The remains of a mummified Buddhist master have been donated to the local government in northern China’s Hebei province. The remains are said to belong to Buddhist master Cixian Sanzang, who lived during the Khitan Empire, or Liao Dynasty (916-1125). From India, he had gone to Khitan to translate sutras. “Underneath the gold foil and […]
Yu Gun (庾衮) was born poor and lived in poverty since childhood. When he grew up, he took to farming to support his parents. From 275 to 280 A.D. (Western Jin Dynasty), an epidemic broke out in Yu’s hometown, killing two of his brothers and leaving an elder brother, Yu Pi (庾毗), in serious condition. […]
Visa-free Taiwan Visa-free entry to Taiwan is welcome news to many Filipinos, especially the Chinese Filipinos. As Tulay associate editor Grace Pe-Bacani said, it took her just seconds to log on to the visa-free online registration to get visas for her whole family. I’ve had no problem in the last three years getting my electronic […]
Police rescued a Malaysian from three alleged Chinese kidnappers during a operation in Barangay Makiling on Sept. 30. Jackie Ong, 36, a communications company finance officer, was allegedly seized in front of the Forbes Tower Condominium Corp. on Valero Street, Makati by three suspects: Su Sheng Fu, 27; Yu Guang Dong, 33, and Chen Wen, […]
The Great Love City in Ormoc City… The Great Love City, a 50-hectare temporary housing village built by the Tzu Chi Foundation for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Ormoc, Leyte, is home to around 2,000 families. One of the families is that of Ledel Argawanon Lubon, 20, the most recent beneficiary of Tzu Chi’s […]
Kaisa Song Ito ang Pilipinas, bayan naming mahal Ito ang lupaing sa ami’y nagsilang Pulo nito at bayan ang aming tahanan Ito’y langit namin, pag-asa at hirang Mga puso nami’y kaisa ang pintig Minimithi namin matindig ang lahi Kasama n’yo kami, laging kaagapay Sa lahat ng hamon at unos ng buhay Kami’y kaisa ninyo! Kasalo […]
Pagtutulay ang esensiya ng Kaisa. Kaya tinawag na Tulay ang pahayagan nito. Mandato rin ng Kaisa ang pambansang kaunlaran, kaya tinawag na Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran. Aktibo ako sa Kaisa sa unang 20 taon nito. Masigasig din sa pagsusulat sa Tulay. Puedeng sabihing walang isyu na wala akong artikulo o salin. Hindi na ako aktibo […]
1987 Kaisa was formally launched at the National Press Club on August 28 as soldiers-turned-rebels led by Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan launched their bloody coup. The weekly Chinese supplement Yong Hap (Integration) was started. Kaisa’s first book, Heritage: A pictorial history of the Chinese in the Philippines, was launched. Kaisa, in collaboration with World News, launched […]
Alexander Tee (1990-1992): More than 30 years ago, a group of young men and women of diverse backgrounds gathered together to serve as catalysts of change following the tumultuous events that unfolded in the aftermath of EDSA. We decided it was time to undertake meaningful activities for the community and the country; and thus Kaisa […]
As a young student at Xavier School in the 1980s, I felt that the building we called the “Fathers’ House” was mysterious. It seemed like a fortress, the private quarters of the international group of Jesuits that ran the school. It was a special treat whenever our Jesuit Guidance Counselors would take us there for […]