My co-alumni and friends from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Alumni Association in Canada launched a successful Media Appreciation event and luncheon with the members of the local media held at Mayetta Restaurant in Toronto last weekend.
 
Actually, this is the first ever Media Appreciation affair in the community hosted by us -- a small bunch of indefatigable PLMers. And our main aim is to show appreciation for the noble work these media people have...

My late father Ka Tino used to tell me that if we could only remove the word alang or the phrase alang alang in our daily vocabulary, we would be able to   minimize the incidents of graft and corruption in the Philippines and spur it to economic progress.
 
Our strong sense of gratitude (utang na loob) and the harmonious way of getting along with others (Pakikisama) are the root causes of this alang alang mentality, he said....

A few days ago, I lunched with   two veteran journalists Tony Sikat, former editor-in-chief of the Philippine Star’s Pilipino Ngayon and Jojo Taduran who used to write for the Philippine Graphic magazine; while we were having a little talk and enjoying our   cups coffee, out of the blue we came...