Community Roundup

Filipinos in U.S. and Canada call on Philippine Opposition Leaders not to Concede in light of Massive Irregularities in May 9 elections. Photo Credit: cbc.ca Washington, D.C., May 19, 2022 – A coalition of Filipino groups in the U.S. and Canada led by Ago Pedalizo of Filipino Human Rights Alliance, …

ETOBICOKE, ON, APRIL 30, 2022 – Today, Doug Ford, Leader of the Ontario PC party, unveiled his campaign bus, the “Yes Express”. Over the coming weeks, Ford will travel on the “Yes Express” across the province to meet with voters and share his plan for building Ontario: Rebuilding the economy …

Scarborough-Agincourt, April 30, 2022 –More than 300 Scarborough-Agincourt residents, community leaders, business leaders, and media representatives attended an open-air gathering today to kick start the re-election campaign of PC candidate and MPP Aris Babikian. MPPs Raymond Cho (Scarborough North), Vincent Ke (Don Valley North), Billy Pang (Markham-Unionville), Vijay Thanigasalam (Scarborough-Rouge Park), and …

Alfred Kwong remembers the famous scene from the 1960 movie Spartacus. Kirk Douglas played the famous slave leader. A Roman general announced to a group of the defeated rebel slaves that unless they identify Spartacus, they will all be crucified. Before Spartacus could speak up, the youngest among them stood …

Toronto, 22 April 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto would like to inform the public of the launch of Fun Philippines, a new Filipino street festival in the City of Toronto. The festival is being organized by the Philippine Legacy and Cultural Alliance (PLACA), a not-for-profit Filipino Canadian …

History originally associated plunder with the spoils of war. Today, it is still a dishonest acquisition, not by a conqueror, but by a public office. The story of Janet Luy Napoles has been told many times. The Inquirer article by Julliane Love de Jesus, titled, ‘Legarda, Marcos Gave Funds to …

When I was a child I remember that every time I celebrated my birthday my mother would behead a chicken and used the blood of the chicken to place a sign of a cross on my forehead. She did the same thing to my siblings. I did not know the …

Is Your Educational Attainment At Par or Unequal? Addressing the Educational Equivalency Issue. A major employment barrier being faced and experienced by immigrants, including Filipinos, as identified in many reports and studies, was a lack of recognition of international credentials and experience. And one of them is the contentious issue of …

Years ago, Pluto was removed from the list of planets? What does it mean? When the scientists decided to remove Pluto as one of the planets, it is an admission that they made a mistake. Therefore, for those who rely too much in scientific findings as the basis of their …

I have always been an extremely extroverted child. So much so, that being told I talked too much or too loudly commented that I heard too often. But, along with my talkativeness, I have also always been described by friends and family to be someone who’s quite empathetic and a …