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By Jojo Taduran TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – Tobias C. Enverga Jr. has just been appointed by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a member of the Senate, the upper house in Canada’s bicameral parliamentary democracy. Enverga will be one of the 105 appointed members representing Canada’s 10 provinces and 3 territories. The Senate was created by the fathers of Canadian Confederation in 1867 to counterbalance Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano After one long month visiting the United States and Canada, it is so good to be home. No doubt, there are modernities and opportunities that only developed countries can give. No doubt, traveling in countries with vast lands, with lakes where the whole Philippines can fit, can be quite alluring. And staying in cities like San Diego, Los Angeles, San Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma.Montelibano It is difficult not to be optimistic about the future of our country. In fact, one would have to be totally blind, totally prejudiced, totally compromised, or simply too emotionally constipated not to be optimistic. Optimism does not remove the problems, but makes it easier to do so. Optimism does not paint a bright future but makes it attractive to have Read More …
Commentary By Perry Diaz It’s very sad that Quebec’s Court of Appeal overturned the discrimination award against the school that punished seven-year old Luc Cagadoc in 2006 over his habit of using spoon and fork when he was eating his lunch. In my article, “Uproar Over Spoon and Fork” (May 5, 2006), I wrote: “This year, second-grader Luc Cagadoc had been punished more than ten Read More …
By Alex P. Vidal BURNABY, British Columbia – The death of four Filipino temporary workers in a car mishap in Edmonton on March 4 has devastated the Filipino community in Calgary. “We are still at loss on how to accept the sad news and we continue to mourn until today,” said Rachelle Antiojo, a hotel worker in Edmonton. Erlinda Mamora, a nanny, said she was Read More …
By Tony Meloto Every time I open my blackberry — which friends say is most of the time — I am now reminded of the abundance of a laid back country where it came from which for so long has only been for me an appendage of their powerful and more flamboyant neighbor in North America. My latest addiction, I just found out, is from Read More …
The Tall Order| By Mon Datol The Philippine Courier Toronto, Canada Torontonians rejoiced after the pot-bellied ever-smiling pre-poll-survey-leader Rob Ford was installed the 64th mayor of the prime city in a down-the-wire election and immediately declared his campaign slogans of ‘no more gravy party’ at the city council now on the move to the delight of the scores of wild-cheering supporters after Ford accepted his Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz Recently, a seven-year old Filipino boy found himself in hot water — and in the limelight — over an incident at a Roxboro, Quebec, Canada elementary school. The “incident” is his habit of using spoon and fork when he’s eating his lunch, a habit that the school’s lunch monitor termed as “disgusting.” This year, second-grader Luc Cagadoc had been punished more than ten Read More …