I didn’t intend to write a column for this issue. In the last few days, however, I came across two items circulating on the Internet that I thought would be a compelling study in stark contrast. One is about the life of an overseas Filipino worker, or OFW, and the other the life of a ⇒

Aug. 24, 2008, Victory party for Juana Tejada, Toronto

Lawyer of Juana Tejada, Aug. 24, 2008, Toronto

Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, Aug. 23, 2008, Toronto

Kultura Festival, Aug. 24, 2008, Toronto

Executive Director, Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, Aug. 24, 2008

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Canada will have their 10th Annual Gala Night (Dinner and Dance) at the Alex Manoogian Cultural Centre, 930 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario on Saturday, Sept. 20, according to an announcement made by Alumna Cora Calixterio. Calixterio also said that the association includes graduates of the Philippine ⇒

Members of the Pamantasan  ng Lungsod ng Maynila Alumni Association (PLMAA) in Toronto will  hold their regular  PLM’s  Coffee Hour at the Golden Valley Restaurant every second Sunday of the month beginning  on Sept.14. The three-hour social affair   which starts at 3 p.m. is aimed at reaching out alumni   living in Toronto and its environs. ⇒