Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
It was 22 years ago when I arrived in Canada and chose Calgary, Alberta to be my home. Leaving my family and friends behind, it was a new adventure for me to be in a new country without knowing anyone. That was the time I looked for a Filipino community paper and never found any, [...]
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NEWS FROM April 2010

SISTEMA AT DISIPLINA,KAIBIGAN!!!!

By: DIWATA NG LETHBDIGE
Hindi naman sa ako ay namumuna subali’t isa ako sa mga nakapila sa tinatawag nilang “outreach program” ng passport para sa mga Pilipino. Taon -taon ay ginaganap subali’t ngayon ko lang nakita ang ganitong kaguluhan. Tulad ng mga balita sa telebisyon,pahayagan, pati na rin ang mga pahayag sa radyo ng mga tagapakinig [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Interview with Honorary Consul General Felix Guerrero

In the light of some upcoming changes in the office of the Honorary Consul General Felix Guerrero, we would like to share with you a brief summary of a personal one on one interview by 94.7 FM Pinoy Radyo’s Reth “Juan Manila” Barnachea with him. The personal interview was held at the office of Mr. [...]

Realizations

by Amy Evasco-Rellosa:
After being a resident for four years in Canada, I have realized three things:
1. Filipinos do have a short term memory (stm)- It has been said in the past that we have stm because we tend to forget about what happened in the past and make the same mistakes all over again. My [...]

ANG LALAKI SA HINTAYAN NG BUS

ni
Roger Encarnacion

(Ang maikling kuwentong ito ay paglalahad ng isang dalagang malapit nang ‘maiwan ng biyahe’.)
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Nakita ko na naman siya. Siya iyong lalaking laging nakatindig doon sa may hintayan ng bus, sa makalabas ng istasyong Anderson, nag-iisa at malungkot.
Sa simula ay hindi ko siya pansin, parang isa lamang karaniwang tanawin siya sa akin: [...]

April – Month of Blossom/Month of New Life

By Vhel Vergara
April the fourth month of the year. Every month has each own meaning, own qualities. I really love this month, maybe because that was the month when I first saw the beautiful world, first felt the gentle breeze that kissed my bare skin. The month when our neighbor heard my first cry. Kidding [...]

You’ve got the power!

by Pastor Nilo Briones of Jesus Word of Life Church
Power is most sought after in this world that defines success in terms of having it in material and physical realms. But with the recent celebration of Easter where Christian faith declares that Jesus is risen from the grave, this is over and beyond [...]

Minister Kenney pleased with B.C. immigration fraud conviction

Ottawa, March 16, 2010 — Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney extended his thanks today to Vancouver police and British Columbia prosecutors for their work recently in convicting an immigration consultant of fraud.
“Unscrupulous consultants are a significant problem and tackling it requires all levels of government to work together and make it a priority,” said [...]

More Pinoys overseas saving hard earned money

At least half of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) families in the Philippines started to save their hard-earned money, this is according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) survey.
In its latest Consumer Expectations Survey, the BSP said the percentage of households that allocated portions of their remittances to savings has been steadily increasing since the [...]

The Main Ingredient – Decorated Eggs

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*** THE MAIN INGREDIENT segment aims to inform, educate, share skills and knowledge. It also hopes to satisfy most of our TASTEBUDS (the five elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami or savoury). Email your request INGREDIENT(s) be featured for its uses, nutrient contents and/or cooking tips, and comments/suggestions. ***The author has [...]

Tinig Kabataan – Nakabiting Edukasyon ni Juan

Ni Mylene A. Padua
Siguro`y sa mga makababasa nito, narinig nyo ng sinabi ng magulang nyo o ng kung sino mang nakatatanda ang pahayag na “tanging edukasyon lamang ang maipamamana namin sa inyo”. Sa Pilipinas, kahit nasa anumang antas ka ng buhay, pinahahalagahan talaga ang edukasyon. Gagawin ng mga magulang ang lahat mapagtapos lamang sa pag-aaral [...]

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