Safehaven is a home – a refuge for vulnerable populations living with disabilities and medical complexities. They deliver respite and residential care that not only exceeds medical standards, but is non-institutional and fun. Safehaven’s commitment to care for vulnerable populations living with medically complex needs requires extreme diligence and precision at the best of times. Thanks to their… Read More »
On September 7, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the so-called “heartbeat law” (SB8). Immediately it unleashed a maelstrom of protests from women’s groups, who criticized the ban as early as six weeks into pregnancy. After six weeks, the new law doesn’t allow abortions even in the case of rape or incest; however, it makes an exception if… Read More »
Q. Greetings with God’s Love, Peace and Protection. I am so blessed by your knowledge and wisdom in legal arena. I am rooting always on your youtube because it really helpful, informative and very understandable. Keep up the good work Atty. On the other hand, I am writing to you and your honorable office with regard to our… Read More »
IT will be remembered several years ago when the Philippine Independence Day Council, the darling of the Filipinos, conceded as the main umbrella for every organization and interest group in the community, it enjoyed the honour as the focal point for unity among us. Then one year PIDC had a press conference saying they were penniless and struggling.… Read More »
Asked why Canadians played so well in the US Open, Olympian and rising tennis star Leylah Annie Fernandez replied: “I would say it’s the maple syrup.” Cheering for Montreal-born Félix Auger-Aliassime then seeking for a semi-finals berth, Leylah told media: “I’m going to give him a huge jar of maple syrup.” Throwback. Vasek Pospisil, a great Canadian tennister… Read More »
When President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, it caught the country by surprise – shocked to say the least! The American people weren’t prepared for it. It’s a retreat of great proportion. Not even a shot was fired! Yet, the Taliban – with its ragtag army –entered Kabul triumphantly after 11 days. But as soon as Biden… Read More »
Soon, autumn will be upon us. This is my favorite season. The temperature is just right – not too hot and not too cold. Also, it seems that during the fall season, I find it conducive to reflection and for cooler and calmer heads to prevail. For many of us, it is also time to repot plants for… Read More »
By Hermione Cabie Santos On August 23, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration finally granted its first approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine, under the proprietary name COMIRNATY, reached a significant milestone in the pandemic’s history. Less than a year after the issuance of emergency use authorization (EUA) to COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical giants, approximately 33… Read More »
by Cress Vasquez When Toronto Mayor John Tory spoke at the inauguration of the Filipino Centre Toronto’s (FCT) new office in Scarborough, August 2019, little did he suspect that he was in the company of individuals behind the omission of large liabilities, payables, and taxable salaries in FCT’s financial statements, and the hiring of lawyers for reasons unknown. … Read More »
“This place was part of him, and would always be. A rough place, a stern place, where it was monumental task just to survive. And it had given him some of its strength.” Max Braithwaite, All the Way Home (1986). By Rey Moreno “Don’t judge me until you learn the facts and circumstances of my life. Don’t take… Read More »