A ccording to an impeccable source, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has started to prepare a haven in the Ontario Province of Canada. Apparently she prefers to move to Canada in case she is deposed or she does not get to extend her administration beyond June 30, 2010, by failing to amend the Philippine Constitution.

Diosdado “Boboy” Macapagal, Jr., the President’s brother, has been reported by our informant lately to have been allegedly buying some choice properties in exclusive sections of the City of Toronto. Also reported  to be buying real estate in Toronto by the MabuhayRadio.com source are some reputed officers of the Presidential Security Guard and some of President Arroyo's Rasputins.

This website is confident that Filipino-Canadian writers and community leaders will be able to identify the properties bought allegedly by Mr. Macapagal and some of President Arroyo’s security people. This website does not have any correspondent in Ontario, Canada, to verify the reports.

T he alleged choice of Canada by President Arroyo and her kin as a haven or a place of exile seems to be well founded, as Canada does not have any extradition treaty with the Philippines. If readers may recall, the killer of then Antique Governor Evelio Javier fled to Canada and he could not be extradited to the Philippines.

Our columnist, Poet-pundit Fred Burce Bunao, thinks that perhaps President Arroyo decided on Toronto, Canada, after she read a  MabuhayRadio.com report that said that the Canadian city was named allegedly by the first Filipino immigrant to that country. To read this tall tale, please click on this link, Filipino Fun Facts (Part IV): How Filipinos Named States and Cities. Plus Fables and Fairies

But on another lighter note, Mr. Bunao said that Canada is the perfect place of exile for the First Family as the Arroyos have Canadian roots, if not experience. According to the aging poet-pundit, “Mahilig silang kumana doon . . . kana dito, cana dian . . .” # # #

Editor’s Note: Non-Filipino readers may just ask their Filipino friends the translation of “Mahilig silang kumana doon . . . kana dito, cana dian . . .” LOL.