by Cress Vasquez Working for the same organization for several years has its rewards, but wait until you see how the Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT) board of directors passed a special resolution that put some $500,000 into the pockets of a husband and wife. The payment, according to lawyers from two different law firms, was likely a violation… Read More »
Laughter is the best medicine, so they say. Pets and plants ease pain too, if I may. But best of all is shared humour with family and friends to brighten any gloomy day. ***** Surfing the Net, I came across an interesting and exciting post, as quoted below. “Two vacations a month apart! Works well. Vacation mandates! Bull’s… Read More »
As expected, the 2022 Philippine presidential election will be one of the most – if not the most – interesting elections in the Philippines. It is a political alchemy of various personalities that includes a former boxing great, the heir of the late dictator, a colorful Manila mayor, two former national police chiefs, and the widow of an assassinated… Read More »
Nope. Kung walang himala, wala ring same old, same old. (Kalabaw lang daw ang tumatanda.) Each day is a new day, my friend. Gumising, ngumiti at pasalamatan ang Diyos for the wake-up. Open your eyes to your only chance to capture every moment and make your new day the best you have ever lived. Greet the world with… Read More »
“And what is this writing, anyway, as a human activity or as a vocation, or as a profession, or as a hack job, or perhaps even as an art, and why do so many people feel compelled to do it?” Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (2002). Unless you are being paid to… Read More »
Q. Greetings po,attorney! Ako po ay isa sa nanunuod ng iyong YouTube channel tungkol sa mga lupa. Meron po ako nabiling lupa at ito ay may titulo, kaso po naka mother title po sya. Ang may ari po ay dalawang mag asawa at kasal at may mga anak kaso po namatay na po ang lalaki. Nagkasundo po kaming… Read More »
Young people aged 15 to 24 are more likely or vulnerable to experience mental illness or substance use disorder than any other age group. According to Youth Mental Health Canada, an estimated 1.2 million children and youth in Canada are affected by mental illness—yet less than 20 per cent will receive appropriate treatment. By age 25, approximately 20… Read More »
Kalayaan Hall was swarmed by rabid devotees last Sept 26 to cheer Rechie Valdez who made history as the first elected Filipina woman to sit in the House of Commons. Bravo to this lady who seems to work well under pressure with unbridled vitality marching to the beat of her own drum. (With good friend Janet… Read More »
If you have not seen Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings in the big screen yet, I strongly recommend that you do. While watching the eponymous movie, I realized how much I missed watching a movie in person in a physical theatre. And Shang-Chi is meant to be seen on the big screen, no doubt. That… Read More »
I take this opportunity to share my feelings on today’s concerns and the many developments in recent memory. The COVID pandemic has focused many life issues front and centre. It broke open people’s feelings about Science, Politics, and Religion. It is as if the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns, work-at-home arrangements, school disruptions, and a general curtailment of normalcy brought… Read More »