By Sir Ramon Jun Zerrudo, KOR MISSISSAUGA–Amid ongoing controversies involving the appointed regional leadership in Canada, the Knights of Rizal together with the Canadian Ladies Auxiliary for Rizal remained true to their pledge of keeping the legacy of the Philippines’ national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal by commemorating the 110th anniversary of his martyrdom at ⇒

The Executive Council of the Association of Filipino Canadian Accountants reports the following activities, as it leaves the 2005 tax season behind: (1) Completion of another year of the AFCA Free Income Tax Clinics held at various community centres in the Cities of Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton, as follows: (a) Filipino Centre Toronto (March 6, ⇒

If you live in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada, you can be part of Mabuhay Radio on CHHA 1610 AM. Since we are a community radio, we invite everybody and anybody, with or without experience to attend the our public consultations and workshops at Golden Valley Hall. Located at 2 Principal Road in Scarborough, ⇒

(Published in the column Notebook, page 10 of The Philippine Reporter, January 1-15, 2007 issue, Toronto, Canada) The year 2006 has ended with a big bang. Shortly before we had started jotting down our new year’s resolutions, we were almost inundated with news about deaths – ex-U.S. President Gerald Ford died and given a state ⇒

Dear Friends, We are writing you on behalf of Prof. Monico M. Atienza, who has been comatose since December 23, 2006. An undetected mass in his throat gradually blocked air passage, which finally led to successive heart seizures. Atienza is the president of the First Quarter Storm (FQS) Movement, an organization of activists in the ⇒

By Voltaire de Leon Special to the Philippine Reporter (After the Simbulan Events at the end of November, I had occasion to ask Dr. Simbulan a number of questions over the internet which he graciously answered. – V. de Leon, Rizal Society of Ontario) Since your thesis on the Modern Principalia there has been a ⇒

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the Letter to the Editor (“Dismantle all Filipino groups…”) in the Dec. 1-15, 2006 issue. I completely disagree with the recommendations made in this piece. The purpose of the first part of Mr. Artemio Valladolid’s piece, I believe, was to illustrate the apathetic political culture in the ⇒

TORONTO – The Community Alliance for Social Justice (CASJ) elected on Dec. 16, 2006  its new set of executive officers for 2007-2009. Elected officers of the Board of Directors are: Edwin Mercurio, Chairperson; Flor Dandal, Vice-Chair; Mithi Esguerra, Secretary. Elected  Executive Committee officers are: Hermie Garcia, President; Julie Nanquil, Vice President for Membership and Outreach; ⇒

I always feel awkward when I am asked by a prospective client “Do I really need an immigration lawyer”? If I say “yes”, I might sound self-interested. After all, Canada’s immigration department provides information through its toll-free call centre and online access to its latest forms and application kits. Furthermore, CIC even suggests that a ⇒

The Canadian Multicultural Council of Asians in Ontario (“CMC”) with the support of the Philippine Independence Day Council (“PIDC”) invite the Filipino-Canadian community to participate in an informative event called “Law in the Community.” If you have ever wondered how the Canadian judicial system works, this is the event for you.  On Saturday, January 13, ⇒