and your vision. You can’t give something you don’t have. You can give only what you own. So giving back is more profound than what it means. It conveys… Read More »
Hello, hello, mga bagong kaibigan diyan sa Canada! Kakaiba ang sigla ng mga kabataan ngayon- summer na kasi. Di yata ako maka- relate. Para sa akin at iba namang mga seniors dito sa bayang tinubuan, kinatatakutan na namin ang pagdating ng maalinsangang panahon., di halos makahinga sa kauntian ng hangin, at init ng araw na totoo naming nakakapagpasakit-… Read More »
In Depoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe, the main character found a handy helper in the island-domain in the person of Man Friday. A handy helper was an individual who could perform so many jobs at any time either on his own volition, as directed or requested. Such a type of a young man was found in the quiet barrio… Read More »
Q. I recently came about your column on the subject of divorce. I am thankful you are giving our countrymen such services and I can only thank you for the considerable time and effort in answering queries from our kababayans. I was divorced in 2003. However, at that time I was not yet a landed immigrant. I have… Read More »
Dear Atty. Rodriguez, I was driving my car on my way home at around 1AM when a police officer stopped me. He came over and asked me for my license and registration. He said that one of my headlights was broken. I told him that I did not know it was broken. I apologized and said I would… Read More »
Q. I am a fan of yours and a frequent reader of your regular column in Balita. The “legal advice” you provide and have provided to your readers under your Batas Pinoy Corner are very informative , interesting and, indeed are helpful to many of our kababayans. Bless you. With liberty, I am writing to request for your… Read More »