by Robbie Pangilinan
It was a sorrowful day for the family of Filipino teenager Raphael Alcoreza in Surrey, Vancouver as doctors decided to pull the plug a week after he fell into a coma.
RP BLU GIRLS BAG SILVER IN TAIPEI; TOKYO OLYMPICS IS CLOSER
By Tom Choy
Vancouver, British Columbia
“Talent wins games, teamwork and intelligence win championships.” Unknown
The RP BlU GIRLS, the Philippine national softball team, won silver in the recently concluded Asian Women’s World Softball Championships held in Taichung, Taiwan.
Study in Japan! 2018 Japanese Government Scholarship: Teacher Training and Japanese Studies Open for Applications
The Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) of the Embassy of Japan is now accepting applications for the Teacher Training and Japanese Studies categories of the 2018 Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship Program.
Abolish the Senate
"Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?" WILL ROGERS
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY - The mudslinging bout between Senators Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile has cost taxpayers millions of pesos.
It's a waste of time and money.
Mayor to spend Christmas in shelter
by Robbie Pangilinan
Christmas is a time to celebrate with family and loved ones. But, residents of the Tacloban City Women Shelter do not have families to share the season with.
Global Elite Zoom your way to whiter teeth
By Robbie Pangilinan
Whitening toothpastes may not work as well as they are advertised. It only works after a teeth whitening procedure to maintain white teeth.
“But if you really want to whiten your teeth, using only whitening toothpaste might work but the change is very minimal after using it for a long period of time,” said Dr. Sina C. Dabbagh, a Filipino-Persian dentist.
Canadian trash in containers still in Subic Bay
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga―The 105 containers containing trash and hazardous materials imported from Canada four years ago are not going anywhere—remaining in their current position at the Subic Bay Freeport—despite statements to the contrary by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
No action is being taken on the trash, neither by the importer nor concerned government agencies, two weeks after Trudeau was asked during the recent 31st Asean Summit meeting in Manila what would be done with it.