Vol. 26 No. 06 »
Why you need to disclose changes in your family during the immigration process?
Individuals immigrating to Canada must disclose their spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children. Failure to disclose these family members can result in an immigration application being refused. The court case of Yanjun Dong is
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WEC Fighters Prove Their Caliber
When World Extreme Cagefighting and Ultimate Fighting Championship existed as separate entities, the common notion was that WEC fighters were not at the same level as UFC Fighters. First WEC cut their heavier weight
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Kumusta, mga Kaibigang Musikero sa Manila
(On Spending Time with Some of Philippine Rock Artists, part 2) In our recent one-month vacation in the Philippines, Inna and I were able to meet up and hang out with many iconic personalities
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NOT Onli in da Pilipins (Nor in Canada)!
(On Being Multiculturally Oriented and Gastronomically Adventurous) Some self-aggrandizing (‘pagbubuhat ng sariling bangko’) or self-downplaying (or reverse conceitedness, ‘pagmamaliit kunyari sa sarili’) claims are borne out of ignorance. This is the reason I don’t
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Her Last Leaf Fell in the Last Days of That Winter
(On Remembering FJ Publishing Editor Rosalinda Cantiveros) I always attribute my having become a columnist at and eventually also the associate editor of the Winnipeg-based community newspaper Filipino Journal to two things—first, my enduring
Read More »Ana and the ‘King’
Just when the House prosecutors seem like they’re losing steam in building a strong case against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona… just when the senator-judges are beginning to doubt if there is even
Read More »Ordination of Women to Priesthood
I have been following the ordeal of Father Roy Bourgeois who participated in the ordination ceremony of a woman priest in the United States back in 2008. In case you don’t know, Father Roy
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The Quest for Taho & Binatog
Comfort Foods of the Philippines On a recent trip to Manila, every morning at my uncle’s residence usually involves your traditional Filipino breakfast – corned beef, longanisa, tocino, scrambled eggs and garlic fried rice.
Read More »Unleashing Sex from the Chains of Maliciousness
(On the Semiotics of Sex) In the world of Literature, there are words that send a shudder of fear among listeners (or readers, for that matter)—exhibit A: Sauron – with the mention of this
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Alam Mo Ba Na…?
The Filipino community in Manitoba has approximately 60,000 members and may likely comprise 10% of Winnipeg’s population (Winnipeg Free Press, March 3, 2012) Life expectancy in Canada is 81 years old (Macleans.ca) Fourteen percent
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