Who is playing with fire?

AT THE VIRTUAL SUMMIT between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping last November 15, the two world leaders got themselves embroiled in some delicate matters.  Xi told Biden that U.S. support for Taiwanese independence would be dangerous.  “Taiwanese authorities have repeatedly tried to ‘rely on the U.S. for independence’,” Xi was quoted as saying by… Read More »

Last Will and Testament and Rights of Step-Mother

Q. Magandang Araw po Atty. Wong. Una sa lahat maraming salamat po sa  opportunidad at serbisyo na binibigay nyo po sa aming mga Filipino.  Ako po sana ay katanungan tungkol sa lupa na naiwan ng Tatay ko. * Namatay po ang Tatay ko nito lang po July 15, 2021  * Siya po ay hiwalay sa Nanay ko since… Read More »

A Service for Unplanned Pregnancy

Each year hundreds of women in Toronto will make a difficult decision about an unplanned pregnancy. They will either choose to have a baby, place their child for adoption, or have an abortion. Some will be well supported by family and friends, but many, feeling alone, and overwhelmed will believe they have no other choice but to terminate… Read More »

Probabilities and Possibilities

“Every man is nothing more or less than the demands of the world, and that the more a man demands of the world, the bigger the magnitude of his success or failure in life.” Omar El Akkad, What Strange Paradise (2021) By Rey Moreno Creativity I have been told it must be there Within the confines of my… Read More »

The politicization of education

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and his Republican rival Glenn Youngkin were neck-and-neck in a dead heat with five days left of the gubernatorial election last November 3.  On Election Day, Youngkin won 50.9 to McAuliffe’s 48.4.  What the heck happened? It all began on September 29 when McAuliffe said during a debate, “I don’t think parents… Read More »

A Life Profiled: Andres Bonifacio

A Life Profiled: Andres Bonifacio “Kaya, O mga kababayan! Ating idilat ang nabulag na kaisipan, at kusang igugol sa kagalingan ang ating lakas sa tunay at lubos na pag-asa na magtagumpay sa minimithing kaginhawan ng bayan tinubuan.” – Andres Bonifacio, Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog. He is called the Great Plebeian, the Supremo and Founder of the… Read More »

PAGBAWI NG NASANGLANG LUPA

Q. Atty. Good day po. Hinge po sna aq ng tulong pra mabawi ang na forclosed n property ng  lola at lolo q.ang title ay nsa bsp n po.sabi expired na ren dw po ung 1 yr redemption n wla nmm  po kmi alam tungkol doon. At wla po kmi natangap n redemption leter s kanila.24 hectars po … Read More »

Spare some Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the first and widely recognized cryptocurrency. A type of digital money that is not dependent on any government or financial institution. It can be transferred globally without a need for a centralized intermediary such as banks, and has verifiable transactions recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain, that arguably cannot be altered or hacked. … Read More »

FCT Scraps Accounting Principles in Awarding $500K Back Pay

Can Their Lawyers Answer Simple Questions? by Cress Vasquez The Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT) has demonstrated a dislike for conventions such as the accounting principle of listing payables as a liability in financial records like balance sheets and financial statements. Instead, what FCT President and CEO Mary Ann San Juan has done was use a special resolution to… Read More »

This & That

It started with my fascination with Shang Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings which led me to being curious about other films of the same or related genre, which, in turn, led me to the online video posts of the premiere of Dune at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, which then led me to this intriguing… Read More »