CANADA - The Cordillera region has always been the pride of the Philippines.Blessed with a rich and fascinating cultural history, it has been a home for many skilled artisans and a source of mystical tales. Its breathtaking sceneries have become the subjects of masterpieces among literary artists. Photographs of it have graced numerous travel magazines.

The Federal Minister vowed to change the course of business for those who prey on vulnerable people who wish to come to Canada.

In the Department of Justice, Government of Nunavut, the Office of the Public Trustee administers trusts on behalf of minors and administers estates and trusts of Nunavut residents who die without a will.

EVEN in detention, Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. of Datu Unsay town in Maguindanao continues to issue orders to kill those he suspects would expose his role in the Nov. 23 massacre, a former hitman of the Ampatuans revealed Tuesday.

Last January I wrote about a consultant, based in Montreal, who was accused of helping hundreds of people file fake citizenship applications. Here we are, a year later, and I am writing about the same thing, this time with respect to a consultant based in Toronto.

The excitement of Men’s and Women’s Hockey games during this Vancouver Winter Olympics has kept us mesmerized and glued to our television sets the past days.

Frankly I’m not a hockey fan but with the recent Olympic hockey  games, i sort of had a crash course on the rudiments of the game. I learned that the goalie ( for soccer) is called a Goal Tender in hockey.

Remember the days when children of rich and poor families sit side-by-side in the classroom; when there was such competition to get accepted into public schools?  Most of you probably do not think that such a time even existed.

We all hope that applicants to Canada are healthy and free of any ailment or disease. However, applicants (and their dependants) are often faced with medical issues that may render them inadmissible to Canada. The question therefore is what constitutes medical inadmissibility? What kind of medical condition will result in a refusal of the application for an applicant and their dependants? Further, if one is indeed found to be medically inadmissible how does one appeal the medical decision in order to overturn the negative decision?

For the past three generations, the Cojuangcos have been at war among themselves. First the sons, then their grandchildren, and now their great grandchildren. It all started about money and now it’s all about power and the ultimate political plum — the nation’s presidency.

Unknown to many Washington , D.C. Deputy Mayor is Pinay. Valerie Santos, 36, a Filipino-American, was recently appointed by D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to this position, where she is responsible for implementing the mayor’s economic development vision.

(Second of Three Parts) Gov’t spends P45M on road to lot Arroyo sold for P42M

SAN RAFAEL, BULACAN – This bucolic and remote municipality just about 60 kilometers north of Manila may not inspire dreams of wealth among many people, but municipal assessor Teresa Perez remembers a time when land developers flocked here and began driving up land prices

The question remains, are we worthy? In this day and age, in spite of all the martyrdom of many of our heroes, it would appear that we have not learned our lessons.

Some presidential, vice-presidential, senatorial and congressional hopefuls will pass this way again.  Several members of the community will be organizing and/or attending the forums, kapihans and/or get-togethers. There will be the expected speeches: recitation of accomplishments if he or she is part of the administration or serious criticism if visitor is a member of the opposition.  From Filipino-Canadians, there will be concerns about the economy, the corruption and scandals, the poverty.

THE proportion of seats held by women in parliament continues to rise slowly.

Averaging 18 percent across all chambers of parliament as of January 2009, women hold 30 percent or more of single or lower chamber seats in 24 countries and 30 percent or more of upper chamber seats in 15 countries.

Ngayong Fathers' Day, balikan natin ang istorya ng isang amang nangibang bansa at sabik na hinintay ng kanyang anak.

Ako? 1980 ako ipinanganak. Tatlong taon bago pinatay si Ninoy Aquino at anim na taon bago ang EDSA uprising. Taon ding ito nang nagkaroon ng malaking krisis sa langis ang buong mundo. P24.00 ang palitan ng dolyar sa piso at 48 milyon na ang populasyon ng Pilipinas. Ito rin ang taong unang pumunta ng Middle East ang tatay ko para magtrabaho.