THE time of year for back-to-school shopping has arrived, and with it, the tough decisions parents and students have to make when deciding on what products to buy. This year, Friends of the Earth (FOE) is offering tips for parents and students on how to choose back-to-school gear that’s eco-friendly and socially responsible-and that means ⇒

Elsie Maranan, an active community leader and President of the Ontario Filipino Women’s Club, Nieva Carpio, an active church member and volunteer of a number of non-profit and charitable organizations, Efren ‘Rey’ Reyes, an active community leader and organizer of fundraising events like the Mt. Pinatubo victims and Flora Blas-Racho, a recipient of multiple awards ⇒

The Chatham-Kent Filipino-Canadian Club was started in 1977 by Clarita Levitt and Esther Schierenburg in Chatham, Ontario. Chatham is a town of 43,000 people and is located between Windsor and London on Highway 401. On Sunday, August 1, 2004, the Filipino-Canadian Club of Chatham-Kent held its Annual Election of Officers at the Erieau Beach Pavilion. ⇒

The Annual Summer Picnic of Ang Bisaya was held at Earl Bales Park (along Bathurst south of Sheppard) on Saturday, August 2. Freshly cooked lechons, Cebuano style were provided by the association. One is donated by Dr. Romeo Sinajon. A singing contest will be the highlighted the occasion. The new set of officers for 2004 ⇒

TORONTO–“The Batangas Provincial Association of Canada (BPAC), is the first Filipino organization in Canada to donate a classroom under the Classroom Galing sa Mamamayang Pilipino Abroad (CGMA) Program,” Philippine Labor Representative Rolando Rico C. Olalia announced. The hand-over of the association’s donation was made by its officials at the Philippine Consulate General, Toronto on Aug. ⇒

TORONTO –A week past the July 22 meeting of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) with the Reodica family and its lawyers, people are still awaiting the final report to be issued. The two-hour meeting at the SIU simply provided an opporunity for the Reodica family to raise its concerns about the investigation into the case. ⇒

IN a recent issue of the Filipino Bulletin, pictures of some members of the KCCC (Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre) board of directors were on the cover page with a question in bold letters – “ Will the Spirit of Kalayaan come alive?” The question was in reference to the Spirit of Kalayaan and its successful ⇒

By Analise Ticzon TORONTO–“It’s very overwhelming to think that I could help some of these sick children in the Philippines by doing what I feel is so little, but has resulted in so much. Being part of the Reina Elena has taught me that you’re capable of doing more than you think are.” These were ⇒

TORONTO–Top Filipino-Canadian artists work hand in hand for a huge Saturday (Aug. 7) celebration Ang Chaya-Saya Bayan, a spin-off of popular noontime variety shows in the Philippines. Expect the latest hits from the Filipino remix of modern dances to songs. ACS child-wonder and pride of Filipino-Canadian community Czeska Sion opens up the act with the ⇒

TORONTO–Project Milaor was formed recently by a group of Filipinos headed by former Milaor Mayor Rogelio Flores at St. Jamestown in order to solicit used clothes and can goods to be distributed to the residents of the different barangays in the town of Milaor in the province of Camarines Sur whose houses were destroyed and ⇒