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MAUBAN, QUEZON - A while ago at noon in the kitchen, I heard our housemaids giggling, so I was curious. They were chatting on the cellphone with Belen, who was vacationing in Mindanao.

You speak very good English. Where are you from?

The Canadian Press and the CTV News brought to public attention on December 4, 2018 that “Trudeau and Scheer clash over Canada signing UN compact on migrants.”

The history of cannabis criminalization is firmly rooted in racial discrimination.

On Oct. 17, 2018, Bill C-45, otherwise known as the Cannabis Act, became effective, leading to the legalization of cannabis across Canada.

Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening. - James Hansen.

One of the most heartbreaking trends, observe our Filipino service providers and youth workers in Canada,

The effects of the mid1980s neoliberal policy of privatizing social services such as higher or postsecondary education have been widely felt in North America,

Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide;

More questions spring from that headline question above: 1) what ranks as the Filipinos’ choicest job?

Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery. Horace Mann

Education is more than a luxury; it is a responsibility that society owes to itself: Robin Cook

This question segues to the more intricate nature of education as a leveler for Filipinos in Canada, and leads to a number of proofs as to how Philippine-earned credentials proffer a level-playing-field.

Reflecting on the Philippines from abroad, I’ve had the chance to work with amazing communities in our islands’ global diasporas.

Since the 1960s when Filipinos started arriving in Canada in large numbers, they had managed to become seamlessly integrated in Canadian mainstream society.

The Philippines can really be amazing to “foreigners” like us who come home to visit our uber-ly hospitable friends and relatives.