Publisher's Note

New Hope New Beginnings
It’s the start of a new year, new hope and new beginnings. From 2011,we have to re-evaluate what it has been for us for 12 months and maybe try our best to keep what is worth keeping for 2012 and bear in mind that whatever we have done that did not give us any good [...]
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NEWS FROM January 2012

PINOY TO ANO’NG SAY MO?

By Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-Delos Reyes

Your feeling and thoughts of Christmas 2011 amidst the calamity of flooding brought by Typhoon “Sendong”

Jose Joel Malabanan – Manila, Philippines

“Christmas and New Year are the most awaited holidays of the year here in the Philippines. As early as September, you’ll hear Christmas carols on the radios and [...]

UMAC Cargo Forwarders and Pinoy Times Join Forces

by: Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-delos Reyes
To send off cargos of relief goods to the battered and devastated “kababayans” in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro, UMAC Cargo Forwarders and Pinoy Times combined their teams of supportive staffs to sort out the humongous donations received at the UMAC warehouse in the North East. When PT announced that [...]

K of C’s Columbian Squires’ Winter Special 2011

By: Kristal Mae Rubiano
This is truly a very special concert for the group of Columbian Squire and Roses of Squires’ headed by Chief Leaders Kurt Rubiano & Theresa Chicote who put the whole concert together along with the Knights of Columbus’ Youth Council’s Councilors and parents. The Columbian Squires Band 5550 and the members of [...]

PINOY TIMES’ 3rd Annual Paskong Pinoy Times 2011

….Another Successful and Thankful Year for the Publication.
By: Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-delos Reyes
Another year went by and Pinoy Times’ Publisher Connie Kriaski never let the year ended without giving back to her loyal advertisers and readers. Once again, the celebration was held at the same venue (Huntington Hills Community Center) last December 17, 2011. This time [...]

Year in Review – the Philippine Arts in 2011

by Ida Beltran-Lucila
The year end is always a time to look back on the year past – as reﬂection, as learning, as an inspiration in facing the future. Here, we review the biggest news and achievements in the Philippine arts scene, culled from direct information, news and the social media, focusing on Filipinos around the [...]

ANG TUNAY NA YAMAN

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Roger Encarnacion
“Bakit gusto mong manirahan sa Canada?” tanong ng Canadian Consul kay Hector habang ini-interview siya nito sa loob ng maaliwalas na upisina ng Canadian Embassy sa Makati. Nakatitig nang walang kurap ang mga mata ng Consul kay Hector na waring inaarok ang kaniyang kalooban. Isang saglit na napapatda si Hector. Hindi niya inaasahan [...]

The Other Side

Wow, what a blast 2011 was and it looks like 2012 will be even better! This past year had numerous events and through Facebook we were able to share those experiences. Several trips including our spur of the moment vacation in the Osoyoos area of B.C. were fun. So many parties and celebrations too numerous [...]

Pinoy Insights

By Romeo Montoya Jr.
Simple joys
“More than 11 million Filipinos have left their families to find better opportunities abroad.” This is the opening line of the famous video by Coca-Cola Where Will Happiness Strike Next: The OFW Project. A barely five-minute video, but it was able to tackle the plight of a lot of overseas Filipino [...]

Adobo sojourn of the chef on the hill part 3 -

“Passion”
by: Nikko Gueco (Food Inc)
“… the best way through a woman’s heart is through her stomach… “ a classic cooking saying revised for the boys.
How many men have used cooking as means of impressing a girl and how many women are captured because a man can cook.
One of the myths of cooking is a chefs [...]

Travelaero Tips – FLYING WHILE PREGNANT

Where ever you are travelling you need to ensure that should the worst happen, you are prepared for it. Follow these tips to ensure your health and that of your unborn baby—before you ever set foot on the plane
There are some restrictions as to just who should and should not travel the skies when they [...]