The last long weekend of summer is over. Short trips, weekend breaks and vacations preceding Autumn’s chill are done. Ooops! The school buses are rolling. Young Canadians are back in classrooms. People’s brains and brawn go on rotating the nation’s socio- economic wheels. Going around in circles, at least, is both an option and a reality of seasonal… Read More »
With the remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 bombing of the Twin Towers in New York City next week, I cannot help but remember my father, Ka Tino. Shortly after that historic New York bombing, he penned his piece, “Trahedyan Twins Towers” –the various community papers in North America had published his article. He was a self-taught poet;… Read More »
I suppose it is safe for me to surmise that most of you readers understand what this phrase means. It is the code phrase used to convey to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom the passing on of the Queen Elizabeth II, and thus set the plan into motion. The plan refers to “Operation London Bridge”, the… Read More »
A recent commentary, ” Our Interconnected Crises,” by Cielito Habito of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 9, 2022, took my breath away. I thought our 2018 PISA ( Programme for International Student Assessment ), in which we placed last among 79 countries tested in reading and 78th in Math and Science, would be so tough to our national… Read More »
Remember when these conversations were commonly overheard in Filipino gatherings? “Pilipino ka?” “Oo. Ikaw?” “Obvious ba?” “Taga-saan ka?” “Sa Scarborough.” “Hindi. Sa Pilipinas!” “Ah! Visayas.” “Tinuod ka, bay?” “Ay, ambot!” And off they go … new friends … talking in their native language. ***** “Pards, taga-Luzon ako na lumaki sa Cebu.” “Ha? Taga-Cebu ako na nakapangasawa ng taga-Mindanao.”… Read More »
August 20, 1939, the birthday of our all-time favorite Da King (FPJ). He would have turned 83. I remember that evening of November, 1982 when I received a phone call about 8:30 pm. “Baby (he never called me Babes), si Kuya Ronnie mo ‘to”, FPJ started our chat. Sabi ko, why did he have to say he’s Kuya… Read More »
ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump said in a statement that “a large group” of FBI agents was searching his Mar-a-Lago home, accusing the bureau of prosecutorial misconduct and suggesting the raid was politically motivated to prevent him from running for president… Read More »
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines. It’s a commemoration of the darkest era in Philippine history where it signified the signing of Proclamation No. 1081, which marked the beginning of the brutal 14-year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. It was not the only time martial law was proclaimed in… Read More »
You certainly have some mature plants in your home or garden to divide, or one plant that you would like to replace with something new, so one of the first things you can do is donate your plant or share some cuttings or seeds. The easiest and convenient way to do this is to take a picture of… Read More »
Smartphones have made us dangerous. It is estimated there are more than five billion mobile devices in use today. Studies predict that by 2025, 70% of internet users will only use smartphones to access the Internet. Every day, millions worldwide use their smartphones to take photos, make videos, or write texts documenting their reality and then share them… Read More »