By Dyan Ruiz In honor of Valentine’s Day, The Philippine Reporter asked Filipino-Canadians in the GTA two simple questions: 1. What do you usually do on Valentine’s Day? 2. What do you wish happened on Valentine’s Day? I kept the responses anonymous with only their age and profession to identify them. From those that have ⇒

By Beatrice Paez When the lives of revered political figures are stolen at the height of their prime, their ghosts inspire a long train of literary works. Nina Lee Aquino searched no further than her family tree to find material for her sophomore effort as a playwright. Every Letter Counts, which runs at Factory Theatre ⇒

By Beatrice Paez Jennifer Maramba is no thief. The business of art can fall prey to the appropriation of cultural artifacts, with artists not investing enough time to learn the customs built around them. Distance is no excuse for Maramba and her artist family, as they head back to the sun-stroked shores of the Philippines ⇒

MANILA, Philippines — Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn fears for the life of a third witness in the killing of journalist and environmentalist Gerry Ortega. Hagedorn made this statement after a suspect-turned-witness in the case, Dennis Aranas, was found dead inside his cell in a provincial jail. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on ⇒

SPEAK-OUT TORONTO By Na’eema Garcia My name is Na’eema bint Idriis wa Amiira. In Arabic, this is Na’eema the daughter of Idriis and Amiira. I am 7 years-old. When I grow up I would like to be a Scholar, an Archeologist, a business owner, a Grand Master in Chess and a WNBA player. There are ⇒

MASKING SUSPICIOUS LOSS OF DAD JONAS MANILA–Guess who is the latest – and arguably one of the cutest – child rights advocates? She is 8-year-old Yumi Burgos, only child of farmer-activist Jonas Burgos, one of the most recognizable desaparecidos in the country. Yumi just won second prize in a national poster-making contest called Likhaang Bata, ⇒

ANTHONY G. Santos and Irene Manilay recently (Jan. 26, 2013) tied the knot at the San Agustin Church in Manila and held a reception at Manila Diamond Hotel