www.filipinosmakingwaves.com SEPTEMBER 2019 VOL. 9, NO. 07 TORONTO, CANADA Autumn is About Transitions By Mon Torralba Autumn is that time of the year when we adapt our- We are on the heels of Au- selves to the drops in tem- tumn, also known as Fall in perature. Weather wise, it North American English. is cool yet comfortable. Having lived in Canada, most of us are accustomed Sweaters and boots make a to seasonal changes. reappearance as we shelve beachwear and swimwear Autumn is the cool season, such as monokinis, bikinis right in between summer’s and trikinis. We go out in sizzling heat and the bitter fashion with those cute and cold winter. It also relieves cozy things to wear. The big us from the humidity of the sweaters cuddle you and previous couple of months. the fuzziest socks keeps you warm. Leather jackets, There are many reasons bonnets and scarves make a why it is considered the comeback. best season for a lot of Ca- with-omraam.com nadians. Even our gastronomic p [preferences change as the With the change in season, TO see the green leaves brown. Referred to as “fall lovers take leisure drives cool weather sets in. Soup comes a lot of transitions. morph to shades of red, yel- colours”, the view is cer- just to watch the beautiful We are visually delighted low, orange and light tainly picturesque . Nature colours in sight. (Continued on page4 ) News in Toronto First-time #SheTheNorth Feel Good! Hombuyers can save $286 monthly on is Bianca Andreescu Toronto in mortgage payment Top 10 Safest & Page 3 Most Liveable Cities on Earth News in Canada Canadian Economy Gained 81,100 Jobs in August Page 3 Tourism 11 Must See Island Bianca Andreescu holding the priceless Open Women’s When in the Championship silver cup she won in New York. Philippines On Sept 7, 2019, 19-year- During the on-court trophy old Bianca Andreescu from presentation, being the Page 11 Mississauga won the U.S. nice Canadian she is, An- Open women’s champion- dreescu apologized to the ship, defeating 23-time crowd for beating Wil- Religious grand slam champion Sere- liams. “I know you guys na Williams in straight sets wanted Serena to win, so PHOTO BY: Maria Aurora Mendoza Duterte Declares 6-3, 7-5, to become the first I’m so sorry.” September 8 as The Economist Intelligence time running. Singapore Canadian – male or female National Holiday Soon after, Andreescu got a Unit's 2019 Safe Cities In- and Osaka maintained their – to win a Grand Slam tour- message from multi- dex (SCI) has ranked 60 respective footholds in sec- nament Page 16 awarded tennis champ, Bil- destinations across the ond and third place The victory has made her lie Jean King, who talked world in terms of their digi- an international star, ap- more about her maturity tal security, health security, Asia-Pacific cities dominat- ABS CBN’s Gina Lopez pearing on U.S. television and kindness. infrastructure and personal ed the top 10, with Sydney, shows as a Canadian repre- safety. Seoul, and Melbourne Everything Begins sentative. After her histor- “At just 19 years old, bringing the region’s total with the Love for the @Bandreescu_ shows a lev- Tokyo, the most populated to six spots. Toronto is ic win, celebrities like Steve Child Nash, Drake,and Justin Tru- el of maturity well beyond metropolis on earth, took sixth in the list. At No. 7 is her years. This is how deau, to name a few, mes- the No. 1 spot for the third (Continued on page4 ) Page 19 saged congratulatory notes. (Continued on page2 ) Page 2 Filipinos Making WAV ES SEPTEMBER 2019 #SheTheNorth is dorsements and future spon- Diversity and youth were Bianca Andreescu sorship deals. defined themes of the rally. The same day she won,, the "She’s an inspiration to all (Continued from page1 ) iconic Toronto sign at Nathan Canadians old and young," Philips Square was lit up in Trudeau said. "But to be hon- women should treat each gold to celebrate Andreescu’s est, especially an inspiration other. Her empathy and historic win in the US Open. to young Canadians because support for Serena were she showed that young peo- admirable. Competitors and The accolades from a U.S. ple can do anything." women supporting women! Open victory continue to #RC19” pour in for Bianca Andreescu. Andreescu represents the youth, the immigrant, the On Sunday, Sept 15, an esti- L-R Hazel McCallion, Miss.Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Bianca An- With her win, Bianca gets her dreescu, PM Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory Canadian girl next door. She first Slam silver hardware mated 10,000 people gath- personifies the -modest, po- ered at Celebration Square in and received a $3.8-million The event was attended by was presented a key to the lite, apologetic, and effort- Mississauga, Ont. Canadian (U.S.) cheque. She rose to Prime Minister Justin Tru- city by Mississauga mayor lessly beautiful Canadian. tennis star Bianca Andreescu number 5 in the world the deau. Bonnie Crombie, who also Bianca Andreescu’s recent was honoured in an event women’s tennis rankings. unveiled an ‘Andreescu Way’ historic achievement has lit dubbed as ,‘She The North’ In addition, other notable street sign. The permanent up the typical Canadian val- rally, to celebrate her U.S. There’s no doubt she will guests included Toronto location of the street has yet ues and personality, an ideal Open singles title. get quite a number of en- Mayor John Tory, Mississau- to be determined. image for the Canadians. ga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, and former mayor Hazel "Your graceful and most Politeness and humility are McCallion. modest approach to embrac- two distinguishing features ing your success has embod- of a Canadian which Bianca City of Toronto Mayor John ied both Mississauga, Ontario naturally demonstrated to Tory proclaimed Monday, and Canada," Crombie said. the worldwide audience. September 16, as Bianca An- "And your family is like so She no longer is just the Ca- dreescu Day as a form of con- many others in Mississauga, a nadian girl next door; she gratulating the 19-year-old true immigrant success sto- naturally became the world Canadian for her first major ry." victory. ambassador of all Canadians. "I’m a proud Canadian and Really, who would apologize "It’s one thing to win a major proud to represent this coun- to the opponent’s fans for sports championship, this try all around the world and beating the player they were may be the single biggest very humbled to celebrate rooting for? sports achievement in Cana- this moment with you," An- dian history, it’s another dreescu said. Then she de- The rest of the world thing how you do it," Tory livered this message to her replies, “She must be Cana- said. "It’s about how she han- fans,"If I can do it, if Serena dian.” dled the win. She did us so (Williams) can do it, if Roger proud as Canadians." (Federer) can do it, if the Raptors can do it, so can The 19-year-old Andreescu you." SEPTEMBER 2019 Filipinos Making WA V ES Page 3 CANADA ~ PHILIPPINE NEWS WAVES First-time home buyers Canada's Economy could save $286 a month on Surpasses Expectations mortgage payments under with Gain of 81,100 jobs new federal program Analysts had been expecting 15,000 jobs By Kelsey Johnson Shared equity program offers 5% on an existing home and as much as 10% on a new home OTTAWA — The Canadian economy gained a larger- Colin McClelland than-expected 81,100 net jobs in August, largely driv- The details of a $1.25 bil- en by increases in part-time lion home-buyer incentive work, Statistics Canada da- program that was included ta showed on Friday in its in the federal budget shows last major release of eco- it will save new owners a nomic statistics before a few hundred dollars a national election is trig- month on their mortgage. gered. and self-employed workers held steady. First-time buyers with The national unemploy- household incomes less ment rate held steady, as The latest jobs numbers than $120,000 a year could expected, at 5.7 per cent in will likely be welcomed by be able to save around August, while wages for Prime Minister Justin Tru- $286 a month on a rawpixel.com permanent employees in- deau’s Liberals, who find $500,000 house without creased 3.8 per cent year- themselves in a tight bid for increasing their down pay- The plan starting Sept. 2 is between the homeowner over-year. reelection against Andrew ments, according to Jean- part of a government push and the government via Scheer’s Conservatives. Yves Duclos, Minister of over the past few years to mortgage insurance pro- Analysts in a Reuters poll Scheer and the Conserva- Families, Children and So- encourage home owner- viders Canada Guaranty, had forecast a gain of tives have vowed to focus cial Development. ship and try to ease rocket- CMHC or Genworth, ac- 15,000 jobs. the pending election cam- ing house prices. The costs cording to the minister. paign – which Canadian law “Through the National of homes across Canada Statistics Canada said dictates must be triggered Housing Strategy, more continue to increase, if by It offers 5 per cent for buy- 20,500 more people were by Sept 15 – on economic middle-class Canadians – smaller amounts because ing an existing home and as working in educational ser- concerns, including the cost and people working hard of new rules tightening much as 10 per cent to- vices in August, largely in of living and affordability.