Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
Belated Happy Labor Day to all. Colors are changing around us, a sign that summer is over and fall is here to stay for a while. My 13 year old daughter and my 5 year old son are very much excited that school will soon start. We have to make sure that our children are safe [...]
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NEWS FROM June 2012

How do you use your tongue?

The tongue, though a small part of human body, can tremendously affect us or other people. “From the fruit of their mouth, a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who live it will eat its fruit” [...]

Calgary Filipino Lions Club Event

The Calgary Filipino Lions Club celebrated its 27th charter Anniversary at the Executive Royal Inn on June 10, 2012. The CFLC is a member of the Lions Club International, the largest service organization of the world. The Lions Clubs International is composed of 46,178 clubs divided into 747 geographical districts with 1.35 million members in [...]

Are you Filipino enough?

By Glynn Galla
As we are celebrating our 114th Philippines Independence Day this month, the thought of being a Filipino had gone along way that we can think of. Many of us had gone to different parts of the world, bringing the Filipino pride wherever they go. But as the question goes, ARE YOU FILIPINO ENOUGH? [...]

FIBROIDS ARE A PAIN!

Fibroids, also known as leiomyomas or myomas, are benign tumours that grow in the uterus: sometimes – but not always – causing pain, pressure, and extended menstrual periods. They are made of the same smooth muscle as the uterus, but are surrounded by a band of tissue. Their size varies; the doctor may tell you [...]

Palace, Binay: Pacquiao has a true heart of a champion

ABS-CBNnews.com
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Despite his shocking loss to American Timothy Bradley, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao “has the true heart of a champion,” Malacanang and Vice President Jejomar Binay said in separate statements.
Binay said: “Manny fought hard and has shown he has the true heart of a champion.”
He added, “He remains a source of [...]

Reinstating gender reassignment surgery

The Pride Calgary team commends the Alberta government and the leadership of Premier Redford and Health Minister Fred Horne for reinstating gender reassignment surgery last week. Of this Vice President of Pride Calgary, Jason Fraser states, “It IS the right thing to do. It’s inspiring for us to see the Albertan government moving towards strengthening [...]

CONCERT IN REVIEW: LADY GAGA IN MANILA

by Jef Rondolo
The concert started with Zedd as an opening act, a German DJ. The show started at around 9 pm. Lady came out of a big castle with her dancers and she was riding a real unicorn/horse on the stage. then she emerged in the stage in some alien costume. Most of her costumes [...]

THE MEGASTAR, SHARON CUNETA

by: Connie Kriaski
Photo credits: Rochellie Ugaddan
River Cree Casino and Resort made the Filipinos happy and contend again by having our Megastar, Ms. Sharon Cuneta on stage at The Venue on June 8, 2012. Filipinos were all anxiously waiting for the show to start at exactly 8 pm. There were slides being shown when the megastar [...]

Why Compost?

Composting is the single most important task you can do to boast yields of vegetables and flowers in your garden. It’s easy, free and provides a perfectly balanced fertilizer to feed your plants, improve the soils structure, and protect your plants against drought, diseases and insect pests.
You can obtain or make a fancy composting unit [...]

GlobalFest Unveils Big News for August Festival

(Calgary, AB)
GlobalFest – Alberta’s Most Explosive Festival ™ unveiled big news at their “Social”& Fundraiser last Thursday night about their 10th Anniversary Celebration taking place this summer (August 16-26).Over 300 guests packed the Hotel Blackfoot in honour of what many are considering GlobalFest’s biggest and best year of programming to date; some of the news [...]