Archive for August, 2009

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By: Gherra Leigh Aquino-Javier Energy is essential to our daily activities. It is needed to provide us with light, heat and powers such as cooking facilities and electronic devices. We are now relying on energy for communication, transportation and industrial measures. So, how would our everyday life be without energy? It would doubtlessly become much... »

By: Elenita Belgica             Anyone can follow a path but we all know that people with leadership blaze one. Leadership can also be defined as being able to motivate and inspire others. In this way, leadership doesn’t necessarily have to come from the executive level. It is something that encourages a new direction for a... »

By: Veraida-Lyn Bermejo My boyfriend is still close friends with his ex-girlfriend. They were together for 5 years before they broke up, and it was a mutual break up. How do I tell him that it makes me uncomfortable that they still keep in touch? It is important to keep an open communication in a... »

By: Jonalyn Mesias In Quebec, a Travel Agency, must have a Permit to Sell Travel.  This permit is issued by the “Office de la protection du consommateur” (Consumer Protection Office) and imposes rules & regulations on Travel Agents, in order that there is the least financial risk possible when purchasing an airline ticket or vacation... »

By: Elenita Belgica Who is Doctor Jesus P. Pelausa ? Did anyone of you enjoy his company and shared a table with him in one or several Filipino community events and listened to his countless stories woven in cerebral fluidity and bravado?mWere you invited to his home and broke bread with his loving family and... »

By: John Linden Gossip as a function of human behavior has been with our species as long as recorded history. In our everyday human encounters, at various functions, at work, at business and social activities and where we find ourselves at a myriad of other human situations, most of us at some time or another... »

By: Marvin Rotrand Union Montreal candidates will soon launch their door to door re-election campaign in Cote des Neiges – Notre Dame de Grace borough and they will have lots of help from the Filipino community. Some 700 Union Montreal members were on hand last June 29 at the Centre Sportif Cote des Neiges, 4880 Van... »

In just a few days, the Filipino community will be voting for a new leader for FAMAS, one of the first and oldest associations in Montreal. Four new candidates and their Board of Directors have put themselves up to the challenge to win your vote. Montreal Pinoy Post interviewed each candidate, asking the same... »

By: Clement Fadoul Often enough, sickness occasions an anterior renewal. You might notice, for example, that after several weeks of severe suffering, those you are visiting have a new vision of life that reflects a return to essentials. They have given up many false and superficial values. Their sickness has been like a key unlocking the... »