August 21, 1983: On this day 43 years ago
From the baul… The death that changed my life: The assassination of Ninoy Aquino
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Surrey, B.C. youth choir wins gold in 15th World Peace Choral Festival
Surrey, B.C. Himig Kabataan Cultural Society (HKCS) Choir wins historic firsts Press Release “Every note I play and we sing as a group is a beautiful expression of our hard work and our collective identities as Filipino-Canadians,” John Reyes, HKCS’s assistant musical director and pianist The Himig Kabataan Cultural Society (HKCS) Choir, a Filipino-Canadian
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Filipino Canadian Book Festival returns at Museum of Vancouver August 14-17
Vancouver, B.C. “Writing Our Diaspora: Literature Across Generations” Historian Adrian De Leon is keynote speaker Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor After a one-year hiatus the Filipino Canadian Book Festival returns with a vengeance – with an impressive list of nearly 30 writers from across Canada and beyond on August 14-17 at the Museum of Vancouver
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Tennis star Alex Eala wins match and hearts in Canada Open Tournament
Toronto, Ontario By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Venue seats sold out, food section includes chicken adobo due to influx of Filipino fans Alex Eala’s impressive North American hard-court run continued Wednesday as the No. 25 seed defeated American player Alycia Parks 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open
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Filipina American nurse Angelica Brophy still missing after 30 days
Los Angeles, California Search continues as family issues appeal Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Despite a massive search effort involing police and volunteers, Angelica Brophy has not been found and the family is issuing an appeal – a coordinated one starting tonight to help find her. Angelica is a 44-year old emergency
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Filipino tenants face eviction from apartment
Will Barrocan who has lived in the apartment for more than 23 years fears losing his place. (PCN Photo) Updated: July 27, 2006, 8 AM 2nd Updated: July 27, 2006, 5:12 PM Vancouver, B.C. Tenants oppose demoviction Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News “I was devastated,” says tenant Will Barrocan when he learned that
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Marcos’ 1st visit to Canada yields USD2.5B in investment commitments for PH
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Vancouver, B.C. B2Gold Corp., OceanaGold, Telus, NQX among interested firms Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. completed a four-day official visit to Canada with a report that USD2.5 billion in investment commitments and a strengthened partnership with Canada will benefit the Filipino people-both at home and the ones here. Marcos
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Breaking: The artist and the coin: Bert Monterona designs commemorative coin honouring Filipino Canadians
Update: June 24, 2026, 11:40 A.M. Bert Monterona at work and the Canadian commemorative coin Vancouver, B.C. The consumate artist.. “I am an artist and, at the same time, a social realist,” ….”My work of art is a process of examining the future and rediscovering the past to build the present, to
The Class of 2026
Austin Acala graduates from Kindergarten from St. Alphonsus School in Winnipeg. (FB) 1st update:June 16, 2026, 6 PM 2nd update: June 17, 2026, 10:00 AM 3rd update: June 24, 2026, 1:36 A.M. 4th Update: June 30, 2026, 6 PM A rich harvest from Winnipeg… Austin Acala My son graduated kindergarten so happy that he
Fiipino Canadian doctors are nearly invisible, says professor
Updated: June 7, 2026, 9:47 AM Brampton,Ontario Filipino Canadian doctors raise funds for scholarship The Filipino Canadian Medical Association’s (FCMA) ‘Hiraya’ Gala raised $12,000 for a scholarship fund at the University of Toronto. The successful event the Millennium Gardens Banquet Hall in Brampton, Ontario held on May 2, 2026 brought together over 300 physicians, students
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Breaking: Bodies of Filipino couple recovered in paddle board accident
Couple recently arrived in Vancouver Searchers have recovered the bodies of a Filipino couple who drowned in a paddle boarding accident at Browning Lake at Murrin Park two days after they reported missing. Family identified the bodies as that of Genesis Jeru Bague, 33 and Mariz Bello who were joining friends for a birthday party
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Renato Gandia wins prestigious poetry award
“…spellbinding in the way they transform small, quiet moments…” Calgary-based author and poet Renato Gandia wins the 2026 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers Poetry for his poem “In ‘Psalmody for the Estranged.” “In ‘Psalmody for the Estranged,’ Renato Gandia reminds us of the affinity between prayer and poetry, says the jury. The jury
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The Lapulapu Tragedy Funds controversy continues
United Way’s distribution method criticized Maple Bamboo Network Society returns $3000 Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Revictimized and re-exploited – says expert A charitable organization expert said the Lapulapu Festival tragedy victims were “revictimized or re-exploited” when United Way BC did not fulfill its promises, said Kate Bahen, managing director of Charities
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Surrey Council candidate gathers supporters, raises funds for campaign
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Political aspirant Narima Dela Cruz vows to bring needed change to city A civic leader whose contributions to the City of Surrey are legendary—that’s how Imagine Surrey Mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk described Filipino community organizer Narima Dela Cruz during the latter’s birthday dinner and fundraiser over the weekend. Imagine Surrey is
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When a Room Becomes an Altar: The Launch of Gathering Our Breath
Updated: May 21, 2026, 8:11 PM Gathering changed me by Lani Domaloy The afternoon was equal parts remembrance and reunion… There are events you attend, and then there are events that attend to you. The launch of Gathering Our Breath on May 17, 2026 at the Museum of Vancouver was the second kind. I
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Breaking: Larah Luna wins 2026 CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows.
Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Also a successful marketing and communications professional Vancouver-based writer and marketing professional Larah Luna has won the prestigious CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows. Selected from nearly 3,000 entries, Luna wins $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at
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The Lapulapu Festival Tragedy: A Year After
Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Nagka watak watak ang komunidad It was meant to be a ‘Day of Togetherness’ but instead it became a spectacle of divisiveness – exposing a gaping wound in the community. The event put up by Filipino B.C. last April 19 to commemorate the tragic event on April
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Filipino filmmaker, writer receives Toronto Newcomer Artist Award
Toronto, Canada Jim Libiran moves to Canada to pursue filmmaking and art education The Toronto Arts Foundation presented the Toronto Newcomer Artist Award to Filipino filmmaker and writer Jim Libiran. The Newcomer Artist Award recognizes immigrant and refugee artists who are building their creative careers in Canada. Libiran is an internationally awarded filmmaker and writer
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Equity vs Equality: In the Classroom and Beyond
By Gabrielle Abad Educator explains need for “systemic change” to achieve goals What is my philosophy in teaching? That was the question asked as I was sitting in one of my third-year education classes. It’s such a broad question that it was hard to put into words what matters most to me and how
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Filipino-Canadian broadcaster to publish memoir this Fall
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae writes about her childhood in the Philippines, career life in the US, Canada Toronto Blue Jays sportscaster Hazel Mae will publish her memoir, Before I Let You Go: My Life in Broadcasting, Baseball, and Beyond, on Nov. 10, HarperCollins Canada announced Tuesday. “We are thrilled to share
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First woman cinematographer to win an Oscar is a Filipina
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Autumn Durald Arkapaw is also first woman of colour to bag the award It was a night like no other for Filipino-American Autumn Durald Arkapaw who became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Cinematography at the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 15.
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Filipina-Canadian leader joins Mike Starchuk’s municipal council slate for Surrey
Surrey, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Diverse group vows to transform Surrey into a “City of Champions” Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk and the Imagine Surrey team announced their first four candidates for the 2026 municipal slate. They are William Li, Kevin Wilkie, Narima Dela Cruz and Yousef Aldabainah-Barakat, who represent diverse neighborhood roots, united
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9 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge School
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Canadian PM Carney addresses ‘emotional’ Parliament as he orders federal response for BC town A lone shooter open fired inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School killing a teacher, 5 students and was later found deceased on what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury at around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday,
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Pay Filipina domestic worker £260,000 – British high court to UAE
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Landmark decision involves diplomat’s country in trafficking case The high court of the United Kingdom ordered the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to pay more than £260,000 to a Filipino domestic worker who was exploited by one of the latter’s diplomats stationed in London. Salem Mohammed Sultan Aljaberi, who was a
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PCN Editor honoured
Toronto Ricardo Jorge Caluen Congratulations to my Editor! For so many years, the reckoning of the arrival of the first Filipinos in Canada usually starts in the year 1947. But even this immigration info is not accurate because Filipino immigrants were lumped with others falling under the general category of “Southeast Asians”. Fast forward to
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Renato Gandia reflects on ‘Magdaragat’
Reprinted with permission. This article first appeared in https://salingpusa.com/– Calgary’s Literary Magazine As the keel meets the water: a contributor’s journey into Magdaragat By Renato Gandia When the acceptance email arrived, I was already standing at the edge of a different shore, imagining the day I would leave the familiar tides of corporate communications for
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Bohol nurses celebrate bi-annual reunion
First update: October 26, 2025, 9:00 AM Niagara Falls, Ontario Hygeians 77 Reunion a Smashing Success Ricardo Salise Caluen No stone was left unturned to ensure the successful celebration of the 48th year anniversary of Class ’77 of the Bohol Provincial Hospital School of Nursing. Calling themselves Hygeians 77 (after the Greek goddess of health
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Filipino-Canadian children’s book to be showcased at Surrey Public Library
Surrey, B.C. by Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Artist Danvic Briones’ works aim to engage Filipino community To celebrate Filipino-Canadian authors, the Surrey Public Library (SPL) will hold its first ever event featuring Vancouver-based artist and author Danvic Briones. This will also be the launch of Briones’ children’s book “Jesse the Dragosaur.” The event, titled “Filipino-Canadian Children’s
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Powerful Philippine church Iglesia ni Cristo fails to silence critics
David and Goliath Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Vancouver, B.C. In a classic resemblance to the biblical story of David and Goliath,the vindication of former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church worker Lowell Menorca is an example of how a ‘small’ man was able to survive and won against a formidable enemy. In a scathing decision handed
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Filipina-American rapper is NPR Tiny Desk 2025 winner
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Ruby Ibarra bested 7,500 independent entries from across the US Singing passionately about Filipino folklore and motherhood, Filipino-American artist Rubi Ibarra won this year’s NPR Tiny Desk contest. NPR, an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public, holds the Tiny Desk Contest
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Filipino Canadian judges honoured by peers
Newly appointed judges By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Vancouver, B.C. Two newly appointed judges will be honoured by their peers with an online celebration tomorrow (Monday) June 2 at 3:30 PM (PDT) and 6:30 PM (EDT). To celebrate Filipino Heritage Month, the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network (FCLN-RAPC) salutes the two judges with the virtual webinar, says
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Lapulapu Festival tragedy: Fundraiser for victims
Robson Square Arts Coalition robsonsquarearts@gmail.com For immediate release May 13, 2025 Vancouver dance community hosting fundraiser for victims of Lapulapu attack The Robson Square Arts Coalition (RSAC), a multi-ethnic group of street dancers and street dance organizations, is hosting a unique fundraiser to assist the victims, families, and communities affected by the Lapulapu attack. The
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Charges filed against suspect; Vancouver Police asks for witnesses, video evidence
Vancouver, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez British Columbia declares Friday, May 2 as official day of remembrance and mourning for the victims A suspect has been charged with murder in the death of multiple festival-goers at the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party Saturday night. Eleven people, aged 5 to 65, were killed, and more than two
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11 dead, multiple injured as SUV plows through Filipino Street Festival crowd
Vancouver, BC By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez “Shocked, devastated and heartbroken” : PM Carney said of event as the party cancels Calgary rally due to tragedy Eleven people were killed and multiple others were injured, including children, when a man in his 30s drove his compact SUV through a crowd in the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party
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Pilita Corrales, all-around Filipino entertainer, dies at 87
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Cebu-born artist is survived by her two children and grandchildren “Asia’s Queen of Songs” Pilita Corrales, an all-around entertainer, who spent seven decades in the music, film and TV industry had passed away, her family confirmed Saturday (Philippine time). “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of
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Air Canada launches inaugural flight to Manila
Vancouver, BC By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Flight AC017 leaves Vancouver airport at past midnight on April 2 Canadian flag carrier Air Canada will start on April 2, 2025 its flights linking Vancouver and Manila, solidifying its presence in Southeast Asia and supporting Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy. The launch of the service to Manila also positions Air Canada as the North American airline serving
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Alex Eala, 19, makes tennis history at Miami Open
Teenager becomes first Filipina to beat a Top 10 player in the Open Era By Charmaine Rodriguez Filipino wild card Alexandra Eala ousted Australian Open champion Madison Keys from the Miami Open in the third round Sunday, scoring 6-4, 6-2, after also winning against 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko on Friday. “I can’t wait to
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Chief Justice congratulates Filipino-Canadian lawyers for being trailblazers
Vancouver, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Marchand: your contributions remind us of the vital role legal professionals play in strengthening communities Five outstanding lawyers who gave their time and used their expertise to serve others are recipients of the first ever Awards of Excellence from the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network (FCLN). The five awardees
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Five BC lawyers to be feted by peers
Vancouver, B.C. Five lawyers in B.C. are being honoured for their achievements on February 22 at Vancouver’s Terminal City Club. The inaugural awards night is being organized by the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network (FCLN-RAPC) to recognize the five lawyers. The five are: Vicente Asunción,Jr., principal at Asunción & Company. Asunción, both licensed to practice in
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Winnipeg’s Basta! Filipino Kitchen celebrates one year at The Forks
Winnipeg Learning Filipino culture through food Basta! Filipino Kitchen, the only Filipino kitchen at Winnipeg’s iconic The Forks Market turned one year this December, promising to offer more specialty foods and showcase the talent of the young Filipino staff. Owner and chef Norman Pastorin was enthusiastic about prospects for this year as we discussed the
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Obituary: Alden E. Habacon – A rising star fades
Burnaby, B.C. Funeral on January 25, 2025 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com A bright light in the Filipino Canadian community has been extinguished with the recent death of Alden E. Habacon, an acknowledged diversity and inclusion expert. The 50-year-old father of three died in Hawaii on Dec. 2, 2024 according to reports. His family described his
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Learn Philippines Heritage Language
Vancouver, B.C. Using history, arts and culture The University of British Columbia and NPC3 ( National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre) are joining forces to launch a heritage language course beginning next month. The program will use history, culture and the arts to learn about the heritage language according to organizers Professor Leonora Angeles , Erie
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Filipino-Canadian authors take part in 7th Filipino American International Book Festival in San Francisco
Updated: October 9, 2024, 9:07 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. FilBookFest is the largest festival of its kind Teodoro Alcuitas For the first time in its seven year history, Filipino Canadian writers will be participating in the Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest 2024) in San Francisco on October 12-13. Organized by the Philippine American Writers and
Breaking: Bishop Virgilio ‘Ambo’ David new cardinal
Bishop David talks to relatives of Duterte’s drug war victims. (CBPC News) Philippines “David! Nagdududa nga ako bakit ka sige ikot diyan nang gabi. Duda tuloy ako, putang ina, nasa droga ka,” said Duterte in a November 2018 speech in Davao City.- Rodrigo Duterte A vocal critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has
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B.C. Election : Leaders face off on first debate
Leaders bare party plans Analysis With the provincial election barely two weeks away, party leaders faced off in the first debate on CKNW Radio, October 2. The NDP’ s David Eby accused his opponent John Rustad of the Conservatives of not answering questions about whether it’s acceptable that one of his candidate is claiming vaccines
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The Class of 2024
Chaim Abad, University of Winnipeg Chaim Abad graduated from the University o Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Geography. He was a recipient of the Brian Evans Memorial Scholarship award by the Dept. of Geography. He is the son of Levy and Cherry Abad. Marvin Aguila, Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg Ernesto Nicolas Ofiaza,
Catherine Hernandez is keynote speaker for inaugural Filipino book festival
Vancouver “Revolutionary space to celebrate…” Award winning author Catherine Hernandez will address the first Filipino Canadian Book Festival on July 12-14 where she will also be awarded the first-ever CanDila Award. The award is “to honor someone who is a voice in Canadian literature and is leading the way for our community, someone who creates
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The Class of 2024: Aaron Benjamin R. Alcuitas — Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Cebu, Philippines University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Top graduate says real battle is against own doubts “May we never become the leaders that we abhor, instead, we become agents of reform and positive contributors to society, in our own rights.” Graduate’s Message by Aaron Benjmin R. Alcuitas — Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in
Breaking: Missing person Magnus Manson found safe!
Updated: May 17, 2024, 8:41 P.M. New Westminster, B.C. Now reunited with family… Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Two days after he was reported missing, Magnus Manson has been found safe and recuperating at the Royal Columbian Hospital, the Facebook page Find Magnus, posted. The page has now been changed to ‘Support the Manson Family’ and a
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Another Filipino man missing
New Westminster, B.C. Ground search starts today at 5 PM Another Filipino man went missing yesterday (May 14), the New Westminster Police has reported and is seeking the public’s help in locating him. Magnus Manson, reportedly a high-risk person, was last seen in uptown New Westminster at about 7 A.M. yesterday. “We are asking the
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Vancouver’s own Manila Grey, Ruby Ibarra, etc. perform at 1st Lapulapu Day Block Party
Vancouver, B.C. Filipino chieftain’s legacy celebrated Teodoro ‘Ted Alcuitas Renowned Filipino-Canadian artists Manila Grey and Filipino-American rapper Ruby Ibarra are among top performers in the first Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party on April 27. The star-studded event from 41st to 48th in Vancouver will feature other performers including 2x Grammy-nominated John Concepcion, Jeremy Passion, Gabe Bondoc,
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Pastor Apollo Quiboloy: Man on the run
Philippines “Hindi ako magpapahuli nang buhay (I will not be caught alive).” The beleaguered ‘Son of Man’ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) vowed as authorities tried to arrest him on charges of child and sexual abuse in Davao City. The fugitive doomsday preacher broke his silence, April 6 and accused
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First Filipino Canadians: seamen but not settlers (Part 2 of 4)
By Joseph Lopez Nootka Sound in the 1700s was a rugged remote international port – a major source of sea otter pelts valued as fur in China and Japan. Hence, Russian, American, and English ships called upon there with some frequency. A review of the exploration history of the Pacific Northwest relates the return of
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Canada to cut on number of foreign workers starting May
This is another blow to those who plan to immigrate to Canada By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Citing Canada’s recovery from post-pandemic labour shortages and current lower unemployment rates, the government announced measures to reduce the number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW). However, the TFW Program will continue but will be used only in cases where
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Celebrated author Karl Gaspar reviews ‘Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino Canadian Writing’
“And these “perpetual departures” have made our ancestors wanderers beyond our shores. “Filipino Canadians have to navigate between two opposite poles as they cross the national boundary into a foreign land. And once again, this involves a deep longing for one’s roots, even as they get uprooted and needed to adjust to a new
Book : ‘Magdaragat’ launches successfully in Toronto
Updated: March 22, 2024, 4:09 PM Toronto, Ontario Landmark book ‘Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino Canadian Writing’ well received in Toronto Ricardo J. Salise Caluen After a four-year wait since the project’s inception in 2020, Magdaragat – An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing was formally launched in Toronto on Wednesday (March 20) at Ben McNally’s Books,
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Sino ang kauna-unahang Pinoy? Finding the first Filipino to settle in Canada
First Filipino Canadians: The Search Begins (part 1 of 4) By Joseph Lopez If you look at history books and online sources as recent as 2019, all of them will say that the first Filipino immigrants in Canada arrived in the 1930s, mostly settling in Winnipeg, Manitoba. So I left it at that. Until…. Serendipity
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Bagong balita: Pastor Apollo Quiboloy owns two mansions in Canada worth millions
Embattled preacher’s woes increasing Analysis: Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Rappler investigation has uncovered two mansions in Canada owned by the bedevilled Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the controversial head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church in the Philippines. The two properties valued at $3.87 million, are located in Surrey, British Columbia and Brampton, Ontario. Surrey
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Where were you during EDSA Revolution?
Philippines Philippine church groups join 38th EDSA People Power Anniversary protest Mark Saludes Licas News Church groups join the thousands of protesters who marched to the EDSA Shrine along Ortigas Avenue in Quezon City in the Philippines on February 24, 2024, in commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the EDSA People Power uprising that toppled
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Film on 1st Filipino settler in Canada to be released soon
Updated: February 27, 2024, 12:35 PM Vancouver, B.C. History buffs on social media share fund drive for Ben Flores’ tombstone By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The excitement level is high as the documentary on Benson Flores, the first Filipino on record to have settled in Canada, is set to be released in March or April this
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Pumanaw: Community pillar Socorro ‘Coring’ Juan dies at 80
Winnipeg, Manitoba Beloved advocate succumbs to cancer Tireless community advocate Socorro ‘Coring’ Juan has died. Friends posted her death today ( February 12, 2024) of cancer. Active with her advocacies up and until her death Juan was advocating for cancer research and was featured in a Winnipeg Health Science Centre Foundation ad in March 2022.
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Tributes, support continue to pour in for Super Grocer
Richmond, B.C. Community helps displaced employees of Filipino-Chinese family owned store By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Still feeling the loss of a beloved community institution, Super Grocer’s loyal patrons and neighbors have continued to say good things about the family-owned grocery and will even raise funds to help its displaced employees. Super Grocer, which was located
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King Charles confirms having cancer, seeking treatment
75-year-old monarch issues public statement, breaks Royal tradition By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Buckingham Palace issued an official statement confirming that King Charles has cancer but did not give any specific details. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a
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BC nurse takes another bid for CNA board
Vancouver, B.C. Victoria Casas-Alcuaz seeks representation Teodoro Alcuitas A Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Frail Elderly-Older Adult Network is seeking a nomination for the board of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the governing body for Canada’s 460,000 nurses. This is the second attempt of Victoria Casas-Alcuaz, the clinical nurse specialist at Fraser Health Authority where
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Unions: Winnipeg’s Daniel Talde becomes CUPE’s National Rep
Updated: January 29, 2024, 6 PM Winnipeg Daniel Talde: Of Activism and Taking It Further By Levy Abad After 55 years of the Filipino community in Winnipeg, we have Daniel Talde taking labour activism furthest by becoming the National Rep for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)-Winnipeg Manitoba, and the first Filipino to be a
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International students in Canada now at 1 million
Statistics Canada shows Filipino students comprise third biggest group By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Canada is now a temporary home to one million foreign students with over half of them in Ontario, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reported. According to a Globe and Mail report, Canada has 1,028,850 study permit holders as of the
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Filipina is Surrey’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Surrey, B.C. Board of Trade awards program celebrates businesses and the people behind them By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Janine Cindy Santiago-Nagi, owner of Sun City Optics, could not believe that she had won an award for doing something she loves. She arrived in Canada from the Philippines 13 years ago. She studied instrumentation and automation
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Leylah is Tennis Canada’s Women’s Player of the Year
Filipina-Canadian tennis champ was recognized for a stellar season By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Tennis Canada announced that Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) are the recipients of the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Awards for Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year in the women’s and men’s categories, respectively. This is Fernandez’s fourth
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Philippine parols light up New Westminister City Hall
New Westminster, BC Traditional Pinoy lanterns are included in this year’s Shine Bright event By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The City of New Westminster’s popular annual Christmas event called Shine Bright is including a Parol Christmas Star Lantern Display in its City Hall foyer. Presented by the Filipino-Canadian Society for International Arts and Events and the
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Comedian Jo Koy to host 81st Golden Globes on January 7
Producers want “his infectious energy and relatable humor to kick off” awards season By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Comedian and actor Jo Koy will be hosting the Golden Globes on January 7 and will probably make history as the first one of Filipino descent who will do so. “We are thrilled to have Jo host the
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Incel-member who murdered Filipina Ashley Noelle Arzaga sentenced to life
Toronto, Ontario The intel-inspired terrorist who killed 24-year old Ashley Noel Arzaga in 2020 has been found guilty on Nov. 28 for acts of terrorism and sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for ten years. Oguzhan Sert was a teenager at the time when he brutally killed Arzaga, the mother of
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Breaking: Will the ‘Son of Man’ be finally brought to justice?
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Christ Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News After two years of evading justice, the controversial preacher and Duterte confidant Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Christ is now facing a senate investigation into alleged human trafficking, sexual abuse, rape and child abuse incidents. Opposition Senator Riza
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A South of Metro Manila Oasis for Filipinos in Canada
Come home to RLC Residences’ nature-inspired Woodsville Crest in Parañaque City, Philippines For Canada’s most hardworking population, retreating into your own sanctuary is a must. Filipinos in Canada are among the hardest working people in the country, Statistics Canada reported in June this year using its labor data. Yes. There’s no “Juan Tamad” here, as
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Four Pinays make it to Canada’s top 100 women leaders
These four women are among Canada’s most powerul Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Four Filipinas from across Canada have been chosen to be among 100 top most powerful women for 2023. The four were recognized by WXN (Women’s Executive Network) for making a transformational difference in their fields and actively shape a more inclusive
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Champion Filipino-Canadian martial artist trains kids
Philippine martial art forms like sikaran, arnis are being taught in Winnipeg By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Winnipeg teen Jayzelle Policarpio became a champion in sikaran and arnis, ancient Filipino martial art forms, at age 12. Today, she trains younger students and is helping promote part of her culture. “As a Filipino-Canadian who has not been
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Viral Philippine prison video inspires musical
“Prison Dancer” has a limited run in Ottawa’s National Arts Centre By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez For a Filipino Canadian writer and choreographer, a viral Youtube video of Filipino inmates dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was always a good material for a musical. Romeo Candido just thought other people would do it. “I thought it was
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First Fil-Canadian anthology launched in Vancouver
A project for our ‘kapwa,’ editor says of the book By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez It’s finally out. A week after the release of its hardcopy, authors of MAGDARAGAT: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing (Cormorant Books, 2023) held an in-person launch and book signing at the Massy Arts Society, 23 E Pender St, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Court allows De Lima to post bail, enjoy freedom
Duterte critic “thanks” Marcos administration for respecting court’s independence By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez “Freedom!” was what former senator Leila de Lima said moments after hearing that the court had granted her bail. A jubilant De Lima, while exiting the hall of justice, also mentioned President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, thanking the President for “respecting” the
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Breaking: Filipino-Canadian anthology takes #1 spot in Amazon’s bestseller list
Book authors will hold in-person launches this November By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The first ever anthology of Filpino-Canadian writers grabbed the number one spot on Amazon’s Most Wished For books in the Asian Canadian Literature category today. Edited by Teodoro Alcuitas, C.E. Gatchalian, and Patria Rivera, who also contribute to the volume, Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing features
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Canada launches pilot for group hiring in Manila
Streamlined work permit process to help Canadian employers recruiting 50 or more employees By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To fast track the hiring of a group of employees for critical jobs, the Government of Canada launched a streamlined work permit processing for its immigration office in Manila, Philippines. Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced
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Fil-Canadian family’s restaurant lands a spot in Michelin Guide
Restaurateur Jonathan Lee wanted to make his grandfather proud By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Michelin released its Vancouver Guide and Little Bird Dim sum + Craft Beer in Kitsilano is one of those that made it. The 54-seater restaurant is being run by Jonathan Lee, the son of Filipino-Canadian restaurateur Joseph Lee, who owns the iconic
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Canada records highest population growth since 1957
StatCan reports over 1 million new immigrants from July 2022 to July 2023 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez After its celebration for hitting the 40-million mark on June 16, Canada’s population was estimated at 40,097,761 on July 1, 2023, an increase of 1,158,705 from a year before. According to Statistics Canada, this was a growth of 2.9% from July 1, 2022 and was
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Canadian immigration authorities intercept former Philippine police chief
General Azurin arrived at the Langley airport in BC and “voluntarily” returns home after questioning By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday confirmed that former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was intercepted by immigration authorities upon his arrival at the Langley airport in British Columbia, Canada.
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First Filipino-Canadian anthology introduced in Vancouver book fest
Vancouver, B.C. Word Vancouver features writers behind upcoming book Invisible No More: Filipino Words Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The extraordinary journeys of various Filipino-Canadians and meaningful stories about their families were compiled into a special book that will be launched this November by Cormorant Books. And for the first time, ‘Filipino Words’ are invisible no more
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Basketball: Canada wins historic First Basketball World Cup Medal
Vancouver, B.C. Philippines wins against China, booked last ticket for Olympic qualifiers Mildred German Team Canada’s Senior Men’s Basketball National Team concludes the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a historic win- its first medal, a bronze, on September 10, 2023 in Manila, Philippines after a bout with the United States. Competing and winning in the
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Manitoba elections: Filipinos could be game-changer
Updated: September 14, 2023, 1o:30 A.M. Manitoba Can Filipino-Canadians make historic change in Manitoba? Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Whichever way the Manitoba elections go on October 3, it will be historic according to pundits. If the PCs prevail, Heather Stefanson will have become the first woman in the province’s history to lead her party
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Breaking: Maria Ressa wins tax evasion case, awaits two more
Vancouver, B.C. Victory for press freedom Nobel prize winner and co-founder of the online news site Rappler, Maria Reesa , has been acquitted of tax evasion, another legal victory in her battle against multiple charges filedduring th government of former president Rodrigo Duterte. She has long maintained the cases against her and Rappler, which she
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Kris Cu Leads “Birding With Me: Welcoming The Filipino Community”
Updated: Sept. 13, 2023, 5 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Autumn is a very wonderful time to explore about migratory birds Mildred German Birding With Me started in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many faced the impacts of the pandemic, including the isolation primarily due to the social distancing and lockdown protocols, many of those reflecting
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Invisible No More: Filipino Words
Updated: Sept. 10, 7:23 P.M. Vancouver Literary fest kicks off this weekend Works of Asian authors, including Filipinos, are among the featured books By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Word Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest literary arts festival, that brings together established and emerging authors, aspiring writers, literary exhibitors, and book-lovers from across the Lower Mainland will kick
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3 Filipino-Canadians in top immigrants list of 2023
A Crown Counsel, an actor, and nurse-educator are among those with inspiring stories By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Three outstanding Filipino-Canadians made it to this year’s Top 25 Immigrants in Canada. Multi-awarded retired B.C. Trial Crown Counsel Winston Sayson, comedian and actor Ann Pornel and Registered Nurse, academic and researcher Edward Cruz were among the immigrants
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Breaking: Filipina-Canadian scientist first recipient of Moderna Fellowship
Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Gabrielle Gaultier will do research on vaccines A young Filipina scientist has won the prestigious fellowship program from Moderna to study immune responses to Covid in Canadian children, the pharmaceutical company announced. “We’re excited to announce the first Canadian recipient of our Moderna Global Fellowship Program, from University of British Columbia. Dr.
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DANCE : Illusionary ‘continuum’ by Filipino-Canadian Youth Dance Talent Juan Imperial
Vancouver, B. C. ‘continuum’ is part of the exhibit ‘Emerging Creators Incubator’ at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (ECC) in Coquitlam, B.C. and is being showcased for a month duration from August 3 to September 3, 2023. Mildred German “Originally this piece was about my interest in time – it’s illusionary nature, the entanglements between past,
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From refusal to Permanent Residency approval: a dreamer’s journey
Prince Albert, SK Hurdling immigration challenges for 3 years By Chauncey Rodriguez I entered Canada last year with a visitor’s visa and an expired Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) application. While reuniting with my brother and sister and their families – I also had the chance to babysit my nephews. I became a tourist here for
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Winnipeg family has Jewish connections
Updated: August 12, 2023, 9:25 A.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba D’Est en Est by Joëlle N. Lasserre Levy Abad Browsing the internet for the book D’Est en Est (From East to East) by Joëlle N. Lasserre, my daughter became curious and asked, who is Joëlle? I explained that Joëlle is her grandaunt who wrote the book about the
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Breaking: Government intervenes to break up impasse over community centre
Vancouver Controversy surrounds effort to build centre Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com The BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports is stepping in to resolve the brewing controversy surrounding the proposed Filipino Community Centre, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN) has learned. A meeting with the two groups is taking place this Thursday, (August 10, 2023). No
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Hip Hop music: Filipino-American Rapper Ez Mil scores big
Rapper Ez Mil releases new single with Eminem, signs major International record deal Mildred German Filipino-American rapper, Ez Mil, releases a new single entitled ‘Realest’ with Grammy-winning artist and producer Eminem. Since its release on August 3, 2023 on YouTube, it has amassed 1.2 million views in three days and counting. Since ‘Realest’ dropped, Ez
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Philippine Pavilion wins in Surrey Fusion Festival
Products, food, gowns are among items on display By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Philippines Pavilion won the Best Dressed Pavilion among 50 different nations’ pavilions at the recent Surrey Fusion Festival. The Philippines Pavilion’s dominant theme this year featured Muslim creations including malong table covers, beautifully decorated umbrellas, and decorative fabric wall lining, according to
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Filipinas: The Philippines Women’s National Football Team
Team vows out but message inspires 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20-August 20, 2023 Mildred German Vancouver, BC – Twenty-seven year old Filipino-American Sarina Bolden of the Philippines women’s national football team, Filipinas, made history after scoring the Philippine’s first goal in the 2023 FIFA World
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Editorial: Why I did not attend the Fireworks
Updated: July 30, 2023,5:38 p.M. Vancouver, B.C. Editorial Is it just the fireworks we are seeing or is it a country ravaged by impunity? Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Yesterday, it was the Philippines’ turn to perform at the world famous fireworks festival in Vancouver and Filipinos were understandably excited and came in droves
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Canada has a new immigration minister
Affordable housing woes amid rapid arrival of newcomers top list of priorities By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Marc Miller, Canada’s newly minted immigration minister, is greeted by an affordable housing supply crisis as the country pursues its plan to welcome 500,000 permanent immigrants by 2025. He has also been given a list of nine priority areas
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Pinoy festival draws thousands in Toronto
Organizers aim to help revitalize economy By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez An estimated 200,000 participants trooped to Fun Philippines in Toronto’s event over the weekend to celebrate Filipino culture, food, games and crafts. The two-day event was organized by the Philippine Legacy and Cultural Alliance (PLACA), the non-profit organization responsible for events like Taste of Manila
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Breaking: MP Rechie Valdez appointed as Minister of Small Business
Ottawa, Ontario Big leap for rookie parliamentarian Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com) In an emotional and passionate oath-taking never before seen in cabinet swearing-in ceremonies at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Rechie Valdez captured the attention of the nation this morning as she broke into tears reciting her oath. Her show of emotion caught
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Gerber Baby: Grandchild of Filipinos who served in the US Navy wins famous photo contest
Updated: July 25, 2023, 10:17 P.M. Baby Madison’s story of love, resilience, adventure captures hearts of judges By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Baby Madison “Maddie” Mendoza enjoys baby music music classes and fearlessly explores new foods like most babies in the US. But her parents are from first-generation families from the Philippines and both of her
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Breaking: International Court proceeds to prosecute Duterte, Dela Rosa, others
NOW THAT THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL IS SET TO CONTINUE ITS PH ‘DRUG WAR’ PROBE Duterte, Dela Rosa, others in ICC ‘drug war’ probe told: Skip European countries By: Zacarian Sarao – Reporter / @zacariansINQ INQUIRER.net / 03:18 PM July 19, 2023 Inquirer.net is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews,Com MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal
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Breaking: Two community leaders in Surrey, B.C. vie for recognition
Surrey, B.C. Who is telling the truth? Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.om Two prominent leaders in Surrey are in conflict as to who is to claim the honour of the first to celebrate Filipino Heritage Month in this bustling and fastest growing metropolis in British Columbia. As the month of June ended, Narima
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Pinoy sorbetes, ice cream, soft serve flavour options available in Canada
In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, Filipino ice cream businesses get the spotlight By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez July 16 is National Ice Cream Day and the choices for this most loved dessert now includes Filipino flavours. “National Ice Cream Day serves as a reminder of the joy and nostalgia that ice cream can bring.
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The Class of 2023 : Alexa Bicol – the girl who is going places
Updated: July 14, 2023, 9 AM. More graduates to celebrate! Alexa Bicol A Gr. 8 student at Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Collegiate (STMC) is making a name for herself and her school. As a member of the school’s Model United Nation Club, she was selected to attend the three-day conference – Canada International Model United
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Eraserheads: Nostalgia, reunion make concert more unforgettable
2nd update: July 12, 2023, 11:00 A.M. Updated: July 12, 203, 6:55 A.M. Eraserheads meet actress ‘Paraluman’ after 27 years By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipinos love nothing more than nostalgia and reunions. An epic combination of both gave concert-goers in Hamilton, Ontario goosebumps when the Eraserheads reunited with the actress in their video after 27
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Burnaby’s 1st Filipino Festival a success
The sights, sounds, flavours were highlights of the event By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The first Filipino festival held in the City of Burnaby drew 12,000 participants who enjoyed the food, dances, music, art and culture of the Philippines. The “Pinoy Festival: Panahon na para Magsaya (Come Join the Fun)” was part of June Filipino
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Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing out in October
Accidental journalist Charmaine Rodriguez In time for the celebration of Philippine Heritage Month this year, members of the Filipino-Canadian community launched a book that explored their identities, experiences, histories, presents, and futures, and serves to re-enforce their cultural contributions. Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing is edited by our very own Philippine Canadian News Editor-in-Chief
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Education: One family’s journey
This group photo of the Impreso-Cadigal family taken in the 60s shows the whole family in their ‘togas’. All the six siblings graduated from univerisities. Nieves, a lawyer,married a lawyer and they have a grandson who is a lawyer. Corazon, an architect married an architect and they have a lawyer-daughter who is maried to another
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Education: The Class of 2023
Updated: July 3, 2023, 9:05 A.M. No graduate journeys alone. Along the way, he or she is helped by parents, a brother or sister, a friend or anybody who is there to lend a hand. To give comfort when its needed or just listen. This month, we celebrate our graduates and honour their achievements whatever
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CONCERT: Eraserheads’ ‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’
Vancouver, BC LIVE is the most beautiful thing ever! Mildred German The four members of the Eraserheads – Marcus Adoro (lead guitars), Ely Buendia (lead vocals, guitar), Raymund Marasigan (drums), and Buddy Zabala (bass)– graced Canada and the USA as part of their ‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’ tour. On June 3, 2023, the Pacific National
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Breaking: Olivia Chow elected Toronto’s new mayor
Updated: June 27, 2023, 12:25 PM Toronto, Ontario Second Chinese-Canadian next to Vancouver’s Ken Sim Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen Torontonians woke up today with a new mayor and anticipated change in politics in Toronto City Hall. Chow, 66, clinched the mayoralty with 269,372 votes or 37.2% of the total votes cast. Earlier polls showed her
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Pinoy Indie film festival to be held in British Columbia
New Westminster, B.C. Organizers bring indie movies to celebrate culture, heritage By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Filipino Indie Film Festival rolls out today in celebration of Philippine Heritage Month in Canada. In British Columbia, Filipino films will be featured at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster starting at 12 noon. The first featured film is
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Filipina-Canadian wins in The Manitoba Book Awards
“Lessons in Fusion” is about embracing multiple, complex identities By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipina-Canadian author and playwright Primrose Madayag Knazan was a co-winner in this year’s The Manitoba Book Awards. Her book “Lessons in Fusion” was chosen as the McNally Robinson Book for Young People (Older Category) together with The Stone Child: The Misewa Saga,
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Fiesta events, galas for Filipino Heritage Month
Celebrating Filipino culture, heritage all over Canada By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez June is Filipino Heritage Month and all over Canada, the festivities are getting grander every year. Philippine Canadian News is taking part of the celebration by sharing the events to watch out for. Friday, June 16 Street Eats Market 500 Progress Ave., Scarborough, Ontario
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Surge of travel applications from Philippines crashes Canada’s travel portal
Immigration Minister said demand exceeded their expectations By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez As Canada celebrates Filipino Heritage Month, Filipinos made history when they caused the country’s portal for visa-free travel to crash. It took three days or from June 8 to June 10 for Canada’s eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization) to be out of operation because of
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Canada adds 13 countries in visa-free travel list
Eligible travellers need to be holders of US visa or had Canadian visa By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipinos with the right travel documents can now enter Canada for just $7 and with an authorization that can be secured in just a few minutes. Canada has introduced visa-free air travel to travelers from 13 countries, including
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Canada launches new PR pathway for skilled workers
Ottawa Invitations will be sent out this summer to address labour shortage By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To invite more skilled workers to Canada, the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the first-ever launch of a category-based selection for Canada’s flagship economic immigration management system, Express Entry. Category-based selection will allow Canada to issue invitations
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Labour unions: Nurse Asuncion ‘Sonny’ Arrojado was the first Filipina to head a major Canadian union
Updated:June 2, 2023, 1:36 PM Analysis Can history be repeated? Teodoro Alcuitas On the sidelines of the Canadian Nurses Association’s (CNA) annual general meeting (AGM) on June 15, 2023, it is proper that we look back at its history. The first elected president of the CNA (then known as National Federation of Nurses’ Union) was
SINANTA and Filipino Heritage Month in Canada
2nd Update: June , 2023, 9:39 AM Updated: June 1, 2023, 8:67 AM Toronto, Ontario Paying tribute to my Ibanag-Ilokano heritage Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen Today, June 1st, marks the 4th year anniversary of the first time the Canada-wide celebration of Filipino Heritage Month was launched by the federal government. I celebrate it by paying tribute
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Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network meets in Vancouver June 3
Updated:May 31.2023, 1:05 PM Vancouver, B.C. Ontario Justice Aubrey Danielle Hilliard is keynote speaker To celebrate Filipino Heritage Month, the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network – Reseau des avocats philippino canadiens (FCLN-RAPC) is meeting Vancouver lawyers on Saturday, June 3, 2023. The network represent Filipino-Canadian lawyers nationally. The event is in person for those who
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Vancouver’s Ralph Escamillian gets RBC’s new emerging artist award
Vancouver, B.C. RBC continues to shine a light on emerging artists with new award Teodoro Alcuitas A Vancouver-based queer, performance artist, teacher and community leader has been selected the RBC’s new emerging Artist Award, the National Arts Centre (NAC) announced yesterday, May 25. NAC is the presenting sponsor of the 2023 Governor Genral’s Performing Arts
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Breaking: Filipina ‘Tina Turner’ devastated by her death
Updated: May 24, 2023, 4:34 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Luisa Marshall mourns death of her idol and inspiration Opinion: Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Filipina-Canadian tribute artist whose own rise to fame was mainly inspired by Tina Turner is devastated on the news of the iconic artist’s death today at age 83. Luisa Marshall told PhilippineCanadianNews.Com
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Canadian province doubles invitations to migrant skilled workers for 2023
Newfoundland and Labrador’s population sees significant increase due to international migration By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is seeing a steady growth in its international migration, with figures hitting 95.9 per cent from 2022 to 2023. Parallel to this growth, the province received an allocation of 3,050 which is double
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Filipina engineer’s artwork gets displayed in a museum in The Netherlands
“Babaeng nakaperlas” was picked among over 3,000 entries worldwide By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Hague-based Filipina engineer’s interpretation of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is one of the 170 artworks selected by the Mauritshuis Museum until June 4, 2023. The museum announced early 2023 for creatives around the world to reinterpret
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The Rebel Priest
“…ang challenge ay… dapat tayo ay maging Church of the poor.” Ipinaliwanag ni Goldman Environmental Prize winner Fr. Edu Gariguez kung bakit mahalaga na nakikibahagi rin ang mga pari sa mga usapin tungkol sa mga mahahalagang isyu ngayon. Pakinggan siya sa “The Howie Severino Podcast.” LISTEN FOR FREE HERE: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3KVRm1Y Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/41GCriT Google
More than 200 Filipino nurses get conditional job offers
Saskatchewan’s “aggressive” action plan delivers results in communities across province By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Saskatchewan’s second in-person recruitment mission to the Philippines in mid-March resulted in 236 conditional job offers extended to Registered Nurses (RNs) from Manila and Cebu. The second mission how now brought nearly 400 Filipino RNs who are committed to joining the provincial
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National Nursing Week : The nurses in my family
Do you have nurses in your family? Teodoro Alcuitas Nurses has been in our mind lately – with the news on one of our own (Victoria Casas-Alcuaz) nominated to the board of the CNA and recognized by the UBC Hospital Foundation. This week has been set to honour nurses as National Nursing Week to coincide
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Nurses week: VGH and UBCH Foundation awards Victoria Casas-Alcuaz
Updated: May 13, 2023, 1:45 PM Vancouver, B.C. Hospital foundation honours Victoria Casas-Alcuaz as recipient of 2023 award Teodoro Alcuitas As National Nurses Week is celebrated throughout Canada this week, Vancouver nurse Victoria Casas-Alcuaz has been chosen to receive the 2023 VGH and UBCH Foundation Awards. Awarding ceremonie happens today, May 12. The Fraser Health
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Two Pinoys want to be Toronto’s next mayor
Toronto, Ontario Publisher and realtor enters mayoralty race Tony A. San Juan, OCT The race is on to become the new Mayor of Toronto this summer. Out of 76 candidates who registered to run for Mayor of Toronto, two Filipino Canadians have decided to run for the much-needed leadership post in Canada’s premier city. These
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Filipina-Canadian artist makes it to Surrey’s top 25 list of of model youths
Surrey, B.C. Outstanding role models recognized for contributions to community By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipina-Canadian singer was awarded as one of Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 for her contributions to the work of a non-profit organization that promotes global peace. Glisha Nadine Dela Cruz, an audio engineer, singer/songwriter, was among those who was picked
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Alberta election: Dalawang Pinoy ang tumaktakbo
Alberta Province has not elected a Pinoy since Carl Benito in 2008 Teodoro Alcuitas A lawyer and public school teacher are running in the Alberta Provincial Election on May 29, 2023. Alberta is home to the second-highest Filipino Canadian population in country according to the 2021 census with more than 216,000 or 5.2 per cent
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Breaking: B.C. nurse nominated to national body
Updated:May 3, 2023, 4:20 PM Vancouver, B.C. Victoria Casas- Alcuaz could be next head of CNA Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A highly trained clinical nurse specialist at Fraser Health has been nominated to the board of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA ). The CNA represents the 460,00 regulated nurses across the country. Victoria
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Filipino-Canadian teen makes it to American Idol’s Top 10
Voting continues tomorrow, so he appeals for support By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian singer Tyson Venegas continued to excite fans in the Philippines and Canada as he made it to American Idol’s top 10. He appealed to his supporters to keep the votes coming especially on Monday, May 1. “Tonight ROCKED. I have made the
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Marcos’s U.S. visit tomorrow draws criticism
U.S. U.S. groups voice concern over Marcos visit A number of U.S. groups including Human Rights Watch and Just Security are expressing concern over President Biden meeting Philippine President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. tomorrow, May 1. President Biden’s invitation to President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos, Jr. to an official visit has raised serious concerns among
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BMO Vancouver Marathon: Nanay is running for daughter
Updated: May 1, 2023, 10:23 AM Vancouver, B.C. Canuck Place mom Aubrey Delima runs for daughter Lauren Contributed by Nathalie Green May is Canada’s Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions of the Asian community in Canada. In honour of this month, we are highlighting Aubrey Delima, a Canuck Place mom
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Pumanaw: Antonio Victorio ‘Tony’ Santiago
Burnaby, B.C. Remembering Mang Tony Well-known community advocate dies at 84 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Antonio ‘Tony’ Santiago died Sunday, April 23 surrounded by his family, her daughter Maita, announced in her Facebook page. A long-time and well known community advocate in Vancouver, he would have turn 85 on June 13. A
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Saskatchewan increases budget to bring health care workers from the Philippines
Province also makes largest SINP allocation of 7,250 nominations By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To support the province’s Health Human Resources (HHR) action plan, its 2023-2024 budget increased by $5.2 million to meet its targets for the said period. These funds will support expansion of post-secondary training seats available to Saskatchewan students to address future needs
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Jay Cabalu’s “POP ODY$$EY” opens April 29 to May 28
Updated: April 24, 2023, 10:50 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. This is the second solo exhibition following debut ‘Extra’ last year Teodoro Alcuitas A second solo exhibition by Vancouver artist Jay Cabalu http://jaycabalu.com/ is opening from April 29 to May 28 at Burnaby’s Deer Lake Art Gallery. Opening reception is on Thursday, May 4th from 6 –
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Breaking: Planned Filipino-Canadian cultural centre gets boost from government
Updated April 23, 2023, 12:00 A.M. 2nd update: April 30, 2023, 7:20 AM (As this is being posted, a hastily called Press Conference was called for today, April 23, 2023 at 11:30 A.M. to update the community.) Vancouver, B.C. Analysis First of a series $250,000 kick-starts planning and development Teodoro Alcuitas PhilippineCanadianNews.Com The elusive dream
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Anti-Asian Hate on the rise in U.S. and Canada
Smithsonian Accepts “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” COVID-19 Banner San Francisco Donation Ceremony May 10 Heralds Banner Being Added to National Collections May 5, 2022 The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will officially accept a 20-by-4-foot red vinyl banner with the words, “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” from the San Francisco Chinese
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Fil-Am skater, partner make history for Philippines in world figure skating championships
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipina-American figure skater and her partner made history as the first pair from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to qualify for the world championships this year. Although they finished 18th among the 20 pairs who competed in the 2023 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Japan, it was no small
Baguio City commends Cordilleran for being world’s youngest law graduate
Becomes lawyer at 18 and first Filipino associate editor of Cambridge Law Review By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez For bringing honor to the City of Baguio and the Philippines, the City Council of Baguio passed a resolution recognizing and commending Jozef Maynard Borja Erece for being the youngest law graduate and practicing lawyer in the world.
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Canada creates new pathway for skilled refugees to address labour shortage
Toronto, Ontario Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot to start in summer 2023 Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To welcome vulnerable people and provide them a better future while giving Canadian employers access to an untapped talent pool, Canada will launch a new economic pathway this summer to hit two birds with one stone. During a keynote speech
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WHAT DID JESUS LOOK LIKE?
The Filipino Edition The Filipino Edition is on CKYE RED FM 93.1 and FM 89.1 Surrey, B.C. Hosted by Joseph Lopez Listen to The Filipino Edition this Easter Sunday April 9, 2023 a7 7:30 to 8:30 A,M in Vancouver, B.C. Man has always reflected on an illustrated face of God. In the Bible, in the
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SHOULD YOU BLINDLY FOLLOW THOSE HOLY WEEK TRADITIONS?
Philippines Reflections of Archbishop Socrates Villegas, from the FB page of Bp. Gerry Alminaza. (Thanks for Fr. Edwin Gariguez for reposting) “This week is holy because of love. Love alone can make us holy.” Holy Week is about what Christ has done for humanity. Let the memory of God’s mercy sink in without any compulsion
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B.C. announces winners for 2023 anti-racism awards
Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadian planner gets honourable mention in Emerging Leader Award category By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipino-Canadian planning officer made it to the list of this year’s awardees in the 2023 Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards. William Canero received an honourable mention in the Emerging Leader Award category where youth and young adults ages 15-30
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Widowed mom shatters notions of how trailblazing CEOs look and act
Book launch of “Why Should Guys Have All the Fun?” is scheduled tomorrow By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-American philanthropist, CEO and civic leader Loida Lewis will launch today her memoir to bring to the world an inspiring and uplifting story of how an ordinary person can rise to achieve extraordinary things. Loida Lewis is Chair
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Canada extends work permits for foreign nationals who are about to lose status
Toronto, Ontario Extension aims to help employers find and retain workers amid period of economic recovery and growth By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship gave international graduates with a recently expired or expiring post-graduation work permits (PGWP) additional or extended work permits to stay longer and gain additional work experience
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Art: Julie Lluch and her Journey From Terracotta to Terra Incognita
Updated: March 21, 2023, 7:22 A.M. Toronto,Ontario (Editor’s note: Consistent with the Philippines’ centrist structure, well-known artists come from the centre – Manila. Very few from the south are recognized much less, women artists. Artists like Martino Abellana and Romulo Galicano from Cebu, Bert Monterona, a Lumad from Mindanao are but a few that doesn’t
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The woman who never gave up
Updated:March 21, 2023, 7:15 A.M. Montreal, Quebec Family remembers, honours Nalie’s life Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com The first death anniversary of Nalie Agustin who died March 22, 2022 was celebrated by her family with a mass at Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine, St. Xavier Church in Montreal. Natalie Pauline Agustin, known simply as ‘Nalie’
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Tonight: ‘How Your Heart Grows’- Conversations with three Filipinx queer kababayans
On Sunday, March 19 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and The Lido for a magical night of togetherness in How Your Heart Grows. Celebrating chosen family in the diaspora, including our queer kin, this evening will feature award winning author of Scarborough and finalist for Canada Reads 2022, Catherine Hernandez, who will read from her
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Women immigrants get help to land jobs in tech sector
Updated:March 16, 2023, 8:20 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. $1.1 million funding will assist them in job placements, mentorship, counselling By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In time for Women’s Month, the Government of Canada announced that internationally-trained women with Information Technology (IT) backgrounds will have more chances of finding a job under a program designed for racialized newcomer
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Canada opens application processing centre in Manila
Plan to increase immigration levels is part of its Indo-Pacific strategy Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Calling it a way of getting the advantage in the “global race for talent,” Canadian Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser said the centre will help achieve the country’s goal of welcoming a record number of newcomers to fuel
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Breaking: International Women’s Day – Two Women of Courage
Updated: March 10, 2023, 11:40 A.M. Ottawa, Ontario “…story of survival, a new lease at life, family reunification, and renewed hope. God is good.” – Narima Dela Cruz Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com As the world celebrates International Women’s Day this month, it is fitting to celebrate the courage of two mothers
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International Women’s Day: Pinay artist Ovvian Castrillo-Hill
Updated: March 10, 2023, 8 A.M. Fort. St. John, B.C. Pinay sculptor continues family legacy in Canada Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas The daughter of a well-known Philippine artist continues her family’s legacy as an artist and sculptor. Ovvian Castrillo-Hill,a mother of one who works and lives in the City of Fort
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BAGONG BALITA: Batas laban sa pag-share ng mga intimate image
British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General Bagong batas laban sa pag-share ng mga intimate image na walang permiso VICTORIA – Ipinapakilala ng province ang intimate images protection act (batas para sa mga intimate image o malaswang litrato at video) para mas maprotektahan ang mga tao sa mapanganib na epekto ng pag-share ng mga intimate
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Art and spiritualism – the art of Patrick Cruz
Scarborough, Ontario ‘Novena- (2022) Marissa Largo In Patrick Cruz’s new work Novena (2022), the artist alludes to the devotional practice of nine days of consecutive prayer that many devout Filipinx/o/a Catholics partake in, usually to petition for special requests. For many Filipinx/os/as in the homeland and in the diaspora, devout Catholicism is syncretically entangled with
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Filipino-Canadian writer secures book deal
Updated: March 6, 2023, 1:20 P.M. Author gives life to voices that are “rarely or never featured in Canadian literature” By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Stories of Filipino families separated and reunited through the caregiver program will be in a novel this fall as Filipina Canadian author Jennie Austria-Bonifacio’s work found a home in one of
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Lent: How do you turn the other cheek?
Mark Guevarra “Today’s gospel teaches us that turning the other cheek is the key to lasting happiness for the individual, but it also has important implications for the church as a whole.” Fired Gay Church Worker Writes on Turning the Other Cheek in a Synodal Church New Ways Ministry February 19, 2023/8 Comments/in Personal Stories,
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Canada keeps “no need to exit” rule for visitors who get job offers
Ottawa, Ontario IRCC extends special policy for another two years By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Foreign nationals who are in Canada as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will continue to be able to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave the country. Visitors applying under this public policy who
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Breaking: Law Society of Ontario honours one of its own
Toronto, Ontario First Filipino-Canadian Justice is honoured with a honorary degree Teodoro Alcuitas The first Filipino to be appointed to the judiciary in Canada is being honoured by his peers with an honorary doctorate Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD). Justice Steve Coroza of the Ontario Court of Appeals will be conferred his honourary degree
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Vancouver School Board welcomes Tagalog into curriculum
Vancouver, B.C. Filipino education experts are creating the course to be taught starting next fall By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Students of Filipino descent who wish to be bilingual now have a reason to celebrate. The Vancouver School Board unanimously approved the proposal to offer a Filipino language and culture course for students in grades 10
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Today in history: 37th anniversary of People Power Revolution
Editorial: No to martial law! Leave a Comment / Canada News, Philippine News, Politics / August 22, 2016 ATOM rally in front of Winnipeg city hall. The sign ‘shames’ the mayor for having a Winnipeg-Manila Sister Agreement. (Ted Alcuitas files) Posted August 21, 2016 Remembering Ninoy Aquino By Ted Alcuitas August 21, 1983 This day
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Pumanaw: Teresita ‘Tess’ Chavez
Winnipeg, Manitoba Friends mourn passing of ‘legend’ of Seven Oaks Hospital Service details: Teresita Chavez November 3, 1948 – February 15, 2023 Lamay Friday, Feb. 24 7:00pm – 11:30 pm Prayers at 7:30 Glenlawn Funeral Home – 455 Lagimodiere Blvd Funeral Mass Saturday, Feb. 25 10:30 am St. Gianna Beretta Molla Church – 15 Columbia
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Filipino-Canadian singer earns first American Idol platinum ticket
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023, 9:o6 A.M. Teen from B.C. wows judges with his piano and vocal rendition of Billy Joel classic Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Described as a “natural talent” by his former vocal coach, 17-year-old Tyson Venegas gave American Idol judges goosebumps and moved another one into near tears with his version of “New York
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Leila De Lima: Six years and still in prison!
DE LIMA MARKS 3RD YEAR OF UNJUST DETENTION; DECRIES CONTINUED POLITICAL PERSECUTION AGAINST HER
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Manitoba recruiting Philippine nurses
Winnipeg, Manitoba Second province next to Saskatchewan to recruit nurses Teodoro Alcuitas A delegation of Manitoba officials headed by Filipino-Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jon Reyes is currently in the Philippines in a bid to recruit nurses to work in the province. The delegation will be in the Philippines for five days –
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Internationally-trained professionals face challenges
FOREIGN-CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION IN CANADA: CONTINUING CHALLENGES By: Tony A. San Juan, OCT. For many years, the problem and challenge of licensing professionals to practice in Canada is a persistent and continuing saga. There is no shortage of “horror stories”, including discouraging and depressing lamentations abound that you hear from many internationally educated professionals(IEPs) including our
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Filipino Canadian businesses that have the perfect Valentine’s Day gifts
What is the way to your woman’s heart? By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez How much do I love thee? Let me count the ways. But if you still don’t have a gift for your girlfriend or wife this Valentine’s Day, here are gift ideas from Filipino-Canadian entrepreneurs. Saskatoon-based baker Twinkle Jo-Lopez suggests heart-shaped cake pops, mini
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Theatre: Dennis Gupa’s ‘Gossip with Whales’ wins Green Award
Vancouver, B.C. “Gossip with Whales: Exploring Ocean Science through Applied Theatre” is Individual Artist Runner-Up Dr. Dennis Gupa and his unique artistic collaboration “Gossip with Whales: Exploring Ocean Science through Applied Theatre” is honoured by The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) Inaugural Green Award this year as the Individual Artist Runner-Up. The honour was
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Breaking: Two Filipinos are among 20,000 dead in Turkey, Syria earthquake
20,000 confirmed dead and help is needed urgently Teodoro Alcuitas A Filipina survivor of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria will recount her ordeal with The Filipino Edition, RedFM this Sunday, February 12. The mother of two is among 248 Filipinos registered with the Philippine Embassy, according to host Joseph Lopez of The Filipino
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Filipino Canadian basketball players shine in first Filipino heritage night
Burnaby, B.C. SFU coach seeks to inspire younger Filipinos by featuring players By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The first Filipino Heritage Night held at the Simon Fraser University gym in Burnaby, BC was highlighted by a basketball game where the school’s strongest Filipino-Canadian players showed off their skills amid deafening cheers of fellow kababayans. SFU basketball
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Canadian immigration lawyers nix proposals to make country more open to foreigners
IRCC is reportedly planning to waive requirements for half a million visitor visa applicants By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In an effort to address Canada’s labour shortage and reduce the number of pending temporary resident visa applications, the Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is reportedly looking at waiving eligibility requirements for close to half a million
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Book to help Filipino immigrant kids to be used in Winnipeg schools
Winnipeg, Manitoba “Where is Winnipeg?” aims to help in integration of newcomers By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Winnipeg Schools District has included a book written by a Filipino-Canadian author into its new bilingual Filipino school program. Author Darlyne Bautista, who was also a former school trustee, said she is very happy that her book will
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Benson Flores: First Filipino to settle in Canada in 1861
Vancouver, B.C. Broadcast journalist Joseph Lopez stumbles on hidden history A planned hike up Mount Gardner in British Columbia’s Bowen Island in May 2011 led to the accidental discovery of a piece of history buried in the pages of a book at the village library. That discovery led to a decades-long quest by the host
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Breaking: Maria Ressa wins tax case, still faces three pending cases
Philippines Nobel peace Prize winner still faces other cases ’Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins, ‘ says the embattled Nobel laureate Maria Ressa after being acquitted yesterday of four charges of tax evasion that were filed in 2018 by the previous Duterte government. In an 80-page decision, the Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeals (CTA)
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2022 consumer prices—the highest in 40 years: StatCan
Very high transportation, food, shelter costs plagued residents especially in first six months By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez As expected, the year 2022 was an expensive one for those living in Canada. Statistics Canada, in a news release Tuesday, said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8% on an annual average basis in 2022—a 40-year high or the
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Community builder, youth leader makes it to 20 compelling Calgarians list
Calgary, Alberta Roxanne Singlot advocates for mental health support for immigrants By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez With her deep understanding of the challenges faced by any other immigrant to Canada, community builder and advocate Roxanne Singlot started the Youth Empowerment Program six years ago to help newcomers handle the barriers that came their way. Her advocacy
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Filipino cultural centre soon to rise in BC
Vancouver, B.C. Premier Eby signs letter mandating initiatives against racism, promotion of culture By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Government of British Columbia has officially mandated to advance proposals for the creation of a provincial Filipino cultural centre in the Lower Mainland. “British Columbians continue to recover from and respond to the upheaval caused by the
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Filipina entrepreneur is part of 20 Compelling Calgarians of 2023 list
Updated:January 9, 2023, 7:35 P.M. Calgary, Alberta Lourdes Juan wears many hats—one of them is of a food security activist By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Shocked at how much unsold pieces of bread a bakery in Calgary had before it closed for the day, Lourdes Juan founded Leftovers Foundation in 2012. Today, the organization works with
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‘Record-breaking’ number of newcomers in Canada for 2022
Ottawa, Ontario Over 431,000 target for new permanent residents met By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Government of Canada believes it made one of the fastest recoveries from the pandemic due to its approach to immigration. Newcomers enrich our communities, and contribute to our economy by working, creating jobs and supporting local businesses, the Immigration, Refugees
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Writer remembers her mother as a “hardheaded woman”
Toronto, Ontario Hardheaded Woman Patria Cabatuando-Rivera My mother, in her prime, was a straightshooter; she wouldn’t mince words if she felt that it was needed. So, when Joe R and I decided to get married in the early seventies and asked for my parents’ permission and blessing, she told Joe R right off the bat
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Filipino-Canadian baby girl is B.C.’s first newborn for the year 2023
Abbotsford, B.C. Parents say timing of daughter’s birth was a ‘surprise’ to them By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A baby girl born to Filipino parents is British Columbia’s first baby delivered in one of its hospitals in the year 2023. Born in Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Gabriella Louise V. Camayang was welcomed into this
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Photos of today’s Vancouver Polar Bear Swim at English Bay
Vancouver, B.C. We did not take a dip but enjoyed watching! Here are some photos we took. The weather was cooperating and was sunny. The English Bay Polar Bear Swim is one of the longest-running events of its kind in the world. In 1920 it started with less than a dozen swimmers. In recent years
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Former prosecutor among 15 outstanding B.C. residents
Richmond, B.C. Government to award Medal of Good Citizenship for this year’s winners for their service to their communities By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Chinese Canadian Winston Sayson, K.C., is among the 15 recipients of the 2022 Medal of Good Citizenship award given by the Government of British Columbia to exceptional community leaders who have shown
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Filipino-Canadian bakery’s team wins cake competition
Winnipeg, Manitoba Cake design that includes Philippine carabao and Canadian polar bear got top prize By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A team from a Filipino-Canadian bakery won this year’s The Big Bake: Holiday, which is Food Network Canada’s baking competition. The team that represented Sugar Blooms and Cakes, located on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, beat two
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Luz Del Rosario elected school board chair
Toronto, Ontario FILIPINO-CANADIAN TRUSTEE ELECTED SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR By: Tony A. San Juan, OCT. Luz Del Rosario, one of the longest-serving School Trustees in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board(DPCDSB) in Ontario, is elected Chair of the Board. A Filipino -Canadian serving as Trustee for Wards 6 & 11 in Mississauga, Del Rosario
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Music: Johann Derecho delivers
Toronto, Ontario YOUNG FILIPINO-CANADIAN ARTIST DELIVERS AWESOME PIANO PERFORMANCE AT RECITAL Oswald Magno In the first of two recitals required in the first year of Glenn Gould School’s Artist Diploma Program, Johann Derecho, a young Filipino-Canadian, delivered what many in the audience described as a masterful and stunning piano performance, with his repertoire of classical
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A poem about the The New People’s Army (NPA), armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)
On the occasion of the passing of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria ‘Joma’ Sison on December 16, 2022, I publish for the first time, a poem I wrote in 1998 after spending a week with NPA guerrillas in Negros. Negros Ka Leon As the hills of Negros raced into a faint
The Class of 2022: Teilhard Paradela
Teilhard Paradela, more commonly known as Telly in the Philippines or Ty in Canada, completed his PhD in History at the University of British Columbia in 2022. Their dissertation is entitled, “Audiences Exposed: Communication and Discipline in the Philippines in the 20th Century.” They completed a Master of Arts, International Performance Research in 2010 at
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Breaking: Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria ‘Joma’ Sison dies at 83
Joma has fallen not in battle but a natural death Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Jose ‘Joma’ Maria Sison died on December 16, 2022 in The Netherlands where he has been in self-exile since 1986. He was 83. He died after a two-week confinement in a hospital, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) spokesman Marco
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Winnipeg songwriter and poet pays tribute to Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Winnipeg, Manitoba Until the Next Rising, The Final Storm! Levy Abad (Dec 17, 2022) To be hated by lords and oppressors To be calumnized by wolves Attacked by traitors and snakes Jailed, tortured, slayed by butchers Such is the path of revolutionaries To be embraced by the exploited workers Esteemed by enslaved serfs Wept upon by patriotic
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Winnipeg school to launch Filipino bilingual program
Winnipeg, Manitoba Promotion of heritage, multiculturalism in growing Filipino population By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Winnipeg School Division (WSD) is launching a Filipino bilingual program next school year with the goal of teaching subjects in Tagalog. The program will be for kindergarten and grade 1 students and it was initiated by the Manitoba Association of
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The Class of 2022: Winnipeg engineer leads team as top bridge buiders
Winnipeg, Manitoba Damien Grayda leads 5-member team to victory Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Winnipeg engineer Damien Grayda, a Lakehead University graduate, lead his team to a second place victory in the 2022 AISC-ASCE Student Steel Bridge National Finals held last May in Virginia, U.S.A. Grayda, a 2022 Engineering graduate of Thunder Bay, Ontario’s Lakehead University, lead
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Filipino musician makes it to CBC Manitoba’s Future 40 list
Winnipeg, Manitoba Paul Ong’s concerts raised close to $100,000 in donations to local charities By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipino-educator and renowned musician made it to CBC Manitoba’s Future 40—a list of 10 outstanding young Manitobans under the age of 40 who are making a difference in their communities. Out of more than a hundred
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Filipinos now 4th largest racial group in Canada: 2021 census
Statistics Canada projects Filipino population to reach 2M by 2041 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipinos now make up the fourth largest racial group in Canada–close to a million–and the number is projected to reach 2 million by 2041, Statistics Canada reported. In 2021, three racialized groups represented 16.1% of Canada’s total population. These are South Asians
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Kathara celebrates annual Padayon tomorrow, Sunday
Vancouver, B.C. Merienda gathering at Collingwood Neighbourhood House at 3:30 P.M. Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society (Kathara) is celebrating the year-end with a traditional merienda on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House on Joyce St. “Kathara Society calls upon our community stakeholders, those who support Indigenous Filipino Identities, who strive towards
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Six Filipino-Canadians receive Queen’s Jubilee pins
Eglinton, Ontario For contribution to the community and leadership by Tony A. San Juan, OCT. On the occasion marking the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne, several Canadians including six Filipino-Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area( GTA), Ontario, were awarded the “Platinum Jubilee Pin of Queen Elizabeth II”
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Filipino nurses to be deployed in Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Health Minister: ‘Our recruitment plan is working’ By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In an effort to reduce emergency room waiting times and give relief to overworked health workers in Saskatchewan, more than 70 nurses from the Philippines were hired to work in the province through a bridging program by the Health Ministry of Canada.
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Hope in a Hopeless Time
Editor’s note: This month marks the 13th anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre (also known as The Ampatuan Massacre ) on November 23, 2009 when 58 people (32 of whom were journalists) were massacred in an open field ambush. The killing of the 32 journalists is said to be the largest number of journalists killed in
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5-year-old Filipina wins gold medal in Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
Aleia Aielle, who has Philippine martial arts pillars as parents, is one of youngest winners in the sport By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A five-year-old Filipina has won a gold medal in the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Abu Dhabi. She beat other competitors who were older than her. Aleia Aielle M. Aguilar ruled the Kids 1
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Filipino playwright, director, present play in Winnipeg premier
Winnipeg, Manitoba Alunsina’s Love by Christopher Gozum premieres on November 29 and runs through December 3, 2023 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com Two Filipino theatre artists teamed up to create and share their heritage in an exploration of ‘race and inequities’. Philippine-based playwright and filmmaker Christopher Gozum was commissioned by the University of Winnipeg’s Department
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Filipino community members show support for Belgica family
Surrey, B.C. Celebration of Life for son of community leader held By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez From the search for a missing teen until the ceremony remembering his brief life, the Filipino community in British Columbia was there for the Belgica family with an outpouring of support and comfort. Cliff Belgica, a leader of the
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3 Filipino short films win in Indie film festival in Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadian filmmaker believes ‘it can only get better from here’ By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A drama film with animation about the loss of a childhood friend won first place in the recently concluded SNG Indie Short Film Festival in Vancouver. “One More Game,” which as written and directed by Kevin Ang, bested all
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Women Members of Parliament honour Filipina community leader
Valdez, Zahid pay tribute to Paulina Corpuz at House of Commons By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Women Members of Parliament paid tributes in the House of Commons to Filipina community leader Paulina Jocelyn Balisi Corpuz, who passed away recently. Rechie Valdez, MP-Missisauga-Streetsville, Ontario, called her “an inspiration to all of us, leaving a legacy behind in
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Canada lures more skilled workers through Express Entry mode
Ottawa, Ontario Job classification list adds 16 occupations to address labour shortage, economic security concerns By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Canadian Government is working to welcome more newcomers who bring the skills its economy needs to help address acute labour shortages across the country. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the implementation
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Filipino engineer demonstrates baking, decorating skills on TV show
Toronto, Ontario Refreshing takes on the halo-halo, pan de sal, lumpiang gulay thrill famous judges Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Halo-halo cake? Yes, please. This amazing creation is by The Great Canadian Baking Show (GCBS) contestant, Jomar Manzano, who is a structural engineer from Toronto, Ontario. Now on its 6th season, GCBS features 10 amateur bakers who
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Victims of bear attack in Dawson Creek ski trail now recovering
Dawson Creek, B.C. Community members continue to raise funds, help 2 Filipino mothers By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Strengthened by the love of their families and community and the generousity of donors, the two Filipino mothers mauled by a bear are on their way to recovery. After weeks of receiving treatment in separate hospitals, Leosette “Cheng”
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Art: Lani Maestro’s work returns to Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C. Maestro’s installation No Pain Like This Body returns to Vancouver after 12 years Lani Maestro’s neon installation No Pain Like This Body (2010/2022) is a direct response to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The work was the centrepiece of her rain, a 2010 exhibition curated by Makiko Hara at Centre A: Vancouver International
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ILUSTRADO: A Night with Jaki Penalosa
2nd update:Nov. 12, 2022, 8:50 P.M. Updated: Nov. 12, 2022, 1:38 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Press Release Designer Jaki Penalosa weaves a spell in Vancouver The creative artistry of renowned designer Jaki Penalosa mesmerized fashion enthusiasts during ILUSTRADO: A Night with Jaki Penalosa, held at Royal Palace Banquet Hall last October 22. Attended by more than
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2 Fil-Canadian actors star in TV series
Vancouver, B.C. Manny Jacinto to appear in Star Wars movie franchise, Zenia Marshall stars in One of Us is Lying Season 2 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez TWO Canadian actors of Filipino descent are in for exciting times as they are cast in separate TV series. Manuel Luis Jacinto, a Canadian actor born in Manila, Philippines, will
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Breaking: Body of missing Ethan Belgica found, funeral arrangements announced
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022, 6:14 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Tragic end In a tragic end to days of an intensive search for their missing son, the family of Ethan Belgica announced the discovery of his body in a Facebook post. “To the countless volunteers who put in hundred of foot hours, efforts and resources in the
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How welcoming is Canada amidst the labour shortage?
Recruitment of healthcare workers questionable Filipino nurses, healthcare workers, and more overseas workers are not only highly sought in Canada, but in other countries as well. Yet, how Filipino workers are welcomed to Canadian society and its institutions bring many questions. Opinion Mildred German Vancouver, BC – As the COVID-19 pandemic crumbles Canada’s healthcare system,
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Canada to attract more immigrants until 2025
Plan is launched to help address labour market shortages By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Canada hopes to attract more immigrants to address its labour market shortages which it sees to be “causing uncertainty for Canadian businesses and workers.” “Last year, we welcomed the most newcomers in a single year in our history. This year’s immigration levels
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Ontario elections: Six Filipino Canadians win civic seat
Ontario Six out of 11 candidates won By: Tony A. San Juan, OCT. For the first time in the largest province of Canada, Ontario has six candidates from the Filipino Canadian communities who won civic seats during the provincial elections on October 24,
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C.E. Chris Gatchalian talks on his struggle to find the centre
Vancouver, B.C. “The Radical Centre” with C.E. Gatchalian November 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Free ‘I’ve never had a strong sense of self, and it’s still something I’m working on. This lack of self has manifested itself in a number of ways. As extreme shyness. As narcissism. As obsessive-compulsive disorder. As uncritical
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Funeral arrangements for Paulina Corpuz
Updated:November 10, 2022, 8:22 P.M. Funeral arrangements Paulina’s family would like to thank everyone for their outpouring of love for Paulina, as well as the care that was given to her by the Toronto EMS team, Toronto Fire Services, and healthcare professionals at Sunnybrook Hospital during her last hours. They would also like to thank
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Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2022: Stefanos Tai’s “We Don’t Dance For Nothing”
Vancouver, B.C. Brings power of dance and of Filipinas Mildred German Vancouver, BC – “We Don’t Dance for Nothing” has been described as “a love letter to Filipina Domestic Workers of Hong Kong”. The film was Honorable Mention, Best Documentary at the recent DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2022 (May 5-15, 2022), and is back again
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Filipino-Canadian stunt actress is part of Black Panther 2 cast
Vancouver, British Columbia Maya Macatumpag also stars in car commercial as a Dora Milaje By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian stunt actress Maya Macatumpag is excited for the November 11, 2022-release of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever. She is not only part of the full-time stunt team, she got to be a Dora Milaje,
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Filipinos top new immigrant groups in Alberta
Alberta, Canada Statistics Canada: 47,600 Filipinos moved to Alberta from 2016-2021 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino immigrants are the biggest group of newcomers who moved to Alberta, Canada, making up about one quarter of recent immigrants to the province. Statistics Canada data shows about 47,600 people moved to Alberta from the Philippines since 2016.
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Fall photography: why it’s the best time of the year to capture moments
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada’s most beautiful season is here and for families, especially newcomers in the country, it’s the best time to update your family photos By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian photographer Raymond Lopez says it is the busiest season for photographers because “the colors and feels of autumn” just make everyone want to take
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C.E. ‘Chris’ Gatchalian wins Arts & Music Awards
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver author and playwright recognized for work C.E. ‘Chris’ Gatchalian is one of the recipients of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia’s Arts and Music Awards. These one-time awards recognize individuals, groups, and organizations throughout British Columbia who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, community engagement, and commitment through fostering and mentoring others in
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Iconic singer Danny Javier of Apo Hiking Society dies at 75
Inquirer.net Inquirer.net is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com Danny Javier Updated: 8:40 PM Singer-composer Danny Javier has died due to a lingering illness, his close friends in show business confirmed on Monday. He was 75. Boboy Garovillo, who was the only one still active in show business among the iconic trio Apo Hiking
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Fort St. John restaurant ‘Audielicios’ wins award
Fort St. John, B.C. Audie Louie Banania’s Audielious restaurant wins presigious award By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A restaurant owned by a Filipino-Canadian chef won the Business of the Year award in this year’s Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards. Audielicious, a seafood restaurant located at 9720 100 St., Fort St. John in
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Breaking: Three Pinoys win in Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba School trustees Three Filipino Canadian were successful in their bids as School Trustees in the Winnipeg School Division in yesterday’s municipal elections. Dante Aviso (Ward 5), Perla Javate (Ward 6) and Ann Evangelista (Ward 9) will now have a place in a board that plays a very important role in education. Elected for
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In Search of Hope: Kariton, Karton, Cartoon! An installation about the Global Supply Chain
Vancouver, B.C. “…rich memories of ‘home’, ‘migration’, and ‘survival…” “With complicated, entwined, and rich memories of ‘home’, ‘migration’, and ‘survival’ with uncertainty and limited means, and adding the notions of karton (in English, carton; also famous for Balikbayan Boxes) symbolizing the world economy, the supply chain, and the systemic racism in the global labour practices,”
Photography: Filipino student wins this year’s Audain Travel Award
Khim Mata Hipol wins prestigious award. (Photo: Scott Little Photography) Updated… Vancouver, B.C. Khim Mata Hipol was “shocked” on hearing he won the award The annual Audain Travel Award provides $7,500 to young artists enrolled in a full-time fine arts program. By Mildred German Filipino artist and 4th-year Emily Carr University (ECU) photography student Khim
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Carlos Bulosan Theatre returns pivotal work
Toronto, Ontario Never Forget: People Power Revisited Carlos Bulosan Theatre and Pleiades Theatre revisits the play, PEOPLE POWER that commemorated the EDSA1 revolution and reflects on the ousted dictator’s son return to power 36 years later. Includes a panel discussion and art exhibit. October 25, 26, 27 at the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace. Doors open
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Filipina transgender January Marie Lapuz’ legacy remembered
Updated:October 18,2022, 12:o8 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Keeping January’s legacy alive ten years after her murder The tragic death of January Marie Lapuz ten years ago in 2012 shocked her family and communities. A local support group responds with actions to cherish her legacy and to highlight the struggle of immigrant transgenders of colour. Mildred German
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Breaking: Former Edmonton MLA Carl Benito, son sentenced for immigration fraud
Former Progressive Conservative MLA Carl Benito has been sentenced to two years of house arrest for immigration fraud. (CBC News) Edmonton, Alberta Father and son to serve sentences to house arrest Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com A father and son has been sentenced late Friday ( October 14) for immigration fraud, ending a long
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Breaking: Maita Santiago makes history as first Pinay elected to Burnaby City Council
Burnaby, B.C. Long-time community activist makes it to Burnaby Council Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Maita Santiago was elected as a councillor for the City of Burnaby last night, garnering an impressive 5.28 % or 11,347 votes, making a historic first for Filipino-Canadians in municipal politics in the lower mainland. Santiago, who run under the
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October 10 is World Mental Health Day
Vancouver, B.C. Swimming Upstream: A Photo Gallery Worth A Thousand Words Mildred German PhotoVoice believes everybody should have the opportunity to represent themselves and tell their own story, “that images and words together can effectively express communities and individual’s needs, problems, and desires.” Mildred German Vancouver, BC “The impacts of drug addiction are tremendous. COVID-19
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Filipinos shine at Vancouver’s Vines Art Festival
Amanda Parafina has been leading the Vines Festival for three straight years. (Photo: Vines Art Festival) Updated:October 14, 2022, 3:32 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Filipino brilliance at the 8th Annual VINES Art Festival Stage manager and producer Amanda Parafina, a second generation Filipino in Canada brings her talents to the multi-awarded VINES Art Festival which gathers
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Surrey: Narima Dela Cruz makes final push to victory
Independent Surrey candidate makes final push to victory. (Photo: Narima Dela Cruz Facebook) Updated: October 13, 2022, 6:15 P.M. Narima Dela Cruz hopes to be the first Filipino-Canadian city councillor for Surrey With just two days to go for the elections on Saturday, October 15, Independent Surrey candidate Narima Dela Cruz is not leaving anything
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Filipino-Canadian graphic artist designs street mural
Donato Dalayoan in front of the window of The Chamber offices which he designed. (The Chamber photo) Winnipeg, Manitoba Jonato Dalayoan transforms Portage & Main’s barricades By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez If you feel homesick when you see the barricades at Portage and Main, it’s because you’re seeing something Filipino design-inspired. A new mural painted on
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A Filipino nurse’s fight against racism
Gilda Macarine broke into tears as she faced media on the death of her mother. (CBC News photo) Montreal “Mom was abandoned…” Gilda Macarine, who is a nurse herself, believes what happened to her mother was “the result of wilful and gross neglect.” Opinion Mildred German Over a year after 86-year-old Filipino mother and grandmother
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Burnaby:Maita Santiago makes final push with ‘Miting de Avance’
Updated: October 11, 2022, 9:20 P.M. She came to Canada as a three-year old. Now she wants to be your Burnaby City Councillor. She is running under the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) and is calling for voters to vote for the whole team. Burnaby Citizens Association to run diverse candidate team The Burnaby Citizens Association
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Bear attack: Two women survive vicious mauling
Dawson, B.C. Critical condition By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The two Filipino-Canadian mothers who tried to protect their family and each other from a “rare predatory bear attack” in Dawson Creek, B.C. on Monday are still in critical condition, their families reported. Leosette “Cheng” Canoy and her friend, Analyn Shurtliff Bartolome, were critically injured by a male black
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Covid-19: Canada lifts travel restrictions
Vancouver, B.C. Welcomed by travel industry By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez FILIPINO Canadians in the immigration industry welcomed the lifting of Covid-related travel restrictions in Canada recently and saw it as a way of helping travellers deal with the challenges that come with moving to a new country. As of October 1, 2022, travelers to Canada
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New book: ‘Peeled Fruit’ – A Filipino Children’s Book by Xavi de Guzman
Vancouver, B.C. A mother’s love of peeling mango for her baby By: Ria Santos In a time where representation in media matters, actor, screen writer, charity founder, and now author, Xavi de Guzman brings to the world the children’s book Peeled Fruit. The story as old as time about a mother’s love language of peeling
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Burnaby: Maita Santiago takes on another challenge
The veteran activist is putting her experience on the political front. (Facebook) Updated… Burnaby, B.C. From community organizing to politics Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com For someone who has been ‘with the people’ all her adult life, going into politics is not a big leap of faith. Maita Santiago got involved in the Filipino
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‘Relive the music’ goes to Winnipeg October 11
The longest-running Canadian-Filipino entertainment show is set to rock Winnipeg. (Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba ‘Simply the Best’ longest-running entertainment show Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A group composed of a Canadian-Filipino family and their friends who share their love for music will rock Canadian venues again for the “Relive The Music 50s & 60s Show” this October. Forced
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Toronto: Kultura presents Paniniwala: Acts of Faith, October 5
Toronto, Ontario Performance AGO Live: Kultura Presents Paniniwala: Acts of Faith Wednesday, October 5, 7 PM Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario “Paniniwala: Acts of Faith” Paniniwalà (tagalog) [noun] definition: belief In response to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s exhibit Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire, Kultura invites audiences to witness Paniniwala:
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Municipal politics: Community advocate runs for city councillor
Vaughan, Ontario “New blood is good for democracy” – Erlinda Insigne Tony A. San Juan, OCT. Erlinda Insigne, a Filipino- Canadian community advocate and realtor, is running for Councillor for Ward 4 in the City of Vaughan, Ontario on October 24, 2022. Ward 4 comprises the geographic boundaries of communities in Steeles Ave. North, Highway 40,
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Cebuano lawyer and martial law survivor release second book
Updated: Sept. 30, 2022, 9:00 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Democrito C. Barcenas urges Filipinos living abroad not to forget and continue resisting By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas RENOWNED Martial Law survivor and Cebuano lawyer launched his second book on the atrocities experienced by Cebuanos during Martial Law in the Philippines to mark the 50th anniversary
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Breaking: Manitoba’s Dr. Flordeliza (Gigi) Osler appointed to Senate
Winnipeg, Manitoba First woman and racialized person to head Canadian Medical Association Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com Winnipeg surgeon and assistant professor Dr. Flordeliza (Gigi) Osler has been appointed to the Senate for Manitoba, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced yesterday. She will replace former Justice Murray Sinclair, who retired from the Red Chamber in January 2021.
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First person:What’s in a name?
Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook) Updated: September 25, 2022, 10:03 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. A Filipina scholar finally found her voice “She wanted to mentor students like me — students who looked like us, spoke like us, knew the importance of being kababayan — so that we
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50 years:Martial Law- Never again!
Reposting… An attack on one is an attack on all:Philippine journalism and the closure of ABS-CBN / Canada News, International News, Philippine News, Politics / May 5, 2020 “Sa pinakamalaking dagok at hamon sa aming kompanya at sa aming hanapbuhay, hinding-hindi namin kayo tatalikuran, kabayan ” – Noli de Castro Editorial Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine
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Martial Law- 50 years after : The Days of Living Dangerously
Toronto, Ontario A “Martial Law Story” By Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen (I wrote the original piece some 20 years ago or so when revisionist viewpoints or fabrications were not yet on the horizon. It is in the interest of historical integrity that I resurrect this piece for publication on the 50th year anniversary of the
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Comedian Jo Koy rocks Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C. “Laughter is God’s gift to us”, iconic comedian tells ecstatic audience Review by Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy brought an audience of over 12,000 in stitches during a two-hour show at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver last night, September 16, 2022. “Laughter is God’s gift to us,” he told the crowd
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Breaking: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa to speak at SFU tonight
Vancouver, B. C. Ressa is first and only Filipino to receive an honorary degree from a Canadian university Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Simon Fraser University (SFU) Honorary Degree recipient and renowned journalist Maria Ressa is in town for the SFU Vancouver Speaker Series to discuss the threat disinformation
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Filipino-Canadian school principal runs for Catholic School Board Trustee in Ontario
Ontario Wants to bring fresh perspective By Tony A. San Juan, OCT. Herman Viloria, a long-serving Catholic high school principal in Mississauga and Brampton, is seeking election as Separate School Trustee for Wards 2 & 8 of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board (DPCDSB) this coming municipal election on October 24, 2022. Wards 2 and
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Taste of Manila Street Festival 2022 returns with a vengeance
Toronto, Ontario 350,000 participated in ‘Tuloy ang Saya’ By Tony A. San Juan(OCT) The ever-popular “Taste of Manila Street Festival” returns! After a hiatus of over two years, the much-awaited Filipino street festival in Toronto successfully staged its 7th open public engagement. For 6 years, historically, the annual festival operated publicly when it started in
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Artist’s work celebrates nature
Vancouver, B.C. Mildred German’s ‘Meadow’ at the 15th Annual Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show (September 2 to October 7) Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist Mildred Grace German’s artwork is inspired by the beauty of wild plants and flowers and the struggle to protect green spaces in big cities such as Vancouver Mildred German Vancouver, BC – “Meadow” is the
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Six Filipino-Canadians seek Civic Electoral posts in Ontario
Rowena Santos is seeking reelection. Updated: August 30, 2022, 2:46 PM Ontario Four re-electionists and two first timers Tony A. San Juan, OCT. The upcoming municipal elections on October 24, 2022 in Ontario will present to the Filipino communities in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA) particularly the challenge and opportunity to support and elect six
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Early immigrants to Winnipeg: a teacher’s experience
2nd Update: August 21, 2022, 4:12 PM Updated: August 20, 2022, 10:00 A.M. Part Two Early teaching experiences of Filipino Teachers in Winnipeg Lolita Tumanguil Oandasan When I arrived in Winnipeg in 1965 there were no Filipino teachers in Winnipeg public schools. As far as I knew there was only one female Filipino teacher teaching
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Poetry reading: Three authors share work tomorrow, August 19th!
Vancouver, B.C. TOMORROW AT 7 PM – 8:30 PM Of Memory and Legend Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West, 64th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. “Navigating multiple times, historical currents and oceans, a barangay offers a polity, a tentative mooring, and space for precolonial lifeworlds in and beyond the Philippine archipelago. Offering an imaginative series of historical
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Municipal politics: Grant Gonzales seeks seat in Toronto
Toronto, Ontario Public Affairs professionals is running for councillor of Ward 9-Davenport Tony A. San Juan, OCT Filipino-Canadian Grant Gonzales, a public affairs professional who worked on advocacy, community engagement, and public policy issues for public, private, and non-profit organizations, is running for Councillor of Ward 9- Davenport, the City of Toronto on the coming
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Early immigrants: A teacher’s journey
Winnipeg, Manitoba The Opportunity Lolita Tumanguil Oandasan First of two Parts I had a friend who owned a pharmacy on the street where I lived in Quezon City named Mrs. Gaerlan. One day when I went to pick up a prescription, she told me that she and her husband were leaving in a few days
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Saskatchewan Filipino Music and Food Street Festival
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine on August 5-7 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine will again take center stage in the Saskatchewan Filipino Music and Food Street Festival 2022 this August 5, 6 and 7 at the Kiwanis Memorial Park. With the theme “Bring the taste and
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Concert Review : ‘Jagged Little Pill’
Vancouver, B.C. Sunday night’s Alanis Morissette concert celebrates ground-breaking ‘Jagged Little Pill’ success Mildred German Vancouver, BC – On July 31, 2022, Alanis Morissette performed at Rogers Arena. It was part of the world tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1995 album ‘Jagged Little Pill’. Born and raised in Ottawa, American-Canadian singer Alanis
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Toronto’s ‘Taste of Manila’ set for August 20-21
Toronto, Ontario Biggest Festival outside Philippines Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Taste of Manila (ToM) Street Festival returns this year with a promise of more Filipino products with new partners next month. Dubbed the biggest Filipino festival outside the Philippines, the event is set for August 20-21, 2022 along Bathurst Street, from Wilson Avenue up to Yorkdowns
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“Buto/Buto: Bones are Seeds”: Play reconstructs life of Ben Flores, the first Filipino to settle in Canada
Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos arrived in Canada in the 19th century Charmaine Janis Rodriguez An original play with an all Southeast Asian cast and crew will tell the story of how the first Filipinos settled in Canada in the 19th century. It will take centre stage at the Russian Hall in Vancouver on July 28-31, 2022.
Senior citizen shares artistic talent
Toronto, Ontario Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian landscape artist Frank Cruzet is not only painting artworks but is making the life of others more colorful. He is an active member of the Philippine Artists Group of Canada and teaches other Filipinos his knowledge and skills in painting at the Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT) every Wednesday. “Nag-start
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Politics: Passing the torch…
Winnipeg, Manitoba Three generations of Filipino-Canadian politicians met Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Three generations of Filipino-Canadian politicians met recently during dedication ceremonies in Winnipeg, Manitoba for a park named in honour of former Member of Parliament Dr. Rey Pagtakhan. Dr. Pagtakhan was the first Filipino-Canadian to be elected to the Canadian Parliament in
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The Philippines: A day of infamy!
On the day that a new President of the Philippines takes office, we call it a Day of Infamy for the country, as the son of a former dictator ushers in another era of a family history of corruption, murder, looting of the country’s coffers, etc. We reprint how the media reacted to the ongoing
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Education: Kian Marquez Bellinger gets $5,000 BC Excellence Scholarship
Richmond, B.C. Bellinger hopes to be a doctor Charmaine Rodriguez Kara A Filipino-Canadian high school graduate is among the 55 in B.C. who will enjoy scholarship and will help him achieve his dream of becoming a doctor. Kian Marquez Bellinger, who is from McNair Secondary, is a recipient of a $5,000 BC Excellence Scholarship from
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Has the Church really failed during the 2022 Philippine elections?
Philippines LiCAS•news, Philippines We need to further reflect on the role of the Church in the light of the ‘forces of evil at work in our society’ Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan June 13, 2022 This post-election reflections for the clergy of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan is originally posted on the website of Caritas
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Breaking: Ontario election: Three Filipino-Canadian political aspirants fail to win seats
Ontario Aspirants lose in Conservative sweep Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.com PCN.Com) Three aspiring kababayans failed to win seats in the Ontario provincial elections held yesterday, May 2, 2022. The Conservatives were reelected to a second term with a wide majority. The three – Paul Saguil for the Liberals and Veronica Javier and Christina
Kakampink launches online petition for new political party
Updated: May 3, 2022, 12:33 P.M. ORGANIZE THE PINK MOVEMENT AS A NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY Mila Magno started this petition Dear VP Robredo and Sen. Pangilinan: Your ‘Gobyernong Tapat, Angat Buhay Lahat’ slogan struck a chord in the hearts of millions of Filipinos in the recently concluded Philippine national election, especially among the young.
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Lawyer’s group celebrates Filipino Heritage Month with Justices
Toronto, Ontario Canada’s three Filipino-Canadian justices in webinar on June 1st, 2022 Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired In celebration of “Filipino Heritage Month” the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network ( FCLN) will feature Canada’s three first Filipino-Canadian justices across Canada. The Filipino-descent justices will speak and engage in a webinar on June 1, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Vancouver East:Activists fight to keep cultural assets
Updated:May 21, 2022, 12:19 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Community members organize to keep cultural assets in the Joyce-Collingwood neighbourhood The Joyce Street Action Network is organizing a second town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 31 at for an in-person discussion to reimagine Joyce St. neighbourhood in east Vancouver. The network which supports the retention of cultural
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Philippines: REFORMS NEEDED TO RESTORE PUBLIC TRUST IN ELECTIONS
Updated:May 21, 2022, 11:05 A.M. Toronto, Ontario Opinion Millions lost faith in elections Oswald Magno It is no idle talk to say that millions of Filipinos have lost faith in the integrity of elections and, by extension, in their trust of COMELEC, the constitutional body charged with the primordial responsibility of protecting the sanctity of
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Manifesto rejects Marcos-Duterte
Demands immediate and independent investigation Charmaine Janis Rodriguez A group of migrant and overseas Filipinos in the US and Canada declared last Wednesday, in a manifesto, that they are rejecting Marcos and Duterte as the president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively, of the Philippines. “We believe that their presumptive victory in the recently conducted elections is
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Killer convicted on Eduardo Balaguit’s death but where is body?
Winnipeg, Manitoba Police not giving up on finding his body The man accused of killing Eduardo Balaguit has been convicted of manslaughter by a jury on May 4, 2022. Kyle Pietz, 35, was found guilty of manslaughter in the disappearance and presumed death of Eduardo Balaquit, who went missing from his workplace nearly four years
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Philippines now under grip of two scions of murderers
OPINION The election won by lies Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Based on unofficial results, it is clear that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte has won the election. While Robredo has not conceded yet, analysts say it will be difficult to expect otherwise. We here in the diaspora is extremely disappointed by the outcome as thousands
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Toronto’s Catholic School Board appoints Garry Tanuan chair
Toronto, Ontario Race Relations Committee reconstituted with Tanuan and three Filipino-Canadians Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired The Toronto Catholic District School Board( TCDSB), Canada’s largest Catholic school system in terms of student population, has reconstituted its Race Relations Committee as the “Special Board Advisory Committee on Race Relations” on March 10, 2022. The Race Relations Committee
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Philippine elections: Who will the people choose?
By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez More than 65.7 million Filipinos are trooping to their polling precincts today to cast their votes for the 17th President and Vice President of the Philippines as well as for other national and local candidates in the 2022 National and Local Elections. The race to replace President Rodrigo Duterte has been
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We shall overcome
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A son disowns mother for supporting Marcos
2022 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS RAPPLER [OPINION] An open letter of grief from Loren Legarda’s son MAY 4, 2022 1:32 PM PHT LORENZO LEGARDA LEVISTE ‘My mother is an example of how fascism takes hold, is made acceptable, normalized, facilitated, ushered in’ I’m writing this weeks after learning the news that my mother, a woman named Loren
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“I’m going to kill all of you. But I’m also probably going to die tomorrow.” Vicente Rafael on Duterte and authoritarian nihilism
The eminent professor Vicente L. Rafael recently released his book The Sovereign Trickster: Death and Laughter in the Age of Duterte. Among the interviews he has done about the book, his conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat go Lucid ( a publication about threats to democracy and abuses of power) on March 5, 2022 reveals facets of Duterte
Philippine election: 13 days to go!
Eric Cabahug post: If the values are right, not blind, and the mind is open, it is so easy to choose. Artcard by Bong Banal
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Filipino-Canadians celebrate Leni Robredo’s birthday
https://www.facebook.com/andrew.r.devilla/videos/2154441268060049 Toronto,Winnipeg and Vancouver held big rallies Updated: April 26, 2022, 9:00 P.M. Supporters of the Leni-Kiko team held successful and well-attendd events to celebrate Leni Robredo’s 57th birthday. In Canada’s largest city, Toronto, where the most number of Filipinos reside, the ralllysts dwarfed a rally by Marcos supporters held on the same day. While
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We’ve been attacked!
We’ve been attacked A message from Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Publisher & Editor PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Because we speak the truth, we have been attacked. Yesterday, (April 23) our messages through Facebook’s Messenger App contained a fake link: pcn.com which will open up to a pitch for selling our domain name and asking for your information. Our correct
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Election countdown: Manitoba supports Leni-Kiko!
Updated: April 23, 2022, 1:41 P.M. Manitoba is having their birthday bash for Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan tandem today!
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16 days -Election countdown: Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan
British Columbia Birthday bash for LENI ROBREDO, tomorrow, Sunday (April 24) Charmaine Janis Rodriguez To promote Presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s platform of government, her supporters organized Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan on Sunday, April 24 in Sunrise Park, Vancouver in time for her birthday celebration. Rain or shine, the event will start at 12:30 p.m. and will
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Breaking: Robredo turns 57th, on the cusp of being elected President
Happy birthday Madam President-in-waiting! Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com A heart-warming video shared by daughter Jillian greeting her mother on her birthday. (Youtube) Today, as she turns 57th,Leni Robredo faces what is perhaps the greatest battle of her life so far – that of winning the Presidency of the Philippines, 16 days on
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Islands
Vancouver,B.C. Filipinx movie ‘Islands’ starts screening today at VIFFat 6:30 PM Called one of the best Canadian films of the year by the Globe and Mail, ‘Islands’ has an all-Filipino cast with a film debut of by its leading actor , Rogelio Balagtas. Balagtas, who is from Winnipeg,plays the role of Josua, a shy middle-aged
Sistemikong rasismo
Ministry of Attorney General BAGONG BALITA Libu-libo ang nagbahagi ng kanilang mga puna hinggil sa paggamit ng datos upang tugunan ang sistemikong rasismo VICTORIA – Mahigit sa 13,000 British Columbians ang lumahok sa isang engagement tungkol sa kung paano ligtas at maingat na magagamit ng pamahalaan ang demograpikong datos upang tugunan ang sistemikong rasismo at
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Halalan: Reader fears chronic civil unrest leading to martial law
Toronto, Ontaario DIRE PREDICTION: CHRONIC CIVIL UNREST AND MARTIAL LAW UNDER FM JR. Oswald Magno Some say that social and economic progress would be difficult to attain under a Marcos Jr. presidency because of his shallow education and lack of experience in economic management and development. But there is something more discomfiting and concerning than
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Breaking: Liam Diaz wins Canadian Screen Awards for leading actor
Toronto, Ontario Beats kababayan Rogelio Balagtas Teodoro ’Ted’ Alcuitas Thirteen-year-old Liam Diaz was picked best actor in a leading role in tonight’s 10th Canadian Screen Awards, beating kababayan Rogelio Balagtas. The young actor from Mississauga, Ontario thanked his family and the Scaborough family for his win. Diaz, one of the youngest actor to win the award,
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Former UST rector, CHEd chairman Fr. Rolando de la Rosa backs Leni-Kiko tandem
Philippines The Varsitarian By The Varsitarian Staff April 10, 2022 THREE-TIME UST rector Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., has thrown his support behind Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s bid for the presidency and vice presidency in the upcoming elections. De la Rosa was among the 168 signatories in
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Movies: Teen actor gets nomination for best actor
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Missing person: Eduardo Balaquit has never been found
Winnipeg, Manitoba Accused in Eduardo Balaquit’s murder stands trial Teodoro Alcuitas Four years to the day on June 4, Eduardo Balaquit’s disappearance, the alleged killer stood trial before a jury in Winnipeg. The accused, Kyle Alexander Pietz, 36, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and is presumed innocent. The Crown alleges he caused Balaquit’s death
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Music: Edmonton’s ‘Himalaya’ in Top Five
Edmonton, Alberta Himalaya – Self Discovery through Words and Music Ida Lucila -Beltran In the FilCan Music Awards to be held in Ontario this May organized by VibeAnt Magazine, an Edmonton artist is in the Top 5 for Solo Artist of the Year and Top 5 Song of the Year. The artist is Himalaya, and
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Film: Petition calls for overhaul of leadership at Knowledge Network
Replace Executive Leadership at Knowledge Network: BC’s Public Broadcaster Equity Justice started this petition to Rachna Singh TO THE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BOARD We, the undersigned, are a group of British Columbians of all ethnicities, who were distressed to read the recent funding audit of Knowledge Network, our provincial public broadcaster. The audit report revealed stunning
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Bill to tackle barriers for foreign professionals
Toronto,Ontario PROPOSED BILL TO ADDRESS FOREIGN CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION IN ONTARIO Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired A Member of Provincial Parliament( MPP) has introduced a Private Member’s Bill to address barriers for internationally trained professionals, especially nurses, doctors, and other health care workers. Doly Begum, MPP for Scarborough Southwest tabled the bill on March 9, 2022.
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Visual Arts: Exhibit highlight abuse of land
Coquitlam, BC Visual Arts START THE HEALING Artwork At Place Des Arts Organized by the Coquitlam Heritage Society, the exhibition Extractions: Resources Through an Artistic Lens will be available for viewing from April 1st to May 19th, 2022. Mildred German Coquitlam, BC – Various art mediums fill the Atrium of Place Des Arts located at
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Philippines, Yukon government sign agreement
Updated: Apil 2, 2022, 7:45 A.M. Yukon Makes it easier to immigrate to Yukon Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The Philippine Government and the Territory of Yukon in Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help Filipinos immigrate to the Yukon under the Canadian territory’s Yukon Nominee Program (YNP). In a hybrid ceremony participated in by
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“Musikahan ATBP (Variety Show) Alay sa Bagong Pag-asa”
Seven cities collaborate in virtual concert Charmaine Janis Rodriguez Mark you calendars for Thursday, April 7, 2022, as supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan will promote their message of hope for a better Philippines through a virtual concert. Tropang Canada, together with Deva Dental Clinic, organized the event dubbed “Musikahan ATBP
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Music: Vancouver’s Kimmortal finds solidarity with New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Ortiz
Updated: March 31, 2022, 11:00 A.M Updated: March 29, 2022, 12:36 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. “Excited and so honoured” Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) A Vancouver hip hop artist is “excited and so honoured” after getting a big shout-out from U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week. Kimmortal, a non-binary and queer rapper
Passages: Celebration of Life for Nalie Agustin
Updated: March 29, 2022, 10:25 A.M. Montreal, P.Q. “…Through you and your inspired-living is how I wish to leave my legacy.” Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.com) The indefatigable fighter has finally ended her fight but her legacy will live on the thousands who she inspired through her digital space as an author, speaker, and
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Passages: Accountant Marcel Joaquin dies at 57
Updated: March 26, 2022, 7:25 A.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba Co-founder of IQdigitec and managing director of IQFoodChain Marcel Joaquin, co-founder of IQdigitec Inc. passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, his wife of 32 years, Marjorie Soldevilla, announced on her Facebook page. Funeral Service: Saturday, April 2, 2022 at St. Vital Catholic Church 1629 Pembina Hwy,
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Five Filipino Canadian voices share stories in online event
Updated:March 19, 2022, 2:48 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. One Line at a Time: Filipinx Spoken Word Artists Five young Filipino Canadian artists will share how they overcome adversity in their lives through spoken word in an online event on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:30 PM. ‘One Line at a Time: Filipino Spoken Word Artists’ is part
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Breaking: Vancouver actress Zenia Marshall assaulted in Metrotown
Updated: March 15, 2022, 6:09 PM Burnaby, B.C. She believes attacker is the same woman charged in another assault last year Teodoro Alcuitas A Vancouver actress was assaulted while walking inside Burnaby’s Metrotown Mall yesterday (March 14, 2022). Movie actress Zenia Marshall told Philippine Canadian news.Com in a Messenger chat that she was strolling in
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International Women’s Day: All-girl team from Philippines wins first place
Philippines 2022 UNESCO World Engineering Day Hackathon Beats UBC Okanagan The WONDERPETS all-girl student team of Batangas State University (BatStateU) has bagged first place with its water pollution reduction solution in the 2022 World Engineering Day Hackathon supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Filipina-led team composed of Chemical Engineering
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A professor engages trolls
Philippines LOOKING BACK Trolls and trolling By: Ambeth R. Ocampo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:05 AM March 11, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com A generation who came of age before the internet knows trolls as small, ugly creatures that lurk in Nordic folklore. A troll could also
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Tennis:Leylah Fernandez wins second Monterrey Open
By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez FILIPINO-Canadian tennis sensation Leylah Annie Fernandez has won for Canada her second Monterrey Open championship. Fernandez, 19, of Laval, Quebec, defeated Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) Sunday to win the tournament in Mexico for the second consecutive year. It’s the second WTA title of Fernandez’s career after she won last
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Lawyer Rene-John Nicolas appointed Vice-Chair of B.C. Labour Relations Board
Updated: March 5, 2022, 11:00 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Second to be appointed to administrative tribunals Teodoro Alcuitas Labour advocate Rene-John Nicolas has been appointed as Vice-chair of the Labour Relations Board, Rene-John comes to the Board from the British Columbia General Employees’ Union. Appointed for a term of four years, Nicolas’ appointment starts on April
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Jollibee denies support for Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
Vancouver, B.C. Chain just opened its first store in Vancouver A fake news circulating that claims Jollibee is supporting the candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been debunked and exposed by Rappler’s fact-checking platform. The false post shows the food giant’s mascot holding a sign purporting to endorse Marcos. In fact, the image was lifted
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Winnipeg graphic designer stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine
Winnipeg, Manitoba Embarrassed at the trivialness of Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Winnipeg graphic designer John Cadigal has taken to social media to express solidarity and support for Ukraine.Here is Cadigal’s post on Facebook. “There are 1.4 million Canadians of Ukrainian heritage and 167,000 live in my home province of Manitoba. Filipino and Ukrainian Catholics have been
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Jollibee’s Granville store opens this Friday (February 25)
Vancouver, B.C. Take-out orders only By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez Filipino food lovers in British Columbia (BC) are in for a treat as fast-food giant—Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC)— is set to open its first store this Friday, February 25, 2022. Jollibee’s first BC location at 833 Granville Street will only cater to take-out orders. Dine-in, online
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Breaking: Winnipeg’s Filipino community holds vigil tomorrow, Saturday for murder victim John Lloyd Barrion
Winnipeg, Manitoba 19-year old was attacked at work Teodoro Alcuitas A 19-year-old worker beer parlour worker died from injuries he suffered at work on Tuesday, February 15, the second Filipino teen murdered in three years in Winnipeg. This is the seventh murder of the year for Winnipeg. Last year, it was two murders at
Canada declares war on domestic terrorists
Updated: February 17, 2022, 12:56 P.M. Ottawa State of war: The enemy within This is a developing story Analysis By Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) First of a series In a belated response to the weeks-long occupation of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, and blockades of key border crossings, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau declared a national state
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Jollibee is set to open its Vancouver location at Granville St.
Vancouver, B.C. Three other locations are in the works Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Amid a decreasing unemployment trend, there’s additional good news for British Columbia residents. The Philippines’ largest fast-food chain brand announced that it is hiring workers for service crew, stockman, dishwasher and driver positions at $15.75 per hour for its upcoming Granville location. This
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A Valentine tribute to the late Jesse Robredo
JESSE’S POEM Jose Dalisay If this was what I died for, Let no one grieve. When wife became widow She could not believe That hurtful accident could make Of loss a boundless gain And of my bones a pillow To dream away the pain. If this was what I died for Then I live on.
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Filipina gets Executive Director job at curling club but does not know the game
Fort St. John, B.C. “I just know it’s sweeping and throwing some rocks,”… Charmaine Rodrigue Kara A Filipina manager landed a job in an iconic curling club in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada despite not knowing what this game on ice is. Edelaine Penaflor, 28, is now making headlines for being the executive director
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Canada’s close to 37 millionpopulation fuelled by immigration
Vancouver, B.C. B.C. exceeds 5 five million Charmaine Rodriguez Kara For the first time, the population of British Columbia exceeded five million people, overtaking Canada’s three fastest growing provinces, the 2021 Census revealed. It is the lone province in Western Canada where population growth (+7.6%) exceeded the national average of 5.2% from 2016. The provinces of
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Robredo’s solid economics, legal background key to PH recovery, says top economists
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ INQUIRER.net is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com /11:58 PM February 11, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — One hundred sixty two economists, including key past and present government officials have expressed support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential bid, and stressed that she can help the nation recover
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Robredo supporters ride buses, skytrain, Seabus, walk
Updated:February 12, 2022, 8:00 A.M. British Columbia “..humps and bumps along the way but we will be with her in this journey ” – Treenee Lopez By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez As a unique and heartfelt tribute to presidential candidate Leni Robredo, her supporters in Metro Vancouver kicked off the campaign period by taking public transportation
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Philippine elections: Official campaign launch
Vancouver, B.C. Parties gear up for May 9, 2022 elections Charmaine Rodriguez Kara (Ed’s note:) In the unique tradition of Philippine political culture, the official campaign started on February 8, but the campaign has been going on since the last election in 2016. Politicians drive right in after being elected and campaigns until the election.
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Vancouver’s Pink journey for Leni and Kiko a success
Update:February 7, 2022, 8:30 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. What a perfect day for the biyahedors! The sun shone on the more than 50 supporters of Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan as they took to the streets and rode Vancovuer’ famous public transit system to show their support. Wearing their pink t-shirts, they rode on buses and
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Leni Robredo: Lawyer and witness met
Calgary, Alberta VP Robredo shares ‘emotional’ meeting Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas One aspect of Vice-President Robredo’s life that is perhaps least known is that she is a lawyer and was practicing as a progressive advocate even before she went into politics. Like many of you I was surprised to see a repost in April 2015 of her
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February 4 – 123rd Anniversary of the Philippine-American War
Editor’s Note: As we commemorate the anniversary of the Philippine-American War, it is but fitting that we print an account of that war by an eminent scholar of Philippine history and revolution. Professor Scalice has written extensively on the Philippines especially the Communist Party of the Philippines. Here he untangles the bloody history of that
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Winnipeg man wanted in Philippines was involved with the world’s worst pedophiles
Winnipeg,Manitoba Paid to watch sexual abuse of children through Skype Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas One of three men wanted in connection with a notorious child sex abuse case in the Philippines is living in Winnipeg, say search warrant documents obtained by CBC News. Marshall Ruskin, 63, is a former civilian webmaster for the Department of National
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‘Tara Canada Biyahe Tayo Para Kay Leni and Kiko’ sa Linggo (Feb. 6)
2n update: February 4, 2022, 2:37 P.M. Updated: February 1, 2022, 2:32 PM Vancouver, B.C. Robredo-Pangilinan supporters kick off campaign Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Supporters of Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan will kick off the campaign period with a unique public event—a journey over Metro Vancouver using public transportation. “It will be on Sunday, February 6,
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Provincial politics: Liberals nominate lawyer Paul Saguil for Willowdale
Ontario Dedicated community advocate The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) has nominated Paul Saguil for the Willowdale riding for the next provincial election scheduled for June 2022. Saguil is Deputy Head of Sanctions Compliance and Anti-Corruption at Toronto Dominion Bank. He is an award-winning lawyer who has defended equality and human rights before the Supreme Court
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Primrose Madayag Knazan wins 2021 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition.
Winnipeg, Manitoba Author walks path from her Filipino mother to her husband’s Jewish religion By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez Filipina-Canadian playwright Primrose Madayag Knazan is the winner of the 2021 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition. Madayag Knazan’s work, “Precipice,” was chosen by the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, together with the Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Segal Centre
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Halalan -mga patakaran sa Overseas voting
Elections Commission issues guide 1.6 million expected to vote By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) released last January 18, 2022 the final list of modes for overseas voting for the May 2022 elections. Based on Comelec resolution 21-1431 dated December 16, 2021, the information provides a guide for over 1.6 million
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Two months after daughter taken by husband, mother still has no answer
Mariecar Jackson appeals for return of daughter. (Screen grab from CBC interview) Regina, Saskatchewan Police launch investigation, issue public appeal Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A distraught mother has not seen her 7-year-old daughter two months after ex-husband took her away from their home in Regina under a court-ordered child custody arrangement. Mariecar Jackson, a Filipino-Canadian and
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Nina Lee Aquino first Filipina and woman of colour to head Canada’s English Theatre
Updated: January 13, 2022, 10:11 A.M. Ottawa Historic appointment Breaking glass ceilings in her career Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas An outspoken and fierce advocate for diversity in theatre has been appointed to head Canada’s national theatre organization – the first Filipina-Canadian and first woman of colour to assume the position. Acclaimed theatre maker Nina Lee
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Politician’s wife explains side in ‘shovelling’ brouhaha
Winnipeg, Manitoba Cynthia Reyes appeals for understanding Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas In a Facebook post today ( January 10) the wife of the beleaguered Manitoba politician who has been pilloried in social media for posting a picture of his wife shovelling snow explains her side. Cynthia Reyes is with Jon Reyes. 41m · Sorry in advance
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Conservative MLA Jon Reyes draws flak for tweeting his wife shovelling snow after a 12-hour hospital shift
Winnipeg MLA Jon Reyes, one of two Filipino-Canadian members of the legislative assembly is in hot waters for his tweet. (Photo: Manitoba Government) Winnipeg,Manitoba Manitoba Filipino politician “shows gratitude” for his wife by watching her shovel snow Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Manitoba cabinet minister’s tweet about his wife shovelling snow after a 12-hour nursing shift has ignited
Priest says Omicron “the beginning of the end of the pandemic”
Philippines But public has to remain careful, he warns Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas The Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic, but the public must remain cautious, a Dominican priest and microbiologist predicts. Citing a study, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, a professor of biology at Providence College in Providence, Rhode
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Tennis: Lyla Fernandez is Female Athlete of the Year
Vancouver. B.C. Giant Killer By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez After an outstanding performance in the US Open tennis final last summer, Filipina-Canadian tennis sensation Leylah Fernandez was named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year and winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award. “I’m very honoured to be amongst these athletes who’ve done so much for
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An appeal: Is it time to think of helping our Kapwa? Collectively?
2nd update: December 2, 2021, 12:51 P.M. Updated: December 24, 2021, 11:22 P.M. A permanent organization ? By Teodoro Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) As I see this latest post from a friend, it once again tugs my heart and brings me back to the many natural calamities that our motherland is known
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Several towns in Southern Cebu remain inaccessible in wake of ‘Odette’
Cebu Inquirer.net is a news partner of Philippine CanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) By: Dale Israel – @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Visayas / 09:07 PM December 19, 2021 CEBU CITY — Several towns in southern Cebu remain inaccessible, three days after the province was hit by Typhoon Odette. So far, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office received only two
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Erika Casupanan makes history as first Canadian to win ‘Survivor’
2nd update: December 20, 2021, 6:40 A.M. Updated: December 19, 2021, P.M. Canada Second woman to win $1 million since 2017 Charmaine Rodriguez Kara A petite Filipina, the smallest among the competitors, outwitted, outplayed and outlasted her opponents to become winner of the 41st season of Survivor winning a $1 million US ( 1,284,910.00 Canadian)
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Author Catherine Hernandez’s work made into music
Vancouver, B.C. Filipina-Canadian author Catherine Hernandez’s work ‘I Cannot Lie to the Stars that Made Me’ has been adapted into audio drama by the Vancouver-based the frank theatre co. It is free on line from January 7 to 16 at thefranktheatre.com. Hernandez’s previous work ‘Scarborough’ has been made into a movie. The frank theatre is
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Immigration: Canada breaks monthly record again by landing over 47,000 immigrants in November
Image: CIC News Canada has landed over 361,000 immigrants this year and will likely achieve its target of landing 401,000 immigrants in 2021. The voice of Canadian immigration Kareem El-Assal Published on December 17th, 2021 at 10:03am EST Updated on December 17th, 2021 at 10:13am EST Canada landed more than 47,000 new permanent residents in
Facebook attacking anti-Marcos/Duterte sites?
Screenshot of Facebook notice on our page deleting a Maria Reesa post. Rappler website under cyberattack DEC 15, 2021 9:04 PM PHT RAPPLER.COM Facebook Twitter SHARE ARTICLE (2ND UPDATE) At the peak of the attack, the site was being barraged by over 650,000 requests per second. Days after Rappler CEO Maria Reesa mounted a blistering
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Philippine elections: Two protagonists met again
Philippines ‘A widow challenging a Marcos anew’: new CBCP head draws parallels in history By: John Eric Mendoza – Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ INQUIRER.net / 06:00 PM December 02, 2021 Inquirer.net is a news partner of philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com) MANILA, Philippines — Newly-installed Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David on
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How two Filipinas confront body shaming
Updated:December 13, 2021, 10:45 A.M. Toronto, Ontario ” as a fat, Filipino woman, I know how rare it is to see someone who looks like me on TV….” By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The world still thinks fat people are ugly, lazy, and disgusting, it is important to me that I show up looking fine as
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Human Rights Day protests in the Philippines
Philippines Philippine activists build, burn effigy of ‘terror team’ of Duterte, Marcos and Sarah Duterte Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecandiannews.com (PCN.Com) While Maria Ressa was receiving her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo,Norway on December 10, thousands of Filipinos protested in the streets in he streets of Metro Manila to mark International Human Rights Day. About 5,000
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Rappler’s Maria Ressa makes history, receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
DEC 10, 2021 8:48 PM PHT rappler.com/RAMBO TALABONG Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is the first Filipino to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and, along with Dmitry Muratov, is the first working journalist to win this award since the 1930s MANILA, Philippines – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa made history on Friday, December 10, as the first Filipino
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Dec. 10 – Human Rights Day: Coalition calls for sanctions against Philippines
Defend Human Rights! Expose the Crimes of the Duterte Regime! Bring Justice for the Victims! ICHRP Statement for International Human Rights Day 2021Read: tinyurl.com/ICHRPHRD2021 Philippine sources (Karapatan) have reported over 23,000 killed in the War on Drugs, over one thousand civilians killed in the War on the Morro People, and a sharp rise in political
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Toronto launches Coalition for Leni-Kiko
Toronto, Ontario Coalition for Leni-Kiko Run Officially Launched at Pink Caravan Representatives from more than twenty community groups quite literally tied the knot to symbolize unity and the formation of Kabayan Canada last December 5 in Mississauga, Ontario. Holding posters expressing their concerns —the points of unity—these individuals strung the posters together to form a
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Filipino graduates with highest honour at Britain’s Oxford University
Philippines Equivalent to Summa Cum Laude A Filipina graduated with highest honours (equivalent to Summa Cum Laude) at the prestigious Oxford University in the United Kingdom. A native of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Ellaine Joy Calapao Sanidad graduated on December 2, 2021 with a Master of Studies in Diplomatic Program. Graduation ceremonies is set for March
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Breaking: Dr. Eileen de Villa taking medical leave
Updated: December 8, 2021, 6:12 A.M. Toronto, Ontario Lead’s Toronto’s fight against Covid Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s top doctor is taking a short leave of absence to undergo surgery following the results of a mammogram. She is expected to be back on December 20. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, de Villa said pre-cancerous
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UP Express – an easy and stress-free way to get to the airport on time
Advertorial Toronto, Ontario Get to the airport on time in 25 minutes The mere mention of travel inspires images of exotic vacations or the motherland back home with all the warm nostalgia. Immediately followed by the panic of missing a flight, possibly because of delays due to traffic, having to bid long farewells to family
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Book burning in the Philippines?
Philippines Keepers of ‘Radical Papers’ at UP Main Library vow not to yield a page By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter / @KrixiasINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) 05:38 AM December 05, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — When President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in 1972 and extended his rule as
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Movies: Vancouverite Zenia Marshall stars in ‘One Of Us Is Lying’
Vancouver, B.C. Marshall plays Keely Moore Charmaine Janis Rodriguez Have you seen the series “One Of Us Is Lying” on W Network in Canada and are hooked? Based on Karen M. McManus’s #1 New York Times best-selling novel, One of Us Is Lying (OOUIL) is the story of five high schoolers who walk into detention
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Breaking: CA allows Ressa travel to Norway for Nobel Peace Prize award
Philippines Inquirer.net is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com 04:06 PM December 03, 2021 The Court of Appeals. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/COURT OF APPEALS WEBSITE MANILA, Philippines—The Court of Appeals has allowed Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to personally receive the Nobel Peace Prize award in Oslo, Norway. In a 9-page ruling, the appeals court Special 7th
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First-ever Filipino-Canadian anthology to be published
Calling for new, unpublished work of fiction and non-fiction Updated: December 3, 2021, 12:40 P.M. ‘Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing’, the first ever anthology book on Filipino-Canadian writing is being launched by an editorial team composed of journalist Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas, playwright and author C.E. ‘Chris’ Gatchalian and poet Patria Rivera. The editors are looking
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In Brampton/Mississauga:Caravan of Hope this Sunday, Dec. 5!
Halina, sama na kayo! Kitakits!
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Manitoba teen wins songwriting prize
Updated:December 6, 2021, 7:10 P.M. Markham, Ontario $3,000 cash prize goes to Isaac Yehoshua Estioco TONY A. SAN JUAN Competing against the best Filipino- Canadian songwriters and singers across Canada, Isaac Yehoshua Estioco of Winnipeg, Manitoba was adjudged the Grand Finals winner of the “First Annual Songwriting Competition” organized and presented by the Philippines Independence Day Council
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Prisoners for Leni?
Inquirer.net is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.com) LOOK: Hundreds of pink Christmas parols were made by inmates of Ilocos Sur provincial jail as commissioned by the supporters of presidential aspirant Leni Robredo. Supporters said that ordering the parols from the inmates was done in celebration of the Christmas season. “It is also our way
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Grieving mother seeks justice for daughter
Updated:November 30, 2021, 8:58 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Visual Art JUSTICE FOR BREE, JUSTICE FOR ALL In the midst of the ongoing War on Drugs in the Philippines, a grieving Filipino-Canadian mother fights for justice for her daughter and all women of the Philippines Mildred German Sally Jonson of Abbotsford, BC arrived in September 2021
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The Class of 2021: Grace Amanda Pagtakhan picks up another degree
Winnipeg, Manitoba Congratulations, Grace Amanda on graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology. She works with Aulneau Renewal Centre, Women’s Health Clinic and Thrive Counselling. A counsellor at Women’s Health Clinic (WHC), Pagtakhan obtained a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Education,University of Manitoba in 2019. She is the daughter of
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Leni Robredo’s brother in Alberta boosts her supporters in Canada
RED DEER, Alberta Antonio Gerona helps boost sister’s candidacy By: Jhong de la Cruz – @inquirerdotnet is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) INQUIRER.net US Bureau / Alberta Correspondent / 12:02 PM November 19, 2021 RED DEER, Alberta –Vice President Leni Robredo’s youngest sibling, Antonio Gerona, boosted her campaign here in the Calgary area
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Scholarship fund launched in honour of popular DJ Eric Cardeno
Updated: November 19, 2021, 6:33 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Financial support for youth with limited resources to help make their Dj dreams Mildred German The Wundrfund Scholarship in memory of Eric Cardeno, also known as (aka) DJ Wundrkut, has been launched. “In memory of our brother Eric Cardeno aka DJ Wundrkut and from funds raised with
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Breaking: Philippines asks to defer ICC investigation into drug war
Netherlands ambassador submits request By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter / @KrixiasINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer /is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com )PCN.Com) 10:27 PM November 19, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer its ongoing investigation into the Philippine drug war. After months of playing
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Centre A launches new book by Vancouver artist Gu Xiong
CENTRE A Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art 205 – 268 Keefer Street, Vancouver BC V6A 1X5 | 604.683.8326 | www.centrea.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Centre A Launches New Book by Vancouver Artist Gu Xiong, The Remains of a Journey, Exploring B.C. Historic Sites Once Inhabited by Early Chinese Immigrants Vancouver, B.C. (November 19, 2021)
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Duterte ally Apollo Quiboloy indicted for sex trafficking in US
Reuters / 07:42 AM November 19, 2021Inquirer.net is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews.com (PCN.com) U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced sex trafficking charges alleging that girls and young women were coerced to have sex with the founder of a Philippines-based church who is a friend and adviser to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte. A 74-page indictment charges Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, founder of a church called
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Poetry: Book ends – Vincent Ternida
Vancouver, B.C. Book ends Vincent Ternida I’m a butcher of words; other writers see themselves as architects, builders, deities even. I cut slabs of meat delivered as freshly killed carcass from someone else’s inspiration. My once sharp edge has seen better days as I chop into the choice cuts. I dig through the poached beast,
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The Class of 2021: Dr. Dennis D. Gupa, Ph. D.
Victoria, B.C. Merging science and theatre Dennis Gupa graduates from UVic Applied Theatre Faculty of Fine Arts Teodoro ’Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) A life-long academic whose studies has brought him from his native Philippines to Indonesia and Canada, graduated from the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Fine Arts with a doctoral degree in Applied
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The Pink Caravan for Leni in pictures
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Pink Caravan for Leni Robredo in B.C. in pictures
A picture speaks a thousand words….PInk Caravan in British Columbia, from Vancouver to Richmond. Sunday, November 14, 2021. (Photos supplied by Treenee Lopez, Global Pinoy Diaspora Canada)
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The Pink Revolution continues to roll
Updated:November 17, 2021, 2:35 P.M. Richmond, B.C. Another one to roll in December By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez INSPIRED by last Sunday’s turnout during the Canada-wide Pink Caravan of Hope for Leni, organizers and supporters of pro-Robredo groups will stage another event in December to keep the momentum going. “The participants were so determined to show
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Manitobans defy weather to rally for Leni Robredo
Updated: November 15, 2021, 4:11 P.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba Snow could not stop the Caravan for Leni Dante Aviso reporting Despite of cold weather and snow, more than 180 Manitobans from the Filipino Canadian community gathered at Kildonan park , Winnipeg , Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦 for a community picnic and hour long program that featured speakers
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Metro Toronto “Leni” Caravan draws hundreds
Updated:November 16, 2021, 7:50 A.M. Updated: November 15, 2021, 11:55 A.M. Toronto, Ontario “…kindred spirits whose fervour evaporated the rain…” by Ricardo Salise Caluen A threatening downpour notwithstanding, the “Leni-Kiko Caravan of Hope” successfully wound down in uptown Toronto’s popular Earl Bales Park at noon on November 14th. It was one of other caravans that
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Yesterday’s Pink Revolution in Canada – a recap
Updated: November 15, 2021, 4:17 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. (Editor’s note: Yesterday’s nation-wide rallies/caravans for Leni Robredo’s presidential run proved once again that a ‘ people united cannot be defeated’. From Vancouver and Victoria and Calgary in the West to Winnipeg in the Praries to Toronto and the nations’ capital – Ottawa, people came out of
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Breaking: Leni Robredo greets supporters in today’s Caravan of Hope
As supporters from all over Canada are making their caravan to show their support for Robredo’s candidacy, undeterred by the rain is some places, the candidate sent this video to encourage and thank them.
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Latest update: Pink Caravan for Leni happening today!
Vancouver, B.C. Pink Caravan rolls in eight cities in Canada By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez As administration allies scrambled for an 11th-hour substitution last Friday, presidential candidate Leni Robredo laughed and danced off the controversy as she continued her public appearances with running mate, Kiko Pangilinan, all over the country The Philippine media was quick to
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‘Lumpia’, “the ultimate home made movie” premieres tonight
Vancouver, B.C. Weaponizing ‘lumpia’ to ward off bullies By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez A FILIPINO-themed movie with a Filipino-American cast will have its international premiere tonight (7PM) at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), the longest running Asian film festival in Canada. It will be a special live virtual premiere as part of #VAFFOnDemand in which
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Halina na, Sama na – Kitakits bukas, Linggo.
VANCOUVER VICTORIA TORONTO OTTAWA CALGARY WINNIPEG
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DANCE: Ricecake Returns today (November 13) 9pm-2am
Vancouver, B.C. Juan Imperial at Ricecake Returns The 19-year old Filipino-Canadian contemporary dancer in Vancouver’s sold-out Queer + Asian Dance Party Mildred German Nineteen-year old Filipino-Canadian Contemporary dancer Juan Imperial will grace the Ricecake Returns event lineup. Imperial presently trains in Contemporary Dance with the Modus Operandi in Vancouver, BC which provides dance training for
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Pink Caravan for Leni spreading all over Canada
Vancouver, B.C. Robredo responds to Sarah Duterte withdrawal By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez PRESIDENTIAL candidate Leni Robredo is unfazed and believes the Duterte siblings’ withdrawal of their certificates of candidacy (COCs) as mayor and vice mayor of Davao City is good as it makes the political lines clearer as the November 15-deadline for the substitution of
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Film Premiere of ‘Fresh Connections’ tomorrow, Tuesday,Nov. 9
INVITATION Film Premiere of Fresh Connections “Reel Youth is a not-for-profit, media empowerment project of MakeWay Charitable Society, supporting young people to develop leadership skills and produce films about their visions for positive change.” -reelyouth.ca Mildred German On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 8pm, participants and mentors of the FRESH CONNECTIONS Film Program will
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Breaking:First Filipina-Canadian elected in Montreal
Montreal, Quebec Stephanie Valenzuela wins council seat for Côte-Des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-De-Grâce Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) The City of Montreal has elected its first Filipino-Canadian councillor in last night’s ( November 7, 2021) civic elections. Stephanie Valenzuela was elected councillor for Côte-Des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-De-Grâce, one of the most densely populated and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Canada
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Performance Art: The Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! Online
Updated: November 6, 2021, 7:20 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Davey Samuel Calderon performs online adaptation of the BQFKN! Mildred German On November 1, 2021, Davey Samuel Calderon performed an online adaptation of the Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! (BQFKN!). “The BQFKN! Online team and I would greatly appreciate having an audience to test some interactive features
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Performance Art: The Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! Online
Vancouver, B.C. Proudly Filipino, queer, and fabulous A bigger rendition of the BQFKN! by Davey Samuel Calderon in an online adaptation Mildred German On November 1, 2021, Davey Samuel Calderon performed an online adaptation of the Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! (BQFKN!). “The BQFKN! Online team and I would greatly appreciate having an audience to
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Rechie Valdez: First Filipina Member of Parliament (MP)takes her seat at the table
Heavy burden falls on first Filipina to be elected to Parliament Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com) As the first Filipina ever elected to Parliament took her oath of office on Tuesday, October 19,2021, Filipinos are expecting that she will take up their causes as no other can. Rechie Valdez, Liberal, was sworn in
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Robredo releases pandemic response plan
Philippines Three Freedoms By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The camp of Presidential candidate Leni Robredo released her pandemic response plan yesterday, amid President Duterte’s declining popularity ratings which her group blames entirely on the administration’s failed strategies in addressing the health crisis. “Para mapabilis ang ating tuluyang paglaya sa COVID, ang kailangan klaro, malawakan, strategic, at
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More groups join Caravan of Hope for Leni
Updated: November 1, 2021, 6:30 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. More cities join caravan By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez More centres are joining the Canada Caravan of Hope for Leni as the event is coming up on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Inspired by the initiative of groups holding the Pink Caravan of Hope in different areas in
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Breaking: Missing person Zenia Munda found, relatives say
Updated:November 1, 2021, 2:23 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Relatives lost contact in 2012 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Less than four days after the news on the missing Zenia Tomilas Munda broke in the PhilippineCanaianNews.Com (PCN.Com), relatives have now confirmed that she has been located. The PCN.Com post garnered more than 3,000 views since it
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Activists storm New York restaurant where Duterte spokesperson was dining
Protesters stage New York rally vs. Roque’s ILC nomination By: Cathrine Gonzales – Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ INQUIRER.net is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com)/ 11:24 AM October 30, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Bayan-USA and US-based human rights groups held a rally at a New York City restaurant on Friday night (Saturday
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Canadians organize for Leni – Caravan of Hope on Sunday,November 14
Vancouver, B.C. Overseas Filipinos could be game changer in elections By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez To drum up support for the tandem of Philippine Presidential candidate Leni Robredo and her running mate Kiko Pangilinan, groups are organizing the Canada Caravan of Hope-Vancouver on Sunday, November 14 at 10:30 A.M. Inspired by the initiative of groups
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Another Rizal bust rises in Alberta
Airdrie, Alberta Filipino sculptor Toym Imao created the fifth Rizal statue in Canada Charmaine Rodriguez Kara FILIPINO pride ran high in Alberta, Canada when a three-foot bust of national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was unveiled in a special ceremony in Nose Creek Regional Park in the City of Airdrie on October 23, 2021. Alberta Associate
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Missing Person: Mystery surrounds missing Filipina in Ontario
Ontario Zenia Tomilas Munda from Tabuk, Kalinga has no contact with family and relatives in the Philippines since 2012 Mildred German The concerned family in the Philippines of Zenia Tomilas Munda is searching for their missing kin who has lost contact with them since 2012. According to the family, Zenia came to Canada in 2006.
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Canada to paint town pink in support of Leni Robredo’s candidacy
Vancouver, B.C. ‘Caravan of Hope for Leni’ Supporters of Leni Robredo are gearing up to rally support for their candidate in a planned ‘Caravan for Leni’ on Sunday, November 14, 2021. The caravan is catching up like wildfire judging from social media responses. Caravans are planned in Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg and other locations
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Community Arts: 18th Annual Heart of the City Festival
Updated: October 30, 2021, 7:20 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadian artists Hari Alluri, Mildred Grace German and Juan Imperial take part at Downtown Eastside’s 18th Annual Heart of the City Festival Mildred Grace German Vancouver Eastside is notably home to the highest concentration of artists in Canada. Particularly the Downtown Eastside has been a hub of many
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Immigration: Caregiver Kherin Dimalanta allowed to stay in Canada
Ottawa, Ontario Caregiver who was set to be deported for being sick allowed to stay Calls it a ‘miracle’ and is grateful Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The Filipina caregiver who was set to be deported on January because she became ill of chronic kidney disease has been allowed to stay in Canada, her
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Remembering the man named ‘Chester’
Kimbo Bince Villagante they shot him on princess street left him to die with no dignity got off the phone with his mother the night before his murder happy new year ma miss na miss kita his name was chester and his fam hid their face but they were on those streets when i watched
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Rampant Racism Experienced by Filipino Tim Hortons Employees
Fast Food “Is Really Filipino Good For Cleaning Only?”, as the October 15 screenshot and video of the racist verbal attack against Filipino workers by a customer at Tim Hortons drive-through in Markham, Ontario, Canada went viral and news spread widely. Opinion Mildred German As the October 15 Tiktok video exposes another incident of racism,
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Breaking: Jocelyn Curteanu re-elected to fourth term in Whitehorse,Yukon Territory
Updated: October 22, 2021, 12:15 P.M. Whitehorse, NWT First Filipino and woman to sit on council Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The first Filipino woman to be elected in Whitehorse,YT has won a fourth term. The Philippine-born Curteanu first got elected to the Whitehorse City Council in 2012 and in 2018. She unsuccessfully run in
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Passages: Glenda Nacario
Updated: June 3, 2024, 10:00 AM Updated: December 18, 2021 , Updated: October 19, 2021, 8:40 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. “…a strong and resilient woman who raised her two boys as a single-mother.” On Saturday, October 16, 2021, Glenda ‘Onet’ Nacario passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was 54. Born in
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Vancouver’s Kimmortal performs at Chan Centre Friday, October 22
Vancouver, B.C. “…being an artist has been a way i can teach and learn…” -Kimmortal Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Filipinx rapper and singer K!MMORTAL brings her music to the halls of Vancouver’s prestigious Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia campus. BUY TICKETS FRI OCT 22 2021 8PM Chan
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Antonio Solis is Nova Scotia’s Photographer of the Year
Nova Scotia Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia picks Solis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia has awarded the 2020-21 Photographer of the Year’ (POY) to Engineer Antonio Solis. A professional industrial engineer, Solis teaches at the Nova Scotia Community College in the Industrial Engineering Technology program. He specializes in
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Ressa on Malacañang’s ‘praise’ of her Nobel award: ‘Thanks, but no thanks’
INQUIRER.net is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews.Com By: Daphne Galvez – Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ INQUIRER.net / 09:47 AM October 12, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — “Thanks, but no thanks.” Journalist and Rappler founder Maria Ressa on Tuesday said Malacañang’s congratulatory message on her winning the Nobel Peace prize was laced with a “hit” and a “reminder” of her
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Municipal politics: Is this the year we elect a Filipina for Mayor of Calgary?
Canada Six Filipino-Canadians in the running for municipal elections this month Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Realtor Grace Yan seeks to be mayor of the City of Calgary and is joined by five others running for councillors in Alberta, Montreal and Whitehorse. Grace Yan for Mayor of Calgary, Alberta Elections: October 18, 2021 By Tony
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Remembering the old Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C. A ‘settler’ reminisces about Vancouver By Rizalina Guilatco Carr History is alive! 41 years ago today, (October 7, 1980), I arrived in Vancouver on a beautiful, bright, cool sunny day. Sitting in the car, my favourite British rock band, “Queen,” blasted “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” through the car stereo. I remember looking
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Breaking: Maria Ressa, Duterte nemesis, wins Nobel Peace Prize
First Filipino to win award “A thousand cuts” doesn’t scare this fearless journalist Editorial Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of Rappler, Inc. has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in Journalism, the first Filipino to be ever win the $1.1 cash award. Ressa shares the prize with Russian journalist
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Halalan 2022: Leni Robredo runs for president
Updated: October 8, 2021, 10:40 A.M. Philippines Repeat battle between Robredo and Bongbong Marcos Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo today ( October 7 in the Philippines) announced her plan to run for president in the May 2022 elections after she was nominated by the political opposition coalition 1Sambayan which called the Philippines
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Closing event and performance at Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite
Press Release BOOK TICKETSBECOME AMEMBERMAKE ADONATION Today’s hours: 10 AM – 5 PM OFFSITE: EVANN SIEBENS + KEITH DOYLE APRIL 9, 2021 – OCTOBER 11, 2021 Evann Siebens + Keith Doyle, Pedestrian Protest, 2021, site-specific installation at Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite, April 9 to October 11, 2021, Photo: Ian Lefebvre, Vancouver Art Gallery In a
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World Teachers’ Day 2021
October 5 is World Teachers’ Day 2021 Jaleen Chrissy Nocon: On Teaching, Music, and Art Mildred German Vancouver, BC – As the world celebrates World Teachers’ Day amidst the ongoing pandemic, many of us can be reminded of the big role of teachers in our lives and of our children’s. Particularly, in the Philippines, teachers
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Breaking: Philippine President Duterte announces ‘retirement from politics’
Philippines Is Duterte really going to retire? Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilipineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) In an announcement typical of his bravado, President Rodrigo Duterte announced yesterday (Oct. 2 in the Philippines) that he will not run for vice president in next May’s elections. While he is not running for vice-president, his long-time aide, Senator Bong Go
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver Art Gallery Commemorates National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day with special performances at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square and the Elder in Residence Program September 29, 2021, VANCOUVER, BC // Traditional Coast Salish Lands including the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ) Nations The Vancouver Art Gallery invites
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Philippine overseas ‘deactivated’ voters have end of this month to apply
The Philippines’ Foreign Service has released the following statement regarding overseas voting. LIST OF DEACTIVATED OVERSEAS VOTERS Due to failure to vote in two consecutive National Elections 2016 and 2019 EMBASSY / POST: Agana (4,576) Brasilia (727) Buenos Aires (625) Calgary (182) Chicago (4,519) Los Angeles (26,817) Mexico (1,102) New York (10,953) Ottawa (3,558) San Francisco (23,115) Toronto (16,045) Vancouver (16,788) Washington (12,910) Anyone who intends to vote in
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Stand with Asians Coalition Proposes Orange Sidewalk in City of Burnaby
Press Release I would like to start with an acknowledgement as settlers/visitors of the Unceded, Ancestral, and Unsurrendered Lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, specifically the Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Speaking Peoples. All efforts to be anti-racism must work towards justice on stolen lands through truth, reconciliation, and decolonization. Today, the Stand with
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Pumanaw: Artist SYM Mendoza dies at 87
Richmond, B.C. He mentored people who are now accomplished artists Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) A well-known artist and mentor to many has died. Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, better known by his initials SYM has died, his friends posted on social media. He was 87. The unassuming and humble artist has been suffering from a heart
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Vaughan celebrates Culture Days
Celebrating Vaughan’s diverse communities Enjoy Culture Days virtual events until Sunday, Oct. 24 Vaughan is a city that recognizes and honours its different heritages and traditions from around the world. This year, the City of Vaughan once again will play host to Culture Days with virtual events taking place until Sunday, Oct. 24. This free,
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Dennis Gupa debuts ‘Gossip with Whales: Exploring Ocean Science through Applied Theatre’
Victoria, B.C. World premiere of four choral compositions online by John Threlfall The ocean has many songs to sing! Join us for this feast of music and celebration as we launch the world premiere performances of four new choral compositions created during Dennis Gupa‘s artistic residency with Ocean Networks Canada. Together with a panel of artists,
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Politics:Liberal Rechie Valdez Wins Mississauga -Streetsville Riding
Toronto, Ontario Makes history in the Filipino-Canadian community By Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired In the 44th Canadian federal election held on September 20, 2021, Filipino Canadians welcome a historical development in parliamentary politics. Filipino Canadian Rechie Valdez wins the electoral riding in Mississauga- Streetsville in Ontario. Valdez wins the seat for the Liberal Party
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Breaking: Filipinos finally has a seat in Parliament after 33 years with Rechie Valdez’s win
Mississauga, Ontario First woman to be elected Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) After a drought of 33 years with no representation, Filipinos have now a new Member of Parliament with the election of Rechie Valdez in the Mississauga-Streetsville riding of Ontario. The Liberals will form a minority government, the same before the election was
Priest who exposed Duterte’s killings recalls ordeal in poem
48 years ago, on September 21, 1973 – the 1st anniversary of Marcos’ martial law declaration (PD 1081), I was arrested, tortured and imprisoned until April 15, 1974. This poem is based on my experience and those of other detainees. A Prisoner’s Psalm Amado L. Picardal From this dark and damp cell I cry out
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Publishing: Edmund Arceo celebrates 10 years of ZOOM Magazine
3rd update: September 18, 2021, 6:45 P.M. 2nd update: September 18, 2021, 6:35 P.M. Updated: September 18, 2021,3:00 P.M Sunshine Coast, B.C. A chance trip to Canada and the birth of ZOOM magazine Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) “You don’t have Canadian experience”, an immigrant was told when he was applying for jobs after arriving
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Priest who documented DDS killings hails ICC probe into Duterte’s drug war
Philippines By CBCP News September 18, 2021 Manila, Philippines A Redemptorist priest has welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a probe into the drug war killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Fr. Amado Picardal, who helped document the killings in Davao City when Duterte was mayor, said he is hopeful
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ICC pre-trial chamber authorizes start of probe into drug war killings
Philippines By: Zacarian Sarao – @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net / is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews.Com 10:17 PM September 15, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has approved the start of the probe into the crimes against humanity cases filed against President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the drug
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Liberal’s Paul Ong seeks to retake Winnipeg Centre in the Sept. 20 federal election
Winnipeg, Manitoba Teacher and musician once competed in Canada’s Got Talent Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) Public school teacher and musician Paul Ong is seeking to regain the Winnipeg Centre riding from the current New Democratic Party’s (NDP) Leah Gazan who took the seat from the Liberal’s in 2019. The 32-year old
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Breaking: Leyla Fernandez fails to win tennis crown
Loses to Britain’s Emma Raducanu Charmaine Janis Rodriguez A vital point from an ace serve cost Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez the US Open 2021 women’s finals champion title, breaking the hearts of many of her fans in Canada and across the globe. British player Emma Raducanu, the first qualifier-male or female-to win the tournament, dominated
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Canadian-born, multiracial tennis phenoms face off tomorrow, Saturday at 4 PM (PST)
Filipina Fernandez vs. Chinese Raducanu, both daughters of immigrants Updated: September 10, 2021, 7:05 P.M. Charmaine Janis Rodriguez With a determination that everything she’d dream of she will achieve, Canadian tennis star Leylah Annie Fernandez will face-off with British player Emma Raducanu in the US Open women’s final on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 4
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Phil de Luna inducted into Royal Academy of Science’s (RSC) Class of 2021
The youngest ever-program director at the National Research Council at age 29, Phil de Luna has added another accolade to his string of achievements. De Luna was recently inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Class of 2021, possibly the youngest in this year’s crop and the first-ever Filipino-Canadian to join the prestigious society.
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Tennis: Filipino-Canadian sensation Leylah Annie Fernandez on winning streak
Vancouver, B.C. Giant killer has her dad as coach Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Canadian tennis sensation Leylah Annie Fernandez, who is of Ecuadorian and Filipino descent, continued her winning streak at the US Open and made it to the semi-finals after beating No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) last Tuesday, September 7, 2021
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Go Transit: Enjoy your ride with unlimited entertainment
GO TRANSIT HAS YOUR NEW DESTINATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT – ON-BOARD wi-fI AND MORE As you return to the office, Metrolinx has been working to making your return to GO trains and buses a little more fun. Keep your Wi-Fi on, and your journey to work or school is instantly transformed to a journey into a
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Halalan: Bumoto sa September 20!
OP-ED : SA AKING MGA KABABAYAN “Tara na, Kabayan , mag-boto na tayo”! ELECTION MATTERS! GET OUT and VOTE Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired The federal election is just around the corner. Canada’s new Governor-General has ordered the writ to be issued, the Parliament is dissolved, and the whole country, amid the pandemic, is at it.
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Federal elections: The bare-foot campaigner?
Vancouver, B.C. Liberal Virginia Bremner keeps knocking Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Being a first-timer and an underdog doesn’t faze Virginia Bremner who is running in the Vancouver-Kingsway riding for the Liberal Party. Since her acclamation , she has been busy knocking on as many doors as she can. She hopes to topple
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Federal elections: Liberal candidates face harassment
Ontario “I feel like I have a target on my back”, say Elizabeth Quinto First-time Liberal candidate Elizabeth Quinto insists that most people in her southern Ontario riding of Oxford aren’t hostile. But recent events makes her feel anxious when putting up signs and tries not to door-knock alone. Over the past two weeks, Quinto
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Agosto: Buwan ng Wika
Inilathala ng KOMISYON SA WIKANG FILIPINO 2F Watson Bldg., 1610 JP Laurel St., San Miguel, Maynila Tel. 02-733-7260 • 02-736-2525 Email: komfil.gov@gmail.com • Website: www.kwf.gov.ph Ano ang tinawag na “mga wika ng Filipinas”? Ang tinatawag na “mga wika ng Filipinas” ay ang iba’t ibang wikang katutubo na sinasalita sa buong kapuluan. Hindi tiyak ang
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Filipino Canadian woman runs for mayor of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta Tony A. San Juan “My focus and vision are a Calgary where businesses grow and families thrive.” This is the “battle cry” of Grace Yan, a Filipino Canadian of considerable political ambition and great personal determination. Grace Yan is running for Mayor of Calgary, Alberta this coming civic election on October 18, 2021.
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Liberal bigwigs rally around colleague Virginia Bremner
Vancouver-Kingsway “Shameful, shocking, blatant racism” After Virginia Bremner tweeted @Virginia Bremner how she was treated by her NDP opponent Don Davies, a number of Liberal candidates tweeted back their support including former cabinet ministers. Bremner tweeted @DonDavies :”Today Don Davies said that because I am a Filipina-Canadian woman running in federal politics that I am
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Another Pinay joins race for Parliament
Vancouver, B.C. Naden Abenes is fifth to run for parliament Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com)ouve After failing to get nominated in Vancouver Centre, Naden Abenes has been acclaimed as the NDP’s candidate for Vancouver Quadra, the fifth Filipino-Canadian to run for federal office. A single mom who worked as a hotel room attendant for over
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Blind Filipino Canadian Woman Empowers and Engages Fellow Blind Canadians
Toronto, Ontario Elena Laude Aguilar surmounts disability to help others By: Tony A. San Juan Being a person with a physical disability especially a “woman of colour”, is considered a great burden to people with such an affliction and misfortune. But not to Elena Laude Aguilar, a Filipino Canadian woman who has been a resident of Toronto for the
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Winnipeg brothers found niche in snacks
Updated: August 24, 2021, 5:27 A.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba Cheer and nostalgia for products brought customers during the lockdown Charmaine Y. Rodriguez ASIDE from their very sweet intentions, three brothers found success in a candy and snacks business that has left a very good taste in the mouths of their customers in Winnipeg. To honor the
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First Songwriting Competition-2021
PIDC MABUHAY PHILIPPINES FESTIVAL LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE SONGWRITING CONTEST The Mabuhay Philippines Festival, a flagship project of the Philippine Independence Day Council(PIDC), is holding its “First Songwriting Competition-2021” in Canada. The competition is open for Canadian Residents only. This songwriting competition is a part of PIDC’s Mabuhay Philippines Festival 2-day Virtual Event on November 27 – 28,
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Breaking: MISSING PERSON ERIC CARDENO FOUND DECEASED
New Westminster, B.C. Statement from the New Westminster Police New Westminster – On August 14th, 2021, the New Westminster Police Department asked for the public’s assistance in locating 38-year-old New Westminster resident Eric Cardeno. On August 17th, 2021 at approximately 5:00pm, Mr. Cardeno was located deceased and this matter has now been turned over to
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Philippine elections: Reflections of an expatriate
Updated:August 17, 2021, 10:37 A.M. Toronto, Ontario THINKING ALOUD ON HOW I WILL VOTE IN THE UPCOMING PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ELECTIONS Oswald Magno Considering what we’ve been through during the last five and a half years, I share the sentiment of many Filipino voters about replacing the current administration with something new and different. I use
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Breaking: Liberals acclaim Rechie Valdez for Mississauga-Streetsville
Mississauga, Ontario Entrepreneur becomes third Filipina-Canadian to run Tony A. San Juan Rechie Valdez has been acclaimed today, August 15, 2021, as the candidate for Mississauga-Streetsville by the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC), hours after the election was announced. A mother of two, Rechie Valdez is a corporate banker for 15 years with cross-enterprise expertise in reporting, project management, change management
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Breaking: Updated: Governor General dissolves Parliament, elections on September 20
Canada Updated: August 15, 2021, 8:33 A.M. Trudeau announces Governor General accepts his request to dissolve Parliament Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) As has been widely predicted, a federal election will be held on September 20, 2021 after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to see the Governor General this Sunday (August 15) to ask
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(Updated) Missing Person: Eric Cardeno
Isa na namang Pinoy ang nawawala sa British Columbia (New Westminster) Updated:August 14,2021, 2:46 P.M. Here is the latest update from Niki, posted less than a minute ago in her FB page: “ Less than a month after a Filipino-Canadian went missing, another is reported missing. Eric Cardeno, eerily almost the same name as Alex
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Baited, gaslighted, and exploited
COLUMNISTS SAFE SPACE By: Anna Cristina Tuazon – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com / 04:04 AM August 11, 2021 Over the last few days, Filipino netizens were outraged with the unfolding scandal surrounding content creator Nas Daily, also known as Nuseir Yassin, who was accused of exploiting Whang-Od,
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Ang Kasaysayan at Diwa ng Pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika
By Cielo Fernando July 15, 2021 Ang Buwan ng Wika ang pagdiriwang sa wikang Filipino na ginugunita taon-taon tuwing Agosto. Layon nitong pagtibayin, at maipalaganap ang kamalayan sa pagdiriwang at kahalagahan ng Wikang Filipino. Alamin sa artikulong ito ang diwa at kasaysayan ng naturang selebrasyon. Anong nilalaman ng blog na ito? Ano ang Buwan ng
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Agosto: Buwan ng Wika
A short history of History Week By: Ambeth R. Ocampo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:06 AM August 04, 2021 When references to History Week or Buwan ng Kasaysayan appeared in my social media feed over the weekend, I got confused. Isn’t August
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Federal elections: Three candidates still in the running
Updated, August 9, 2021, 3:02 P.M. Canada One bows out and another defeated in nomination Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) With the defeat of the NDP’s Naden Abenes in the Vancouver Centre nomination and the withdrawal of Liberal Paul Saguil from Brampton Centre, only three candidates are still on the running in the federal election
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Municipal politics: Jyn San Miguel announces candidacy
Canmore, Alberta Former housekeeper seeks municipal seat Mildred German Canmore, AB – Jyn San Miguel has officially announced his candidacy for the next municipal election on October 18, 2021 in Canmore, Alberta. Canmore is located within the Treaty 7 Region of Southern Alberta, and is the 9th-largest town in Alberta. It is about an hour’s
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2020 Olympics: Philippines haul four medals including one Gold
Philipines Olympics awaken national pride Charmaine Y. Rodriguez As the Philippines ended its historic quest for medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, August 7, 2021, its lone gold, two silver and one bronze medal haul changed the lives of the athletes who won them and had awaken national pride in such a time
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‘Stop the Killings’ : Campaign tackles mental health and police brutality
Vancouver, B.C. A collaboration project by Filipinx queer multi-disciplinary PulitiQ with fellow Filipino artists and community members to launch on August 13, 2021 at the VINES Arts Festival 2021. Press Release: Unceded Territories – On August 13, 6pm, PulitiQ (Arts_Sounds_Kritikal_Filipinx_Queer) will be part of the VINES Art Festival 2021’s “OUR HOMES OUR STORIES” that will
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Breaking: Immigration – Nakaligtas na naman si Carlo Escario
Toronto, Ontario Escario is given Temporary Residence Permit Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com (PCN.Com) Carlo Escario couldn’t believe he is still in Toronto. The 36-year-old health worker was at Toronto Pearson International Airport Thursday morning, (August 5, 2021) to be deported back to the Philippines after he was given a reprieve from his original
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International school opens in Saskatchewan
Updated: August 5, 2021, 7:50 P.M. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Filipino-owned AGA Academy expands to Saskatchewan Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Seeing the demand for a global academic experience for students in Saskatchewan, Filipino-owned AGA Academy will expand to the province after operating for a year in Calgary, Alberta. “AGA is coming home to you,” said AGA Academy President
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Federal politics: Liberals pick secretary of former Premier Christy Clark
Vancouver, B.C. Virginia Austria Bremner is acclaimed for Vancouver Kingsway Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) Federal Liberals have acclaimed Virginia Austria Bremner who worked for former Premier Christy Clark during her term as Premier for B.C. and is now Program Coordinator for the World Trade Centre Vancouver. Bremner will face the NDP’s
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Breaking – Federal politics: Paul Saguil withdraws from race for Brampton Centre
Second attempt to join politics Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) On the eve of the nomination meeting tomorrow, August 3, 2021, lawyer Paul Jonathan Saguil has withdrawn from the race to represent the Liberal Party in Brampton Centre. According to Tony San Juan of Toronto, Saguil sent him his withdrawal notice. He
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Missing Person: Have you seen Alex Cerdena?
Updated: August 2, 2021, 8:50 A.M. British Columbia BRING HOME ALEX CERDENA Relatives and friends are appealing for help to find Alex Cerdena. Although he lives in North Vancouver, his car was found in the area of Terra Nova Park in Richmond according to information from a Facebook page set up by friends. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1457748174562885/?ref=share. He
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Six aspire to become parliamentarians as federal election looms
Canada Largest number of candidates Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippincanadiannews.com (PCN.Com) They are a diverse group: two lawyers, a scientist, two businesspeople and a union worker. Six Filipino-Canadians are putting their names to run in the next federal elections, predicted to happen anytime soon. This is the largest number of aspiring politicians to enter the
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Zante leaves imprint in upscale Toronto downtown
Toronto, Ontario His works focus on “the themes of everyday objects, Philippine culture, and ethereal landscapes” Ricardo Caluen Jason Zante’s giant art installation dubbed “The Riviera” is now part of downtown T.O.’s artistic landscape in the tony Yorkville district. The work is eye-catching not only for its sheer dimensions but also because of its vibrant
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Escamillan wants to break walls with Posh Ball: Online Kiki Ball
Vancouver, B.C. The sport of the queer community “The past year has really divided us. I want to see division turn into an opportunity to connect.” Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) In a year that has practically isolated us from each other, Ralph Escamillan comes around to reconnect us through the world of
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PNOy Aquino: Vancouverites pay tribute
Updated: July 29, 2021, 12:50 P.M. Updated: July 27, 2021, 6:45 A.M. Updated: July 22, 2021, 8:22 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. “…empowering women with the passage of the Reproductive Health Law in 2012.” Contributed by Charmaine Janis Rodriguez VANCOUVER—A memorial tribute to remember the life, accomplishments and legacy of Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III was
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Wanted for murder
Canada Police believes murder suspect Kier Bryan Granado is in Vancouver $100,000 reward expires Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadianews.com (PCN.Com) CALGARY — Calgary police are hoping someone will come forward with information on the whereabouts of an accused killer before the deadline for a $100,000 reward passes on July 20. The Calgary Police Service partnered with
The Class of 2021: Outstanding graduates honoured by Pinays Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Pinays Manitoba’s Young Pinay Citizenship Award 2021 Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com) Four young Filipino secondary school graduates have been honoured with the Young Pinay Citizenship Award for their outstanding achievements. They are the first recipients of the award by Pinays Manitoba Inc., a local organization of Filipino women established in 2016 to recognize,
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Art grad uses skills to help immigrant youths settle in new environment
Updated: July 22, 2021, 6:45 A.M. Updated:July 18, 2021, 7:05 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Cyville Castro designs tool kit and workshop for immigrant youth Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com) A recent graduate from Emily Carr University of Art & Design has used her skills to design a toolkit and workshop to help immigrant youths like her
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Daryl Dela Cruz: The man behind the Surrey to Langley Skytrain project
Surrey, B.C. Misson accomplished: What’s next for Daryl Dela Cruz Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com(PCN.Com) For more than a decade, Daryl Dela Cruz pitched doggedly for his advocacy – to have a Skytrain extension from Surrey to Langley instead of an LRT favoured by the transportation agency, TransLink. On July 8, 2021, that dream came
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Breaking: Filipino-Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jon Reyes named to cabinet
Winnipeg, Manitoba Reyes one of two Filipino-Canadian member of Legislative Assembly Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Jon Reyes, the Conservative MLA for Waverley was named today (July 15, 2021) as minister of economic development and jobs. Reyes was elected to his first term as MLA for St. Norbert on April 19, 2016 and was subsequently
Federal elections: Union activist seeks NDP nomination in Vancouver Centre
Vancouver, B.C. Naden Abenes is a seasoned union worker Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com A union activist who once fasted for five days without food to protest government inaction in their bid for help is seeking the NDP nomination for Vancouver Centre in the upcoming federal election. Naden Abenes worked for 12 years for Vancouver’s Hyatt
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Piano: Child prodigy Johann Derecho
Updated: July 11, 9:23 A.M. Miton, Ontario JOHANN DERECHO: THE PHILIPPINES’ ANSWER TO LANG LANG Oswald Magno A young Filipino-Canadian, Johann Derecho, may just be the one who will put the Philippines on the map for his superb classical music piano playing skills. At the age of five, Johann’s extraordinary gift of music became apparent
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Investigate PH release 2nd report
Philippines Philippine justice system complicit in right’s violations By Ysh Cabana Toronto The Philippine judiciary seems to be key to the legal obstacle for a full review of President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called ‘war on drugs’ and why justice for the lost lives remains to be seen. Widespread impunity for rights violations in the country continue
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Breaking: Philippines loses one of staunchest fighter for press freedom
Philippines Veteran journo Jose Jaime “Nonoy” Espina dies at 59 “…That the press is not free because it is allowed to be. It is free because it insists on being free.” – Nonoy Espina Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com One of the country’s fiercest fighter and loudest voices for press freedom died of liver cancer today
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Filipinos to honour PNoy Aquino on Sunday, July 11
3rd update: July6, 2021, 7:55 P.M. 2nd update: July 6, 2021, 5:30 P.M. Updated: July 6, 2021, 3:50 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos plan tribute for former Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino 3rd. A memorial for former president Noynoy Aquino is being planned for Sunday, July 11, 2021 at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 4 PM. The
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Education: Mireia Cuenca turns pandemics’ isolation into something positive
Surrey, B.C. “With the internet we are united in our isolation…” Grade 7 student Mireia Cuenca says in winning video Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com A Grade School student from Surrey’s École Woodward Hill has won the Concours d’art oratoire speaking competition for her piece on the pandemic’s impacts on the young. https://youtu.be/jNjHUsCQa00 13-year-old Mireia Cuenca
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Pumanaw: Nemecio “Nhemy” Cepeda
Updated: July 6, 2021, 9:40 A.M. Surrey, B.C. Surrey community mourns passing of Nemecio ‘Nhemy’ Cepeda “The Surrey Filipino community is mourning the loss of a great friend and a dedicated community leader,” Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society (SPIDS) says in an FB post. Nhemy died just a month short of his 77th birthday on June
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The Class of 2021: More who made the grade
Gabrielle Elyse Abad Tech Voc High School, Winnipeg Honour Roll, Grade 12 average of 94 Excellence in Psychology, Family Studies De Zaaier Dutch Heritage Award and University of Winnipeg Entrance Award. Gabrielle plans to take up Education , majoring in English, nor in Psychology at the University of Winnipeg. She is the only daughter of
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Filipino version of ‘O Canada’
Inawit ni Ernesto Nicolas Ofiaza Jr. at Catherine Milagros Ofiaza mga taga Winnipeg, Manitoba. “O CANADA” (Filipino Version) was sung at the virtual 4th Filipino Folk Music Festival on June 26, 2021 #OCanadaFilipinoVersion #CanadaDay2021 #ProudFilipinoCanadian.
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Ten writers with diverse experiences share their work tomorrow, Sunday (June 27th))
Tour the country through the eyes of these writers A panel of writers will read their work on Sunday, June 27, 2021, capping the month-long celebration of Philippine Heritage Month. The virtual tour of Canada will be at 4 PM, Eastern and 1 PM Pacific. Close to 100 are already registered for the free event
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Summa Cum Laude: Cousins sweep top honours at McMaster University
Mississauga, Ontario Extraordinary feat for a family (Ed’s note: In 2009 when we first featured Filipino-Canadian graduates in our short-lived revival of ‘Silangan’, we lamented the fact that we, as a community, were lagging behind other immigrants in finishing higher education, not even high school. We were not making the grade then. But now, more
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Updated: PNoy laid to rest together with his father and mother
Updated: June 26, 2021, 7:30 A.M. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1451492/best-eulogy-tribute-for-noynoy-aquino-is-recover-preserve-decency-of-leaders “Eulogies have been written and spoken and shared, but the best eulogy tribute we can pay to our dear President Noy is to bring back, recover, preserve, safeguard, and never again compromise our dignity as a people and the decency of our leaders as servants, not bosses,” Archbishop
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Breaking: Former president Noynoy Aquino dies at 61
Former president Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd died early this morning today ( Thursday, June 24) reports from Manila say. According to reports, Aquino was hospitalized for an undisclosed illness and was brought to Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City The only son of the late president Corazon Aquino and senator Benigno Aquino Jr., he
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The Class of 2021: Winnipeg’s Darlene Cuevas tops with $100,000 scholarship
2nd Update: June 23, 2021, 10:21 P.M. Updated: June 23, 2021, 6:32 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Schulich scholar Darlene Cuevas leads this year’s graduates Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com As we try to honour and celebrate our graduates every year, we do so again this year mindful that many others have graduated last year amidst the pandemic
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Blog: MODERN DAY PRESIDENTS AND KINGS OF OLD
Oswald Magno They don’t wear crowns, but modern day presidents are no different than the kings of old. So let us not be surprised if they often behave or act like kings. Donald Trump easily comes to mind as someone who has behaved like a king ever since he was elected as US president in
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Queer Filipinx PulitiQ on Mental Health and Police Brutality Issues
Press Release Updated: June 22, 2021, 8:27 P.M. Pride Month 2021 Invitation: STOP THE KILLINGS! Unceded Territories – This summer, Filipinx queer multi-disciplinary PulitiQ [Arts_Sounds_Kritikal_Filipinx_Queer] will be part of the VINES Art Festival 2021 on August 9-19, 2021. According to the Vines website, “Vines is an arts organization and festival that is responsive to and
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Wrestling with God: Why faith remains important for the LGBTQ+ community
P-EDS, PRIDE 2021 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 BY MARK GUEVARRA | SPECIAL TO THE DAILY CAL LAST UPDATED 23 HOURS AGO Telling people I’m gay and Catholic often sparks wonder and confusion. After all, the Roman Catholic Church officially teaches that same-sex sexual acts are evil. Many LGBTQ+ Catholics confront this teaching and leave the
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What is the International Humanitarian Law?
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Masbate City, Philippines on June 6, 2021 (which left a 21-year Filipino youth, scholar, and athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin dead) sparks conversations on the International Humanitarian Law. Mildred German Unceded Territories – The family of Kieth Absalon is crying for justice after an ‘improvised explosive device’
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Movie review: An Empires’ last stand: 1898, Our last men in the Philippines (‘1898, Los Ultimos de Filipinas’)
Updated:June 18, 2021, 1:13 P.M. “End of the Spanish global Empire but the beginning of the US neocolonial power.” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) As Filipinos in the Diaspora celebrate Philippine Heritage Month in June, this movie is a timely reminder of the continuing struggle of Filipinos to liberate themselves from colonizers.
Filipino Catholics back call for ICC to prosecute Duterte
Residents and policemen gather over the body of a suspect killed during an anti-drug operation at an informal settlers’ area near a port in Manila on Nov. 10, 2016. (Photo: AFP) Support UCA News PHILIPPINES Chief prosecutor wants full investigation into president’s deadly war on drugs Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila Published: June 16, 2021
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BAYAN KO: The Canmore Singers Sings The Kundiman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGJsCNc0M_4 2nd update:June 17, 2021, 4:05 P.M. Updated: June 14, 2021, 6:43 P.M. Canmore, Alberta A choir that’s only been established six months ago was able to perform the Filipino folk song virtually at the artsPlace in Canmore, Alberta on June 2, 2021. Mildred German Unceded Territories – Filipino Heritage Month is a month-long celebration
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Philippine politics: A view from the diaspora
Philippines 1Sambayanan is all about personalities Editors’ note: As the Philippines gears for the next national election in 2022, a new coalition of opposition groups was launched to oppose and defeat Duterte who is bent on staying in power. Oswald Magno dissects its relevance and prospects . Opinion Oswald Magno Toronto Sorry folks, but quite
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PilipinxPages celebrates first anniversary
Vancouver, B.C. Discovering their roots, sharing their heritage Nathalie De Los Santos PilipinxPages is celebrating its first anniversary on Philippine Independence Day. The platform recommends books primarily written in English by Filipino/a/x authors across all genres and age groups. It is based in Vancouver, BC and run by Nathalie and Tiffany. The platform started when
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Victoria’s ‘Mabuhay Festival’ Online
Updated: June 13, 2021, 9:35 P.M. Victoria,B.C. June is Filipino Heritage Month in Canada The annual event by the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association (VFCA) takes place in Centennial Square. Due to the pandemic, the festivities will be online this year. Mildred German Unceded Territories – As the Philippines celebrates the 123rd proclamation of Philippine Independence from
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MILK SWEATER: Filipino Anime Digital Art and Literature
Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Sago, Good Night Out & ‘The Culture of Death’ Mildred German Unceded Territories – Art influences our present realities. Technology plays a large part in expanding the the horizons of Art. Drones and robots not only can take images in the bird’s eye view, transport items, and are treated as tools in the
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#ArawNgKalayaan2021
Metropolitan Museum of Manila This exuberant work entitled Epilogo by the artist collective Sanggawa was painted during the centennial celebration of the Philippines’ independence in 1998. It shows an amalgamation of people and moments alluding to our long and fraught struggle for independence. We see a grand hall strewn with napkins and bottles and numerous
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FILM: JERROLD TAROG’S HENERAL LUNA (2015)
FILIPINOS DESERVE GREAT EPIC FILMS, FEARLESS SCREENWRITING, AND THEIR STORIES TOLD For his valour and integrity in serving the Filipino people and the Motherland, General Antonio Luna was killed by Aguinaldo’s men on June 5, 1899. Mildred German Unceded Territories – It is the Filipino Heritage Month, a month-long celebration in Canada and some parts
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Winnipeg’s 12/21 Band inks record deals
Updated: June 4, 2021, 8:15 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba 12/21: Rock and Roll in Covid Time Levy Abad I was amazed seeing 1221 Band being interviewed by Winnipeg mainstream media early April 2021. My head right away went back to the years of Pinoy Rock and Roll in Winnipeg in 1972 up to the present. Alas, a breakthrough
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Jordan Laxamana Keeps Jeepney Cafe On The Airwaves
Vancouver, B.C. May is the Month of World Press Freedom Day Mildred German Unceded Territories – May is the month when the World Press Freedom Day is celebrated, on May 3 to be exact. This year, The United Nations’ May 3 World Press Freedom Day’s theme is “Information as a Public Good”. This theme, according
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2021 Venice Biennale’s Philippine Pavilion explores Bayanihan
Rethinking the Architect’s role in building structures and spaces. Ysh Cabana in Toronto Titled Structures of Mutual Support, the Philippine pavilion is co-curated by architects Sudarshan V. Khadka, Jr. and Alexander Eriksson Furunes with the members of Brgy. Encanto, Angat, province of Bulacan. Together, they form Framework Collaborative to rethink the role of the architect
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Could this mother and son become homeless?
Toronto,Ontario Fear and loathing faces eviction victims as Toronto neighbourhood gentrifies By Ysh Cabana She is known as Ate Mayeth to some. Ma. Theresa De Mesa has babysat for scores of families living in Toronto. For more than three decades, she has lived in Parkdale, an inner-city neighbourhood next door to the “Filipino town” in
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Who is The Boy at Saskatoon? Tune in this Sunday
Saskatoon, Sakskatchewan ‘Hoping for a bright future…’ Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Rio de Janeiro may have it’s iconic The Girl from Ipanema, but Saskatoon has its own – The Boy at Saskatoon. And he is Filipino. The Boy At Saskatoon is a 24 ft. high x 12 ft. wide mural in the prairie
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Mothers Day: Inday and the Balangiga Uprising
The 1901 Balangiga Massacre This battle was described as the “worst defeat of United States Army soldiers since the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876” Mildred German Unceded Territories – As the world celebrates the annual Mothers Day during every month of May, it still sparks the question in me, in addition to this
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As Manitoba faces Covid-19 crisis, couple reaches out to kababayans through music
Winnipeg, Manitoba Kabarangay Magpabakuna Na! Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) A musical couple from Winnipeg has turned to music to encouraged kababayans to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. With Manitoba in “dire” circumstances coping with the upsurge of cases prompting the ‘shipment’ of some patients to Ontario, Ernesto Ofiaza, Jr. and wife
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Asian Heritage Month : SFU student and health care worker shares thought
Vancouver, B.C. “…I am a silent survivor in the healthcare field while continuing my studies.” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Filipina-Canadian psychology student Jennifer Daet Decena thinks our voices should not only be heard on social media but also within the academia. Decena,who is also a health care worker, speaks her mind about Asian
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Edmonton municipal politics: This woman wants to be a ‘trailblazer’
Edmonton, Alberta “Smash some glass ceilings along the way” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Thirty years after coming to Canada as a 16-year-old orphan, Giselle General is out to prove that someone like her – an immigrant and a woman of colour, can be in in a leadership position. “I want to be a
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Behind the Façade: Ten award winning short films to air on Knowledge Network June 3
Updated:May 27, 2021, 3:00 P.M. Vancouver, BC: Behind the Façade, a collection of award-winning shorts by acclaimed directors, airs on Knowledge Network June 3, 2021. Acclaimed directors: Banchi Hanuse, Baljit Sangra, Joella Cabalu, Lyana Patrick, Dave Rodden-Shortt and Rosemary Georgeson celebrate the strong, diverse communities that make up British Columbia’s history. From a whirlwind
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May 2021 Asian Heritage Month : Making Art Amidst Anti-Asian Hate
Vancouver, B.C. – The Anti-Asian hate crime capital of North America The Carnegie Community Centre is proudly celebrating the Asian Heritage Month in Canada with community-based arts, meals, history, documentaries, and learning opportunities. (All Photos by The Carnegie Community Centre) Mildred German Unceded Territories – The world-renowned Vancouver Downtown East Side (DTES) is not only home
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Enrile the ‘ultimate trapo’, defends Duterte on China row
Updated:July 11, 2021, 2:36 P.M. Updated: May 20, 2021, 7:55 A.M. (Editor’s note) In 2013 while vacationing in the Philippines, I wrote this piece about Enrile who was in news at the time for the pork barrel issue. Currently, he is again in the news for defending President Duterte’s stand on China’s encroachment on Philippine waters.)
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Filipino-Canadian professor co-hosts new PBS Voices show
“A People’s History of Asian America” premiered May 6 on PBS By Ysh Cabana in Toronto U.S. public broadcaster PBS has begun streaming a miniseries highlighting Asian Americans. PBS Digital Studios partnered with the Center for Asian American Media in “A People’s History of Asian America” which premiered on May 6. The four-part educational show
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May 10-16, 2021 – International Nursing Appreciation Week
Vancouver, B.C. Each day, nurses work tirelessly to save lives, to comfort the sick and the dying, and to uphold frontline, social work, welfare to task, and in service in the name of God. Opinion Mildred German As a reading from the letter of Paul to the Thessalonians “We were gentle among you, like a
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First Filipino woman lawyer in Ontario heads new organization
Updated: May 17, 2021, 12:20 A.M Toronto, Ontario Alicia Natividad heads Filipino-Canadian Lawyers Network (FCLN) Teodoro ‘Ted’ Acuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) The first Filipina to be admitted to the Ontario Bar, Alicia Natividad, is heading the newly-formed Filipino lawyers in Canada – Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network – Réseau d’avocats philippinos canadiens (FCLN). FCLN
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ANAK announces ‘ Liwayway’ scholarships
Winnipeg, Manitoba “Liwayway Scholarship for Leadership Excellence” Deadline: May 31, 2021 ANAK is pleased to present its 15th annual “Liwayway Scholarship for Leadership Excellence” to Filipino-Canadian students in Grade 12, who demonstrate a commitment to preserving and promoting Philippine heritage. Two (2) scholarships of $500 will be awarded in June 2021 To be eligible for this scholarship, the
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Confronting Anti-Asian Hate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGQtaCyp8f8&t=13s “Eyes Open” The Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice (CCNC-SJ) has produced a moving video featuring Asian Canadian personalities in its effort to confront the raging anti-Asian hate engulfing Canada. Released on Asian Heritage Month, the video “Eyes Open” along with the hashtag #FaceRace includes personalities David Suzuki, Dr. Joseph Wong, Canadian lawyer Avvy
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Breaking: Carlo Escario allowed to stay!
3rd update: May 13, 2021,9:40 A.M. 2nd Update: May 13, 202, 8:45 A.M. 1st Updated: May 12, 2021, 4:32 P.M Toronto, Ontario He can stay until June 22 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com in Vancouver and Ysh Cabana in Toronto Comments: Escario’s lawyer Natalie Domazet said “Elated by the news that the government
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Breaking: Canada will kick out Pinoy medtech by tomorrow, May 13!
Carlo Escario risked his life and Canada doesn’t allow him time By Ysh Cabana TORONTO (05/12/2021)-If Canada doesn’t give him an extension , Carlo Escario will be gone by tomorrow, May 13, for an immigration mistake he has admitted to. The 36-year old frontline worker has worked as a hemodialysis assistant at Toronto General Hospital
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#StopAsianHate
Rallies Planned To Denounce Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Rallies have been held across Metro Vancouver as part of a National Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism. The rallies also seek to address “bystander silence”. Mildred German May 11, 2021 Unceded Territories – Dozens of planned rallies yesterday (May 10) have been held from British Columbia to
Federal politics: Could Paul Jonathan Saguil break the spell?
Brampton, Ontario Can this young lawyer be our next Member of Parliament (MP)? Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Twenty four years after the first Filipino-Canadian was elected to Parliament in 1997, a Toronto lawyer is trying to break the spell and become the second to get elected. Paul Jonathan Saguil is seeking the Liberal
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Reflecting on the state of journalism in the “New Normal”
Reshaping media practice in the country By Ysh Cabana in Toronto Veteran Philippine journalists, all recipients of the Canadian embassy’s Marshall McLuhan Fellowship, discuss how the “perfect storm of crises” is reshaping media practice in the country. ABS-CBN news anchor Christian Esguerra, Rappler investigative editor Miriam Grace Go, and News5 editor-at-large Manny Mogato were panelists
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Mothers’ Day 2021 – A Celebration Honoring The Mother of the Family, Motherhood, Maternal Bonds, And The Influence of Mothers in Society
Vancouver, B.C. “Maria Cecilia Loreto, an immigrant mother, did not deserve her fate” Opinion Mildred German Unceded Territories – A charred body of a burned person found in a Burnaby park in March 2021 was that of a missing person Maria Cecila Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel. Police believe the 49-year-old mother was killed
‘6 of me were killed today’ – a poem for the Atlanta massacre victims
Edmonton, Alberta “6 of me were killed today” A Poem by Mila Bongco-Philipzig Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com On March 16, 2021, eight women, six of whom where Asian-Americans, were massacred in several spas in Atlanta, Georgia. The killings are just one of a spate of Anti-Asian Hate crimes engulfing, and currently raging
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Census form due May 11
Help shape your future through one simple action. Complete your census online from your mobile device today! Statistics Canada conducts a national census of population and census of agriculture every five years and releases the data with a two-year lag. The Census of Population provides demographic and statistical data that is used to plan public
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“KALINGA SA KINABUKASAN”, obrang alay ko sa mga ina
Alay sa mga Ina ni Pablo Baen Santos Pablo Baen Santos is a Filipino social realist painter and founding Chair of KAISAHAN, the first organized group of Philippine nationalist painters . He did the cover design and artwork for The Rhetorics of Sin, a book on the late Jaime Cardinal Sin of Manila, by Prof.
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May 10 as the ‘Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism’
Updated: May 7, 2021, 2:50 P.M. Burnaby is the first city in Canada to officially declare day of action By Ysh Cabana Toronto Several Canadian cities have proclaimed May 10 as the ‘Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism ’ in an effort to raise awareness about the massive spike in hate crimes against people of
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Araw ni Nanay: A Zine by Mildred Grace German
Editor’s note: As we celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 9, we feature a Zine work by Mildred Grace German. Her amazing work is just a tiny book ( 2″x3″) of 16 pages. It is a labour of love to draw in such a small page and noticed that it is not stapled but stitched.
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Human Rights: “Don’t use Canadian dollars to kill us”, witnesses plead
Canada Philippine activists call on Canada to stop supporting the Philippine government By Ysh Cabana in Toronto and Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas in Vancouver “Canadian dollars shouldn’t be used to kill us,” said Cristina Palabay, secretary general of rights group Karapatan, during a virtual hearing by the Canadian Parliament’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights, Standing Committee
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Asian-Heritage Month 2021: Do Asian Seniors Lives Matter?
Updated:May 6, 2021, 11:35 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. The federal government officially recognized Asian Heritage Month in Canada in May 2002. Mildred German This week, two more Asian seniors were attacked in the US. Two older Asian American women, one who is 85 years old, were approached by a man with a knife and stabbed while
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Sa America: Filipina-American Gina Ortiz Jones could be highest-ranking appointee
U.S. Lesbian nominated to be Air Force undersecretary Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com An Air Force veteran who served in the Iraq War could be the highest-ranking Filipino-American member of the Biden administration if the Senate confirms her nomination. Gina Ortiz Jones, who failed twice to win a congressional seat in Texas, will
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Huwag Kang Baboy | Year Of The Swine –
Updated:April 29, 2021, 5:40 P.M. April 29 is International Dance Day International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance and for those who can see the value and importance of the dance art form, it “acts as a wake-up-call for governments, politicians and institutions which have not yet recognized its value to the people”.
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Connecting to the Philippines- migrant workers share stories
Migrant care workers find their voice through storytelling By Ysh Cabana Toronto Gladys is determined to be a survivor. Throughout her work as a caregiver she has put a great deal of putting the health of others before hers. Amid a global pandemic where everyone is affected, she shares virtually from her COVID-19 isolation room
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Today, April 29 is International Dance Day
Vancouver, B.C. Ralph Escamillan one of eight dancers featured by CBC Watch as 8 incredible Canadian dancers spread good vibes for International Dance Day Vancouver, B.C. Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Vancouver’s Ralph Escamillan is one of eight dancers across Canada that continue to motivate others amidst the pandemic despite studios and stages
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Magdaragat: People of the sea and the movie ‘Ode to a Seafaring People’
Updated: April 29, 2021, 8:55 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. April is National Poetry Month Sol Diana and The Ode to a Seafaring People April is National Poetry Month – a celebration of poetry increasing awareness and appreciation of poetry. Mildred German Unceded Territories – The Suez Canal Crisis may be over. 422 vessels were freed after
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500 Years of Christianity: Magellan, Not An Explorer, But A Colonizer
Opinion Mildred German Vancouver,B.C. Updated: April 29, 2021, 4:40 P.M. It was on April 27, exactly 500 years ago, when Datu LapuLapu and his warriors killed Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães). This remarkable historical event not only highlights the battle of the natives of the archipelago against the expansion of the Spanish colonial
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Na biktima ba kayo sa pagtatrapiko ng tao (Human Trafficking)?
Calgary, Alberta Owners of cleaning business charged with human trafficking Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A husband and wife from Calgary face charges of human trafficking following an RCMP investigation into poor working conditions and compensation for temporary foreign workers. 50-year-old Amelita Layco and her husband, 49-year-old Macario Layco were arrested by police
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Isang Pinoy na naman ang namatay sa Covid
‘Friendly’ Filipino worker dies after Aliments Asta outbreak in Quebec Updated: April 26, 2021, 10:20 A.M. By Ysh Cabana Toronto Churchmates, colleagues and close relatives are saddened by the death of Alvin Becare- the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 34-year-old died on April 18 after contracting COVID-19 linked to an outbreak of the
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Phil De Luna named to Bay Street Bull 30×30 and Clean50 Individual awards
Toronto, Ontario Youngest scientist to head multi-million dollar research Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com The youngest scientist to head a multi-million research facility was recently honoured with two top awards recognizing his excellence and leadership in the field. Dr. Phil De Luna was named to the 2021 Bay Street Bull 30X30. The 2021 Bay Street Bull 30X30
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Scotia Bank helping newcomers with special offer
Scotiabank Helping Newcomers to Canada with a Special Offer Designed to Make Banking Easier StartRight® with up to $1,250 in welcome bonuses, savings & benefits for newcomers TORONTO – April 13, 2021 – Scotiabank is celebrating spring with some exciting offers. Between now and July 29, 2021, clients who open Scotiabank’s Preferred Package bank account
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Sports: Hockey Night In Canada to air in Filipino
Toronto ‘Isang laro, pitong wika’ Filipino among seven languages By Ysh Cabana ‘Isang laro, pitong wika.’ For the first time in the history of Canada’s Saturday hockey night will be presented in seven additional languages—including Tagalog (Filipino). The Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) broadcast will be in multiple languages that were deemed to be among
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Kumustahan/Kwentuhan: Researcher seeking Filipino youths to interview
Vancouver, B.C. Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com A Filipina scholar who is finishing her doctorate at the University of Calgary is seeking participants for a research she is conducting. Maria Socorro Mangila-Nguyen is looking for Filipino high school youths in Vancouver to participate in a research project about their early years in
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Sa Victoria : ‘Ilaw’ relaunched
Victoria, B.C. New Website and Newsletter By Victoria’s Filipino-Canadian Community Relaunched The non-profit organization Victoria-Filipino Canadian Association (VFCA) continues their work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Mildred German Continuing their work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, in uplifting the lives of Filipinos and their families in Victoria, BC, the Victoria-Filipino Canadian Association (VFCA) relaunches their new website
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First multicultural marketer to be inducted into Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release April 8, 2021 Sharifa Khan breaks glass ceiling as the country’s first multicultural marketer to be inducted into Canada’s Marketing Hall of Legends Toronto, ON – Visionary marketer, Sharifa Khan, founder and CEO of Canada’s largest, longest-running multicultural marketing agency, has broken many glass ceilings throughout her career, but this
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Politics: First Filipina politician elected in the Yukon
Cebuana Yvonne Clarke makes history By Ysh Cabana Yvonne Clarke was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Porter Creek Centre and is the first person of Filipino descent to be elected in the Yukon. The election was held April 11, 2021. Recognized for her leadership with the Canadian-Filipino Association of Yukon, where she served
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Community pantries sprouting all over the Phiippines
HEADLINES By: Divina M. Suson – @inquirerdotnet News partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:42 AM April 19, 2021 SUDDENLY, IT’S A MOVEMENT The community pantry set up by entrepreneur Ana Patricia Non on Maginhawa Street, Quezon City, has inspired countless similar projects elsewhere in the country such as this one
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“I never saw anybody like me on the screen” : actress Jessalyn Walim
Updated: April 19, 2021, 8:15 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. She loves playing characters that represent her culture Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) “Growing up, I never saw anybody like me on the screen,” and being “able to play this character and representing my culture, I think that’s the one thing that I
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Young Filipina activist arrested in anti-pipeline protest
Updated:Apr,il 19, 2021, 2:57 P.M. Updated: April 18, 2021, 8:50 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Calls for court support in trial Opinion Mildred German Unceded Territories – A 21-year old Filipino-Canadian youth activist is calling for support for her upcoming trial in connection with protests against the TMX pipeline. Laurel Fermina was arrested on Wednesday, April 14,
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Canada still separates workers and their children amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Updated:April16, 2021, 8:50 A.M. Updated: April 16, 2021, 8:00 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Permanent Residency demands denied, some pathways given to Temporary Workers and International Graduates Analysis Mildred German Unceded Territories – Long campaigns and demands for permanent residency for migrant and undocumented workers were dismissed in yesterday’s announcement of changes with Canada’s foreign-labour policies, weeks
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Breaking: Winnipeg’s Jeremy Senaris eliminated
Winnipeg, Manitoba Senaris loses 6th round in MasterChef Canada’s Back to Win Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com After advancing to the 6th episode of Back to Win, featuring past contestants for a chance at the $100,000 prize, Senaris failed the Seafood challenge. “I think I used about four or five towels in that episode
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Immigration: 90,000 essential workers and international graduates have new pathways to apply
Canada “..Significant policy and a giant step for essential workers” – Minister Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Temporary workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada will be granted permanent status, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Wednesday. “This is a significant policy and a giant step for essential workers,” the Minister told Philippine Canadian
Grandfather fasting for two weeks to protest fighter jet purchase
2nd Update: Apri 15, 2021, 11:00 A.M. Updated:April 14, 2021, 10:20 P.M. Langley, B.C. Dr. Brendan Martin will live on water alone Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A 70-year-old Langley grandfather is living on water alone for two-weeks to protest the planned purchase of 88 fighter jets. Dr. Brendan Martin is on
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April is National Literature Month
National Hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal, executed for his writings The proclamation of National Literature Month highlights the important role literature plays in preserving Filipino values and inspiring today’s literature. Opinion Mildred German Unceded Territories – One of the most famous books in Philippine literature is Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) by Dr. Jose
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Opinion: The Youth Is The Future. Blame Yourself.
Updated: April 11, 2021,10:22 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. RISE OF COVID-19 CASES LINKED TO POLITICAL DECISIONS, ACTIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS Mildred German Unceded Territories | The reason B.C. Premier John Horgan was “finger-wagging”on a Monday afternoon of March 29 while throwing cheap shots and blaming the young people in a press conference was mostly because “young people aren’t doing
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Holy Week comfort food: Pinakbet
April is Filipino Food Month PINAKBET: A Great Way To Eat More Vegetables! Mildred German It is customary for many Filipinos to refrain from eating meat during Holy Week. As the Philippines’ lush harvests of vegetables has shaped the culture of food in the country, there are plenty of vegetarian and vegan Filipino recipes to
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Canada Joins Other Nations In Opposing China’s Actions In Philippine Seas
The Canadian Department of National Defence said that HMCS Calgary sailed through the South China Sea amidst tension Mildred German April 3, 2021 – This week a Canadian warship entered the disputed South China Sea as tensions continue to escalate after 220 Chinese ships were spotted moored near the Julian Felipe Reef inside the Philippines’
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April is for celebrating the ‘Filipino Food Month’
Lugaw Is Essential by Mildred German As Filipino food shapes the identities of many of our communities, including in the diaspora, the Filipino Food Month aims to promote and preserve the Philippine’s culinary heritage and traditions. Founded on April 13, 2018, the Filipino Food Month was declared after Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the
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Memories of Semana Santa
GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSIONS IN CARCAR & ANGELES CITY PLACES The Santo Intierro of Carcar atop its grand carroza Woman of the cloth. CLICK TO ENLARGE This is part of my Semana Santa series where I feature rituals and traditions observed in certain places during this solemn week in the Catholic calendar. Click
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Women’s History Month Feature
Updated: April 1, 2021, 12:00 PM Vancouver, B.C CELEBRATING FILIPINO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER ANA DE LARA OPINION MILDRED GERMAN March 31, 2021 Unceded Territories – Annually, March marks the month of the year that highlights the contribution of women to society and in the ongoing process of rebuilding a just society. Whether it is contemporary to celebrate
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Music: ‘Glisha’ releases debut album, Attachments + Acceptance
Updated: March 31, 2021, 6:27 A.M Surrey, B.C. Follows successful first single ‘Over Myself’ 20 year-old Glisha released her debut album Attchments + Acceptance, barely three years after her first single ‘Over Myself’ in 2018. The album, a Pop & RnB project consisting of eight original songs, speaks about experiences in transitioning from being a
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Update: Nakita na! Missing person found
Updated: March 28, 2021, 8:40 A.M. Updated: March 27, 2021, 7:40 P.M. Richmond, B.C. CBC 32m MISSING: Richmond RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 23-year-old Chris Manacap. Manacap was last seen on March 27, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in 7000 Block of Dampier Drive. He was reported missing at 3:15 p.m. Manacap is
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Sa U.S.:Rob Bonta appointed California’s first Filipino American attorney general
U.S. “The honor of a lifetime,” says son of civil rights activists Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The son of farm worker activists has made history as the first Filipino American to be appointed Attorney General for California. Rob Bonta, an assemblyman, was nominated to be the state’s top cop by California Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Nangungunang balita: May na aresto na sa missing person case
Winnipeg, Manitoba Police charge man for manslaughter in disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit three years ago Body has not been found Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) A 35-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the homicide and disappearance of Winnipegger Eduardo Balaquit nearly three years ago, Winnipeg Police announced Thursday, March 25. Kyle
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Family accuses hospital of racism in death of mother
Montreal, Quebec Demands Coroner’s investigation Mildred German “My mom was abandoned and neglected,” Candida Macarine’s daughter Gilda told a news conference Monday holding back tears in her eyes. Gilda is a nurse herself in Montreal. “What happened to my mom was the result of wilful and gross neglect,” she said. “My mom was old, nobody
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Balita ngayon: Nawawalang Filipina pinatay at sinunog
Updated: March 24, 2021, 6:45 P.M. New Westminster, B.C. Murder charges laid against two men Police have confirmed that the body of a burned person found in a Burnaby Park last week was that of missing person Ma.Cecilia Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel. Today, (March 24) police announced that two persons – a
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Women Leaders: the Philippine National Artists
Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus Ida Beltran-Lucila In this month that celebrates International Women’s Day, we focus on the female National Artists of the Philippines. The Order of the National Artists is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. Originally instituted as
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Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Duo Manila Grey Nominated for the 50th Juno Awards
First update: March 23, 2021, 11:30 AM Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Duo Manila Grey Nominated for the 50th Juno Awards Mildred German March 22, 2021 Vancouver, BC – Vancouver-based Filipino-Canadian R&B duo Manila Grey among who made the list of nominations for the Juno Awards of 2021. This duo has been nominated for the Breakthrough Group of
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Music: Two Pinays in panel – Han-Han and Ibarra
Updated: March 2, 2021, 11:03 AM Two First-Generation Visayan Women Rappers Representing our Community Struggles on March 24 & 25 Opinion Mildred German March 23, 2021 – As the world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the colonization of the Philippines, it is best to remember the native peoples of the pre-colonial Philippines, the Sebwano and
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Breaking: Nawawala! Help find Ma (Maria) Loreto
New Westminster, B.C. New Westminster Police is seeking information on missing person Ma (Maria) Loreto. Help New Westminster Police locate #MissingPerson – Ma (Maria) LORETO. If you have information on her whereabouts, please contact New Westminster PD at 604-525-5411. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.solvecrime.ca or
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Victoria’s Filipino-Canadian community demands justice for stranded Filipino seafarers in Fiji
Updated:March 23, 2021, 8:55 AM Online petition started Mildred German Victoria, BC – Filipino-Canadian group Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association (VFCA), has started an online petition to reach out for support and to demand justice for the Filipino seafarers enslaved by Goundar Shipping in Fiji. The petition can be accessed via change.org: https://www.change.org/p/fijian-government-urge-fiji-govt-to-punish-groundar-shipping-for-enslaving-and-abandoning-filipino-workers?redirect=false According to the petition,
Canada’s anti-Asian racism and Asian fetishes
Updated: March 20, 2021, 9:20 AM As White Supremacist groups, Incels and their networks continue to expand, Canada has begun prosecuting their crimes as acts of terrorism. Opinion Mildred German Nine people were shot, eight dead, seven of the dead were women, and six of these dead women were Asian women. The 21-year old white
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Face to Face with the Nazi Salutes and White Supremacists
Updated: March 18, 2021, 11:10 AM Vancouver, B.C. Amidst the increasing Anti-Asian hate in the U.S. following the killing of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia, Canada faces the same threats of white nationalism and supremacy Opinion Mildred German Unceded Territories – Eight people were killed and a 21-year old suspect was apprehended in connection to
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Film: Kimmortal premieres ‘Submerged’
Vancouver, B.C. Kimmortal Kimbo Bince Villagante https://linktr.ee/kimmortal TODAY marks exactly 2 YEARS since I released “X marks the Swirl”! Thank you for being here to celebrate with me! This film is created to my track Submerged. A song that I have been told has given people the space to cry and grieve. This song
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Major media outlets enter Filipino market
Toronto,Ontario CBC Radio seeks Filipino Senior Writer in Toronto Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadiannews.com Canada’s public broadcaster is seeking a Filipino-Canadian for a Senior Writer position at its Toronto office. CBC/ Radio Canada is seeking a writer for its ‘Tagalog’ section whose duties include filing for multiple platforms – “primarily or digital, but also occasionally
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Celebrating the quincentenary of Christianity in the Philippines
A Feast Fit for a Rajah Jan Dominic Tarroja Umengan poses beside a large table groaning with favorite Filipino dishes as he calls out the rest of his family—party of 18—to celebrate the quincentenary of Christianity in the Philippines. “Nic” is soaking up the religious and historic significance of 500 years of the Catholic Faith
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Isobel Rivera joins webinar panel
Updated:March 15, 2021,6:26 AM International Womens Month In celebration of ##InternationalWomensMonth #FINEXPhils through the Women in Finance Committee presents a #freewebinar on “Global Leadership at its Best” on March 18, 2021at 10:00AM – 11:45AM Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_PZ2_HBxYTkia2JSKf5mkcg Rivera is Regional Head of Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications, UN WomenHead of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, UN Women
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Clara Costales – Orallo: Diary of a cancer patient
Vancouver, B.C. A former nurse struggles with cancer and shares her story First of a series Editor’s note: This is a compilation of exchanges I had with Clara ( ‘Laling’ to friends) over the past years since I reconnected with her through Facebook. We first knew each other back in Winnipeg where she worked as
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“Not Your Exotic” panel at Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario East and Southeast Asian women addresses gender-based violence Mildred German With the long history of Asian communities being targeted, exoticised, being used as cheap labour, and labeled as the “model minority,” 2020 saw a nearly doubled increase in anti-Asian attacks and vandalism. On March 4, 2021, activists, advocates and writers presented East and
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Filipina artist featured in International Women’s Day today (March 8)
Vancouver, B.C. Stephanie Comilang brings the Practices of Care in Art Connects 2021, Vancouver Art Gallery Mildred German Unceded Territories – 2019 Sobey Art Award winner, Filipina artist Stephanie Comilang, will be in conversation with Melissa Karmen Lee, Director of Education and Public Programs, today March 8, 2021 at 12 PM to discuss the art and
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Filipina-Jamaican chef de cuisine to compete in Top Chef Canada
Vancouver, B.C. Andrea Alridge of Cincin Ristorante + Bar Mildred German Once again chefs and culinary masters across Canada will be competing in the popular tv show Top Chef Canada. Its Season 9 airs on April 19, 2021 at the Food Network and Vancouver will be represented as well. Filipina-Jamaican Chef de Cuisine Andrea Alridge,
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Breaking: Lola patay sa bangaan Marcelina (Lina)Perdido Agulay dies in head-on collision, husband in critical condition
North Vancouver Drunk driving suspected in death of grandmother With files from Mildred German and Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas “Tireless” and “mabait” says friends who knew Agulay who died when the car she was travelling with husband Leonilo was hit head-on by an allegedly drunk driver just before midnight yesterday (March 2). Agulay was picking up
Immigration: Canada announced it would target the arrival of 401,000 immigrants in 2021
The voice of Canadian immigration Where Canada’s immigrants settled in 2020 The drop in immigration was felt across the country in 2020. Looking ahead, Canada is already ahead of schedule to welcome 401,000 immigrants this year. Kareem El-Assal Published on February 25th, 2021 at 03:26pm EST Updated on February 25th, 2021 at 04:28pm EST While
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35-year old Filipino meat-processing plant worker dies of COVID-19
Red Deer, Alberta Darwin Doloque contracted the virus in an outbreak linked to his work Opinion By Mildred German Red Deer, AB — A 35-year old Filipino meat-processing plant worker died on January 28, 2021 after contracting the coronavirus linked to his work, CBC reports. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/red-deer-olymel-outbreak-1.5914137?fbclid=I wAR1oLi4JAZguBVNfxUaHHOK4OGWi8L9eMtdBZlXhwoAL62JmwupcGhLM5uI Darwin Doloque, a permanent resident who immigrated from
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Filipino-Canadian heads Winnipeg’s Transit Union
Winnipeg, Manitoba Romeo Ignacio Jr. – Giving back, paying forward Opinion By Levy Abad After more than half a century of presence of the Filipino community in Winnipeg, the home of the great General Strike of 1919 that changed the condition of the working class of Canada, I cannot but be proud to learn that a
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Filipino-Canadian artists donate time and talent for our furry friends
Richmond,B.C. Pet-Takular Portraits Exhibition By Mildred German Richmond, BC – The Community Arts Council of Richmond (CACR) and in partnership with the Richmond SPCA, presents an online exhibition called “Pet-takular Portraits” from January 28, 2021 to March 28, 2021. https://richmondartscouncil.ca/art-programs/ Filipino-Canadian Maya Arradaza of New Westminster, BC is one of the artists who volunteered and
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The Killing of Angelo Quinto
U.S. The 30-year old Filipino-American man died after police knelt on his neck for 5 minutes, his family claims By Mildred German February 25, 2021 – Officers were called by the sister of Angelo Quinto on an evening of December 2020 in the hopes they would provide assistance to de-escalate a domestic situation. His sister
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Immigration: Falling numbers forces Ottawa to open doors
ECONOMY EDUCATION HEALTH POLICY TOP STORIES Valentine’s Surprise for Migrant Workers and International Students Facing plunging immigration levels, Canada is opening its doors wider to attract and retain skills and talent from around the world. Fabian Dawson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 15, 2021 Facing unprecedented lows in immigration, Canada is opening its doors wider
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Just in: In unanimous vote, Supreme Court junks Marcos protest vs Robredo
Philippines Rappler FEB 16, 2021 12:10 PM PHT LIAN BUAN MANILA, PHILIPPINES (UPDATED) This concludes more than 4 years of litigation of the Supreme Court, marked by controversial attempts to make the lead justices inhibit from the case The Supreme Court (SC) sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has unanimously dismissed the electoral protest
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Valentine’s Day: Love that never stops
A love story The painter and his muse An enduring love story has been playing in social media for sometime now. We thought we would share it with you this Valentine’s Day. ‘Necie Forever’ By Romi Necie MananQuil Necie inspired Art: “Banduria Belle” In time for Valentines Day, I dedicate this post for Necie, the
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Funeral services held today for sailor who died in storm
Halifax, Nova Scotia Widow questions why the ship was not re-routed and why crewmen were kept working on deck under that condition. Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNew.com Funeral services are being held today in Halifax, N.S. for Jake Marinduque, the 30-year old Filipino seaman who died during a storm aboard the M/V Guilia on
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Zenia Marshall’s new video ‘Heaven and Hell’
https://youtu.be/Dmw0foUAGQg Updated: February 28, 2021, 3:00 PM Young singer-songwriter follows mother’s footstep Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) It took her four years to finish her song and finally Zenia Marshall is releasing her new single ‘Heaven and Hell’ tomorrow, February 12. The music video will follow on February 26, 2021. The emerging
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Tragedy at sea – one Filipino seaman dies and three others injured in Atlantic storm
Updated: February 9, 2021, 11:35 AM Second update: February 9, 2021, 12 AM Halifax,Nova Scotia: Kababayans tumulong sa mga marinero na na-stranded Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian New.Com (PCN.Com) One Filipino crewman died and three others injured as their cargo ship MV Giulia I was battered by high waves in the middle of
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In the middle of a pandemic:Food service worker seeks better benefits
British Columbia Hospital Employees’ Union “I work as a receiver in the kitchen. That means that I’m responsible for receiving and managing the food supply that’s needed by our kitchen staff. I’ve been working in the kitchen for eight years. It’s a good, straightforward job. I also work as a casual housekeeper in the same
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Canada’s immigration system: Balancing challenges and continuity
The voice of Canadian immigration ANALYSIS: Historically, Canada has faced and successfully navigated through a series of significant challenges. Michael Schwartz Published on February 5th, 2021 at 02:43pm EST “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” This 1849 phrase, originating in French, one of Canada’s two official languages, expresses the sentiment that,
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Stakeholders Call on B.C. Government to Reinstate Province’s Immigration Ministry
New Canadian Media THE PULSE OF IMMIGRANT CANADA ECONOMY POLICY POLITICS TOP STORIES Two immigration advocacy groups in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to create an immigration ministry to ensure better planning and successful integration of newcomers in the face of increased immigration quotas for the coming years. By Mansoor Tanweer, Local
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Documentary on Filipinos journey to Canada
Edmonton, Alberta Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus By Ida Beltran-Lucila Connections through Stories Paglalayag is the Filipino word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a video project that chronicles the stories of migration and the lives of Filipinos in Canada. The documentary relates the stories
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Pumanaw: Leticia ‘Letty’ Capinpin Dela Cruz
Updated: January 30, 2021, 4:50 PM 62 ang edad at 19 taon na sa Canada Malungkot na binabalita ang pagpanaw ng ating minamahal na Nanay, Lola, Kapatid, Ate, Pinsan at Kaibigan ngayong, Biernes, Enero 29, 2021 sa oras 11:35 ng umaga. Si Ate Letty, sa gulang na 62, ay namatay sa kanyang bahay matapos ang
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Immigration:Should Kherin Dimalanta be sent back to the Philippines to die?
Updated:January 26, 2021, 3:45 PM Canada “Is it better for me to stay here and get the medication and work still? Or is it better for me to go home, see them, hug them?” she asked. “What would you choose?” – Kherin Dimalanta “How could Canada send somebody home to die in front of their
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Groups unite to raise funds for Philippine orphans’ schooling
U.S. Balik Sa Eskwela (Return to School) Project Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Three organizations in the U.S. and the Philippines have combined efforts to raise funds to help orphaned school children in the Philippines cope with the effects of the Covid lockdown. The children in grade and high school all came from
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500 years of Christianity
2nd update: January 17, 2021, &:05 AM Updated:January 16, 2021, 6:50 PM A Quincentenary in Five Minutes by Ricardo Salise Caluen Toronto, Ontario That’s how long it took me to make this presentation during our recent virtual celebration of this year’s Feast of the Sto. Niño. I was asked by my group—Toronto’s Sto. Niño Circle
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Mentally distressed man ‘executed’ by police, advocates say
Vancouver, B.C. WHO’S NEXT? The January 5 fatal police shooting of a clearly distressed man in Vancouver prompts this rattling question. OPINION by Mildred German Unceded Territories | As the new year 2021 unfolds, news of a 37-year old man in clear mental distress was reported fatally shot by Vancouver Police in the Vancouver Downtown
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Class of 2020: It takes a global village to graduate
Updated:December 31, 2020, 3:20 PM Vancouver,B.C. Gerald Tembrevilla finishes Ph.D from UBC Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com While it takes a village to raise a child, a recent doctoral graduate says it takes a global village to complete a doctoral degree. Gerald G. Tembrevilla, ‘Tembs’ to friends, graduated with a PhD in Curriculum
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What support does the Canadian government have if “Essential” Workers die of COVID-19?
December 18 marks International Migrants Day By Mildred German December 18, 2020 Unceded Territories | As the world grapples due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for doctors, nurses, caregivers, and more healthcare professionals rise globally. Particularly in the US and Canada, the US has been devastated by COVID-19 with 17.4 million
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Rizal Day: December 30, 2020
My brush with the national hero Dr. Jose Rizal Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com On December 30, Filipinos will celebrate Rizal Day to commemorate the life of Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. He was executed by firing squad on December 30, 1896 at the age of 35 by the Spanish
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Breaking: Road rage or racism?
Winnipeg, Manitoba Analysis Tinakot na papatayin ang isang Pilipina Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas https://youtu.be/DIvkYw7O8gM A young woman feared for her life as she narrated the harrowing incident when a man in a half- ton truck tried to ram her car repeatedly last Thursday (December 17) .“At that moment in time I believe my life was in
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Part 2: Ever the fighter, Soberano continues her advocacy in Hawaii
Updated:December 22, 2020, 2:00 PM Toronto, Ontario Part 2: Finding Romance, Facing New Challenges By Ricardo Jorge S.Caluen A confluence of events brought Cornelia to the shores of Hawaii where she lived and worked in the last 18 years before the final move to the US mainland in 2018. She discovered a love for the
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Passages: Pumanaw-Ontario loses its first Filipina lawyer Cornelia Soberano
Toronto, Ontario Cornelia Soberano: Requiem for a Champion “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others.” – Mahatma Gandhi By Ricardo Salise Caluen Humble Beginnings It was with a sense of personal —and communal –loss that I received word about Cornelia’s passing last December 1st in Reno, Nevada.
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Workers Win $2.6 Million in Unpaid Overtime Wages
Over 200 workers in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland Society for Community Living (LMSCL) won approximately $2.6 million in unpaid overtime and holiday pay.
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Climate change: The Pope and its people do not see eye to eye – Cardinal
Cardinal sees disconnect between pope, most Catholics on sustainability Carol Glatz Dec 10, 2020 CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ROME — When it comes to caring for creation, there is a “slight disconnect” between the call for urgent action by Pope Francis and the slow or lack of action by most Catholics, said Cardinal Peter Turkson.
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Final call for typhoon victims fundraiser today, Sunday
Updated: December 13, 2020, 10:20 AM MEDIA RELEASE VIRTUAL TELETHON EVENT “One Final Call” via Zoom Fundraiser for the Canadian Red Cross in support of the typhoon survivors in the Philippines The currently ongoing Facebook Fundraiser for the Canadian Red Cross in support of a dedicated appeal for the typhoon survivors in the Philippines has
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The environment and the Philippines: Five years na. Palpak pa rin!
Five Years After The Paris Agreement, Environmental Racism Against the Philippines Continues The Philippines is ranked as the country with the highest risk of climate change hazards, predicted to be underwater in 30 years, asking rich countries for accountability. Mildred German Unceded Territories | 2020 marks the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris
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International Human Rights Day 2020
The Philippine Seas Dispute, Colonialism, and Philippine Sovereignty Mildred German December 10, 2020 Unceded Territories | The Philippines has been historically under colonial rule for nearly 500 years by numerous imperial powers such as Spain, Japan, USA, and other Western countries. Multinationals have occupied the country controlling its resources, and have left native Filipinos landless
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Environment: Reclaiming the Marikina Valley
Updated Editor’s note: For my birthday this year, I opted to donate to this project and is asking those who can to give whatever they can spare, however small. You can send it directly to the organization or you can e-transfer or mail me a check and I will send it to the Philippines.-
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Toronto’s Metrolinx building world-class transit system
Updated:December 3, 2020, 7:00 AM Toronto, Ontario One of North America’s largest infrastructure investments Metrolinx is building a world-class transit system so you can safely travel better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is hard at work building a landmark transit system for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Undertaking one of North America’s largest infrastructure investments, and with
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Co. ERASGA’s 20th anniversary ‘Offering’ a welcomed respite
Vancouver, B.C. Dancers exude our own anxious isolation and the hope of coming out of this pandemic A review by Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com ’Offering’ indeed was translucent in all the solo performers’ interpretations as their hands and bodies move in a darkened environment. Costumed like semi-primitive beings lost in a world beyond
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‘Offering’ – the Dance performance that Covid almost cancelled
Vancouver, B. C. Live-streamed tomorrow, Saturday & Sunday at 3 PM Like many others impacted by the pandemic, Alvin Erasga Tolentino was planning a performance long before Covid struck. To commemorate Co. Erasga’s 20th anniversary, he was envisioning a large-scale performance but was stymied by the onset of the pandemic with all its attendant health
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Covid-19: Alamin ang mga Benefits
Vancouver, B.C. St. Mary’s Migrant Ministry in partnership with ISSofBC continues to keep you informed on many essential and pertinent services due to COVID-19. A workshop about “COVID-19 Benefits” will be facilitated by Donavin Robinson, Outreach Officer of the Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch of Canada Revenue Agency, on November 27, 2020, Friday from 6:30pm
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Breaking: Horgan bypasses Mable Elmore for cabinet
Updated: November 26, 2020, 6:12 PM British Columbia Is appointed Parliamentary Secretary instead Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com In yet another perceived bypass, B.C.’s first and only Filipino-Canadian member of the Legislative Assembly has been left out of the new provincial cabinet announced today. Elmore however is appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to Seniors
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Toronto: Annual Bonifacio Day to be held online
Media Release November 13, 2020 Andres Bonifacio 2020 Festival to be held online November 29 Bonifacio Festival 2020, A Conversation on History and Cultural Performances Online, will be held on Sunday, November 29, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. EST. The online event, organized by the Filipino-Canadian Writers and Journalists Network (FC-WJNet), in partnership with Malaya Movement
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Red Cross launches appeal for typhoon relief
Updated:November 20, 2020, 6:35 PM MEDIA RELEASE November 20, 2020 Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society (SPIDS), the long-time organization of Filipinos in Surrey, through its President and Founding Director, Narima Dela Cruz, was officially informed by Jennifer Wong, the Community Engagement Manager for Canadian Red Cross (CRC) BC and Yukon, that a dedicated Appeal has
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Breaking: Surrey’s Glisha Dela Cruz wins Best Female Artist, 2020 Fraser Valley Music Award
Updated: November 20, 2020, 12:50 PM Surrey, B.C. Excellence in Performance by a Female Identifying Artist or Best Female Artist Glisha Dela Cruz won the Best Female Artist award at last night’s 2020 Fraser Valley Music Award. The first-time nominee did not win the RnB Award but the Best Female Artist came as a surprise
Author Chris Gatchalian leads writing workshops for LGBTQI+
Historic Kogawa House hosting workshops from December 3, 2020 – January 21, 2021 Author C.E. Gatchalian will lead QueerAsian, a series of workshops for people who identify as LGBTQI+ Asians, focused on anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. The Queer Asian/Filipinx author of “Double Melancholy’ will be hosting the workshops at the historic Joy Kogawa House
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National Remembrance Day: Two sons remember their dads
Updated:November 11, 2020, 9 PM Vancouver, B.C. Na alaala namin kayo… Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com As Canada today celebrates National Remembrance Day to honour the men and women who died in world wars especially the European theatre of war, we also pause to remember the veterans of another war – the Pacific War.
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Shirley Camia’s ‘Novena’ a meditation on grieving and healing
Tribute to Filipino frontline workers who have died of Covid Teodoro Alcuitas, Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Poet Shirley Camia’s poetry animation Novena is among four Filipino films featured in the years’ Reel Asian Film Festival All films are screening digitally across Canada from November 12 to 19. Created in June to commemorate Filipino Heritage Month, Novena
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Immigration: Express Entry: 4,500 ITAs issued in new draw
Canada has now issued 87,350 ITAs this year CIC News – The Voice of Canadian Immigrants Published on November 5th, 2020 at 11:07am EST A total of 4,500 invitations went to Express Entry candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement of 478. French-speaking candidates are eligible for more CRS points in
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Filipino American Human Rights Alliance (FAHRA) Statement on U. S. election
Restoring Equity and Opportunity for All Americans We, at the Filipino-American Human Rights Alliance (FAHRA) are joyous as well as optimistic of our task in rebuilding America at the onset of the Biden-Harris victory in this last presidential elections. As a nation, we have been deeply wounded for the last four years with hatred, misogyny,
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Breaking: U.S. Elections – Na-elect na si Biden/Harris
United States Kamala Harris first woman, Black and South Asian Vice-President Commentary Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com After a week-long emotional see-saw watching the U.S. elections, we woke up this morning to a new dawn in the country so racked up by fear and division. “Democracy won over atrocity,” says Vancouver mother Anna Dequito.
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Immigration: Canada to accept over 1 million new immigrants
Canada To Accept over 1 Million New Immigrants in Next Three Years amid COVID-19 Restrictions The government has set new immigration quotas for 2021-2023 and hopes to admit as many as 1.2 million people over the three-year period in recognition of immigrants’ contributions to the economy. Mansoor Tanweer October 30, 2020 The federal government announced
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Author Mila Bongko on how to write children’s books
Edmonton, Alberta University of the Philippines Alumni Association Edmonton (UPAAE) The Edmonton Philippine International Centre (EPIC Alberta) Writing for Children 0-8 Thursday, November 12 6:00 to 7:30PM MST Register here: Link to Form Local Edmonton author, Mila Bongco, shares tips on creating graphic narratives for children and guides us through the submission process. Open Submissions
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An elegy for Rani (1981-2016)
BY RUTH ROACH PIERSON To open All Violet is to enter a world like that of Berlin throughout the Weimar Republic, the Berlin of Christopher Isherwood and Der blaue Engel cross-pollinated with Nosferatu and Dr. Caligari. To open All Violet is to be greeted by a soul-searching young woman in love with words while sickened by
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Araw ng Patay : All Souls Day in the Philippines
Only in the Philippines Sign at the entrance of the Municipal Cemetery in Carcar City, Cebu. Dead End: Funeral services. Travel in style!
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Tatay takot ng sumakay sa bus dahil sa nangyaring racismo
Vancouver, B.C. Man fears for is life after racist attack on Vancouver bus Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com A 43-year old Burnaby man is fearing for his life and his family’s after a harrowing racial confrontation on the No.123 bus yesterday, October 30. Danilo Jimenez Jr. boarded the bus at 14th and Canada
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Busking ng isang Pinoy sa Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C. Mamamalimos ka? Mahiya ka naman sa mga kapwa Filipino!” “Ano? Magba-busk ka ng Beatles na kanta sa kalye ng Vancouver?” Ang tingin niya sa akin ay parang tingin na nahihibang ka. Pagkaraan ng ilang sandali ay tumawa siya pahiwatig na hindi siya naniniwala dahil biro lamang ito. Siguro’y hindi niya mawari na akong mahiyain
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Breaking: Liberals win two Toronto ridings in by-election sweep
Toronto, Ontario Conservatives Julius Tiangson a strong second Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com The federal Liberals retained the two seats as expected in the first federal election during Covid. Ya’ara Saks, a small business owner, was elected as the MP for York Centre after what was, at times, an incredibly close battle.
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Breaking: Mable Elmore wins 4th term, NDP wins majority
British Columbia NDP forms majority government Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com The first and only Filipino provincial politician has been declared elected by the CBC two hours after the polls closed in today’s election. Mable Elmore took her Vancouver-Kensington seat for the fourth term defeating her Liberal opponent by a wide margin. Jaeden
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B.C. Election: Will it be an NDP majority tomorrow?
Updated: October 23, 2020, 8:10 PM Three Filipinos in the running Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com The New Democrats are predicted to win a majority in tomorrow’s provincial election according to polls. With 87 seats in the B.C. legislature up for grabs, the NDP needs to win 44 seats to win a majority. In
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Ekis: The Gigil over Filipinx
Philippines Ekis: The gigil over Filipinx Tuting Hernandez September 7 The x in Filipinx is rooted in the 1970s English neologism Mx., an alternative to Mr. and Ms. for people who do not identify with neither Mr. nor Ms. By analogy, this morphological process was extended to Latinx and folx and more recently to Filipinx.
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Unemployment: Filipinos top – iPolitics
Female, racialized and young Canadians less likely to benefit from jobs increase By Jolson Lim. Published on Sep 4, 2020 5:24pm Photo by Jolson Lim/iPolitics EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn Among visible minorities, Filipino Canadians had the lowest unemployment rate of 12.7 per cent, followed by 13.2 per cent for Chinese Canadians, 13.9 per cent for Latin Americans, and
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Filipino doctoral student receives $50,000 scholarship
Edmonton, Alberta Prestigious Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A Filipino graduate student is one of two recipients of the prestigious Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize. Albert Remus Rosana and Cassandra Wilkinson will each receive $50,000 over the next two years to support their studies. Recognition with
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Caregiver Chronicles: Sampang starts series on Filipino women
Vancouver,B. C. “Success is a journey, not a destination”…Arthur Ashe, US tennis hero My editor asked me the other day, ‘Why don’t you write about the Filipino caregivers? It doesn’t need to be all about their successes, but more about their daily lives.’ I immediately agreed. It’s about time. The hired help has never
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LGTB: “‘Are you gay?”How a young Filipino ‘came out’
Editor’s note: Yesterday (October 11) was National Coming Out Day. We thought that it is appropriate to post the story of one who ‘came out’ albeit reluctantly. PCN.Com has always been a supporter of LGTB+ and we have featured several stories in our pages over the years. We believe that we should give a platform to the
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B.C. elections: Jaeden dela Torre second Filipino-Canadian to run
Richmond, B.C. 19-year old attempts second try in Richmond North Centre After failing to win his first try at politics in the last federal election, Jaeden Dela Torre is making another run, this time in provincial politics. The 19-year old is the NDP candidate for Richmond North Centre, currently held by BC Liberal Teresa
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Winnipeg’s Pizzaland turns 30
Winnipeg, Manitoba Larry Pagdato bucks the trend Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com There is a perception that Filipinos do not go into business and instead become entrepreneurs, preferring to be employed. A Winnipeg immigrant defies the conventional wisdom and embarked on his own business 30 years ago and is still going strong. Larry Pagdato
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Filipina author Mila Bongco in Alberta LitFest
Edmonton, Alberta Children’s Book author will do two readings Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com The author of two childrens’ books is featured in Edmonton’s LitFest Festival as well as Beyond the Food Court Book Launch. She will have her first reading at the book launch on October 15 T 9:00 AM and a second one On
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Federal politics: Julius Tiangson makes another bid for a federal seat
Toronto, Ontario Conservatives’ Julius Tiangson makes another try Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Failed Conservative Julius A. Tiangson is making another run to win a seat in the federal riding of Toronto York in the by-election on October 26, 2020. He made his first run in the 2015 election in Mississuaga Centre. He
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Politika: Mable Elmore tatakbo na naman
Vancouver, B.C. Pang-apat na term The only Filipino elected politician in B.C. seeks fourth term Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Mabel Elmore, who made history as the first and only Filipino to be elected to the B.C. Legislature in 2009 is seeking a fourth term in the coming provincial election on October 24th. Elmore,
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Breaking: Cardinal Tagle surprises Filipinos, says Mass after COVID-19 recovery
OCT 4, 2020 9:55 PM PHT PATERNO R. ESMAQUEL II Rappler.com MANILA, PHILIPPINES Now a top Vatican official, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle echoes a strong message from Pope Francis: ‘Stop the culture of throwing away’ Eight months after he last said Mass in his old cathedral, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reached out to his
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Trump’s business ties to the Philippines
Pays taxes to Philippines: $151,824 Pay taxes to U.S. – $750 Updated: Sept. 4, 2020, 7:40AM Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com ‘Birds of the same feather flock together’ could be very well said of President Donald Trump of the U.S. and Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Much has been written about the two
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Youngest lawyer in B.C.
At 23, Hermanie Chiong may be the youngest lawyer ever called to the bar in B.C. — the Law Society of B.C. doesn’t keep those stats — but she is one of the most passionate, and hopes to inspire others to pursue their dreams, The Province reports. Chiong, who was the youngest in her B.C.
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Filipino artist in Art Fair in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan Patrick Fernandez’ solo exhibit ‘Luntian’ Press Release Filipino Artist represented in the 5th Edition of Art NOW Fine Art Fair 2020 in Saskachewan, Canada Patrick Fernandez’ solo exhibition Luntian (Green) opens at the 5th Edition of Art NOW Fine Art Fair 2020, Saskatchewan’s premiere fine art fair for modern and contemporary art, which
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Writers: Call for applications- Vancouver Public Library Writers-in-Residence
Vancouver, B.C. Writer in Residence Our writer in residence program promotes Canadian writing and literature to Vancouver citizens. During the four-month residency, the writer spends 50% of their time working on their own project and 50% of their time mentoring emerging writers, conducting workshops and participating in other activities and programs to share their experience
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Breaking: Cardinal Tagle recovers from Covid-19
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome said on Wednesday and reported by UCANews.com. The cardinal’s recovery came 13 days after he contracted the disease. He remained asymptomatic while he underwent strict isolation. Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, said Tagle’s recovery “is indeed a great joy for
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Music: Manila Grey is taking music world by storm
Re-shaping the outlook of the next generation of of Asian-Canadians and the need for cultural representation Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com “The Grey is where we create the music. The Grey is Vancouver. They Grey is where Soliven and I completely express what we’ve learned growing up in a different country. ‘Manila’ is just
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Martial law martyrs: Maria Lorena Barros (a.k.a Kumander Mila)
(Ed’s note: A proliferation of Marcos era revisionism is going on in the Philippines. It is clearly aided and abetted by President Rodrigo Duterte and the Marcos family who is funding the campaign to re-write history. We publish this account of history from one who experienced Martial Law.) 1948-1976 By Floro Quibuyen September 22, 2020 (Facebook) Sydney,
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Revising history: Two writers clash on Marcos legacy
Editors’ note: As Filipinos recall the 48th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, there has been a spate of controversial articles by prominent Philippine writers to defend Marcos’ legacy. Among these is the Philippines’ National Artist for Literature for 2001, F.Sionil Jose’s recent post. Another was a twit by
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Breaking: Matt Dumba considered for trade to Canucks
Vancouver, B.C. Breaking: Meanwhile Alex Hoegler of Canuck Way.com broke the news 23 hours ago that Dumba is reportedly on the trade block and the Vancouver Canucks are exploring the option. “Should the Vancouver Canucks try to make a move for him?” he asks. “So if the price is right, the Canucks need to push
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48 years after Martial Law: Deconstructing Marcos
Philippines Men in dark times: When theories do not fit the facts By Joel Pablo Salud Forty-eight years ago, on Sept. 21, 1972, former dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the whole Philippines under batas militar. His goal, or so his propaganda machinery claimed, was to create a new and disciplined Filipino society marked by industrial
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Music: Emilio Villareal – The Maestro and His Legacy
Edmonton, Alberta “It’s not in what he accomplished himself but in what he was able to make other people accomplish..” By Ida Beltran-Lucila Philippine Arts Council One of the regular collaborators of Philippine Arts Council is the Koro Filipino, a long standing choral group in Edmonton. The Koro Filipino was formed out of a love
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Covid 19: A nurse survives to tell his story
Neil’s story Filipino nurse Neil, worked at ICU at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre in Abbotsford, an hour’s drive east of Vancouver. While he has been out for four months now, he is still facing a lot of issues, according to a close friend. Here is a Facebook post by the hospital. “It
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Surrey, B.C. – Missing person
Missing man, 72, last seen in the Guildford area Monday morning ‘Family and the Surrey RCMP are concerned for Vergelio’s overall health and well-being at this time’ TOM ZILLICH Sep. 15, 2020 7:02 a.m. Surrey Mounties are asking for help from the public to locate Vergelio Puda, last seen in the Guildford area. Police say
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Breaking: Cardinal Tagle tests positive for Coronavirus
Manila The Philippines’ highest ranking Catholic prelate, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (‘Propaganda Fide’), has tested positive for coronavirus. The news was confirmed by Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, this afternoon, September 11, 2020. Tagle had a throat swab carried out
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Movie review: “I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight’ – Could this film launch a career for Hera Nalam?
Updated: Sept. 9, 2020, 7:35 AM The gamble that paid-off Opinion Teodoro Acuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) “Movie and television shows are magic mirrors, and we watch for the reflections that resemble us. They show us who we are. They gave us the silhouettes of identity so difficult to envision on our own,” Alex
Crisanta Sampang writes on the ‘strong men’ in her life
Updated: Sept. 8,2020, 11:15 AM Updated: Sept. 5, 2020, 1:45 PM Welcome to our new contributor : Crisanta Sampang We are proud to welcome author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang to our pages. Sampang is best known for her book ‘Maid in Singapore’ which came out in 2005, a memoir of her life as a caregiver
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Babala! Fake immigration job offers
Canada Well-orchestrated scheme tricks applicants Hopeful immigrants who receive offers to work in Canada from potential recruiters are encouraged to perform due diligence to avoid being the victim of fraudulent practices. Chris Collette Canada Immigration News (CIC) Published on August 22nd, 2020 at 08:00am EDT Updated on August 24th, 2020 at 11:19am EDT Some mock
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Top five: ‘I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight’ extended to Sept.10
“Winnipeg filmmaker Sean Garrity’s film I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight managed to get into the top five list of Canadian box office while screening in just two Winnipeg cinemas, the Northgate and McGillivray VIP. (According to a Mongrel Media staffer, Garrity’s film outgrossed the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants.) It’s being held over
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Breaking: Woman sexually abused by Filipino priest wins $844,140 award
Updated: August 26,2020, 7:09 PM Vancouver, B.C. Fr. Erlindo ‘Lindo’ Molon, Kamloops Diocese guilty in sexual abuse of Rosemary Anderson Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com The Kamloops Roman Catholic Diocese will pay a priest’s sexual abuse victim $844,140 in damages, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Aug. 25. Link to full decision: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/20/12/2020BCSC1247.htm.
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Joel Pablo Salud: Between Covid-19 and the jaws of tyranny: Where do we go from here?
Philippines We can start, slowly but surely, by pushing back the jaws of tyranny wherever we are. By Joel Pablo Salud Manila – Days ago, 14 people died and scores injured after two bombs rocked the province of Jolo located at the southernmost part of the Philippines. Both explosions were reportedly carried out by female suicide
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Belgian photog pays tribute to fallen Zarah Alvarez
Christophe Smets Updated: August 27, 2020 Former Photographer / Coordinateur Projets at la boîte à images. He did the interview for a Belgian NGO called Viva Salud. You can find the whole interview here : vivasalud.be August 25, 2020 Dear Zara, Excuse me, it took me some time, a whole week, to write to you after your
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Sa Kitimat: Nurse Edwin Empinado wins award
Kitimat,B.C. City councillor Edwin Empinado receives Jago Award Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com Operating room nurse Edwin Empinado has been recognized as one this year’s Jago awardee from Northern Health. The Dr. Charles Jago Awards, named after the former board chair, acknowledge and celebrate the NH staff, physicians, and teams who have made outstanding
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Immigrant finds strength, solace in Carlos Bulosan
By: Danny Petilla – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:00 AM August 16, 2020 SEATTLE — Ninety years ago during the Great Depression, the 17-year-old peasant Carlos Bulosan traveled from his small village in the Philippines and arrived in this city. Bulosan would become one of the great writers of his generation and make a
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Three Filipino authors in LiterAsian Festival 2020
Vancouver, B.C. Emerging writers LiterASIAN Festival: Celebrating Asian Canadian Writing Teodoro Alcuitas Vancouver, BC – Three Filipino authors are among seven Asian Canadian writers participating in the 2020 LiterASIAN: A Festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian Writing which opened today until August 30, 2020. The annual festival, the only one of its kind in Canada,
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Today in history: The ‘mock battle’ that ended Spanish colonization and beginning of American occupation
Project Vinta Spain surrenders to Americans instead of to Filipinos On August 13, 1898, the beleaguered Spaniards inside Intramuros surrendered to the American troops in a mock battle. It ended the 333-year Spanish colonization of the Philippines and began the 48 years of U.S. occupation. This event was conducted to save Spain from embarrassment by
Joel Pablo Salud writes from Manila: In my country, they kill peacemakers
Philippines Systematic killings of peace advocates By Joel Pablo Salud Aug. 10, a few minutes past midnight. Novaliches, Quezon City was largely asleep. Metro Manila had been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine due to the spike in the number of infected. Those who tested positive of Covid-19 had recently breached the 100,000th mark. People
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Catherine Hernandez launch second book of fiction
Catherine Hernandez Virtual Launch of “Crosshairs” Online Event About Catherine Hernandez Virtual Launch “Crosshairs” Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 8 PM – 9 PM EDT Public · Hosted by Another Story Bookshop and Catherine Hernandez Online Event Join HarperCollins Canada and Another Story Bookshop to celebrate the launch of Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez Virtual Launch:
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Covid 19: Two Filipina caregivers stuck abroad since March
Canada Lives are in limbo Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com Two Filipina caregivers who travelled with their employers abroad are stuck due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Mary Anne De Ramos travelled to Mexico last March with her employer Deborah Lucas to take care of their two young sons. Temporary residents such as those with
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Filipina trans’ movie is centrepiece gala
Vancouver, B.C. Isabel Sandoval’s ‘Lingua Franca’ Lingua Franca refers to a common language between two people whose first languages are different. Communication and understanding are key themes in this subtle and understated film, the third feature from award winning writer/director Isabel Sandoval, who also stars as the protagonist Olivia, an undocumented Filipina trans woman living
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Edmonton Filipinos call for stories
Edmonton, Alberta PAGLALAYAG: THE PHILIPPINES TO CANADA JOURNEY Our voices. Our stories. Inform, inspire and transform. February 20, 2021 Paglalayag is the Tagalog word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a theatrical production that narrates the stories of migration of Filipinos to Canada. It chronicles the waves of migration, and the
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Nipanaw: Rosita Alcordo
Vancouver, B.C. Subo nga gipahibalo ang pagkamatay sa among asawa, inahan, igsuon ug amiga karong hapon sa 1:46, Domingo, Agosto 9, 2020 sa Vancouver General Hospital. Nipanaw si Inday nga malinawon ug gilibutan sa iyang pamilya – iyang bana, si Priscilo ‘Loly’ Alcordo, mga anak nga Francene ug Basil, pag-umangkon, Eldrizah Alo Empuerto ug iyang
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Agosto: Buwan ng Wikang Filipino
Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan Kontra Pandemya Ang akdang ito ay maaaring gamitin nang libre para sa online learning o anumang kaugnay na gawain. Sabayang bigkas online Wika ng Kasaysayan, Kasaysayan ng Wika, Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan Kontra Pandemya” Hiligaynon, Sebwano, Bikol, at Pampanggo, Mga wikang dapat ipinagmamalaki mo Pangasinan,
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Plagued, engulfed, crushed to the point of surrender: Besieged doctors cry for help
Philippines Philippine healthcare system was already walking in crutches By Joel Pablo Salud Healthcare is the nation’s ability to address concerns related to the public’s well-being, be it physical, emotional, psychological. The arrival of Covid-19 in Jan. 2020 tested our country’s capacity to contain the virus. While there are no easy answers to the continuing
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Rani Rivera: Honouring a young poet and daughter
4th update: August 14, 2020, 4:41 PM 3rd update: August 8,2020, 8:10 AM 2nd Upate: August 8, 2020, 8 AM First update: August 8, 2020, 7 AM Toronto, Ontario The recent visit to The Hub brought back memories of how Rani Rivera came to start the project. Here’s what her parents posted on Facebook. Children
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Is the Philippines winning the war against Covid-19?
2nd Update: August 3, 2020, 10:56 AM Updated: August 3, 2020, 10:35 AM Philippines By Joel Pablo Salud As the world slept on the eve of the Ghost Month—August—the new coronavirus swept across the archipelago and breached the 100,000 mark. The latest Department of Health (DOH) figure reached a staggering: 103,185 confirmed cases
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Mental illness: How Francis Arevalo turned to music for healing
Vancouver, B.C. Originally released in 2017, The Lion documentary invites you into the story that I tell on The Sound of Healing project, that of living with bipolar disorder and my journey of healing through music. Watch The Lion Documentary: https://youtu.be/kD1Qa2c4Kow Listen to The Sound of Healing: Further reading: https://philippinecanadiannews.com/canada/mental-illness-francis-arevalo-lost-found-music/
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Nawawala: 77-year old Teresa Gabriel missing since Saturday
Vancouver Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a missing 77-year-old woman who suffers from dementia. Teresa Gabriel was last seen at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the area of East 45th Avenue and Tyne Street. Gabriel is five feet tall with a medium build. She has shoulder length gray and brown hair and is believed to
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Police shootings: Remembering the killing of Jeffrey Reodica, 16 years ago
In memory of Jeffrey Reodica – killed by police for holding a ‘stone’. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” – John.8 Ted Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Seven years ago on July 31, 2013, I wrote this editorial about police shootings and innocent lives lost,
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Duterte’s looking-glass world and the idolatry of death
4th Update, July 31, 2020,8 PM 3rd update: July 31, 2020, 9:53 AM 2nd Update: July 31, 2020, 8:42 AM Updated: July 31, 2020, 8:05 AM By Joel Pablo Salud July 30, 2020 Salud is the author of several books of fiction and political nonfiction. Member: Philippine Center for International PEN, Unyon ng Manunulat
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Beginning a new series: Our stories – I was the ingenious bootblack…
Updated: December 25, 2021, 6:45 A.M. Updated: July 29, 2020, 7:15 PM Beginning a new series… Nanawagan kami sa lahat na magpadala ng inyong kuwento… Mga kuwento sa lipunan My story, your story – our stories. I was the Ingenious Bootblack By Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com It was one of our
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Rivera couple exihibit works
‘Life in the time of Covid’ Joe & Patty Rivera Toronto, Ontario The works of Toronto couple Joe & Patty Rivera will be on view at a livestream performance on Saturday, August 1, 2020. ‘Life in the time of Covid’ is a poetry performance by Toronto poet Patria Rivera who will read her Haiku poetry.
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Breaking:May Farrales, Ph.D., first Filipino to get professiorial appointment to Simon Fraser University(SFU)
3rd Update: July 27, 2020, 4:14 PM 2nd Update: July 27, 2020, 2:30 PM First Update: July 27, 2020, 1:42 PM Importance of research with Filipinx communities including LGBTQ Burnaby, B.C. Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com May Farrales, PhD joins the faculty of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) as an Assistant Professor
Breaking: Philippine Communists’ top negotiator Fidel Agcaoili dies
Who will replace Agcaoili? Teodoro Alcuitas The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) top negotiator died on Thursday (July 26) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fidel V. Agcaoili’s death by “..massive internal bleeding” was announced by CPP leader Jose Maria Sison, who together with Agcaoili, has been living in exile in The Netherlands for decades. Agcaoili
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Sa Pinas: Tindero nang balut binaril sa Quezon City kagabi
Updated:July 22, 2020, 9:22 AM From the post of Photojournalist Jess Aznar. (July 21, 2020) “The murder continues. A man who was selling balut was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Quezon city just last night. A few days after the new draconian anti-terror law, that resembles that of HongKong’s new law from China, took
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Immigration: Recognize na ang anak sa same-sex marriage
CIC NEWS CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER July 16, 2020 By Shelby Thevenot Canada changes definition of “parent” for the 21st century A loophole in Canadian Citizenship law that prevented some parents from passing on citizenship to their children has been closed to support the needs of modern families. Canadian citizenship law is catching up with the
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Manila bishop: “I-demanda ninyo kami..”
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Breaking: On Stonewall anniversary, the NYPD launched a brutal unprovoked attack on LGBTQ people
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Tatlong bagsak!
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Phil De Luna (Ph.D.) is the youngest Program Director at the National Research Council of Canada
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The Class of 2020 – Jasmine Stacey
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“The decision will not silence us” – Rappler
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Breaking: Freedom of the Press, democracy is dead in the Philippines
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Breaking: Rappler: Conviction of Ressa, Santos ‘sets dangerous precedent for everyone online’
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Guilty verdict on Maria Ressa and Rappler could mean death knell for democracy in the Philippines
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Two Filipino professors call for legalization of Communist Party
RAPPLER [OPINION] Don’t pass the anti-terror bill; legalize the Communist party instead ‘[We] envisage a future when the entire apparatus of the CPP becomes legal, where the CPP, as the CPP, will stand for elections and subject its ideas to open debate’ Patricio Abinales and Lisandro Claudio Published 1:46 PM, June 08, 2020 Updated 1:46
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Malaya nga ba Tayo?
The Philippines today – is it really free? You be the judge. Musings on the 122nd anniversary of Philippine Independence By Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com As Filipinos in the diaspora celebrate the 122nd anniversary of Philippine Independence today, June 12, 2020, let us look at our country of birth and see how our kababayans
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Congratulations to The Class of 2020!
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Ang panata ko sa bayan
About the author JOEL PABLO SALUD began his career in writing as a journalist of close to three decades. He has written a broad range of socio-political pieces on current events and issues, and as a member of the Manila Critics Circle an extensive folio of literary reviews for various national publications in the Philippines.
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Araw ng Kalayaan – Freedom (W)rites: 7 Filipinx-Canadian Authors
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Kelowna family seeks help to pay mounting immigration debts
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Araw ng Kalayaan: Ang lupa, ang lupa ang dahilan…
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Asian-Heritage Month 2020 in Canada amidst COVID-19
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Vancouver proclaims May 29 ‘Day of Action Against Racism’
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Ang racismo: Noon at ngayon
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Award-winning filmmakers invite you to participate in ‘Alone Together’
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Filipina in Toronto killed by a 17-year old inspired by terrorist ‘Incel’ movement
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Update: Trolls continue attack on Filipina worker for CBC interview
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Hotel worker Nym Calvez cyberbullied after CBC interview
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Ang Pulbo: Johnson & Johnson tosses Talc-powder products
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Eight Filipino authors read works on June 12th
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Submit your photos to ‘First Photo Here’
Our first winter in Canada – Saskatoon, Sakatcheawan 53 years ago. That is our first-born,Luningning then only 8-months old. (Corazon & Teodoro Alcuitas) First Photo Here: Share Your Immigrant Experience By Julie Matlin Interactive NFB Blog April 28, 2020 First Photo Here, a project out of our Vancouver Digital Studio, is a curated collection of
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Filipino Heritage Month – SPIDS blood donation drive
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Breaking: Pumanaw na si Roel
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Coronavirus: Easing of Restrictions Brings Safety Concerns
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Racismo: Karugtong
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Pinoy calls out Dollarama for racist language policy
Regina, Saskatchewan Labour leader calls policy racist Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A Filipino car executive said he “could not sleep” after witnessing a group of workers at Dollarama being berated by a manager for speaking in Filipino (not Tagalog as mistakenly called) in the store. Jay Bercades was in the store in
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Coronavirus spurs racist attacks
Vancouver, B.C. An attack on one is an attack on all Opinion By Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com A man shoves an elderly Chinese man out the door. In another incident, a man shouts racist slurs at a woman inside the skytrain and grapples with a bystander who tries to intervene. A woman
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Former Vancouverite Marie Claire Lim Moore is new CEO for TransUnion Hong Kong
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Photography on Mother’s Day
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Tulungan natin si Roel!
Calgary, Alberta Joel Yana of Calgary has started a GoFundMe campaign to help his friend Roel,who has been stricken with cancer. Joel writes: Hi everyone, I have set up a GoFundMe for my friend Roel Omampo. Last month he was diagnosed with Stage 4b colorectal cancer. The cancer is aggressive. It has spread to his
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“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” ~Maya Angelou 2nd Updated:May 12, 2020, 8:34PM. 1st Updated: May 12, 2020, 11:40 A.M. Surrey, B.C. Ang Yaman ni Inay (My Mother’s Treasure) Narima Dela Cruz Because of her – beautiful, stunning,
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Mga talaarawan ng mga Nanay
Toronto, Ontario SA UGOY NG DUYAN – a song for Mothers Oswald Magno There is a special place in our hearts for our dear departed mothers who are no longer with us, and so today, I am sharing of the loving presence and caring of his mother when he was yet a baby being put
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Mother left a legacy of love, compassion, generosity and empathy
Emerenciana Monte Aviso Updated.. The Way I Remember my Mother By Dante Aviso Winnipeg, Manitoba Mom was born on January 23, 1924 in Magallanes, Sorsogon. I lost my mother a week before Mother’s Day in 2018. This is the second year that I celebrated Mother’s Day with out her in a physical sense. I am
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Mama: she was my mentor, my rock
ISABEL LLACUNA ALCUITAS November 19, 1902 – May 20, 1988 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas As we celebrate Mother’s Day tomorrow in the middle of the pandemic, I remember my Mama. My mentor, my rock. I was a child of war whose memories of ‘bakwet’ looms large in my memory. Mama Babing, as she was affectionately called
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Araw ng mga Nanay: “You heard the first cry of life from my little lungs”
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Araw sa mga Nanay
Updated… Updated: May 8, 2020, 11:40 A.M. Want to honour and pay tribute to the mothers, women in your lives? How did she form you? Influence you? Nurtured you to who you are now? What sacrifices did she go through? The joys and moments of celebration with her/etc… Share your stories with us and celebrate
Breaking: Father of Cargill worker dies of Covid-19
Calgary, Alberta Worker is also positive for the virus Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas The father of a Cargill worker has died of coronavirus on May 6, Alberta Health confirmed. Arwyn Sallegue told Global News his father, 71-year-old Armando Sallegue, was taken to hospital on April 22 and tested positive for COVID-19 a day later. At the
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Coronavirus: Univ. of B.C. professor deplores lack of ethnic data
RJ Aquino (right) of Tulayan and Prof JP Catungal wants data collection.(Composite by PCN.com) Vancouver, B.C. Group calls for ethnic and data collection to fight Coronavirus Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A University of British Columbia professor and a community advocacy group is calling for the collection of ethnic and racial data as
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World Press Freedom 2020: Killed Journalists, Deportations and Media Shut Downs
Philippines Philippine journalists are dying and media establishments are under attack Mildred German May 5, 2020 Vancouver, BC | Unceded Territories – Philippine journalists are dying and media establishments are under attack. Two days after the May 3rd World Press Freedom Day, ABS-CBN, Philippines’ biggest broadcast network was forced to shut down today after years
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An attack on one is an attack on all:Philippine journalism and the closure of ABS-CBN
“Sa pinakamalaking dagok at hamon sa aming kompanya at sa aming hanapbuhay, hinding-hindi namin kayo tatalikuran, kabayan ” – Noli de Castro Editorial Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com Thirty seven years ago today, we wrote this article for The Winnipeg Sun after returning to Canada from a month-long trip to the country of my
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2020 World Press Freedom
“Journalism is a public good and it deserves public support.” (Photo: Philippine Star) Trolls are a threat to free press, journalists are ‘antidote’ to health crisis By Ysh Cabana The working conditions for journalists around the world are already hit during the coronavirus pandemic, dictatorial regimes including the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte make it harder
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The Cargill Saga: Are Filipino workers being led to the slaughterhouse?
“..It’s too late,” Fernando (not his real name) a meat cutter at Cargill who tested positive for COVID-19 told The Globe and Mail about the company’s slow response. (Photo:TODD KOROL/THE GLOBE AND MAIL) Calgary, Alberta Why is Cargill, the “world’s worst company” thriving in Alberta? Editorial By Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Cargill’s
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Artist Jay Cabalu feels safe among peers
Artist Jay Cabalu participated in”Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements” exhibit ( February 1- April 18) (Photo: Sean Alistair) Jay Cabalu “Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements” That’s a wrap on “Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements”! I was honoured to be included in the same space as these three artists. For many years I’ve looked up to Kendell Yan,
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13th Anniversary of Jonas Burgos’ Abduction statement
Jonas Burgos Will a mother forget her baby? Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com When this came into my newsfeed, (Thanks to Inday Espina-Varona) I immediately remembered the words of one of my fav songs – I will Never Forget You – Isaiah 49 by Carey Landry. Listen and shed a tear for Jonas
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Mountainview Rotary Club launches Philippine relief effort
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Residents of a depressed community in Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City line up for relief goods being distributed by barangay officers on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Local officials in the barangay level are dipping into their calamity funds to provide relief assistance to communities affected by the Luzon lockdown, which
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Covid-19: A Tale of Two Presidents
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
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Covid-19 chronicles 10: Two more deaths in Canada
Ronald V. David, a cleaner at the Brampton Civic Hospital died on April 9. (Photo: The Philippine Reporter) Canada Dalawang Pinoy naman ang namatay Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Two more deaths in the Filipino-Canadian community has brought the total to four due to the coronavirus in Canada. Victoria Salvan On April 17, Victoria Salvan was the first
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Covid-19 Chronicles 9: Are Filipinos being used as sacrificial cows?
Updated: April 25, 2020, April 25, 2020, 10:48 AM Calgary Filipinos fear Covid infections “Am I going to die? How about my family and my children?” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas The Filipino community in a southern Alberta town is living in fear as news broke out that the main employer, Cargill, is being closed due to
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Passages: Remembering Ex-Senator Heherson ‘Sonny’ Alvarez
“Freedom was won with the efforts of foreign exiles who were consistently and systematically trying to change policy makers’ opinions,” said former Senator Heherson ‘Sonny’ Alvarez who died of Covid-19 at 80 on April 20, 2020. He was a ‘freedom fighter’a pioneer, a climate change campaigner, an environmentalist..” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com
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Edmonton pioneer gives back to the community
Dr. Josephine Enero Pallard works tirelessly to help her community. (Provided) Edmonton, Alberta Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus Josephine Pallard – Paglalayag Series Part of the Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey series Dr. Josephine Enero Pallard is one of the pioneer economic immigrants from the Philippines, who came to Canada as
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Covid-19 Chronicles 8: Another careworker dies in Ontario
Christine Mandegarian couldn’t stay home as she was a Healthcare worker. (GoFundMe image) Ontario Second Filipino healthcare worker to die of Covid-19 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com She posted this on her Facebook page on March 19, 2020. Less than a month later on April 15, Christine Bacalocos Mandegarian died of Covid-19. She
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Mental health and suicide: How one man lived to tell his tale
Former Manitoba MLA Ted Marcelino attempted suicide 29 years ago. (Ted Marcelino Facebook) Updated: April 17, 2020, 10:40 AM Winnipeg, Manitoba “It is Ok for you to cry. It will be alright. ” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com He jokes about it now. But 29 years ago, Ted Marcelino almost lost his life
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Coronavirus Chronicles 7: Another ‘soldier in white’ has fallen
Dr. Anastacio cuddles his apo (grandson) Caleb, youngest son of Teresa and Raymond Belmonte,now residents of British Columbia (Photo taken seven years ago. Facebook, Raymond Belmonte) Updated: April 20, 2020, 9:30 AM Philippines/Burnaby, B.C. Dr. Roberto V. Anastacio is 23rd doctor to fall victim to Covid Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com
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Justice Steve A. Coroza elevated to Ontario’s Appeals Court
In a decade, Justice Steve Coroza went from a Justice in the Ontario Court of Justice to the Ontario Appeals Court, the highest court in the province. ( Photo: From the Banate family album and The Capizeno Association of Ontario, Facebook). 2nd Update: June 17, 2021, 7:50 P.M. Updated: April 14, 2020, 1:46 PM
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From prisoners, words of wisdom and hope for today
Pope Francis presides over the Way of the Cross in an empty St. Peter’s Square as part of precautions against the spread of coronavirus. (Photo credit: Vatican Media) STATIONS OF THE CROSS 2020 Meditations from Padua Prison The Way of the Cross at the Vatican in Rome today. (Vatican Media) Words of hope
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Updated:Coronavirus Chronicles 6: Virus claims 47-year old father
GoFundMe fundraising for Warlito Valdez. (GoFundMe) Updated:March 9, 2020, 8:30 AM Richmond, B.C. Paying Tribute to Warlito Valdez $82,808 raised of $100,000 goal Donate nowShare TEAM FUNDRAISER Christie Totten and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser. Created 17 hours ago Funerals & Memorials Warlito, our dear co-worker passed away from COVID 19 on Sunday,
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Breaking: Coronavirus & Immigration: Filipina nurse will stay!
Christine Joyce Vega, the Filipino ICU nurse who was to be deported this month has been granted a work permit. His lawyer Luke Mcrae (behind) announced the decision. (Photo: The Star) Canada “I am excited to go back to work.” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com The ICU nurse who was to be deported
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This day in history – Cebuanos revolt against Spain
The monument to the revolutionary hero-Leon Kilat (Gen.Pantaleon Villegas) stands at the approach to Carcar,Cebu town’s civic plaza.(Photo: Ted Alcuitas, PCN,Com) Updated: See Comments, April 6, 2020,3:21 PM Philippines The monument that divided a town Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas It was supposed to honour a revolutionary hero and unite the people. Instead, it fanned the flames
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Laughter is the best medicine
Tumawa muna tayo – Joke lang…. Edwin A. Gariguez March 29 at 6:17 PM · JUST FOR LAUGHS! (Reposted from Messenger): Telephone calls: “Duterte, Queen Elizabeth and Vladimir Putin all died and went to hell. While there, they saw a red phone and asked what the phone is for. The devil tells them it is
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Coronavirus Chronicles 6: Las Vegas nurse seeks prayers
Mary Betita a Healthcare Provider Yesterday at 5:45 AM PRAYER REQUEST There’s nothing more I would want for my 46th Birthday….. if you all can please help me send fervent, strengthening and healing prayers to/for my older sister Mary Betita a Healthcare Provider in Las Vegas who is currently fighting for her life because of
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Coronavirus Chronicles 5: In the Philippines – stories from the frontlines
‘Proud ako’ says janitor Rowel Togo of his job making sure the rooms, hallways, etc. is scrubbed clean everyday. (Drawing by Geloy Concepcion) NINE ROOMS AND A HALLWAY A story from the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak RAPPLER TEXT BY PATRICIA EVANGELISTA. ILLUSTRATIONS BY GELOY CONCEPCION. Published 10:51 AM, April 02, 2020 Updated 2:17 PM, April
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Coronavirus Chronicles 4: A death in New York
New York resident Carlos Esguerra is angry at the death of his friend. ( Facebook) New York, New York March 26 at 1:36 PM · I AM ANGRY. No, the better word is I am FRUSTRATED – VERY FRUSTRATED. Words from a friend who lost someone to Coronavirus in New York. This is his story.
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Nurse to be deported for failing to pay $100 fee
“It hurts to know that I could have been of help and saving lives right now,” Christine Joyce Vega laments as she awaits her deportation. (Toronto Star) Updated: March 31, 2020, 9 PM Toronto, Ontario “Crude and insulting response to her mistake,” says lawyer By Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) As countries
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Coronavirus Chronicles 2: Singer-songwriter Levy Abad sings of Covid
Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter Levy Abad sings about the Coronavirus. (Screenshot, Levy Abad Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba These Covid Days Lyrics /Music ( March 27,2020) Levy Abad These Covid days can make you weary Where this virus all begun Or did our sins made God angry Or was the germ made in Wuhan So silently it
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Immigrant doctors lead Canada’s fight against Coronavirus
Filipino-Canadian Dr.Eileen De Villa (left) is Toronto’s Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Teresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer for Canada. Canada Federal, three provinces and one territory Teodoro ‘ Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippine canadian news.com As Canada grapples with the Coronavirus pandemic, the public is faced with an abundance of information through the media and other sources
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Philippines: Killings continue amid Covid-19 pandemic
Justice for Marlon Maldos! Stop The Attacks Against Cultural Workers! by Mildred Grace German March 20, 2020 – As COVID-19’s first case sprouted in December 2019, the New York Times published major articles on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal extra judicial killings (EJK). Reports of over 30,000 killings in the past three years of Duterte’s
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Stories from immigrant communities
Susan Cain, author of the Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking says: “Sometimes it helps to be a pretend-extrovert. There is always time to be quiet later.” Cain encourages introverts to keep in mind that the prospect of making “one genuine relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.” Photo: [whoislimos
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‘Stay home’: Toronto’s Health officials plead
Toronto medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa urge people to stay home to fight coronavirus (Photo: The Star) Toronto, Ontario 96 active cases Toronto health officials announced that the coronavirus is spreading locally on Monday, pleading for everyone to stay home who can — “social distancing” measures that research shows can massively diminish
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Coronavirus in the Philippines: How it is impacting the poor
“Isang kahig, isang tuka” Pablo Virgilio David Follow 13 hrs HOW DO WE APPLY CONCEPTS LIKE “LOCKDOWN” & “COMMUNITY QUARANTINE” IN THE NON-FIRST WORLD SETTING? Bishop Pablo Virgilio David As usual, it is the poor who suffer the most when a first world concept is applied in a third world setting. Yesterday was Sunday. I
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Pumanaw: Passages – Ruben Bajar Bello
OBITUARY Winnipeg, Manitoba Ruben Bajar Bello JANUARY 28, 1941 – MARCH 11, 2020 With great sorrow we announce the sudden passing of Ruben Bajar Bello at the age of 79. He was a beloved husband who was predeceased by his wife of 46 years Dominga Bello. He leaves to mourn his children Richard Bello (Marjorie
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Kathara participates in International Women’s Day celebration
Kathara performs tonight at UBC’s MOA for International Women’s Day. (Photo: Facebook, Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society ) International Women’s Day at MOA THURSDAY MARCH 5, 2020 | 7 – 9 PM This year’s International Women’s Day at MOA is a unique intergenerational, intercultural celebration of women supporting women. Through the voices of women from
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Carlos Esguerra wins prestigious photography award
Photographer Carlos L.Esguerra stands beside his winning entry at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: Carlos Esguerra Facebook) Multi-awarded photographer wins gold for architecture in Barcelona Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas New York-based photographer Carlos L. Esguerra has picked another award, winning Gold in the Photography Gala Awards competitions at the 13th and the 14th
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Controversy follows ‘healing priest’ Fr. Fernando Suarez’ death
Controversial priest Fr. Fernando Suarez died February 4, 2019. (Photo: Fr. Fernando Suare Philippines Controversy dogged his life ever since he became famous for his so-called ‘healing powers’ Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Fr. Fernando Suarez, who died February 4 while playing tennis at the Ayala Alabang Clubhouse in Muntinglupa City was buried in his hometown of
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Passages: Pumanaw – Norberto ‘Bert’ Penaflorida
Norberto ‘Bert’ Penaflorida April 9, 1934-February 20, 2020 Winnipeg, Manitoba Updated: February 26, 2020, 6:30 P.M. A daughter’s tribute to her dad Bert Penaflorida On February 20, 2020, my sweet dad, Norberto Penaflorida, or “Bert”, as he is lovingly called, left peacefully, surrounded by love ones, to join his parents, Rizalina & Crispin Sr., and
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Magno sues Balita publisher, sons for fraud
Oswald Magno (right) has sued Balita publisher Tess Cusipag and sons for civil fraud ( Photo composite: Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Toronto, Ontario Balita faces another lawsuit Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Oswald Magno, who won a libel suit in May 2018 against Balita publisher Tess Cusipag and was awarded $410,000, has brought another lawsuit over three
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The Atlantic: The Paradox of Rodrigo Duterte
“Duterte, then, marks a kind of end of the People Power spirit for the simple reason that the spirit never delivered on the expectations that created it in the first place.” TOMOHIRO OHSUMI / GETTY / ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTIC The Atlantic GLOBAL The Paradox of Rodrigo Duterte The president’s political success illustrates many of
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Go Fund Me for Mario (Bong) Macarayan
The Macarayan Family with their recently adopted daughters. (GoFundMe photo) Surrey, B.C. Updated: February 24, 2020, 10:30 A.M. Here is the link for donations: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/support-bong-mario-macarayan/donations Animators rally around death of colleague’s wife The death of the wife of a B.C.animator has rallied friends in the industry to support the family through a crowd funding
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Duterte moves against media just as Marcos did 37 years ago
We Stand with ABS-CBN and its Workers: Filipino Americans led by the San Francisco-based Filipino Americans Human Rights Alliance (FAHRA) kicked off their campaign to commemorate the People Power Revolution by rallying at the Philippine Consulate on Tuesday, February 25. Protests are planned for other Philippine consulates abroad as President Duterte moves to close ABS-CBN.
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Poetry: ‘Deep Hole’, a cancer survivor turns to poetry
Retired nurse Clara Costales- Orallo writes about her struggles with cancer. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Deep Hole Clara Costales-Orallo (For three years now, I have been treated with medicine to target the metastatic cancer in my lungs. This is what happens after I have a treatment of immunotherapy) My deep hole so dark and cold, Climb
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Coronavirus 3rd update: Canadians arrive tomorrow morning
Marichu Camales-Torrijos posted this picture inside the bus carrying Canadians to the airport to fly back to Canada today. The chartered flight is expected to arrive in Trenton, Ontario early tomorrow (Friday). (Photo: Marichu Camales-Torrijos Facebook) Canadians are finally flying home 4th Update:February 20, 2020, 7:30 P.M. 3rd Update: February 20, 2020, 3:30 P.M. 2nd
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Coronavirus: Surrey couple among those in quarantined ship in Japan
Diamond Princess is quarantined at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Surrey, B.C. Coronavirus ‘grounds’ couple’s trip Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Filipino couple from Surrey, B.C. is among 3,600 passengers onboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess now being quarantined in Yokohama, Japan due to fears of the coronavirus. PhilippineCanadianNews.com (PCN.Com) has
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Movie review: ‘Parasite’ set to make movie history
Upstairs/Downstairs – ‘Parasite’ is a vivid portrayal of people who live in the bowels of poverty and those who wallow in their wealth. Images: Neon (Parasite), Studio-Annika/Getty Images (Stage Blood)Vanity Fair.HWD Can Filipinos become parasites? A review by Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Is it possible that a Filipino family can become parasites (ang nabubuhay sa gugol ng
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Movie: ‘On the President’s Order’ – Duterte’s Extrajudicial killings (EJKs)
Toronto “A shockingly alarming investigation produced with the sensibilities of a social realist drama, Sarbil and Jones’ nonfiction warning should petrify U.S. viewers immeasurably.” – Los Angeles Times On the President’s Orders is a revelatory investigation into the extrajudicial murders instated under Philippines’ President Duarte that targets thousands of “suspected” drug dealers throughout the country. The
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Science: Dr. Camila Esguerra is world’s leading researcher on epilepsy
Dr. Camila Esguerra heads Oslo’s Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway. (Photo: Oda Hveem) Updated: January 25, 2020, 11:40 A.M. Filipina scientist is one of world’s leading researcher on epilepsy using zebra fish By Teodoro Alcuitas A Filipina scientist is leading one of the world’s leading centre on epilepsy and drug research using an alternative model. While scientists
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Quezon’s Game opens tomorrow ( January 24) in Surrey
Quezon’s Game: A Filipino Schindler’s List.The players include the Nazi (Kevin Kraemer), the president (Raymond Bagatsing), the general (David Bianco), and the Jew (Billy Ray Gallion). Canada Netizens weigh in on ‘Quezon’s Game’ Why is Winnipeg missed in the screenings? Updated: Teodoro Alcuitas The announcement of the movie Quezon’s Game which opens tomorrow ( January 24)
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Movie: Quezon’s Game screens in Canada
Critically acclaimed during its multi-award-winning festival run and successful May 2019 theatrical release in the Philippines, “Quezon’s Game” will begin its U.S./Canadian theatrical rollout on January 24th. A true story of Holocaust heroism during World War II in the Philippines by Filipino President Manuel L. Quezon—who rescued as many persecuted Jews as Oskar Schindler at
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Karate: Simone Tecson wins 2nd Gold in Japan
Simone Tecson won her second Gold on December 8, 2019 at the Maishima Arena, Osaka, Japan. ( Photo provided) Updated, December 31, 2019, 12:07 PM Vancouver, B.C. Second Gold for Vancouver youth Mildred German Vancouver, BC – 17-year old Filipino-Canadian Simone Tecson traveled to Japan to defend her Gold title and won. In 2018, she won
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Filipino LGBTQ+ celebrates 25th Anniversary
Pardz Night has made a historic milestone in the Filipino-Canadian community as Canada’s longest Filipino LGBTQ+ social and network event. (Facebook) Toronto, Ontario Pardz Night 25th Anniversary Mildred German Toronto, ON – The Filipino LGBTQ+ community, supporters, and allies in the Greater Toronto Area gathered at Pardz Night’s 25th Anniversary on December 21, 2019 at
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Simbang Gabi in Cebu: ‘Why are killings okay?
If you don’t believe in human rights, you might as well not celebrate Christmas,’ Father Ramon Echica tells churchgoers on the 6th day of Simbang Gabi in Cebu. (Facebook photo) Philippines Priest questions Filipinos’ understanding of human rights As Filipinos in the Philippines and all over the world including Canada end their traditional Simbang Gabi,
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Warlords like the Ampatuans don’t exist in a vacuum, veteran journo says
‘Worth the wait’: Victims’ kin welcome Ampatuan massacre case verdict but worry for their safety. (Philstar.com/Erwin Cagadas Jr.) Inday Espina-Varona 9 hrs · Lest victory makes us forget some key lessons: Warlords like the Ampatuans don’t exist in a vacuum. Since the time of Marcos, to Aquino, Ramos, Estrada and Arroyo, national administrations coddled and
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Breaking: Ampatuans guilty!
Brothers guilty! (CNN) Inday Espina-Varona 7 mins · Ampatuan brothers Datu Unsay and Zaldy : GUILTY as principals. Verdict being read now. A lot of Ampatuans. Reclusion perpetua without parole. BREAKING: QC court finds Datu Andal Unsay Ampatuan, Jr, Zaldy Ampatuan, Anwar Ampatuan, Sr., others GUILTY of 57 counts of murder, sentenced to reclusion perpetua.
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Journalists hopeful of conviction in Ampatuan massacre case
Police investigators look for evidence next to a backhoe after a vehicle and human remains were dug up from a shallow grave in the town of Ampatuan, Maguindanao in a Nov. 25, 2009. (Philstar file photo) Sa Huebes (Dec. 19) na ang desisyon! Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com) – December 2, 2019 – 3:55pm MANILA, Philippines
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Church sexual abuse: Second Filipino priest named in sexual abuse scandal
Fr. Terry Sarmiento served in the Archdiocese of Vancouver in 1977 and returned to the Archdiocese of Manila in 1980. (Facebook photo: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Singalong, Manila) Updated: December 17, 2019, 2:45 PM Today, Dec. 17, Pope Francis abolished the pontifical secret for cases of sexual abuse against minors continuing his path to transparency. https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/12/pope-abolishes-pontifical-secret-in-abuse-cases-raises-age-for-child-porn/
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Book review: After That August
Author Michele Yee reading at November 21st book launch in Orchard Lyceum Gallery, Toronto. INQUIRER/Patty Rivera BOOKS After That August: A photographic memoir of love lost, regained By: Patty Rivera – @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net US Bureau / Toronto Correspondent / 12:21 PM November 29, 2019 TORONTO, Ontario — “I used to be scared. Scared that
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‘Immersion’ book launch on December 7
Ruiz is one of seven Filipino authors included in “Immersion, An Asian Anthology of Love, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction” to be launched on December 7. Vancouver, B.C. Conversation with I.J.P. Ruiz and Vincent Ternida A day after Remembrance Day, the rain fell signalling the height of the Fall season. Clocks turned back an hour, daylight ends halfway through
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Pinays in SFU Contemporary Arts Graduate Symposium
Kwyn Aquino (left) and Maria Filipina Palad present their works at symposium. (Photo: Kwyn Aquino by Hannah Campbell, Maria Filipina Palad (Provided)). Vancouver, B.C. Understanding the rapidly changing nature of media: “Visual Becoming” By Ted Alcuitas Two Filipino graduate students of Simon Fraser University’s School for Contemporary Arts are among seven graduates participating in
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Filipino-Canadian artists in FUSE: Resonances
VanVogueJam founder Ralph Escamillan is performing with Kapwatids and other artists in FUSE: Resonance. Vancouver,B.C. Escamillan, KAPWATIDS featured By Ted Alcuitas Filipino-Canadian artists Ralph Escamillan and KAPWATIDS composed of Immortal, Elysse Cloma and Joshua Ongcol will be among future performers on Friday, November 22 for FUSE: Resonances , Vancouver’s most popular art party. Held at
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How J.A. Tan journeyed through autism and art
Diagnosed with autism at age 3, J. A. Tan continues to work at his art. (Facebook) Vancouver,B.C. Artist returns to his ‘happy place’ By Ted Alcuitas He may not be the world’s most famous artist yet but Jose Antonio (J.A.) Tan certainly can count among history’s most inspiring personalities on the autism spectrum as an
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Book review: C. E. Gatchalian’s abiding hunger for art
C.E. (Chris) Gatchalian reading at the KGB Bar, New York. (Photo by Tanya Marquardt) Vancouver,B.C. Reviewer finds Double Melancholy a valuable resource for the diasporic narrative and Filipinx experience Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man by C.E. Gatchalian Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019 $18.95 / 9781551527536 Reviewed by Vincent
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Bakit tinanggap ni Robredo ang offer ni Duterte?
Passing the gun…is President Duterte baiting the Vice-President to take part in the bloodbath? Philippines Vice-President Leni Robredo succumbs to “bloodlust” Editorial By Ted Alcuitas “Simply put, the only way Robredo could succeed is by succumbing to the bloodlust of the regime.” – Inday Espina-Varona, Contributing Editor/Writer at ABS CBN Integrated News & Current Affairs.
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Filipino-Canadian artists share in intercultural performance
Babette Santos of Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society. (Facebook) Vancouver,B.C. Banyan: an Intercultural Ceremonial Performance By Ted Alcuitas A group of Filipino-Canadian artists are taking part in an inter-cultural performance of songs, dances, music and stories in ‘Banyan: an Intercultural Ceremonial Performance”, a theatrical representation of ancestral stories and traditional art forms. Led by theatre
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Filipino master carver transforms pumpkins into art
Michael Valeroso creates unique pieces of art out of pumpkins. (Provided) Richmond, B.C. Carving is an art, says Michael Valeroso A helicopter mechanic has turned his passion for pumpkin carving into an art and is making a name for himself in the Halloween circuit. Michael Valeroso says carving pumpkins is not just a game but
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Fil-Am actor Joel dela Fuente stars in ‘Hold These Truths’
Award-Winning Joel dela Fuente plays activist Gordon Hirabayashi in Hold These Truths . (Twitter) The actor who loves ‘Crispy Pata’ By Ted Alcuitas The Umami Fund (Daniel Blinkoff and Tamlyn Tomita) is presenting the International/Canadian debut of Jeanne Sakata’s award-winning play, Hold These Truths at the Cultch Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables Street in Vancouver, which began previews on
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Dance: World Premier of ‘Passages of Rhythms’
Passages of Rhythms is a hybrid full-length evening of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration. In this much anticipated world premiere, acclaimed dancer and choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino takes centre stage; presenting an evening of three dynamic duets, featuring three diverse artists, showcasing three different genres – Flamenco, Bharatanatyam, and voices for the body – Passages of
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Toronto launches Bonifacio Day on November 17
Marshall McLuhan awardee Patricia Evangelista is special guest at Bonifest. (Photo: Women in the World) Updated: October 24, 2019, 5:30 PM Toronto, Ontario Andres Bonifacio art and book festival set Nov. 17 at Toronto City Hall TORONTO — An event celebrating the life and historical contribution of Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio will feature works by
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Breaking: Filipinos fail to win seats in Parliament
Jaeden Dela Torre and Mae J. Nam, both of the NDP failed to win in yesterday’s federal election. (PCN.Com composite) UPDATED: October 22, 2019, 8;00 PM Canada Hindi nagwagi ang mga Filipino politicians Analysis By Ted Alcuitas Mae J. Nam, Jaeden Dela Torre and Henry Hizon all failed their first attempt to win seats in
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Sex Abuse: Woman accuses former Filipino priest of sexual assault
A former Kamloops priest, Fr. Erlindo ‘Lindo’ Molon is facing trial in BC Supreme Court for alleged sexual abuse. This picture appeared in the Archdiocese of Kingston newsletter in 2010.(National Post) Vancouver, B.C. Founder of Vancouver-based ‘Gimilami’ accused of sexual assault Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A popular Filipino priest who served in the Kamloops archdiocese
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Politics: Will Jaeden Dela Torre be the youngest Member of Parliament?
Positioning his youth as an advantage, Jaeden Dela Torre aims to better represent the younger generation should he win the Steveston – Richmond East riding. (Photo provided) Richmond, British Columbia Filipino-Canadian teen looks to make a difference in this year’s Federal Elections By Carlo Javier The round-framed spectacles, the parted, wavy hair evoking scholarly sensibilities.
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Politics: Why did Kevin Lamoureaux post this picture?
A picture with then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte figured prominently in Kevin Lamoureux’s ad which appeared in two local Winnipeg papers. (Screen grab) Updated: October 23, 2019, 10:30 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Does Kevin Lamoureux support this human rights violator? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas A veteran politician is in hot water for using his picture
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Thanksgiving Day: Two stories of gratitude
Eldrizah & Mark Empuerto and their ‘miracle baby’ Mira Cleo. They believed it was a ‘miracle’ from St. Jude that their daughter who is now in Grade 12 survived. (Photo submitted) Updated: October 15, 2019, 10:00 AM Pasasalamat… By Ted Alcuitas As Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving today, we feature two stories of gratefulness – one for a
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Breaking: Carlos ‘Damaso’ Celdran dies in Spain
The art warrior Carlos Celdran was in Vancouver in 2011 to do a sample of his walking tour. He is shown here in his signature Padre Damaso attire. ‘Damaso’ is the corrupt priest in Rizal’s novel, ‘Noli Me Tangere’. (All photos by Tulayan , Facebook) Updated: October 9, 2019, 7:40 AM Vancouver, B.C. Art can
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C.E. Chris Gatchalian: “Writing Life Into Art”
Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Queer Brown Man author Chris C.E. Gatchalian delves into an exploration not only of being queer, but also being brown in Canada. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Musings on C.E. Gatchalian and the 2019 LiterASIAN festival “Much like the rain of the previous night, the flow of tears from Gatchalian’s
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Calling all aspiring young writers
7-week poetry writing workshop starts October 8 and runs to November 19. Vancouver, B.C. Sinag-Araw Writing Workshop Calling all Filipino youth aged 15-24! Sinag-Araw is a seven-week poetry writing workshop held every Tuesday from October 8 to November 19 from 7-9pm at the ArtStarts Lab, located at 808 Richards Street. Participants will grow their artistic
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Mainam! Lawyer seeks seat in Beaches-East York
The daughter of a mother from Ilocos Sur and a Korean father worked through school to obtain several degrees. (Facebook) Toronto, Ontario Immigrant’s daughter enters politics Born from immigrant parents – her mother is from Ilocos Sur and her father from Korea, Nam worked in here parent’s grocery store and later in a restaurant to
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Mental health month: Award-winning filmmaker Joella Cabalu finds a way
Joella Cabalu’s first credit as a producer and director was for her own personal family documentary It Runs in the Family (2015), which won Audience Choice Awards at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival and Vancouver Queer Film Festival and an honourable mention for the Loni Ding Award for Social Justice Documentary at CAAMFest. (Photo: Krista MacMillan) Updated:
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Breaking: US Senate panel bans Philippine officials involved in De Lima detention
The embattled Senator Leila De Lima waves her signature greeting as she is surrounded by a tight security cordon every time she attends court hearings. (GMANews) Duterte’s nemesis Published September 27, 2019 8:51am By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News A Senate committee in the United States has approved an amendment in one of the bills it is tackling
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Striking workers hit Hyatt,other hotels
Filipino workers join in a rally outside the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver. (Photo: Ted Alcuitas, Philippine Canadian News.com) Vancouver, B.C. Ted Alcuitas A noise barrage from make-shift container drums greeted sky train commuters Tuesday (Sept. 24)as striking workers at Hyatt Regency demonstrated infront of the downtown hotel near the Burrard Street Skytrain station. The
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Pinoys write their stories
Mildred German (left), Czarinna Tabobo, and Levi Bustos of the zine group table called “FOB” (Filipinx of Bandcouber). (Photo provided) Updated: Sept. 23, 2019, 10:11 PM Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadians take on comedy, self-expression, self-publishing, and the DIY culture Mildred German Vancouver, BC – With comedy, zine, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture becoming more trendy, and with
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Author Chris Gatchalian at two literary festivals
Author and former frank theatre director C.E. Chris Gatchalian in two back-to-back literary festivals. Vancouver/Winnipeg Liter Asian , Vancouver Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver author Chris C.E. Gatchalian will be participating in two literary festivals in Vancouver and Winnipeg. The author of Double Melancholy is a panelist at Vancouver’s Liter Asian Festival
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Film about murdered January Lapuz shown on Sept. 21 and 28
January Lapuz, 26, was stabbed to death at her home in New Westminster, B.C., in September 2012. (Facebook) Surrey, B.C. My Name Was January is a memorial of January’s life and light- Director By Ted Alcuitas Award-winning indie doc My Name Was January is being screened on September 21 and 28 at Surrey’s City Centre
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Malaya Marcelino and Jon Reyes win in Manitoba
Jon Reyes, PC and Malaya Marcelino, NDP were the only successful candidates in the Manitoba election out of a field of six. (Photo composite by Philippine Canadian News.com) Updated: Sept. 12, 2019, 8:02 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Two wins, four losses Ted Marcelino losses seat to Cindy Lamoureux Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Two Filipino Canadian candidates won
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“Manila Comes to Town” and how Filipino food is disrupting established western culinary circles
People line up to have a taste of Filipino food. (All photos by Carlo Javier) Vancouver, B.C. Eat Your Heart Out By Carlo Javier The late summer sun was almost uncomfortable. Yet despite temperatures approaching the mid-30s on back-to-school week, Canada Place and the general Vancouver harbour area looks as exuberant as the peak of
Artist Karissa Narukami’s show at The Edge
Narukami has explored drawing, painting and sculpting, creating detailed images with innumerable lines. The Edge includes her work in watercolour and ink. (Photo cropped from Narima dela Cruz FB post) 2nd update: Sept. 5, 2019, 8:25 PM Updated: September 5, 2019, 3:20 PM. Hycroft Gallery features young artist’s work By Ted Alcuitas Artworks by a student who was
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September is mental health month
Mental illnesses and suicide cases among the youth have drastically increased in the Philippines. (Photo: Rappler) ‘Pighati’- ( deep sorrow and grief after disaster), is the title of an event to commemorate Mental Health Awareness this month. September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Organized by Filipinx for Mental Health, Pighati will be and Spartaus
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Christina Panis one remarkable woman
Christina Panis has been included as one of The City of Vancouver’s Remarkable Women for 2019. (Photo: Simon Fraser University) Vancouver, B.C. Pinay one of Vancouver’s Remarkable Women By Ted Alcuitas Walk into a Vancouver Community Centre and you won’t fail to notice a display board with womens’ images on it. Look closer and you’ll
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Philanthropy: Marissa and Antonio’Tony’ Peña makes donation to UBC Library
Philanthropists Marissa and Tony Peña shares what they have with others. (Photo: UBC Library) Vancouver, B.C. Gift to UBC Library to Transform Lillooet Room By Ted Alcuitas The former owner of pioneer money-remittance company Manila Express has made a donation to the University of British Columbia’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The Lillooet Room, part of
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Fame dancer Alvin Tolentino celebrates 30 years of work
Alvin Erasga Tolentino – Then and Now (right- Undivided Colours, 2014) (Photo: Co. Erasga) Updated: Sept. 4, 2019, 9:20 AM Updated: August 30, 2019,4:00 PM As Tolentino mounts a retrospective of his works today, we repost an article we did last April 2018. Contemporary dance: Co. ERASGA brings ‘malong’ to life Vancouver ,B.C. Opening Reception
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Manitoba politics: John Cacayuran is sixth Filipino candidate
John Cacayugan is sixth Filipino candidate in Manitoba elections. ( Photo: Liberal Party of Manitoba) Winnipeg, Manitoba All parties have Filipino candidates Analysis By Ted Alcuitas Editor John Cacayuran is the Liberal Party’ s candidate for McPhilipps riding in the September 10 provincial election, bringing the total number of Filipino candidates to six. This is
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Updated: Five Filipinos run in Manitoba election
The young Malaya Marcelino is confident she can win this election where she hopes to honour her mother’s legacy of service and passion for social activism. (NDP) Updated: August 28, 2019, 1:10 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Malaya Marcelino follows mother into politics Analysis By Ted Alcuitas Editor (ted@philippinecanadiannews.com) philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.com) The daughter of the first woman
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Agosto 26 – Araw ng mga Bayani
Ngayong araw ay ipinagdiriwang natin ang “Araw ng mga Bayani”. Kasabay ng ating pag-alala sa araw na ito, atin ring gunitain at isa-buhay ang kadakilaan ng ating mga bayani para ipagtanggol ang karapatang-pantao, kalayaan, at demokrasya. Saludo kami sa inyo! #NationalHeroesDayPH See Translation Advertisement:
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Agosto: Buwan ng wikang pambansa
Vicky Cabrera starts her class in Winnipeg, Manitoba with an important lesson and conquers a common misconception about the national language of the Philippines. “Many of them thought it’s Tagalog but actually it’s not Tagalog, it’s Filipino because Tagalog is one of the dialects,” Cabrera explained. (Travis Golby/CBC) Filipino? Tagalog? Pilipino? A blog by Tagalog
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How identity played a role in Karl Castillo’s emergence in the tech world
Karl Castillo provides mentorship to Lighthouse Labs students as well as a technical mentor at Canada Learning Code. ( Photo provided) Breaking sterotypes and championing accessibility in the digital sphere By Carlo Javier “It just made sense to me,” says Karl Castillo. “It felt natural, it clicks.” We’re in the lobby floor of the Microsoft
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Today in History: August 21, 1983, Ninoy Aquino was assassinated
With rush, soldiers of the Aviation Security Command (Avsecom) load Ninoy’s body onto a van on the tarmac of the airport. This is one of 12 sequence-shot photos, was taken by Times Journal photographer Recto Mercene. Even as a soldier (2nd from right) pointed a gun at him, Mercene said he just let his camera
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The death that changed my life: The assassination of Ninoy Aquino
Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino, Jr. was allowed to go to the U.S. in 1980 for medical treatment by President Marcos after being in prison for seven years. On August 21, 1983, he decided to go back to the Philippines to try to convince Marcos for a peaceful transition. (Photo Archives- Philippine Canadian News.com) Where were
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Breaking: Anti-mining activist Gina Lopez dead at 65
Gina Lopez’ term as environment secretary lasted only ten months after mining interests lobbied against her. (Rappler) Former environment secretary Gina Lopez dies (3rd UPDATE) Philanthropist and environmental champion Gina Lopez was 65 Rappler.com Published 6:43 AM, August 19, 2019 Updated 12:38 PM, August 19, 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION. Former environment secretary Gina Lopez led a
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Breaking: Award-winning poet Rita Wong jailed for pipeline protest
Poet Rita Wong jailed for 28 days. (Photo: Diane Lake, Facebook) Updated: August 17, 2019, 6:05 PM 2nd Update: August 20, 2019, 5:30 PM Sentenced to 28 days in jail Legal Defense Fund started with GoFund Me Vancouver (Update: A Legal Defence Fund has been organize by Hiromi Lee ands raised $16, 400 outs of
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival features Filipino LGBTQ+
Mildred German (right) with VQFF 2019’s “Come Around” crew, Virgil Hilario and Rhea Casido. (Provided) Updated: August 18, 2019, 10 PM. Two films highlight Filipino LGBTQ+ community members Mildred German Vancouver, BC To bring diversity to the audience, VQFF 2019 will present two films that highlight the Filipino LGBTQ+ stories. These films are “Billie and Emma”, which
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Winnipeg’s ‘homeless man’ comes home
Allan Par ( red cap) finally arrived in Manila, Philippines on August 8 and reunite with his siblings from left: Mila,Lanie and Sunny. ( Photo: Dante Aviso, Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba Par finally comes home By Ted Alcuitas After nine years in Canada trying to build his dream, Allan Par found himself building a shack to
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Breaking: Avendanos resign from MHHS board amidst controversy
“If they want to bury me alive, mali kayo sa pagkat hIndi ninyo ako mailibing na buhay. Ang panginoon lang ang makagawa d’yan,”Avendano told Luisa Marshall of the TV program Simply the Best at last year’s general election. (Photo: Angelo Siglos, metrovanindependent.com) Vancouver, B.C. MLA Mable Elmore steps into controversy, calls meeting Opinion By Ted
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Caregivers: Ano ang opsyon para maging permanent?
Alamin ang mga paraan para sa PR. Mag-attend sa meeting sa St.Mary’s Church sa Agosto 18, 2019.
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AJ Assadian wins two medals for Canada at Lima, Peru
Canada’s AJ Assadian (far right) helped make history at the Pan American Games July 25, 2019 held in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Sports Information) Ryerson University student AJ Assadian made history this weekend with a double podium finish at the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima. Assadian is the first Canadian ever to reach the Pan
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Five years after Haiyan , Tacloban youth creates beautiful emotional artwork
Survivor Coleen Alcaraz turned to painting to cope with the trauma of the typhoon. This is her self-portrait. (Photo: Mildred German) Updated: August 4, 2019, 7:30 AM Philippines Fear, rage, and hope amidst Super Typhoon Haiyan (Ed’s note: Vancouver artist/activist Mildred German, who hails from Leyte, Eastern Visayas, was in the Philippines earlier this year
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Breaking: After Boracay, El Nido, Palawan may be closed for three months
Philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.com) editor and wife spent a vacation at El Nido last year. Parts of El Nido, Palawan May Be Closed for Three Months by Mia Rodriguez for Spot.ph posted on July 30, 2019 Bascuit Bay and Corong-Corong of El Nido, Palawan might undergo a three-month long closure. The six-month closure of Boracay gave the
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Winnipeg’s ‘homeless man’ heading home to Philippines
Allan Par signs travel documents at the Philippine Consulate. Dennis Castaneda facilitated the meeting with Deputy Consul Bernadette Fernandez from Philippine Consulate in Toronto. (Photo credit: Mary Jean Castaneda) 3rd Update: August 2, 2019, 6:00 PM 2nd Update: August 1, 2019, 4:00 PM Updated:August 1, 2019, 12:00 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Anonymous donour paid for ticket By
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Ngayon na! Mag-enroll sa Filipino bilingual program
Ivy Lopez Sarmiento (second from right to left) with her twins Isabel (left) and Anabel (right) and her mother Tessie Lopez Harrison (far left) who immigrated from the Philippines when she was just 20 years old. (PHOTO BY LIGIA BRAIDOTTI, Winnipeg Free Press) Winnipeg, Manitoba Is it the death of the Filipino language program? Opinion
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Homeless in Hong Kong
Every Sunday, 300,000 Filipinos pitch their tents or sit on cardboard boxes in Hong Kong busiest park to spend their day off from work. (Screen grab, BBC) In Hong Kong, where there are at least 300,000 Filipino domestic workers most of whom are women, every Sunday (their only day off) is their opportunity to go
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Homeless in Winnipeg: Pinoys tumulong sa kababayan
Allan Par finds himself homeless after nine years as an immigrant in Winnipeg. (Photo: CBC News Winnipeg) Winnipeg, Manitoba Immigrant falls through the cracks By Ted Alcuitas Kababayans in Winnipeg came to the aid for one of their own as news broke out of a Pinoy living in a shack made out of discarded wood.
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Manny Pacquiao is not my hero, nor is Duterte
Manny Paquiao is a known gay basher and womanizer just like Duterte. (Facebook image) Ed’s note: Because the internet is today awash with praises for Manny Pacquiao, it is good to see the real man behind the image. For me, he is not a hero and I don’t feel proud of him just because of his boxing prowess.
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Theatre: Nina Lee Aquino wins three prestigious awards
Nina Lee Aquino is the recipient of the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction. ANNE-MARIE KRYTIUK Updated: July 20, 2019, 8:45 PM Toronto, Ontario Aquino believes theatre can change the world By Ted Alcuitas This year has been a big harvest for director Nina Lee Aquino, winning three major awards in theatre. The
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Opinion: America is not in the heart – it is Trump!
Despite the hardships faced by Filipino immigrants, Bulosan had faith that he would be received into the hearts of the American people. (Book Cover) Updated: October 3. 2020, 9:35 AM U.S. Carlos Bulosan believed that America was “a heart unfolding to receive him” Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com With the latest racist
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Paper Boat Workshop with Mildred Grace German
German’s workshop will be held on July 18 at Pandora Park field house, 2325 Franklin Street, Vancouver. ( Vines Art Festival) Heal DTES! (Downtown Eastside) Vines Art Festival With the Trans Mountain Pipeline in BC, the expansion also means the destruction and possible closure of the Crab Park in the DTES.Crab Park has been home to
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Mental Health: How Ria Jade struggled to come back
Singer songwriter Ria Jade came back from depression to follow her passion- singing. (Photo: riajade.com) B.C. The woman who was saved by her voice By Ted Alcuitas She is Ria Jade to her fans – a singer-songwriter with a beautiful voice. In real life, she is Maria Paula Nina, the youngest of two daughters to
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Filipinos protest Chinese incursions into Philippine waters
Local Filipinos in Vancouver join other counterparts in U.S. in demonstrating against China today. (Butz Van photos FB) Updated: 9:45 PM, July 12, 2019 Vancouver,B.C. China out of the Philippines! A number of Vancouverites today picketed the Chinese Embassy on Granville St., in Vancouver to protest the Chinese presence in the West Philippine Sea. Vancouver
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Passages: Manny R. Masongsong to be buried July 19
Manny R. Masongsong who passed away July 12, 2019 will be buried on July 19. (Facebook) Updated: July 17, 2019, 7:00 AM Delta, B.C. Pumanaw Computer specialist Manny R.Masongsong passes away By Ted Alcuitas After suffering from a long ailment, businessman Manny R. Masongsong died today, July 12, 2019, his family announced. Brother Ed Masongsong
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Amal Clooney defends Rappler’s Maria Reesa:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Is Salvador Panelo a match for Amal Clooney? (ABS/CBN photo) Opinon By Ted Alcuitas We cannot help but think of no other appropriate word to describe the current news on Amal Clooney’s involvement with Maria Reesa’s case and how presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo reacted. It is indeed a contest between the good, the bad and
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Murdered teen gets posthumous diploma
Parents Imelda and Jaime Adao received the posthumous diploma on behalf of their son Jaime Jr. who was killed on March 3, 2019. (CTV News) Manitoba He was to graduate this year and fulfill his dream of becoming a baker to take over his parent’s bakery business. Instead, his parents, Imelda and Jaime received his
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SIBOD:Music, Dance & Gesture of the Panay Bukidnon Tribe
This lecture-workshop will feature the Panay Bukidnon’s music and dance in the context of their ideology called “sibod”. This is a body of concepts that translates to sunu (structure/basis), hampang (play), santu (synchronization), salu (catch), and tayuyon (flow; mastery). These concepts underpin their binanog (hawk-eagle music dance tradition), which is expressed during courtship rituals, farming,
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Nurse rapper HanHan takes Vancouver July 6th
By singing in her native dialects, HanHan stays true to herself. (Photo: Fruhlein Econar, Grid) Vancouver, B.C. Songs grapple social issues faced by immigrants. Patricia Chan This July, Filipina Canadian rapper HanHan will be coming to Vancouver to perform at the Indian Summer Festival 2019, which is an eleven-day festival of arts, music and ideas running from
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Church warns against investment scams
Joel Apolinario, founder and leader of Kabus Padatuon (Make the Poor Rich)-Community Ministry International, Inc.(KAPA), talks to the media during the June 13 prayer rally in General Santos City on June 13. (Photo by Bong Sarmiento) Joe Torres, Manila Philippines June 20, 2019 UCANEWS.com (Union of Catholic Asian News) People told to be wary after
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Simone Tecson defends her gold medal in Japan
Simone Tecson. will head to Japan this December to defend her Canadian gold medal in karate. (Screen grab) Vancouver, B.C. Defending Gold in Japan’s International Karate Competition Mildred German Vancouver, BC – A 16 year -old Filipina in Vancouver, BC is the defending champion after winning the Gold title representing Canada in December 2018 in
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Breaking: Lolo na nag invest ng P1-million sa ‘KAPA’ namatay!
Embattled Pastor Apolinario (left) nangamuyo kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte (right) na I-unfreeze and mga assets niya. Inatake sa puso Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A 76-year old grandfather died of an apparent heart attack after learning that the investment scam ‘Kapa’, (acronym for Bisaya: KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD. In Filipino: PAGYAMAN ANG PATUTUNGOHAN KASAMA ANG KOMUNIDAD) has
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Making the grade: Congratulations to our graduates
Grace Pagtakhan of Winnipeg,Manitoba celebrates with family after graduation ceremonies at the University of Manitoba. (Photo- Vic Pagtakhan) Updated: June 19, 2019, 9:35 PM 2nd update: June 20, 2019, 1:00 PM Canada The Class of 2019 By Ted Alcuitas Another graduate to add – Caitlyn Rizon. Grade 12 at Burnaby South Secondary School. Caitlyn is
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Tatay namulatan sa article about Father’s Day
The Aquino family: From left: Alessandro (6 ), wife Jerilynne, Javier (1 ),RJ and Sophie (8). (The Star.com) Vancouver, B.C. RJ Aquino reflects on fatherhood By Ted Alcuitas A Vancouver father is one of four featured in a Father’s Day feature in the June 14, 2019 issue of The Star newspaper. Of the four, only
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Babala: Beware of Kapa Community Ministry International(Kapa)
Founder Joel Apolinario. (Kapa website) Philippine government closes largest investment scam The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) froze all bank accounts and assets of Kapa Community Ministry International (Kapa) on June 4, 2019 over allegations that it operated the largest investment scam in recent Philippine history. KAPA means KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD in Cebuano.
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Fredericton seeks to attract 1,000 immigrants a year with new strategy
Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien (CBC) New Brunswick CBC Fredericton launched an immigration strategy Friday aimed at attracting and retaining 1,000 newcomers annually over the next 25 years. The Fredericton Region Five-Year Strategy won’t speed up the process, but is expected to make it easier for new arrivals. The city and several community partners have created an
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Isang taon nang nawawala
Eduardo Balaquit would have turned 60 on April 9. He went missing on June 4, 2018 and has not been found since. (Winnipeg Police handout) Updated: June 9,2019, 10:00 AM Manitoba Eduardo Balaquit “It doesn’t get easier” – son By Ted Alcuitas The son of a Winnipeg man missing one year ago says it doesn’t
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Who is a Filipino? – Mga dapat natin iisipin nitong Philippine Heritage Month
Manitoba Street Festival, 2015. (Winnipeg Free Press File Photo)
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Filipino academics split over colleagues’ appointment to Berkeley
Who is afraid of Leloy Claudio? (Photo: Rappler) Updated… 2nd update: June 7, 2019, 11:17 AM Academic freedom or revenge? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor A raging storm is engulfing Filipino academics from both sides of the Pacific over the pending appointment of Professor Lisandro ‘Leloy’ Claudio to the University of California Berkeley. A petition
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Immigration: More than 1,400 PNP invitations issued to Express Entry candidates in less than a week
CIC NEWS CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER More than 2,000 invitations issued to Express Entry candidates since start of May, reflecting higher 2019 Provincial Nominee Program target June 6, 2019 By Stephen Smith And Noah Turner Recent weeks have seen an impressive amount of activity among Canada’s Express Entry-linked provincial nominee streams. In the past
New Zealand elects first Pinoy parliamentarian
” …hindi lamang sa mga nursing homes at ospital, sa mga dairy farms at mga construction sites, sa I.T., engineering at hospitality, at ngayon pati na rin sa larangan ng pambabatas,” Paulo Garcia honours heritage in maiden speech speaking in Filipino. Paulo Garcia pays tribute to his heritage By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino to
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Filipinos kick off Philippine Heritage Month
Photo credit: Filipino Heritage Month Montreal First Update: 8 PM, June 1, 2019 2nd Update: 2:30 PM, June 1, 2019 Canada By Patricia Chan This month of June is a significant one for Filipinos across Canada as it marks the first official national Filipino Heritage Month. But even as Filipinos across the country are celebrating
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Filipino scholars tackle labour, representation
Vancouver Filipinos in the Canadian social work field By Ted Alcuitas Five Filipino scholars from across Canada will put their minds together to tackle racialized labour and how we move from representation to transformation. These and other issues affecting the Filipino community in Canada will be explored by a panel chaired by Dr. Fritz Pino
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Congratulations to the graduates
Grade 12 graduate Maya Lorena Arradaza proudly holds her plaque as Visual Artist of the Year, Bryne Creek Community School in Burnaby. (Photo: Philippine Canadian News.com PCN.Com) Updated:9:00 AM, May 30, 2019 British Columbia The Class of 2019 By Ted Alcuitas It is that time again when we celebrate with our graduates who have finished
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Dance: Co. Erasga’s ‘Undivided Colours’ final show in Vancouver
The exceptional collection of four solo works from Canada’s leading Asian Canadian dance artists fuses in Undivided Colours. (Photo: Provided) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: May 29, 2019, 1 PM 2nd update: May 29, 2019, 6:40 PM Artists unite in final show in Vancouver on June 6-7 “There is a breathe of harmony in this performance…” –
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Philippine history on stage
We need to remember where we came from. Filipinos fight against invaders – a scene from Philippine Historama 2019. (Photos: Patricia Chan) Vancouver, B.C. Philippine Historama educates younger generation By Patricia Chan This past weekend, in advance of Filipino Heritage Month this coming June, and as part of this year’s explorASIAN festival, the history and
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The Garbage talk – another take
Darating kaya ito sa Vancouver? Kailan? (Daily Hive) Vancouver, B.C. https://newcanadianmedia.ca/trash-talk-across-the-pacific-is-it-all-garbage/
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Book launch: C. E. Gatchalian launches ‘Melancholy’ on May 30th
As a queer Filipino, he never saw himself reflected in the works of art he immershed himself in. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. First update: May 25, 2019, 12:43 PM Author finds himself “erased” as a Filipino queer person By Ted Alcuitas “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the
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Colonizing Filipino food
The NIB The Colonial Roots of Cheese Pimiento by Malaka Gharib and Trinidad Escobar Posted May 17th, 2019 (Ed – What about the Balut? Is it authentic Philippine food? – Thanks to Monica Roots) This comic first appeared in The Nib Magazine. Join the Inkwell and get your copy of the Empire issue today!
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The iconic Filipino delicacy Balut is being served in the festival and participants are challenged to try it. (Gastro Obscura photo) Manitoba Food Trip Festival celebrates third year ‘Food is universal’: Food Trip Festival in Winnipeg embraces eats Originally devoted to Filipino cooking, Food Trip has grown to include other cuisines CBC News · Posted:
Pinoys top in blocking people over politics – social media study
A study on mobile technology and its social impact conducted by United States-based Pew Research Center ranked the Philippines on top of 11 emerging economies when it comes to the number of users who blocked someone because of politics. (Leviathanjounral.org) Pinoys pinakaraming gumamit sa social media tungkol sa politika (The Philippine Star) – May 19,
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Breaking: MP Don Davies holds press conference on recall of Philippine diplomats
NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver – Kingsway) today criticized the Trudeau government for missing its May 15 deadline to repatriate garbage dumped in the Philippines.(Provided) Updated: 6:30 PM, May 17, 2019 Vancouver, B.C. VANCOUVER – NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver – Kingsway) today criticized the Trudeau government for missing its May 15 deadline to repatriate
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Rotting garbage: The stink that never goes away
MP Kevin Lamoureux(centre), Chair of the Friendship Group mets with Philippine Embassy officials May 13, 2019, in preparation for the first Filipino-Heritage Month celebrations scheduled in June. (From left:) Danilo Arriola, Founder of the Philippine Dance Troupe of Ottawa (PDTO), Member of Parliament (MP) Wayne Stetski, MP Kevin Lamoureux, Philippine Ambassador to Canada Petronila Garcia,
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Tita Collective at the Toronto Fringe Festival
The Spice Girls of Comedy- with a Filipina Twist. (Photo: Tyra Sweet) Toronto, Ontario Press Release Tita Collective presents TITA JOKES The Spice Girls of Comedy – with a Filipina Twist July 3 – 14 at the Tarragon Theatre The Tita Collective, an all Filipina collective of multidisciplinary artists in Toronto, will present Tita Jokes
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Reconnecting to our roots
Philippines Historama uses traditional dance, and songs to tell the story of a birth of a nation. The cultural performing arts group, Kababayang Pilipino takes part in the presentation.(Photo Provided) Updated: 8:45 AM, May 16, 2019 The Birth of a Nation Patricia Chan The Philippines is a country with a deep and rich cultural history,
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Duterte top aide Jun Evasco lost bid for governor of Bohol
Duterte endorses Mayor Tita V. Baja-Gallantes and Jun Evasco. (Philippine Government photo) Was ‘ipis’ or flirting with town mayor a bad omen? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor Despite being endorsed personally by his boss, former Cabinet Secretary Leoncio “Jun” Evasco Jr. cabinet secretary Leoncio Evasco, Jr. lost to Arthur Yap to become governor of Bohol. The
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Breaking: Philippines recalls ambassador, consular officials to Canada
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Twitter image) Dahil sa basura inalis ang Ambassador, consuls Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Instead of the Philippine Marines invading the Port of Vancouver to start ‘Duterte’s War’ today, May 15, the Philippines has recalled the ambassador to Canada and other diplomatic officials after the Canadian government missed the May
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Should Philippine politics be reinvented? Fil-Am academic
Art by Bencab. University of Washington professor Vicente Rafael weighs in on the Philippine election results and poses perplexing questions in his Facebook post. Silver linings in the recent mid-terms? The Estrada dynasty comes to an ignominious end; Enrile finally spiked; Gadon gone; no Manicad nor Magundadatu; Freddie A. shut out. Plus some good news,
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Gwendolyn Garcia returns as Cebu’s governor
COMEBACK. Cebu 3rd district representative Gwendolyn Garcia votes on Monday, May 13, 2019. Facebook page of Gwendolyn Garcia MANILA, Philippines – Cebu 3rd district representative Gwendolyn Garcia returns as the province’s governor, beating incumbent Vice Governor Agnes Magpale. As of 5:45 am on Tuesday, May 14, 90.41% of the province’s precincts reported that Garcia garnered
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Duterte allies sweep Philippine elections as expected
MANILA, Philippines (Updated) – Not a single opposition candidate is becoming a senator, after the 12 spots in the Senate were dominated by President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies. Reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar is the top victor with a total of 24,082,934 votes, based on the latest partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency
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Filipino youths participate in filmmaking
Three youth participants: Evan Hsieh, Lou Mendoza and Kartik Kumar. ( Photo: Thea Loo) Updated: May 4, 2019, 3:19 PM 2nd update: May 30,2019, 9:00 AM Think Tank 2019 at the Vancouver Art Gallery By Patricia Chan This April the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) hosted a Think Tank in collaboration with The Cinematheque, a non-profit
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Breaking: Canada takes back garbage
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said today Canada has made an offer to take back garbage. (JUSTIN TANG / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO) Canadian garbage wrongly dumped in the Philippines is coming home More than 6 dozen containers full of rotting garbage to be taken back to Canada
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Movie: IN THE CLAWS OF A CENTURY WANTING (Sa palad ng dantaong kulang)
Filmmaker Jewel Maranan observes the contradictions in this changing landscape and their effect on the lives of various characters who share the same fate. Vancouver,B.C. Jewel Maranan captures everyday violence in struggle for survival in Tondo By Ted Alcuitas Monday, May 6, 2019 – 6:00pm Cinematheque (1131 Howe St.) Extreme poverty and the struggle to
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Shirley Camia releases fourth book, ‘Mercy’
“Ethereal and elegant, Camia’s reflections are grounded in grief as they do the aching, earth-shattering work of mourning and moving forward”. (Photo supplied) Poet confronts despair in loss By Ted Alcuitas Shirley Camia has always been exploring grief and loss in her poetry beginning with her second book, The Significance of Moths (Turnstone Press, 2015)
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Should the Philippines go to war with Canada over stinking garbage?
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte poses for photographers with an Israeli-made Galil rifle at Camp Crame in Quezon city, Philippines, on April 19, 2018. ( Photo – AP) Updated: April 25, 2019, 1:17 PM Duterte does a ‘Rambo’ over Canadian garbage Editorial By Ted Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadian news.com While there are certainly valid reasons for one
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Bayan says Duterte’s tough talk a distraction
The honeymoon is over for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ( left) and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seen here at the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila in 2017. (MARK CRISTINO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Philippines Duterte lashes out over Canadian trash dumped and left to rot By Ysh
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Breaking: Leukemia claims life of Martin Lintag
Martin Lintag succumbed to leukemia on April 21, 2109, three month short of his 31st birthday. Richmond, B.C. After long battle with leukemia, Martin Lintag passes away April 21 By Ted Alcuitas Less than two years after he was diagnosed with leukemia, Martin Lintag passed away last Sunday, April 21 at 11:30 PM. This is
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Vancouver Sun on the Philippines’ Duterte
Screen grab. (Vancouver Sun) Vancouver, B.C. Douglas Todd: The shadow of Philippines’ strongman hovers over Canadian Catholics ‘He’s a bad talker, but he’s a good doer,’ Vancouver’s Mary-Ann Pasicolan says about Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. DOUGLAS TODD Updated: April 19, 2019 Is Duterte’s anti-Catholic scorn hurting his appeal? | Vancouver Sun2:44 SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Rodrigo Duterte, the
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Breaking:Filipino politicians fail to win in Alberta
Jason Kenney takes power in Alberta. (Maclean’s) Alberta Hindi nanalo ang dalawang kandidato By Ted Alcuitas Cesar Pala of the NDP and Marjorie Newman of the United Conservative Party (UCP) failed to win their seats in yesterday’s provincial election. Cesar Cala, NDP The two aspirants were hoping to put Filipinos in the political map after
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Asian Canadian artists exhibit works
Esmie Gayo McLaren’s “Just Breathe” collection is a conglomeration of images of home and travel. (Provided) Vancouver, B.C. Press Release Celia Leung, Esmie Gayo McLaren: “Just Breathe” Art Exhibition April 8, 2019- Scenes, Sounds, and Scents in Romantic Watercolours Dates: May 1 – 31, 2019 Reception: May 4, 2 – 4 pm Location: Jeunesse Gallery
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Manitoba Filipino MLA’s spar over Question Period
From left: NDP MLA Ted Marcelino, Conservative MLA Jon Reyes, NDP MLA Flor Marcelino sparred during question period. (Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba Jon Reyes ’embarrassed” and apologized Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A somber and emotional tribute for a murdered Filipino teen has turned into an ugly war of words for the three sitting Filipino members of
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Gemma Dalayoan gets Distinguished Alumni Award
Gemma Dalayoan is honoured by the University of Manitoba for astounding community service. (Photo: University of Manitoba) Winnipeg,Manitoba Recipient for Community Service By Ted Alcuitas Retired educator and community advocate Gemma Dalayoan has been chosen one of five Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2019 by the University of Manitoba. The 77-year old finished her BEd/83, MEd/90
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Alberta election: Will the real Jason Kenney please stand up?
Kenney speaks to the media after the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Codie McLachlan) Alberta Is Jason Kenney a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas The enigmatic leader of the United Conservative party (UCP) is hard to define that once, he was asked by
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Embattled Bishop Pablo Virgilio ‘Ambo’ David fights back at Duterte
VOCAL AGAINST KILLINGS. Diocese of Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David officiated a mass for the dead at the Old Chapel of the La Loma Catholic Cemetery on All Souls’ Day, November 2, 2018. File photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler Philippines David and Goliath Analysis By Ted Alcuitas After accusing the bishop as someone who stole
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Can Filipinos make it to the Alberta legislature?
UCP leader Jason Kenney and NDP leader Rachel Notley and other party leaders will debate tonight from 5:30 PM to 7 PM. (Canadian Press) Alberta election Kenney is dogged by accusations of allying with far-right, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups. Analysis By Ted Alcuitas Eleven years after Alberta elected its first Filipino member to the legislature
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Friends mourn drowning victim Jay Razon
The 64-year old immigration consultant Jay Razon drowned in a boating accident at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby on Thursday, March 29. (Facebook photo) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: 7PM, March 31, 2019 Drowning victim was popular among Filipinos By Ted Alcuitas “Napakabait sa mga basketball players niya,” was howTom Choy remembers Jay Razon who died in
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Duterte follows Marcos playbook with arrest of Maria Reesa
A Filipino activist covers her mouth with tape during a demonstration in Manila to protest against alleged attempts by the government to suppress press freedom. (Photo by Angie de Silva, UCANews.com) With today’s arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Reesa, we reprint a story we wrote in 2013 for The Winnipeg Sun.
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Breaking: Rappler’s Maria Reesa arrested anew
ARRESTED. Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is arrested upon arrival at the NAIA over a charge of violating the Anti-Dummy Law. Photo by Leanne Jazul/Rappler PHILIPPINES Maria Ressa arrested at NAIA over Anti-Dummy Law Immediately after deplaning, Ressa goes with arresting Pasig police officers to post bail Rappler Lian Buan @lianbuan Published 7:44 AM, March 29,
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Victoria’s Bayanihan Community Centre celebrates 50 years
Opened on November 3, 2001, the Bayanihan Community Centre and now debt-free is facing a crossroads. (Positively Filipino) Victoria, B.c. Can the envy of others continue after 50 years? Analysis By Ted Alcuitas For some, it is still a dream while others have come and gone. But for the Bayanihan Community Centre in Victoria,
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New immigrants made up 61% of Canada’s population growth last year
New immigrants fuel Canada’s population growth Canada New immigrants made up 61% of Canada’s population growth in 2018Canada’s population reached 37,314,442 on January 1, 2019 CIC News.com March 26, 2019 A new Statistics Canada report reveals how immigration to Canada continues to be the main driver of population growth, with a total increase of 321,065
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Immigration:Open work permits for approved caregivers
Canada announces open work permits for approved Interim Pathway for Caregivers applicantsOpen work permits also available to family members living in Canada March 22, 2019 By CIC News Applicants approved for permanent residence under Canada’s Interim Pathway for Caregivers can also apply for a Canadian open work permit. Under an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Alberta election on April 16
NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Albertans will go to the polls on April 16, setting up a showdown with her main rival, UCP Leader Jason Kenney. (Canadian Press) Alberta Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney go head to head as Albertans go to the polls April 16 CBC News Opposition Leader Jason Kenney and NDP Leader Rachel
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Filipino mother, child wins refugee status in Canada
Vanessa Mae Rodel, 42, and her seven-year-old daughter Keana Nihinsa, travel by public bus from Castle Peak Immigration Centre, in Hong Kong on March 18, 2019. ( MARIA DE LA GUARDIA) She hid fugitive Edward Snowden By Ted Alcuitas Canada has accepted as refugees a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong and her seven-year old daughter.
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Halalan sa Pinas sa Mayo 13, 2019
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OFWs: Panibagong pahirap
Various militant groups trooped to the Social Security System (SSS) head office in Quezon City on Wednesday to denounce the impending enforcement of the mandatory SSS contributions for land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).(Illustration: Mark Suva, Calgary, Alberta) Militant groups denounce mandatory SSS contributions for OFWs March 13, 2019 Manila Bulletin Migrante Philippines Chairman Arman
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Pinay runs for United Conservative Party in Edmonton
Independent businesswoman Marjorie Newman is the United Conservative Party’s candidate for Edmonton-Glenora. (Facebook) Edmonton, Alberta Immigration consultant tries her hand in politics By Ted Alcuitas Alberta’s United Conservative Party has picked Marjorie Newman as its candidate for Edmonton- Glenora riding in the coming provincial elections. Former Harper Immigration minister Jason Kenny is the leader of
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LCP: Canada’s caregiver program gets yet another make-over
Eight -year-old Maya takes part in a rally in Vancouver, B.C. calling for the scrapping of the LCP. Canada After decades and decades of tinkering Canada’s ‘de-facto’ daycare program is being overhauled again Analysis By Ted Alcuitas After decades of advocacy for Canada’s domestic workers, a ray of hope seems to emerge with the recent announcement by the
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Mushroom pickers win legal battle against recruiter
Recruiter Liwayway “Lily” Miranda and her manpower firm have been ordered to return fees charged to migrant workers for jobs at a GTA mushroom farm. (FACEBOOK) Toronto, Ontario ‘Significant’ and ‘rare’ decision By Ted Alcuitas Eight Filipino migrant farm workers have been awarded $43,350 by a Toronto court as a refund of the fees charged by
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Halifax PInoy sentenced to two years in prison
Hector Mantolino arrives at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his trial on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press) Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax businessman sent to prison for exploiting temporary foreign workers A judge handed down a two-year prison sentence March 2 to a Halifax businessman who exploited foreign workers, saying he wanted
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Breaking: Niligtas ang buhay ng Lola
Parents of murdered teen Jaime ‘Jimboy’ Adao, Jr. speaking at a memorial on Monday. (CBC News) Winnipeg, Manitoba Napaslang na binata By Ted Alcuitas Adao was set to graduate from high school this spring, and wanted to be involved in his family’s bakery business. (Submitted by Roxanne Roy) CBCNews. His parents were to give
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David and Goliath : Bishop David and President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte said kill the bishops -and his word became flesh Updated: March 2, 2019, 9:45 PM Editor’s note: The escalating conflict between the Catholic Church and President Rodrigo Duterte has now come to a head with death threats against Catholic priests and open calls from Duterte to kill bishops. Here is a take from Rappler. President Rodrigo Dutert’s
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Politics: Pinoy carries NDP banner for Calgary East
Community activist Cesar Cala seeks to win Calgary East riding in the coming Alberta provincial election. ( Photo: Cesar Cala campaign) First update: 5:00 PM, February 22, 2019 2nd Update: 8:45 PM, February 22, 2019 Calgary, Alberta Community activist Cesar Cala enters politics By Ted Alcuitas A long-time community activist has won the nomination for
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Breaking: Alberta announces Filipino heritage program in schools
Premier Rachel Notley (right)celebrate with members of the Filipino community at the Pacific Hut Restaurant in Calgary to announce the launch of the program. (Photo: Rachel Notley Facebook) Alberta Magkaroon na ng Filipino language and culture By Ted Alcuitas Alberta will be the second province in Canada to implement a Filipino heritage program in their schools next to Manitoba.
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Protesters dwarf racist group’s ‘rally’
Protesters outnumber the two yellow vests outside Burnaby City Hall on Saturday, February 2, 2019. (Photo: Ted Alcuitas) Burnaby, B.C. Protesters outnumber, disrupts far-right attempt to ‘sell’ their hate Opinon By Ted Alcuitas A pathetic attempt by a racist, anti-immigrant group to stage a ‘rally’ was easily overwhelmed by determined protesters who drowned the so-called yellow
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Pinoy businessman maaring makulong ng dalawang taon
Hector Martolino pleaded guilty to defrauding his kababayans. (Photo:Canadian Press) Halifax, Nova Scotia Close to $500,000 in unpaid wages By Ted Alcuitas The owner of Mantolino Property Services Ltd. pleaded guilty to immigration fraud in a Halifax court January 25. He could face two years in jail. Hector Mantolino was originally charged in June 2013
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Rappler’s Maria Reesa warns Canada not to be complacent
Screen grab of CBC The National with Maria Reesa. (CBC, The National) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1434986051688 Maria Reesa: Only one alive and free of four journalists chosen by Time By Ted Alcuitas “You shouldn’t be complacent ,” Rappler CEO Maria Reesa tells Adrienne Arsenault of CBC in an interview at Toronto’s Public Library recently. Reesa, one of Time
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Fight goes on to save Richmond man’s life
Go Fund Me image of Martin Lintag. (GoFund Me) Friends and family of Martin Lintag are hosting another stem cell drive this weekend Richmond News JANUARY 29, 2019 12:12 PM Richmond resident Martin Lintag only has between three months and a year to live, unless he finds a stem cell donor match. Photo submitted Friends
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Champion ang Pinoy sa pag gamit ng internet
Filipino children using cellphones. (Photo credit: Alamy) 10 HOURS AND 2 MINUTES DAILY ON AVERAGE Filipinos spend the most time on internet, social media worldwide — study By: Krissy Aguilar – @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net / 03:16 PM January 31, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the top country worldwide for the most time spent on
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Rappler’s Maria Reesa on CBC’s The National tonight
Maria Reesa (left) and CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault. ( Photo: CBC) Holding Duterte to account Tonight ( January 30) on The National on CBC Television and streamed online ADRIENNE ARSENAULT ON ASSIGNMENT Investigative journalist Maria Ressa has been tracking hate networks in the Philippines, and she also has concerns for Canada, writes The National’s co-host Adrienne Arsenault. The timing of Time
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Breaking: Dozens killed in Jolo Cathedral bombing
This handout photo released by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Information Office (PIO) Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCON) taken on January 27, 2019, shows debris inside a Catholic Church where two bombs exploded in Jolo, Sulu province on the southern island of Mindanao. At least 17 people were killed as two bombs hit a
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Artist Jay Cabalu finds expression in his art
“De Los Reyes” Collage on Panel, 6′ x 4′ David Koppe Photography Vancouver, B.C. Updated: January 25, 2019, 5:26 PM Lack of representation in society drove artist to find meaning in his work By Ted Alcuitas (Editor’s note: In his artist statement on Facebook, Cabalu bemoans the lack of representation that immigrants face in this country.
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3 Pinay arestado sa fund raising ng foundation ni Quiboloy
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. (Philippine Star) Bangkok, Thailand Children’s Joy Foundation also operates in Canada Last updated Jan 19, 2019 Dinakip ng mga awtoridad sa Bangkok, Thailand ang tatlong Filipina dahil sa ginawang paglikom ng pondo para umano sa Children’s Joy Foundation, na itinatag ni Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Sa isang restaurant sa Phettrakul, sa distrito ng Bang Lamung naaresto ang tatlong Pinay na sina
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Immigration: New Brunswick labour market shortage a “crisis”
Employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, turning to foreign workers to fill labour needs City-organized job fair for immigrants will be held January 25 January 11, 2019 By CIC News The need for skilled labour is the biggest challenge facing employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, a new survey suggests, and increasing the number of foreign
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Immigration to increase to 350,000, more money for pre-arrival settlement services
Minister Ahmed Hussen (with tie) mets with Filipinos in Toronto. (Ahmed Hussen Twitter) Canada Will help newcomers’ ability adjust to new life By Ted Alcuitas A new funding announcement by the federal government will help pre-arrival settlement services for immigrants to Canada. It will make it easier for new immigrants to adjust to life in
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Background: The link between Bahay Migrante and the Kalayaan Centre
Cecilia Diocson goes through some of the stored boxes at the Phillipine Women Centre of B.C. at 451 Powell St. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET, Vancouver Courier Editor’s note: With the current sale of Bahay Migrante, we reprint the story we wrote in July 2013 when The Kalayaan Centre was demolished and why the two centres are linked. KALAYAAN CENTRE
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Bahay Migrante up for sale
Bahay Migrante’s 9-bedroom house at 4794 Fraser St. in Vancouver is listed for $1, 988.000. (MLS photo) Vancouver, B.C. ‘Dream Home’ for migrant workers up for sale By Ted Alcuitas The house that was to be a dream home for Filipino migrants in B.C. is for sale. The two-story house at 4794 Fraser St. In
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Hundreds of thousands lost by shutdown of Mabini Express
Jesus and Teresita Mallari are wanted by police for fraud. (The Philippine Reporter) Toronto, Ontario Warrant of arrest for owners Jesus & Teresita Mallari By Ted Alcuitas A nation-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Jesus Mallari, 66, and Teresita Mallari, 69.York Regional Police issued the warrant for the owners of Mabini Express for defrauding
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Canada’s drug problem: MP Jenny Kwan calls for a ‘national emergency’
Renato Reyes, Jr. (left) fields questions from the audience as Vandu head, Aiyanas Osmond listens. (Photo: Ted Alcuitas) 2nd update: January 11, 2018, 11:13 AM Vancouver, B.C. “Crimes against humanity but not ‘genocide’ By Ted Alcuitas It was a different scene in a Vancouver drug users’ centre that Renato Reyes, Jr. saw when he
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Bayan’s Renato Reyes speaks in Vancouver this Tuesday, January 8
Renato Reyes (with cap) is the face of Bayan. (Renato Reyes Facebook) Philippines brings opposition to drug war to Vancouver By Ted Alcuitas A prominent mass movement leader in the Philippines is bringing the issue of the drug war to the streets of Vancouver, ground zero for the opioid crisis in Canada. Renato Reyes, Jr.,
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Sulong kababaihan!
POTOLAN!!!! (From FB friend) OBOSAN NG YAGBOLS. (Meme courtesy of Ninotchka Rosca,FB) Opinion Is it open season for raping Filipino women? By Ted Alcuitas Duterte’s ‘confession’ of having sexually assaulted their (No,call that rape!) maid is open season for abusing women caregivers and domestic workers abroad and at home. While mounting another vicious attack on
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Do They Know it’s Christmas…
Let Us All Hope – from Martin Luther King’s letters from Birmingham Prison. Artwork by Maria Ligaya Alcuitas, Grade 11, St. Mary’s Academy, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Inspired by the Ethiopian Famine in 1983-1985.
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Update: It’s BDO not BMO! 11 taong gulang nagaalaga sa kapatid
11 taong gulang pa lang si Alexis pero siya na ang tumatayong ama at ina sa kanyang nakababatang kapatid na hirap magsalita at hindi makalakad. Share this video kung naantig ka rin sa pagmamahal ng isang dakilang kuya! 1st update: December 23, 2018, 9:17 AM Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (International title: One at Heart,
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Duterte is poster boy for dictatorship: Miguel Syjuco
Activists burn an effigy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte near the US Embassy in Manila on Nov. 30, 2018. NOEL CELIS Philippines OPINION Rodrigo Duterte is leading a new kind of dictatorship MIGUEL SYJUCO CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 18 HOURS AGO UPDATED DECEMBER 7, 2018 (Editor’s note: The arrest warrant last week for
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Winnipeg’s Magdaragat continues Dante C. Buenaventura’s legacy
Every year since the founding of the world-famous Folklorama, Magdaragat’s Pearl of the Orient Pavillion has been a pride for Filipinos in Manitoba. (Magdaragat photo) First update: December 7, 2018, 12:10 PM 2nd update: December 7, 2018, 3:30 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Youth carries the torch By Ted Alcuitas It was his dream to form a
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A Lumad speaks: NO TO WAR NO TO MARTIAL LAW
Internationally-acclaimed visual artist Bert Monterona pose with Lumad elders. (Provided) Vancouver, B.C. NO TO WAR NO TO MARTIAL LAW By Bert Monterona Noong edineclara ni Presidente Marcos ang Martial Law sa Pilipinas noong September 21, 1972. Isa ako sa kabataang saksi sa karahasan nito. Isinilang ako sa isang barangay sa bayan ng Kibawe, Bukidnon mula
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Drop charges against Rappler’s Maria Ressa: Carlos Conde
Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of online portal Rappler, shows the warrant of arrest order after posting bail at a court in Manila on Dec. 3, 2018. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Philippines OPINION A new weapon against press freedom in the Philippines CARLOS CONDE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 1 DAY AGO UPDATED
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Mga Obispo “patayin ninyo” : Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte renews attack on Catholic Church. (AP) Philippines Another joke? Duterte says Catholic bishops useless…kill them INQUIRER.net December 5, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday intensified his verbal attacks against Catholic bishops, as if urging for their killing. “[I]tong mga obispo ninyo, patayin ninyo. Walang silbi iyang mga gagong iyan.
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Kasaysayan: Who was the first Philippine president?
The Bonifacio Monument – ‘Monumento’ sa Kaloocan (Facebook) History: (Ed’s note: As we celebrate National Heroes Day today (November 30) in the Philippines, we present two views on the two prominent figures in Philippine history – Jose Rizal, whose day is celebrated very December 30, the day he was executed by the Spanish colonizers in 1896
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Updated: Resolution to condemn farmers’ massacre shelved
Protesters shout slogans during a rally outside a police and a military camp to protest the weekend killings of nine farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental in central Philippines which has a history of bloody land feuds Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 in Quezon City. (AP/Bullit Marquez-PhilStar) Updated: December 5, 2018, 10:00 AM Vancouver, B.C. Condemn
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Art and Migration fuses into stories
Image provided Vancouver, B.C. Exploring artistic practices By Ted Alcuitas A collaborative artistic undertaking between Co. Erasga and Migrante BC called MigARTion will be presented on December 18 and 19, 2018 to celebrate International Migrant’s Day. The community gathering and art exhibition will be at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. The opening event
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Inday Espina-Varona, Maria Reesa win international journalism awards
The intrepid Inday Espina-Varona is undaunted by attacks. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP) Philippines Two brave women By Ted Alcuitas Two Filipina journalists have been recognized for their bravery in holding governments to account amidst persistent threats. Social media campaigner Inday Espina-Varona won the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards on November 8, 2018 in
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Winnipeg:Tatlong babaeng karatista mga world champions
World champions: Lee Angela Igne, Lynn Igne and Miley Carino. ( Kelly Legaspi, Facebook) Updated: December 6, 2018, 10:36 AM Winnipeg, Manitoba World Karate & Kickboxing Champions By Ted Alcuitas Three women from Winnipeg’s Sikaran Arnis Academy Martial Arts School, representing Canada at the WKC world Karate and Kickboxing Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Oct. 27 to
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Breaking: Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) harasses, intimidates CBC
Canadian Barry Gammon was allegedly murdered because he had a long-standing quarrel with members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). (Photo: CBC Fifth Estate). Updated: November 21, 2018, 7:34 AM 2nd Update: November 21,2018, 6 PM Canada/Philippines Philippine church Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) brings fight to Canada, U.S. Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A Philippine church
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Padayon Ben!
POOR MAN’S DEFENDER Human rights lawyer Benjamin “Ben” Ramos Jr. (right foreground) devoted his professional life to the farmers and fisherfolk of Negros Occidental who were so poor that they could only pay for his services with fish, bananas and vegetables. (inquirer.net) Espina: Padayon! NONOY ESPINA One Man’s Opinion SunStar Bacolod November 16, 2018
Updated: Alalahanin natin sila nang lubos na pagmamahal!
Surviving Filipino -American WW II veterans march on November 11, 2018 in San Francisco to commemorate Veteran’s Day. (Photo: Ago Pedalizo) Updated: November 11, 2018, 6:30 PM Statement by Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) Unconditional Recognition To Those Who Served This Country Filipino American veterans are dismayed that President Trump failed to visit the
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Kababayang Pilipino presents ‘Tatak’ November 23-24
KP’s new works explore what it means to be a folk dance practitioner in a contemporary world, as a Filipino artist not living in their homeland. (KP Facebook) Vancouver,B.C. Vancouver’s premier dance company celebrates 25th year By Ted Alcuitas To celebrate its 25th season, Kababayang Pilipino (KP) presents ‘Tatak’ on November 23-24 at Vancouver’s Playhouse
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Bishops take over Development and Peace-Caritas Canada
Screen shot of ‘After the Storm-Building the Pope Francis Village’ documentary by Development and Peace. In the wake of this natural disaster, Development and Peace launched an appeal that raised over $12 million and put in place a program that not only responded to the immediate humanitarian needs of survivors, but also organized the poorest communities
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Gunmen kill Rights lawyer Ben Ramos
Human rights lawyer Benjamin Tarug Ramos was ambushed on November 6, 2018. ( Photo Credit: MASIPAG) Philippines “The people lost another good defender” By Amber Heckelman (Ed’s note: Amber Heckelman met Ramos while doing her doctoral field work in Negros. She shares her recollection of Atty. Ramos in LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/salamat-nong-ben-amber-heckelman/ Amber Heckelman (Provided) At approximately 9:30
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Imelda Marcos guilty of 7 counts of graft; court orders her arrest
GUILTY. Former first lady Imelda Marcos is found guilty of 7 counts of graft for creating private organizations in Switzerland while she was a government official from 1968 to 1986. File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler Philippines Rappler Published 10:05 AM, November 09, 2018 Updated 11:42 AM, November 09, 2018 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The anti-graft
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Bicolano is First Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Alberta
Antonio ‘Tony’ Flores is the first Filipino to be appointed to a provincial ministry in Canada. In 2016, Dr. Eileen de Villa was appointed Chief Medical Officer for the City of Toronto.( Photo: Provided) Updated:November 6,2018, 10:41 PM Edmonton, Alberta Stricken with polio at age three, ‘Tony’ Flores overcame his disability to became the new minister for
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Winnipeg: Tulung tayo! The Match 4 Roshlind ngayon na Sabado!
Desperate appeal:Family of Roshlind Mance appeals to kababayans to help save her life. (Winnipeg Sun) Canada CTVNews.ca Staff Published Friday, November 2, 2018 10:59PM EDT The Match 4 Roshlind event takes place today, Saturday November 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday November 4 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cindy
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How a fired LGBTQ+ church worker never lost his faith
In February this year, Mark Guevarra lost his job at the church after creating a prayer group for LGBTQ+ Catholics. But he never lost his faith in God, or himself. By Carlo Javier Something was brewing in Edmonton, Alberta. It was August 2017 and Mark Guevarra had invited some people over to his home. He
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Temporary foreign worker namatay sa Manitoba
Go Fund Me set up for de Guzman. (Go Fund Me image) Winnipeg, Manitoba MEDIA RELEASE – Death of Claire de Guzman, 37, migrant worker MIGRANTE MANITOBA·WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018 MIGRANTE MANITOBA – 204-218-7100 – migrantemb@gmail.com Namatay sa kanyang b-day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNIPEG, Manitoba, October 31, 2018 — It is with regret that Migrante
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BREAKING: Terminal Fee tinaasan from P550 to P750!
Philippines NAIA terminal fee hike goes unopposed in public hearing Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News Posted at Oct 30 2018 04:48 PM The start of the immigration queue at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is shown in this file photo. Authorities are seeking higher terminal fees and the adjustment was unopposed at a public hearing on
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‘Marupuro’ goes to Winnipeg November 2-3 after successful runs in Victoria and Vancouver
Direk Dennis Gupa at last night’s show at CBC’s Atrium Theatre.(Photo: Darla Tomeldan FB) ‘Marupuro’ will tour the Philippines next year By Ted Alcuitas After last night’ successful presentation at CBC’s Atrium Theatre, Dennis Gupa’s ‘Marupuro’ will travel to Winnipeg for a two-day run at the Prairie Exchange Theatre on November 2-3. Images from the
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Breaking: Filipino paralympian appointed Alberta disability advocate
Tony Flores, first disability advocate for Alberta. (Edmonton Journal) Edmonton, Alberta Updated: October 31, 2018, 9:21AM Edmonton Journal October 30, 2018 Tony Flores has long promoted the rights of all people, and promises to bring that passion to his new role as Alberta’s first disability advocate. He’s particularly looking forward to having more conversations with
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‘Kalikasan’ show on Saturday, Nov. 3rd
Kalikasan – Elements of Nature at Gateway Theatre in Richmond. (Facebook) Richmond, B.C. Updated: November 1, 2018, 6:45 AM Kalikasan – Elements of Nature The Philippine Cultural Arts Society of BC (PhilCAS of BC) is presenting its fundraising theatre production: Kalikasan – Elements of Nature, this Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Richmonds’ Gateway Theatre. This
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Breaking: Rico Puno pumanaw
RICO J. Rico J. Puno has died, his family confirms on Tuesday, October 30. Photo from Puno’s Facebook page Philippines Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – Filipino singer Rico J. Puno has died at 65, his family said on Tuesday, October 30. Anna Puno, whom reports identified as Puno’s sister-in-law, confirmed the news on Instagram. “I am
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Lament for reporters of colour
Globe & Mail reporter Sunny Dhillion resigned because of racism in the newsroom. (Twitter photo) Updated: October 28, 2018, 9:35 PM Vancouver, B.C. (Ed’s note: This morning , reporter Sunny Dhillion posted in his Medium page about his resignation from The Globe and Mail. Last week he ‘walked out’ from a job he obviously loves.
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Movie: ULAM: Main Dish celebrates Filipino food
Vancouver, B.C. SYNOPSIS “Could it be that Filipino food, the underdog of Asian cuisines, is having its moment at last?” — THE NEW YORK TIMES In this delicious new documentary, Filipino-American filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo answers this question — and follows the rise of Filipino food via the award-winning chefs crossing over to the center of
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Dennis Gupa’s ‘Murupuro’ in Winnipeg, Nov. 2-3
Theatre director and doctoral student Dennis G. Gupa won the 2017 $10,000 Ada Slaight Drama in Education Award by the Young People’s Theatre for his work on climate change. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Updated:November 1,2018, 6:00 AM Multi-media perfomance in Vancouver on October 30 By Ted Alcuitas A Filipino doctoral student in theatre at the University of Victoria
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Dennis Gupa directs Vietnamese play tomorrow, Saturday ( October 27
Vancouver, B.C. Mai Đào: A Glimpse into Vietnamese Culture (Tiếng Việt ở dưới) What do we know about Vietnamese culture besides Phở? At “Mai Đào: A Glimpse into Vietnamese Culture”, you will have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge of Vietnam through a delightful evening full of dance, music and theatre. Not only will this
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Development & Peace denies bishops’ allegations
“It is such a blessing from God to have my own boat. What I give of my catch is such a small thing compared to what we have been given.” Rodel Doble, a fisherman who received aid from Development and Peace and Caritas Philippines – NASSA after Super Typhoon Haiyan.(Photo- Development & Peace) First update:
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Diva Luisa Marshall performs tomorrow, Saturday
Vancouver, B.C. For BC Lupus Society Filipina diva Luisa Marshall of the renown Tina Turner Tribute Artist is performing tomorrow, Saturday, October 27, 2018, for the benefit gala concert – DREAMS CAN COME TRUE… SEARCHING FOR A CURE. The 14th Annual Lupus Gala at the Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver will be
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Correction: Two Pinays win council seats in Ontario
Neophyte Rowena Santos wins a seat in Brampton City Council along with Lisa Abarquez Bower for the town of Ajax. (The Philippine Reporter) Ontario Two Pinays make it to City Council By Ysh Cabana The Philippine Reporter Community News & Features Oct 26, 2018 at 4:38 PM TORONTO–Political newcomers have been elected councillors in Brampton
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Kathara mounts ‘Kapwa’ November 2nd
Photo: Kathara Facebook page Updated FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kathara Society proudly presents KAPWA FEST 2018: The Art of Our Relations Presented at The Dance Centre Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street Friday November 2, 2018 @ 7PM Tickets through Eventbrite By Sliding Scale Donation Artists: Kim Villagante (emcee / poet), Butterflies In Spirits (dance),
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Fraud alert: Scammers pretending to be Revenue Canada
Canada (Eds note: This morning at about 7 AM, I got called about a supposed problem with Revenue Canada. It was a recorded voice (a woman) and threatened to arrest me if I do not respond. So beware of this calls. Do not do anything. Here is a story from iPhone Canada about this scam
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Breaking: Police arrests Filipino-American in mail-bomb case
Cesar Sayoc, the alleged bomb suspect, is a descendant of a large group of Far Right-wing Fil-Ams in Florida, according to a source. Some descended from Cold War-era military officers, including those who participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion, and other intelligence officers. WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday
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Politics: Marlene Mogado lost her seat in Toronto
York Catholic School board veteran Marlene Mogado failed to win a fourth term. (Facebook) Canada Three Pinays fail in election bid in Ontario and Manitoba By Ted Alcuitas Following the loss of Narima Dela Cruz in Surrey, B.C.’s city council election last week, three other women candidates failed in their bid to get elected.
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Surrey election: Narima Dela Cruz thanks supporters
Dela Cruz with B.C. Premier John Horgan. (Facebook) Statement by defeated Surrey First council candidate Narima Dela Cruz Challenges community detractors “Patuloy po tayong magmamahal at magbibigay karangalan sa lahing Filipino.” It is not the result that we had hoped and worked for but the Filipino community pulled together and delivered the votes for
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Breaking: British Columbia elections see Empinado re-elected, Dela Cruz, others defeated
Councillor Edwin Empinado (right) of Kitimat, re-elected for a third term with wife Doris and B.C. Premier John Horgan. (Facebook) Updated: October 21, 2018, 5:00 PM. Edwin Empinado of Kitimat sole winner in B.C. elections Analysis Ted Alcuitas Seven of the eight Filipino-Canadians aspiring to political office in British Columbia went down in defeat in
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Advocates call for an end to exploitation of temporary foreign workers
Rising Up Against Unjust Recruitment – press con on the steps of the Legislature in Victoria on October 15, 2018. (Facebook) Press Release October 15, 2018 TFWs and advocates push for legislation to protect migrant workers Victoria, BC – A group of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) and their advocates held a press conference
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Halalan ngayon!
Voting is happening right now in many parts of the country. (Photo: City of Hamilton) The reason we vote A commentary by Ted Alcuitas Election Day is happening in many parts of our country today as people choose who will lead their municipalities for the next four years. We are seeing an increase in the
Entertainment: Luisa Marshall’s true calling is singing
Luisa Marshall vows to continue performing as long as she can. (Screen shot, True Calling) Vancouver, B.C. THE HAIR! THE LEGS! HOW THIS TINA TURNER TRIBUTE ARTIST STAYS TRUE TO HERSELF By True Calling (Editor’s note: Luisa Marshall is arguably the most enduring and longest lasting Filipino performer in North America. If there is another
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Breaking: Pinay reelected to third term in Whitehorse
The newly-reelected Jocelyn Curteanu celebrates with family after win. half my family. Daughters Jaidan (11 yrs) and Sheridan (16 yrs) and husband Marius. Two older Jordan and Brendan are not in picture. ( Provided, Facebook) Whitehorse Updated…. Congratulations! MABUHAY! Jocelyn Curteanu seeks third term in Whitehorse
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Exclusive: Why was Narima Dela Cruz not invited by Rey Fortaleza?
Narima Dela Cruz could be the first Filipino city councillor in the suburban city of Surrey. Updated… Bakit hindi inimbita si Narima Dela Cruz? Vancouver, B.C. By Ted Alcuitas A prominent candidate for Surrey City Council and the one most expected to win a seat was not in a forum of Filipino-Canadian candidates. Narima
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Toronto: Paulina Corpuz hopes to be first Filipino councillor
Well-known community advocate Paulina Corpuz aims to be first Filipina councillor. (Facebook) Scarborough, Ontario Only two candidates remain in running after changes By Ted Alcuitas Voting day: October 22, 2018 · I am Paulina Corpuz. I came to Canada in 1993, with my 11-month old child, reuniting with my husband who came before
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Breaking: Vancouver candidates Jojo Quimpo and Hector Bremmer faces allegations
Jojo Quimpo is being accused of supporting cyberbullying by MetroVan Inpependent News publisher Steve Marshall. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. On the hot seat By Ted Alcuitas On the eve of the Vancouver vote this Saturday, October 20, two candidates with links to the Filipino community are in the news that questions their integrity. Council candidate Jojo Quimpo
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Breaking: Politics in the North: Nurse Rommel Silverio reelected in Yellowknife, Edwin Castillo fails in 1st try
Silverio won a second term as city councillor for Yellowknife.(Facebook) Candidates profiles Rommel Silverio My name is Rommel Silverio. When I came to Yellowknife in the 1990s, I was working three jobs to cover costs, including cleaning at Stanton. I decided to go back to school and garnered a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. I now manage
“Hindi tayo ganoon…, ” VP Leni Robredo told audience
Vice-President Leni Robredo spoke to a capacity crowd of The Philippine Bicol Association of B.C. at Burnaby’s Hilton Hotel. (All photos by PCN.com) First update:..9:30 AM, October 17, 2018 Burnaby, B.C. Vice-President appeals to kababayans not to forget their motherland Analysis By Ted Alcuitas For those who expected a ‘lively’ event, the much-touted Gala Dinner
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Winnipeg mother issues urgent appeal to help daughters go to Ireland for world karate championships
Winnipeg, Manitoba Tulongan natin ang Igne sisters By Ted Alcuitas A Winnipeg mother is asking for support to send her two champion daughters to Dublin, Ireland as part of the Canadian National Team at the WKC World Karate and Kickboxing Championships in Dublin, Ireland on October 27 to November 2, 2018. Lee Angela Igne, Grade
Jocelyn Curteanu seeks third term in Whitehorse
Curteanu is an energetic advocate for building a diverse, inclusive and sustainable community. ( Provided) Press Release “Jocelyn Curteanu has proudly served as a voice for the people of Whitehorse since 2012. In her two terms, she has been an energetic advocate for building a diverse, inclusive and sustainable community. Curteanu is pleased to see
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Politics: Can this black-belter be Winnipeg’s emerging politician?
This martial artist could be Winnipeg’s next Filipino woman in politics. (Facebook) First update: October 13, 2018, 3:53 PM. Second Update: Oct. 13, 2018, 8:00 PM Winnipeg Will martial arts expert Kelly Legaspi be Winnipeg’s next school trustee? By Ted Alcuitas In the game of politics, you need a thick skin in addition to brain
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Pamulitika: Walo ang tumatakbo sa British Columbia
City of Kitimat’s Edwin Empinado is seeking a third term as councillor. (Facebook) Updated: October 13, 2018, 9:33 AM British Columbia Eight Filipinos seek seats in municipal elections By Ted Alcuitas A total of eight candidates are vying for seats across the lower mainland. Edwin Empinado is seeking a third term as a City councillor
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Kaunaunahang konsehal? Narima Dela Cruz poised to be first Filipino Surrey City councillor
Dela Cruz could make history if she makes it to Surrey City Council on Saturday . (Facebook) Narima Dela Cruz on the cusp of victory in Surrey By Ted Alcuitas “Salamat po sa lahat ng naninindigan, tumutulong at nagtitiwala sa ating pagpupugay at patuloy na paniniwala at pagdakila sa lahing Filipino! “ Just eight days
Pamulitika: The political participation of Filipinos in Canada
Winnipeg City councillor Mike Pagtakhan ends his political career after four consecutive terms. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC) First Update: 6:56 AM, October 13, 2018 Second update: 3:56 PM., October 13, 2018 Canada Engaging in the political process Analysis By Ted Alcuitas First of a series. As municipal elections start to kick in today with advance votings,
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Can Vice President Robredo come back after Canada visit?
The Philippines’ Vice-President Leni Robredo is invited to address Bicolanos in B.C. on October 15. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Is she allowed to leave the country ? Analysis By Ted Alcuitas Will Vice-President Leni Robredo be able to come back to the country after her North American trip which includes Canada with the ‘Red October’
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“We will not stop fighting until justice is served..” slain bishops’ son vows
Members of the Philippine Independent Church mark the 12th anniversary of the killing of its top prelate, Bishop Alberto Ramento, on Oct. 3. (Photo by Mark Saludes) Justice elusive for slain Filipino Protestant prelate Bishop Alberto Ramento campaigned against human rights abuses of farm workers and others. By Mark Saludes, Manila Philippines ,UCAN.com October 4, 2018
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Self-reflection leads to author’s discovery of her Filipino identity
Racial assumption and misidentification lingered with author Jia Faner. (LinkedIn photo) Heritage and identity don’t always meet eye-to-eye In conversation with Jia Faner, author of “57%” By Carlo Javier Jia Faner was running late. It was only a little past noon, but the overcast clouds suggested otherwise. The colourless sky offered a grim reminder
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Breaking: Woman who spoke to President Duterte in hiding
This is the screen grab of ‘Sheila’ speaking to Presdident Duterte during his visit to Naga City in Cebu. She is now in hiding fearing for her life. (Facebook) Philippines Posted by Inday Espina-Varona, 2 hours ago. ALERT: ‘Sheila’ is hiding and is now seeking ‘sanctuary’ for speaking “Truth to Power” during the
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Paano huminga sa ilalim ng lupa?
Rescuers search for bodies at the site of the landslide in Itogon. (Photo: Mark Z. Saludes) First Update: 10:11 PM, Sept. 25, 2018 Philippines “…Sila ang maniningil, silang maglulupa.” (Editor’s note: )The recent landslides in Itogon, Cordillera in the Mountain Province and in my home province of Cebu at Tinaan, Naga City once
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Food blogger tries package food to cook
What’s in my Mouth By Monica Urrutia Checking out Hello Fresh This review will be different from any others I have done so far as I am reviewing a meal experience that you cook yourself. For full disclosure, I am not a customer nor do I have anything invested in the company. We received a
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Never again to martial law!
Old warriors meet again – Jose ‘Didi’ Lim (left) and Ted Alcuitas in Vancouver rally. How we fought the dictatorship – then and now By Ted Alcuitas Winnipeg, Manitoba – 1984 Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B.C.
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Book review: Vincent Ternida’s The Seven Muses of Harry Salcedo
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Vancouver, B.C. Updated: September 18, 2018, 6:00 PM The book is an honest and endearing tale… The Seven Muses of Harry Salcedo By Vincent Ternida Published by Ricepaper Magazine Review By Carlo Javier ‘An honest and endearing tale of a third culture Filipino-Canadian’s (mis)adventures in family, religion, relationships,
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Face to face with terror in the Philippines
Members of the Canadian delegation pose at the gate to the Hacienda Luisita before proceeding on their mission. (Provided) Philippines (Editor’s Note: In the wake of yesterday’s conviction of the ‘berdugo’ – General Jovito Palparan, we reprint our story of our trip to the Philippines in 2006 to investigate human rights violations at the height
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Breaking: Life sentence para kay berdugong Palparan !
DETAINED. Major General Jovito Palparan ran a senatorial campaign in 2016 from his detention cell at Fort Bonifacio. Photo by Carlo Gabuco/Rappler Jovito Palparan sentenced to life for kidnapping and serious illegal detention Jovito Palparan found guilty RAPPLER.com (UPDATED) Palparan’s co-accused Lieutenant Colonel Felipe Anotado and S/Sgt Edgardo Osorio are also found guilty of
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Golden Balangay Awards presents Outstanding Pinoys
2018 Awardees. From left, Mike Cruz (Excellence Award in Sports & Fitness), Mel Galeon for Fv Foods (PCCT Business Excellence), Paulina Corpuz (Pinoy of the Year), Jane Manalang Paguio (Entrepreneur of the Year), Ma. Eleanor Mescallado-Kalash (Excellence Award in Arts & Culture), Rosemer Albovias Enverga for the late Senator Tobias Jun Enverga (Posthumous Lifetime Achievement
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Melissa Remulla- Briones is newest Filipina lawyer in B.C.
Melissa Remulla-Briones joins growing list of Filipino lawyers when she will be called to the bar this coming December.(Facebook) Updated:9:00 PM, September 12, 2018 British Columbia Latest addition to the province’s growing list of Filipino lawyers By Ted Alcuitas Decades ago, British Columbia only had a handful of practicing Filipino lawyers – Arturo Alafriz, the
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Learn about Workplace Health & Safety while improving your English language skills
Vancouver, B.C. Updated: 7:30 PM, Sept. 12, 2018 Meyroon din sa Richmond!
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HISTORYA: Walking Through the Story of the Filipino People
Edmonton,Alberta The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Edmonton is proud to be part of this year’s Alberta Culture Days 2018 as a celebration site. HISTORYA: Walking Through the Story of the Filipino People This interactive activity and exhibit will showcase Philippine History and culture as far back as 10 million years ago up
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Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! opens tonight till Sept. 16
Photo provided Vancouver, B.C. NEWS RELEASE Premieres at 2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival All-LGBTQ Creative Team and Majority Artists who are Persons of Colour Vancouver, BC – August 21, 2018 – Award-winning performance curator/producer Katie Sly (last seen curating performances for the 2018 Pride Toronto festival) has teamed up with an all- LGBTQ creative team
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Politics: Narima Dela Cruz seeks City of Surrey council seat
Narima Dela Cruz is confident she will make it this time. (Facebook) Updated: 9 AM, September 7, 2018 Surrey, B.C. Tireless community advocate makes second attempt By Ted Alcuitas Longtime community advocate Narima dela Cruz is running for council for the City of Surrey under the Surrey First banner. The team under the leadership of
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Opinion: Duterte’s rape of the Mother Country
BLOODY HOSTAGE DRAMA This photo taken on Aug. 15, 1989, by former Inquirer chief photographer Boy Cabrido shows Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill and other hostages used as human shields by armed inmates at the Metrodiscom detention center in Camp Leonor in Davao City. Hamill was gang-raped by her abductors. Duterte suggested that because he was mayor
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Ano ba ang Bullying?
Vancouver, B.C. Ano ang magagawa para matigil at maiwasan ang bullying
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Food: The busy foodie tries Myst Asian Fusion
Myst Asian Fusion is at 6400 Kingsway #2, Burnaby Vancouver, B.C. Need more mouthfuls at Myst by whatsinmymouth Monica Urrutia After a short hiatus, it is nice to be hitting the foodie scene again. I’ve been wanting to go to Myst Asian Fusion for months and finally got my chance a few days ago. Upon arrival
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Food: El Furniture Warehouse in Whistler is where to find cheap food
Warehouse in Whistler is where to eat (fo cheap) By Monica Urrutia What’s in my mouth Thanks to H. for suggesting we try El Furniture Warehouse for cheap eats in Whistler. Boasting a $5.95/item menu, there was no surprise that the lunch wait was long. I believe we waited between 20-35 minutes for a party of
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Breaking: Manitoba MLA Flor Marcelino one of women trailblazers
Marcelino (centre) is the first Filipina to be elected to a provincial legislative assembly and the first woman of colour to become a cabinet minister. (Facebook) First update: 9:45 PM, August 21, 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba First woman of colour and first Filipina elected to Manitoba legislature By Ted Alcuitas The Manitoba legislature has added MLA
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Theatre: Caleb Lagayan stars in Cinderella as Lord Pinkleton
Caleb Lagayan wears a barong as Lord Pinkleton. (Photo: Nicol Spinola) Vancouver, B.C. (Ed’s note: We welcome Carlo Javier as a new member of the team at philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.com). This is his first feature for PCN.com. Look for exciting coverage from this young and emerging writer.) Award-winning performer talks about falling in love with
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Throwback: The Aquino Assassination 35 years ago today
By Ted Alcuitas Thirty five years ago today, the shot that reverberated throughout the world changed my whole life.We immigrated to Canada in 1968 and four years later in September 21, 1972, Marcos declared martial law. Like many in the diaspora, I first thought that his dictatorship was ‘benign’. I made a leap of faith
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Thousands stranded in Manila airport
This was the scene at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport as passengers wait for their cancelled flights. (Reuters) First update: August 18, 2018,7:23 PM Manila, Philippines Passengers left sleeping on floors Thousands of passengers were left scrambling to rebook flights and remained stranded for the third day at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.
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Toronto’s Taste of Manila is back
350,000 people throng to Bathhurst and Wilson Sts. for The Taste of Manila annual festival. Toronto, Ontario Updated: February 1, 2020 Largest Filipino street festival outside the Philippines Billed as the largest Filipino festival outside the Philippines, Taste of Manila is back with an opening yesterday, August 18 and 19. It is held in the
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Breaking: Former MLA Carl Benito faces immigration charges
Former Alberta Conservative MLA Carl Benito (right) and now immigration consultant, is facing charges of immigration fraud. (Facebook photo) Edmonton, Alberta $250,000 cash found in raid of immigration consultant’s office By Ted Alcuitas More than $250,000 in cash were seized from the home and office of former Alberta Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA Carl
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Movie: Call Her Ganda screens on Thursday, August 16
Jennifer Laude, a Filipina transwoman was brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine in 2014. Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, August 16, 2018 SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 W.Hastings St., Vancouver Tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/VQFF/e/CallHerGanda Vancouver Queer Film Festival In 2014, Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, was killed by a US Marine. Her case created an outcry
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Music: HanHan performs at Aga Khan Park Aug. 18.
HanHan is a Filipino-Canadian poet and MC. – Lex Junior/Photo Toronto, Ontario Music transcends the cultural and racial boundaries that divide people OPINION 09:15 AM BY HANHAN TORONTO.COM Music is a universal language that transcends the boundaries of culture, race, religion and gender, all factors that can divide people. It is an important medium that
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Pumanaw: Passages
Quermeltio ‘Meling’ Alcuitas July 25, 1932 – August 10, 2018 (Photo Provided) 2nd update:11 PM, August 10, 2018 Updated: 2:11 PM, August 10, 2018 Obituary By Ted Alcuitas On Friday, August 10, 2018, Quermelito ‘Meling’ Alcuitas died peacefully in his home at Inayagan, Naga City, Cebu surrounded by his family. He was 86 years
Making sense of the Filipino language
Filipino, the language that is not one Filipino is the national language that seeks to become more than a native tongue and aspires to become the nation’s official speech. It is contaminated and compromised from the start by the very languages it seeks to exclude or subordinate. Vicente L. Rafael Published 3:30 PM, August
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Breaking: 2nd ambush in Carcar City kills two
The body of alleged PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) agent Von Rian Tecson inside his car ambushed at Perrelos, Carcar City yesterday (August 8). (Cebu Daily News photo) Philippines Ambush in Perrelos, Carcar City By Ted Alcuitas A daring broad daylight ambush today (August 8) in a stretch of South Cebu highway in the barrio
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Youths spend summer with KAMP
Kampers from Summer Kamp 2017 (Provided) Vancouver, B.C. 3rd Annual Summer ‘Kamp’ for Filipino Youth kicks off!https://philippinecanadiannews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5852&action=edit# By Sol Diana August 7th marks the start of the 3rd annual Summer Kamp, hosted by the Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program. The Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program (KAMP) is a non-profit, student-led support group for newly arrived Filipino-Canadian
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Vancouver Pride Parade in photos
Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos participate in the 40th Pride Parade today Pinoy Pride Vancouver Theme: “Water is Life” Photos by philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.com)
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Vincent Ternida talks to animals – a short story
Ternida brings humour to these oftentimes feared urban critters. (Provided) Vancouver, B.C. Guide to Canadian Urban Wildlife A short story by Vincent Ternida Illustration by Jenny Hsieh I respected raccoons the same way I respected people with guns. I was not entirely athletic nor did I possess exceptional martial arts ability. Raccoons were synonymous with
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I-boycott ang NutriAsia!
The bloodied face of this striking woman has aroused anger around the world against NutriAsia. Updated: 1:49 PM, August 1, 2018 Philippines Violent dispersals spark boycott calls By Ted Alcuitas Filipinos including netcitizens have rallied to support striking workers of the food manufacturing giant NutriAsia calling for a massive boycott of their products. The company
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Komiks Zine Fair launches in Toronto
Kwentong Bayan Collective organized its inaugural small press literary space generically called Komiks Zine Fair. (Provided) Toronto, Ontario Young blood brings new crop of Pinoy komiks By Ysh Cabana TORONTO (07/25)—For artists, collectors and geek culture savants, the month of July means it’s time for the San Diego Comic-Con International, North America’s biggest and loudest
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Pinoy indie bands thriving in Toronto
Local Filipino Canadian artists and songwriters include top acts Uppercase Band, Sharen Martin and hip hop supergroup Southeeast Cartel. Toronto ,Ontario Toronto Pinoy indie bands play gig series By Ysh Cabana TORONTO (07/26)—Equipped with original compositions, ambitious talent and passion for music, a live indie band scene in the city is thriving. Filipino indie artists
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Breaking: Avendano reelected in a landslide
Prayers answered? Tatay Avendano will not retire until he is dead and his ‘enemies’ were not able to ‘bury him alive’ as yesterday’s election proved.(Photo: Angelo Siglos, Metrovan Independent News) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: July 29, 2018, 8:08 PM High noon at MHHS, ‘Tatay’ survives challenge By Ted Alcuitas “Hindi ninyo ako maililibing ng buhay”! (translation:
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MHHS election tomorrow: Can ‘Tatay’ Avendano survive ‘Nanay’ Ching Colobong’s challenge?
Ching Colobong is seen here with several community leaders(third from right, sitting) with the United Filipino Canadian Associations in B.C (UFCABC) in 2015. Colobong henchman , Rey Fortaleza is second from the right (back row) besides former Deputy Consul Anthony Mandap and Consul General Neil Ferrer. UFCABCis currently embroiled in an internal struggle. (Photo: Philippine
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Obituary: He was a simple, humble man
Domingo Castro, Sr.: November 23, 1925 – July 17, 2018 (Facebook photo: Fernando Castro) Vancouver, B.C. 4th update: July 27, 2018, 12:12 PM 3rd update: July 27, 2018, 9:20 AM 2nd update:July 26, 2018, 8:11 PM Updated: July 26, 2018, 6:40 PM He was a simple miner that worked hard to raise a family of 11
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Toronto: Taste of Manila cancellation shocks community
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau serving food at the 2016 Taste of Manila.(Photo: Justin Trudeau, Facebook) Toronto, Ontario ‘Largest’ Filipino street festival in North America By Ysh Cabana TORONTO (07/24)—The massive Philippine food and culture festival next month is called off because of “unbearable” costs, organizers said in a letter to community stakeholders. Taste of Manila
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Breaking: Is Tomas ‘Tatay’ Avendano on the way out?
Tomas Avendano and Ching Colobong in an interview with Luisa Marshall of the TV show, Simply the Best on May 12, 2014 shortly after Colobong was elected president. (Photo: Simply the Best) Vancouver, B.C. Tom Avendano faces challenge, acknowledges mistakes in stunning admission By Ted Alcuitas After 22 years at the helm of MHHS and barely
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Breaking: Layoffs at Coquitlam nursing homes averted
These Filipina workers have a reason to smile today as news of an agreement that they will retain their jobs was announced. (Provided-HEU) Coquitlam, B.C. Agreement reached not to layoff workers, most of whom are Filipinos By Ted Alcuitas Workers at two Coquitlam nursing homes can breath a sigh of relief today as the union
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Mother of expelled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church member wins refugee case
Lowell Menorca cares for his mother, Fredisminda Menorca, partially paralyzed by a stroke shortly after she applied for refugee status in Canada.(Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Mother and son are now both refugees in Canada By Ted Alcuitas An expelled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church member is elated that his mother has been granted refugee status in
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Breaking: Canadian shot dead in Batangas City
Barry Gamon planned to relocate to British Columbia after living in the Philippines since 2008. (CBC) Batangas, Philippines A 66-year-old Canadian was killed while his wife was hurt after they were shot by two unidentified suspects Sunday night in Batangas City, media reports say. Police Senior Inspector Hazel Luma-ang Suarez, information officer of the Batangas
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Caregiver’s daughter graduates ‘Magna Cum Laude’
A single-mom’s hard work, working three jobs has paid off with daughter Gladys graduating ‘Magna Cum Laude’. (The Philippine Reporter) Ottawa, Ontario Gladys Ayson was raised by single mom By Ted Alcuitas A caregiver’s daughter has made her mom proud by graduating ‘Magna Cum Laude’ from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Arts
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Dr. Dada Docot (Ph.D.) joins emerging pool of Filipino scholars
Dr. Dada Docot, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Anthropology. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: 5:34 PM, July10, 2018 2nd Update: 6:47 AM, July 11, 2018 Docot graduates from the University of British Columbia (UBC) By Ted Alcuitas Dr. Dada Docot, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Anthropology, joins an increasing number of Filipino scholars in Canada after
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Raw emotion, tears at rally to support workers
“It’s not just about washing them, or giving them their medication — it’s the love they get from you,” Edna Sandoval, a family member told the gathered workers tearfully.( Provided-HEU) Updated:4:19 PM, July 10, 2018 Coquitlam, British Columbia Three weeks after joining union workers were fired By Ted Alcuitas Tears flowed freely at a
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Breaking: HEU workers rally tomorrow to stop mass layoffs
These Pinay workers will lose their jobs at two care homes for joining a union. (photo: HEU Facebook) Coquitlam, B.C. Updated: 7:05 AM, July 8, 2018 “It’s union busting” says HEU By Ted Alcuitas About 150 workers, mostly Filipinos, will lose their jobs at two Coquitlam care homes this September. The workers are holding a
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Will Filipinos have a cabinet minister in B.C.?
B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks to representatives of the Filipino community flanked by MLAs Mable Elmore to his left and Adrian Dix on the right. Melanie Matining is on the far left. (Photo: Facebook) British Columbia Horgan non-committal on a Filipino cabinet minister By Ted Alcuitas B.C. Premier John Horgan was evasive in answering the
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‘Emma, The Musical’ debuts in Edmonton July 7
Jeannine Naboye, left, and Gerald Penaco, background left, Raphael Tolentino and Maicah Macatangay in a scene from Emma the Musical. LARRY WONG / POSTMEDIA NETWORKEdmonton, Alberta By Ted Alcuitas A local Filipino group is putting a musical production Emma The Musical -a romantic tale set against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War.Directed
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Filipina Martina Ortiz-Luis sings new version of O Canada
Screen grab of Martina Ortiz-Luis singing the National Anthem of Canada. (CBC News) Updated: 8:08 PM, July 2, 2018 Ottawa, Canada Canada Day in the nation’s capital By Ted Alcuitas It was the first time the national anthem was sung at the annual Canada Day festivities with the newly added lyric, “in all of us
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Depression: How two people grappled with it
Rachel Salud seen here with his father shares journey with depression. (Facebook) Mental illness needs to be understood By Ted Alcuitas Editor’s note: We have been thinking of writing about depression for a while but never came around to it. Then I read these two posts from Facebook friends a while back. Still I
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Scattering & Gathering : an exhibition on Filipino migration
Lily of the Valley, Lenore R.S. Lim (Provided) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Writer and poet Lakshmi Gill and artist Lenore R.S. Lim collaborate in ‘ Scattering & Gathering’, an exhibition on Filipino migration. Opening at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall on July 8, 2018, ‘Scattering & Gathering’ presents the dialogue between the poetry of Lakshmi Gill
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Dela Cruz, 12/21 band perform in Canada Day celebrations
17-year old Glisha Dela Cruz from Surrey, B.C. will sing the Canadian National Anthem – Oh Canada for the 10th time at the annual Fort Langley, B.C. celebrations. (Photo: George Bencze, Provided) Winnipeg, Manitoba The 1221 “Manila-born and Winnipeg-based power pop punk trio” We’ll be rocking The Forks Market Outdoor Stage at 4:30pm this
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The Class of 2018 (Part 2)
Dr. Alexander Bello and wife Levilynn Galvez. (Provided) Updated:12:13 PM, June 30, 2018 We continue to celebrate with graduates who had recent graduation ceremonies. Congratulations on your milestone. Dr. Alexander A. Bello Dr. Alexander A. Bello with wife Levilynn at graduation in 2014, Ph. D. in Microbiology, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Clinical
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Filipinos celebrate Canada Day July 1
CBC anchor Andrew Chang a year before he became The National’s co-anchors. (Photo: Philippine Canadian News.com PCN.Com) Updated, 12:00 PM, June 30, 2018 Coquitlam, B.C. Philippine Consulate invites community to celebration in Coquitlam Please join us here in Coquitlam JULY 1 CANADA DAY CELEBRATION Filipinos join Canada Day Parade in Vancouver. (Photo: Philippine Canadian News.com PCN.Com) The
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Missing: Isang buwan na hindi pa nakita
Eduardo Balaquit has been missing since June 4, 2018. (Facebook) Winnipeg,Manitoba Police seek 2 people in connection with disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit 59-year-old Winnipeg man didn’t return home from work more than 3 weeks ago CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2018 12:28 PM CT | Last Updated: June 27 This is one of the
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Edmonton celebrates Independence Day
Members of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Edmonton take part in the 2018 Edmonton Filipino Fiesta parade in Borden Park, in Edmonton Saturday June 23, 2018. The festival continues Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. DAVID BLOOM / POSTMEDIA Edmonton, Alberta Parade kicks off two-day Filipino Fiesta STEPHEN COOK Edmonton Journal Updated: June
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Duterte declares ‘war on church’ claims priest
LAST RITES Church officials bless the casket bearing the remains of Fr. Richmond Nilo during funeral rites for the murdered priest on Friday.—ARMAND GALANG A group of activist priests, nuns and laymen is organizing a protest rally on June 21 to show indignation over a series of killings of priests that one of the
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Breaking: RJ Aquino fails to get nomination
RJ Aquino, co-founder of OneCity, failed to get nomination. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. OneCity fails its founder By Ted Alcuitas In an ironic twist, the man who co-founded the political party OneCity, failed to get nominated in last Saturday’s meeting (June 16) for city council. RJ Aquino, by now a household word for his several attempts
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America is not in the heart: a rebuttal
Painting by Maria Ligaya Alcuitas, St. Mary’s High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Acrylic on paper) Shouldn’t we be cuddling the children in a loving embrace of compassion and love instead of wringing them out of their parents and putting them in cages like animals? I still hope America is in the heart as Filipino writer
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Forum tackles queer intimacies and Filipinos tomorrow, June 22
Queer filipinx artist Kimmortal joins academics to present her interpretation of the topics that will be discussed in the forum. (Photography by Matthew Power for Discorder Magazine. Vancouver, B.C. Scholars share works on how Filipinos navigate queer intimacies Three scholars will present their works on Filipinos’ positions and home-making in Canada as it emerges from
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Movie review: Metamorphosis – a moving, searing documentary on climate change
One of the stunning artworks featured in the film, created by the artist Jean-Paul Bourdier. Updated: 7:18 AM, June 23, 2018 Vancouver, B.C. Metamorphosis comes to Vancouver June 26-July 1st By Ted Alcuitas How would “experiencing a climate event of that magnitude change a person, a community, a species.,” wondered filmmaker Nova Ami when the
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Leticia Sarmiento: Pinuri ang buhay kahapon
Leticia’s life was extolled by many including Darla Tomeldan who befriended her during her trial as a legal advocate. (Photo: Philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN) Vancouver, B.C. Editorial Life of woman who blazed the trail celebrated By Ted Alcuitas Editor & Pubisher philippinecanadiannews.com Linking the Filipino Diaspora She was one among millions of Filipinos who fanned themselves in
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Vancouver Pinoy Pride presents LiberacIon this Saturday
Tato artist and performer Romeo Reyes. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver’s Filipino LGBTQ+ community is presenting an event-studded celebration this Saturday, June 16th at XY Lounge. Well-known tattoo artist and performer Romeo Reyes will be on stage together with other talents – Kimmortal,Naomi King,Marvin Hauser, Jade Sol and Wel. There will be an exhibit of
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Breaking: Pamilya hindi nawalaan ng pag- asa makita ang nawalang Tatay
It has been a week since Eduardo Balaquit went missing but family still hopeful. (Winnipeg Free Press photo) Winnipeg,Manitoba ‘He wouldn’t give up on me’: family, friends continue search for Eduardo Balaquit, missing for nearly 1 week Son Edward Balaquit says he will never give up hope Elisha Dacey · CBC News · Posted: Jun
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Parangál kay Letty Sarmiento
Sarmiento talks to media after the verdict. Vancouver, B.C. Celebrating the life of a brave and courageous woman By Ted Alcuitas The life of Leticia ‘Letty’ M. Sarmiento who died on June 5, 2018, will be celebrated on Sunday, June 17 at St.Barnabas Anglican Church, 1010 – 5th Ave. New Westminster.The celebration will be
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Filipinos fail to win seats in Ontario election
Dr. Rey Pagtakhan of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the first and only Filipino ever elected to the Parliament of Canada. (Photo: National Post) Toronto, Ontario Hindi pa rin nakalusot ang Pinoy sa Ontario By Ted Alcuitas Ontario has again failed to elect a Filipino-Canadian in the latest provincial election election held on June 7, putting the
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Breaking: Winnipeg launches first Filipino bilingual curriculum
Ivy Lopez Sarmiento’s twin daughters will now have the opportunity to attend a Filipino bilingual kindergarten program next fall with the recent announcement of its approval. (CBC) Winnipeg, Manitoba/Toronto, Ontario First in Canada but Toronto has a Filipino-centered curriculum By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino bilingual program in Canada will launch this fall in Winnipeg’s
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Duterte nang bastos na naman sa simbahan
PILIPINAS POLITIKO politics.com.ph Last updated Jun 8, 2018 Duterte calls Catholic faith a ‘farce,’ ‘fucking shit’: Your doctrines make God look stupid! “I cannot believe in the basic tenets of the Catholic church. It is really a — portraying God to be so stupid,” said Duterte in a press briefing in Cebu. He urged
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SPIDS celebrates 10th year in Surrey
The Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898. Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society (SPIDS) again hosts this year Philippine Independence Day celebrations with ‘PASALAMAT’ – a reunion and recognition for its ten years of running the annual event. Founder Narima Dela Cruz invites kababayans and their friends to come to Bridgeview
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Ingatan ang pag-gamit ng internet
Free interactive discussion how to protect yourself from cyber criminals. Learn how to spot malicious emails, best practices on social media, creating passwords and much more. On June 17 from 1-3 pm at St. Mary’s Parish, Vancouver.
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June 7th: National Migrant Workers Day
Filipinas dining out at a Philippine restaurant in Adelaide, Australia. Photo: Jeremaiah Opiniano Updated
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Breaking: Leticia Sarmiento, who won Canada’s first trafficking case dies
Leticia Sarmiento died June 5 after a long battle with cancer. (Facebook photo, Darla Tomeldan) Updated:June 8, 2018, 12:23 PM Updated: June 7, 2013, 9 AM Vancouver, B.C. A woman of strength By Ted Alcuitas The woman who won the first human trafficking case in Canada died yesterday (June 5) of brain cancer at a
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Philippines celebrates National Migrant Workers Day
“Filipinas dining out at a Philippine restaurant in Adelaide, Australia.” (photo by Jeremaiah Opiniano) Has the conditions of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFWs) improved since the hanging of Flor Contemplacion in 1955 in Singapore? Can they “chart newer tales and tumble down aging stereotypes of themselves?” A Filipino doctoral student in Australia contemplates a new future. By
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Breaking: Man charged in Pinay’s murder
Rhoderie ‘Dherie’ Estrada was found in her home with “obvious signs of trauma”. (Facebook) Toronto, Ontario Mother of three found killed in own home By Ted Alcuitas A Filipina mother of three was killed on May 26 in her home in her home on Torrens Ave. in East York. Nurse Rhoderie Estrada, 41, was found dead
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The Class of 2018
Phebe Ferrer smiles back at graduation ceremonies at UBC on May. 2018. (Photo: FB) Updated: January 21, 2019, 1:30 PM The Class of 2018 By Ted Alcuitas It is that time of year again when we honour and celebrate the graduates who have made the grade – whether in elementary, undergrad or post-graduate. Graduation is
Toronto, Montreal &Edmonton celebrate first Filipino Heritage Month
The late Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr., the first Filipino to be appointed to the Senate of Canada celebrates Philippine Independence with Filipinos in Toronto. (Senate photo) Filipinos across the country jubilant over proclamations By Ted Alcuitas Three cities across Canada are celebrating Filipino Heritage Month for the first time this year when their respective city
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Breaking: Alvin Erasga Tolentino, SYM Mendoza receive award
Tolentino receives the award for his contribution to Asian culture. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Dancer and artist honoured at Explore Asian Gala By Ted Alcuitas Alvin Erasga Tolentino received the ExploreAsian/ Vancouver Asian Heritage Month- Pan Asian recognition award for his contributions in the arts and advocacy. The Recognition and Awards Gala was held tonight at
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Five Filipinos in the running in Ontario election
Ontario Will any make history on Thursday? By Ted Alcuitas With the Ontario election just five days away on Thursday, June 7, we list the candidates hoping to win a seat in the legislature (MPP). If any of them wins, it would be a first for the province where the largest Filipino population resides. Manitoba
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Breaking: Pinoy binaril sa Winnipeg
Noel Talingdan, 37, died after being shot outside Bar Italia early Tuesday. (CBC Instagram) Winnipeg, Manitoba Man killed in shooting outside Bar Italia victim of targeted hit: police Noel Talingdan, 37, said he had to leave the country in social media post a week before shooting Austin Grabish · CBC News · Posted: May 31,
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Breaking: Magno wins libel case against Balita
Oswald Magno seen here with wife Mila (left) and Philippine Consul General Rosalita Prospero at a Raul Sunico concert.(Photo: The Philippine Reporter) Updated: May 31, 2018, 9:00 AM Toronto, Ontario Could this be the end for Balita newspaper? By Ted Alcuitas Less than two years after Balita lost a libel case filed by the
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Review: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis braved the storm that greeted him while visiting the people in Tacloban City, Philippines in January 17, 2015 after Typhoon Haiyan. (CNN iReport) Vancouver, B.C. “Talk a little, listen a lot, say just enough, and look everyone in the eye,” he says. By Ted Alcuitas The day news broke out that all Chilean
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“We were misled”: Foreign students claim
Edeline Royo Agoncillo is one of the two lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit. She says she paid thousands of dollars to attend a private college that she thought would qualify her for a federal post-graduate work permit. (CBC) Edmonton, Alberta Foreign students file lawsuit against private Edmonton college, immigration consultant Students claim they enrolled
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Restaurants: Toronto’s Tinuno impresses blogger
Tinuno is located at 31 Howard St., Toronto. (Photo: Hector Vasquez, BlogTO) Toronto, Ontario What’s in my mouth? By Monica Urrutia I visited Toronto a couple of weeks ago and was interested in trying Tinuno. It had come up in my web search and my friends S and J had only good things to say
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Araw ng mga Nanay: Mothers of courage
In the time before Duterte: From left: Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno, and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo as ‘Ninangs’ in a wedding 2015. (Photo: Leni Robredo) Ed’s note: We repost this edited version. In these dark times in the Philippines, we pay tribute to our mothers and especially to these three women
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Compassion was the greatest gift my mother taught me
Isabel Llacuna Alcuitas: Nov. 19, 1902-May 20, 1988 Mother’s Day reflections By Ted Alcuitas My mother died 30 years ago this month and as I try to remember her legacy and what she taught me, I feel it was her capacity for compassion that really reverberated with me. She was always helping others in every
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Young Pinays receive Citizenship awards
Burnaby Mayor Derrick Corrigan presents certificate to Maya Lorena Arradaza at presentation ceremonies at council chambers, May 7. (PCN.com photo) Burnaby, B.C. Arradaza, Sugue honoured by Burnaby City Council By Ted Alcuitas Maya Lorena Arradaza, a Grade 11 student from Byrne Creek Community School and Andrea Sugue of Burnaby South Secondary were among 15 youths
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Daryl Dela Cruz: Man with a mission
Transportation advocate Daryl Dela Cruz at Vancouver’s Burrard Skytrain station. (philippinecanadiannews.com photo) Surrey, B.C. Daryl Dela Cruz – what’s behind his passion for transportation By Ted Alcuitas He could talk non-stop for hours on his favourite topic – the need to change LRT to Skytrain in Surrey. The man behind the advocacy group –
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CBC Radio One appoints Filipina journalist
Elliot is excited to take over the reins of new call-in show. (CBC) Vancouver, B.C. Michelle Elliot takes over as host of CBC BC Today By Ted Alcuitas “We get to start fresh,” says newly appointed host of BC Today Michelle Elliot. The veteran journalist took over as host of CBC Vancouver’s radio noon hour
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Nagbabagong balita: Sunog sa Carcar City karon gyud!
Carcar City, Philippines Breaking: Fire rages in Carcar City By Ted Alcuitas Fire is raging right now in the City of Carcar, 45 kms. south of the capital Cebu City, according to posts from netcitizens. Ironically, none of Cebu’s daily newspapers has posted anything about the fire. This is the second major fire in the
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Breaking: York University appoints Dr. Ethel Tungohan Canada Research Chair
Toronto, Ontario Tungohan will look into government policies on temporary foreign workers By Ted Alcuitas Dr. Ethel Tungohan, Ph. D. , has been appointed one of four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC), York University announced today. Tungohan will be Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism. She will study topics ranging from the
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Photog Stuart Dee launches book sequel
Cover of The Philippines Rediscovered II by Stuart Naval Dee. (Photo courtesy of the author) Updated: May 2, 2018, 6:26 PM Vancouver, B.C. April 26, 2018 For immediate release PCG Vancouver set to launch “The Philippines Rediscovered II” The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Vancouver is proud to announce the launch of acclaimed Canadian-Filipino travel
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Filipino artists participate in Asian Heritage Month
Vancouver, B.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PAN ASIAN ROUTES Art Exhibition – DIMASALANG TURNS 50 May 1-30, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 3rd, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Moat Gallery, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street. The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS), The Consulate General of the Philippines, Vancouver in partnership with the Dimasalang III International
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Movie: Ganito Kami Noon … Paano Kayo Ngayon
Vancouver, B.C. Press Release Open to the public on Saturday, May 5th 2018 at 2:00pm, the movie Ganito Kami Noon … Paano Kayo Ngayon (This is how we were before … How are you doing now?) will be featured at the Alice MacKay Room, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch at 350 Georgia Street. (with English
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Mayo Uno: Labour protests expect 150,000
Photo: PhilStar OPINION: Why Mayo Uno 2018 is historic Inday Espina-Varona — scaRRedcat Posted at Apr 30 2018 04:02 PM A confluence of broken promises and tragedies are poised to make Labor Day 2018 a watershed in Philippine protest history. Rival labor federations are uniting for a mammoth march and rally to Mendiola, in front
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Kalalabas: Pareng laban sa mina pinatay
Fr. Mark Ventura was killed by unidentified assailants after celebrating Sunday Mass in Brgy. Peña Weste, Gattaran, Cagayan. MARIA TAN (CBCP News) Pilipinas Anti-mining priest killed before congregation A young Catholic priest was shot dead in Cagayan province on Sunday, becoming the second cleric slain in around four months, reports CBCP News. Fr. Mark Ventura,
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‘Nine Dragons’ Traverses Beyond Identity to Deliver a Killer Whodunit
Talon Books’ Kevin Williams (left), Gateway Theatre & playwright Jovanni Sy (middle), and LiterASIAN festival director Allan Cho at the book launch of the new book Jovanni’s ‘Nine Dragons’ – Jovanni is one of the authors featured at LiterASIAN 2018. (Photo:LiterASIAN) Richmond, B.C. Theatre Review: Nine Dragons is an entertaining crime drama that goes beyond
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Historian Vicente Rafael speaks on Philippines’ drug war
A woman cradles the body of her husband, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2016. (TRT World and Agencies) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: April 28, 2018, 7:05 AM Witnessing Death: Photographing the Philippine Drug War
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Ano ba ang E.I. at CPP?
Image by Vital Partners Vancouver, B.C. Learn how to file and appeal your benefits in this interactive presentation by the Migrants Ministry of St. Marys Parish.
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Review: ” A haunting tour de force”
Burnaby, B.C. Co.Esraga Awakens Genetic Memory Through Movement and Malong By Vincent Ternida Between April 18th and 21st, an ensemble of eight dancers took it to Shadbolt Centre of the Arts in Burnaby to showcase ancient Asian traditional arts. Divided into two acts– Collected Traces and Still There is Co.Erasga’s masterful performance inspired by these
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Social realist painter Gene de Loyola gunned down
De Loyola’s last painting of his beloved Montalban and his bullet-riddled hat he wore when he was gunned down on April 18. (Photo: Jess Aznar) Updated: April 22, 2018, 9:31 PM Kodao Productions Artists demand justice for renowned social realist painter By Ted Alcuitas Editor’s note: In 2007, Loyola’s daughter Racquel and son-in-law Mideo Cruz,
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Hanna May Ramis wins B.C. spelling bee
Lumby Grade 5 student Hannah May Ramis won the 2018 Spelling Bee of Canada B.C. Junior Division title in Surrey. She now advances to the National Spelling Bee in Toronto. (Photo submitted-Summerland Review) OkANAGAN, British Columbia ‘Deplorable’ did not stump student By Ted Alcuitas Hannah Ramis correctly spelled ‘deplorable’ to win the 2018 Spelling Bee
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Mark Masongsong speaks at SFU on April 18th
Mark Masongsongat the White House Vancouver, B.C. Mark Masongsong speaks on big data By Ted Alcuitas At a time when Facebook and the problems of collecting and sharing data is very much in the news, Simon Fraser University (SFU) brings together data visionaries to explore its impacts of big data. Mark Masongsong will speak
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ABS-CBN apologizes for inaccurate reporting of job opportunities in Canada
Photo: Windsor Star Philippines Migrante Ontario took issue with ‘rosy’ report on mushroom farming By Ted Alcuitas Following a complaint by the migrant’s group, Migrante Ontario, ABS-CBN News issued an apology yesterday (April 14) acknowledging that there were “lapses” in the report. A report that aired on “TV Patrol” and carried on the ABS-CBN News website
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Breaking: Fired gay church worker opens himself to people
Mark Guevarra was a pastoral associate at the St. Albert Catholic Parish until February seen here outside the church in St. Albert April 5, 2018. Photo credit: DAN RIEDLHUBER/St. Albert Gazette Edmonton, Alberta Mark Guevarra will face people in town halls today and tomorrow By Ted Alcuitas In an unprecedented and bold move, a Filipino-Canadian
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Philippine Embassy issues warning on alleged work
Renzi Cacnio from Malabon City works as a mushroom picker in Ontario, Canada. ABS-CBN News Ottawa ADVISORY ON ALLEGED JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA AS MUSHROOM PICKERS
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‘Prairie Nurse’ makes Toronto debut April 21
Toronto, Ontario Playwright wrote about her mother By Ted Alcuitas Ed’s note: We immigrated to Canada in 1968 and our first city was Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At the time we settled in June, there were about 70 Filipinos in the city most of them nurses. While many moved on to other bigger cities like us, some
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Contemporary dance: Co. ERASGA brings ‘malong’ to life
Updated, April 12, 2018, 6:42 AM Vancouver, B.C. Alvin Erasga Tolentino is a class on his own By Ted Alcuitas Weaving the traditional ‘Malong’ with the ancient hand gesture ‘Mudras’, critically acclaimed Vancouver choreographer, Alvin Erasga Tolentino brings together seven dancers from Vancouver and Manila for its 18th season production of Collected Traces and
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FBI investigates Quiboloy church in Hawaii for trafficking
In better times – President Rodrigo Duterte and Quiboloy shares a laugh before the falling out.(Rappler photo) ‘Son of God’ is Duterte’s biggest supporter By Ted Alcuitas The FBI is investigating the local chapter of Apollo Quiboloy’s controversial church for aggressive fundraising in Hawaii and possible human trafficking, The Inquirer reports quoting a Hawaii news
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Philippine Holy Week rituals: EJK infects performance
Vicente Rafael shared Ezra Acayan‘s post. 7 hrs · Ezra Acayan photographs and reports on Good Friday in Navotas, land of many extra-judicial killings. Here, you can see how Hollywood and the aesthetics of EJK’s have inflected the performances of devotion into extreme rituals of bloody abjection. “No. This is not your favourite horror slasher
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Migration: Philippines sends its women abroad
Overseas Filipino workers say their goodbyes to their loved ones before leaving for another country to work. ABS-CBN News file photo ABS/CBN Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation Posted at Mar 30 2018 09:17 AM PAMANTINGAN – When the rains failed in 2015 and drought gripped southern Mindanao in the Philippines, Corazon Vegafria knew what she
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Food: Kulinarya on the Drive disappoints
MARCH 29, 2018WHATSINMYMOUTH In a quandary about Kulinarya on the Drive Monica Urrutia First impressions for Kulinarya on the Drive were all great! It opened promptly at 11 for our early lunch reservation. The restaurant was fresh and clean. Decor had a hip and modern Philippine vibe with great colours. The music was R&B
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Holy Thursday: Cardinal Tagle washes feet of priest kidnapped by rebels
Philippines Father Teresito Soganub, who had been held captive for months in Marawi, Philippines, cries as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila washes his feet during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 29 in Manila. Father Soganub is vicar general of the prelature of Marawi. (CNS/Roy Lagarde, courtesy CBCPNews) Mar 29, 2018 by Catholic
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Pasalamat: Crisanta Sampang is back
The couple Crisanta Sampang and Daniel Wood expresses thanks for the support. (GoFundMe photo) Vancouver, B.C. Daniel Wood sent email of thanks today: Friends: Almost a month ago Crisanta and I found ourselves caught in a terrible Catch-22. Her heart attacked required open-heart surgery in the Philippines, where she’d been briefly visiting. But
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HK Filipinos took to streets to protest recall of labour attache
Hundreds gather to protest recall of popular labour attache. (HK PINOY TV) Philippines Attache was recalled abruptly By Ted Alcuitas The recalll of a popular labour attache in Hong Kong has prompted a demonstration by Filipino workers against the move by the Philippine government. Jalilo Dela Torre was taken by surprise on Friday (March
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Government appoints two Pinoy lawyers
Updated: 8:15 PM, March 22, 2018 Updated: 7:45 PM. March 22, 2018 British Columbia Appointment of Imperial and Nicolas a first By Ted Alcuitas The provincial government has appointed two Filipino-Canadian lawyers to the board of governors for BCIT and VCC recently. The appointments are a first for the Filipino community, the fastest growing
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Cardinal ‘Chito’ Tagle wows Vancouver audience
Updated: 8:00 PM, March 21, 2018 Cardinal Tagle addresses a capacity-filled auditorium as Bishops J.Michael Miller (right), archbishop of Vancouver and Bishop Ken Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster listens. (Photo: The B.C. Catholic) Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos love their cardinal By Ted Alcuitas It was a sea of Filipinos in the 2,929-seat auditorium
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Friends seek help for stricken Crisanta Sampang
Author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang will be flown back to Vancouver on Tuesday, March 20 for an open-heart operation. (StoryHive) Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver author suffered heart attack in Philippines Former caregiver and author Crisanta Sampang suffered a heart attack while visiting relatives in the Philippines recently. Doctors in the Philippines determined that she needed open-heart
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Breaking: Tickets at $10 for Cardinal Tagle talk on March 19
Deacon Greg Barcelon and wife Ivy with Cardinal Tagle when they personally presented the invitation for the Vancouver visit. (The B.C. Catholic) Vancouver,B. C. Tickets drop to $10 for Cardinal Luis Tagle’s talk on March 19 Just days to Cardinal Antonio Luis Tagle’s talk on Monday,March 19, organizers announced that all remaining tickets will
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Aquino announces candidacy
RJ Aquino goes for another crack to win a seat. (FB photo) Vancouver, B.C. OneCity founder optimistic By Ted Alcuitas A two-time candidate for Vancouver’s city council is again making another attempt to win a seat in the coming October 20, 2018 municipal election. Rafael Joseph Aquino, better known as ‘RJ’ , says his family
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Who is afraid of the International Criminal Court?
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announces decision on February 8, 2018 to look into Philippine situation. (ICC photo) Philippines Global human rights icon calls Duterte’s action ‘nonsense’ Opinion By Ted Alcuitas A world-renown human rights advocate has waded into the controversy on the ICC investigation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs.’ “Legally what Duterte
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Looking back: The election of Pope Francis five years ago
Pope Francis and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, console the father of Kristel Padasas, 27, Jan. 18, 2015, in Manila. Padasas, a Catholic Relief Services employee, died Jan. 17 after the papal Mass in Tacloban when strong winds caused scaffolding in an area near the altar to fall. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)
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Breaking: Drug lords free – 7,000 addicts dead!
Erwin Espinosa (left) and Cebu’s Peter Lim are free. (ABS/CBN composite) Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim, 20 others cleared of drug charges ABS-CBN News Posted at Mar 12 2018 04:21 PM MANILA – The Department of Justice has cleared alleged drug lords Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim and 20 others of charges related to the narcotics trade
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Will Philippines’ Cardinal Tagle speak on divorce in his Vancouver visit?
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle celebrates mass at the St.Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal in April 2016. (FB photo) Cardinal to speak on March 19 By Ted Alcuitas While he is being invited to speak on the challenges of the domestic church in a global context, the archbishop of the Philippines’ largest diocese might well speak on
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Breaking: Canadian shot dead at EDSA traffic
Canadian trader shot dead in Pasay Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:07 AM March 08, 2017 Police investigators are looking at a love triangle as a possible motive in the shooting of a Canadian national in Pasay City on Monday night. Nanthakumaran Kumarasamy, 55, a businessman, was shot while his vehicle was stuck in traffic on
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DE LIMA MARKS 3RD YEAR OF UNJUST DETENTION; DECRIES CONTINUED POLITICAL PERSECUTION AGAINST HER
Mortal enemies: De Lima vs. Duterte (Photo composite by Asia News Network) Press Release: February 24, 2020 Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima today (Feb. 24) marks her third year of illegal arrest and unjust detention – a grim reminder that the Duterte regime is intolerable of dissent and perceives political opposition as a threat
Breaking: Duterte cancels Canadian helicopter order
GROWING FLEET – Eight brand new Canadian Bell-412eP combat utility helicopters and two Italian AW-109E attack choppers were unveiled by the Philippine Air Force (PAF)in 2016 with Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin christening with champagne one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) newest acquisitions at the Villamor Air Base grandstand in Pasay City. (John
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Study: Filipinos are most ignorant in world
Rappler: Newsbreak Why worry about Filipinos online being ‘most ignorant’? Posted: 08 Feb 2018 02:11 AM PST MANILA, Philippines – Suicide rates. Number of teenage births. Smartphone owners in the Philippines. Even belief in Heaven, Hell, and God. These were only some of the things Filipinos online were wrong about, according to Ipsos’ Perils of
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Matutong magluto ng pagkaing Filipino
Vancouver, B.C. Updated: February 10, 2018, 4:00 PM Kusina ni Lola A group calling themselves Reconnecting Cultural Networks (RCN) has teamed up with UBC Global Lounge and Multicultural Helping House to teach Filipino Cooking. The course will be on March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2018. It will be held from 6-9 P.M. at the Multicultural Helping
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Helicopters: Is Canada helping to kill Filipinos?
President Rodrigo Duterte CANADA Government to review sale of military hardware Just one day after signing a $233 million agreement to sell 16 helicopters to the Philippines, the Canadian government on Wednesday (February 7)ordered a review of the deal amid concerns the aircraft could be used to fight rebels, Reuters reported. Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne
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Photography: Pinay maid sa Hongkong nanalo
Joan Pabona’s black-and-white photo, ‘Sacrifice,’ shows a worker in a helmet standing among safety nets used for bamboo scaffolding. National Geographic HK photo contest runner-up A domestic worker from the Philippines has taken the first runner-up prize in a photo contest held by National Geographic, the Asia Times reported. Joan Pabona, a 35-year-old Filipina domestic
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IRB cites climate of impunity in allowing refugee claim
Lowell Menorca with wife in a Facebook profile image. Vancouver, B.C. Iglesia ni Cristo fugitive wins case By Ted Alcuitas The Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board has granted INC minister Lowell Menorca refugee status citing the current climate of impunity and extrajudicial killings among the reasons in approving the claim. “When the panel considers the
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Balita faces another libel case
From left Mila Magno, Consul Gen. Rosalita Prospero and Oswald Magno in a Dr. Raul Sunico concert last year.(Photo: The Philippine Reporter) Toronto, Ontario Lawyers seek summary judgment against Balita By Ted Alcuitas An Ontario Superior Court Justice has heard the libel case against Balita Media Inc., Teresita Cusipag and Romeo Marquez on January 22 and
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Breaking: Missing Pinoy – Dylan Decolongon
Dylan Decolongon (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Narima Dela Cruz, Community Advocate & Volunteer shared Daniel Decolongon‘s post. 15 hrs · Let us find help Dylan and reunite him with his family! Daniel Decolongon added 3 new photos. January 26 at 7:06pm · hey guys, my brother Dylan went missing just over an hour ago and any
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Blog: A deconstructed dish becomes a poem
Bao Down photo by Monica Urrutia Vancouver, B.C. Poetry: Tastebuds Annabelle Lucero Bubbly, effervescence, intoxicating you with her essence. Tickle your senses. Breath deeply, let her love trickle down your throat. Savour the sweetness of the moment, drink it all in, the depth of flavour you will know. Allow her to satiate your soul with
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Food blogger is satisfied with New York’s Pizza Boy II
What’s in my mouth? Food Blog Sharing what I think is Mmm…Sarap! Home About JANUARY 20, 2018WHATSINMYMOUTH By Monica Urrutia I fulfilled a travel dream of mine and spent new year’s eve 2017 in New York City. While the cold snap tried to keep my foodie dreams unfulfilled I was determined to have a “pizza
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‘Revolutionary’ activist Pet Cleto dies at 72
Pet Cleto, right, with another womens activist Bernadette Ellorin, chair of USA Bayan. Toronto,Ontario Life-long devotion to womens issues By Ted Alcuitas She was called a revolutionary woman, defender of human rights and a journalist, but to the mostly young women who followed her, she was plain ‘Tita Pet’ and to those on the
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Breaking:Duterte silences Rappler
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. (ABS/CBN) Philippines In a move reminiscent of Ferdinand Marcos’ muzzling of the press, President Rodrigo Duterte, through the Securities and Echange Commission (SEC) today revoked the registration of Rappler, a fierce critic. The move happened just as the movie The Post was released to international audiences. The movie is about The
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Patrick Cruz opens Langara’s first artist talk
Vancouver, B.C. RBC winner will display art By Ted Alcuitas Multi-awarded Filipino-Canadian artist Patrick Cruz will open the first artist talk at Langara College’s Dept. of Fine Arts on Thursday, January 18 at 1:15PM in Rm. A046. http://www.patrickcruz.org Cruz is a Filipino-Canadian artist and organizer working between Vancouver, Toronto and Manila. He studied painting at the
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Cebu’s Msgr. Camomot’s remains moved to museum
Relics. Devotees and the sisters of the Daughters of Saint Therese facilitate the installation of the wax image containing the remains of the late Archbishop Teofilo Camomot at the Domus Teofilo in Barangay Valladolid, Carcar City. (SunStar Photo/Alex Badayos) Cebu, Philippines SunStar Cebu January 04, 2018 Camomot’s relics moved to museum THE 10-hour exhumation of
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Shirley Camia launches third book in Vancouver
Author Shirley Camia reads at Pluma’s literary event on November 23 in Toronto. (The Philippine Reporter) Updated: Dec. 30, 2017, 6:11 AM Vancouver, B.C. Children Shouldn’t Use Knives gains praise By Ted Alcuitas Shirley Camia explores the ‘darker’ side of youth in her daring new book, Children Shouldn’t Use Knives which was released this fall.
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Is Duterte’s romance with the communists over? – Rappler
[featured-img-caption] Philippines THE END OF THE AFFAIR? Duterte’s romance with the Reds Who failed the talks? Both the government and the communist rebels claim betrayal. TEXT BY CARMELA FONBUENA Rappler Published 11:54 AM, December 27, 2017 Updated 5:51 PM, December 27, 2017 AT A GLANCE: Rodrigo Duterte, the first president to declare himself a
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Breaking: President Duterte’s son Paolo resigns As Davao City vice-mayor- Rappler
Paolo Duterte during appearance at Senate investigation into alleged shabu shipment Photo: PhilStar Rappler December 25, 2017 DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has resigned. He made the announcement during a special session of the city council, which he was supposed to preside on Christmas Day. “My parents never failed
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From bullet holes to a work of art
Burnaby, B.C. Bullet holes inspire art at Burnaby high school Cornelia Naylor / Burnaby Now DECEMBER 19, 2017 09:37 AM Byrne Creek Community School Grade 11 student Maya Arradaza and Grade 12 student Lily Whitford hold up a happy collage they made out of a sheet of plywood that had been used to cover a
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Reuters investigates the deadliest ‘Davao Boys’ killing machine
TRUSTED ALLY: When Duterte became president in June 2016, he appointed Ronald Dela Rosa as his national police chief. Like Duterte, Dela Rosa hails from Davao. Here the two men are pictured together at the presidential Malacanang palace in Manila, in January. REUTERS/Ezra Acayan How a secretive police squad racked up kills in Duterte’s drug
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Halifax Pinoy pleads guilty to immigration fraud
Hector Mantolino arrives at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his trial on Tuesday. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press) Halifax, Nova Scotia Temporary workers vindicated By Ted Alcuitas It was a moment of vindication for several dozen Filipino temporary workers when the man who brought them to Canada under false information pleaded guilty on December
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Diaspora protests against Duterte on Human Rights Day
Rain did not stop protesters in Manila. (ABS/CN photo) Filipino diaspora celebrates International Human Rights Day with protests By Ted Alcuitas Filipinos across the diaspora commemorated the 70th International Human Rights Day by holding rallies and discussions on the current situation in the Philippines. Rallies were held on December 10 in San Francisco, LA, Paris, Sidney,
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Editorial: Hope for the Philippines ?
In 2006, I stood in front of the Philippine Consulate office in Vancouver together with other activists to protest the killings of church people. Bishop Alberto Ramento of the Iglesia Filipina Independente was brutally murdered on October 3, 2006. Musings on my 78th birthday… By Ted Alcuitas Editor & Publisher philippinecanadiannews.com What does one
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Hapit na ma-aprobahan ang pagka ‘santo’ ni Archbishop Camomot
Vatican body approves process for sainthood of Cebu archbishop Philippine Daily Inquirer December 02, 2017 Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma looks at a portrait of the late Archbishop Teofilo Camomot at the Daughters of St. Teresa church.—CEBU DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO CEBU CITY—The Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the diocesan process for
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Reporter speaks of ‘cyberbullying’
Marshall McLuhan Fellow Manny Mogato (in white t-shirt) spoke to members of the UBC Philippine Studies Series (PSS) 0n November 27. Back, from left: Tania Leiva, Gym Pangilinan, Roseller Fabros, Dr. John Paul Catungal, Carlo Figueroa of the Canadian Embassy, Allison Gacad, Teilhard Paradela and Gerald Tembrevilla. Front from left: Dr. Nora Angeles, Luisa Marshall
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Senator Tobias Enverga laid to rest
The late Senator plays the traditional Filipino game of ‘sungka’ with a Filipina senior. (Facebook) Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. was laid to rest on November 29 at St. Michael’s Basilica in Toronto. He died on November 16. Enverga’s less known advocacies CommunityNews & Features Nov 24, 2017 at 5:51 pm The Philippine Reporter Enverga with Community
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Philippines: Journalism under attack
Rappler photo Philippines Reuters reporter Manny Mogato will speak on “Journalism under attack: The phenomenon of fake news and challenges of accountability in the new media” on Monday, November 27 at UBC’s Liu Institute from 6 – 7:30 PM. He will also talk the following day, Nov. 28 at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada office
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How deadly is ‘Duterte’s war’?
Policemen stand guard near the body of a man killed during what police said was a drug related vigilante killing in Pasig, Metro Manila, February 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Vancouver, B.C. Reporter who followed Duterte’s war speaks Monday,November 27 By Ted Alcuitas Manny Mogato will speak on “Journalism under attack: The phenomenon of fake news and
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The Class of 2017
Dr. Farrales waves a fist as she is called to receive her diploma. (Facebook) Vancouver,B.C. Two women graduates By Ted Alcuitas Dr. May Farrales, Ph.D. in Geography Her PhD dissertation takes the research she conducted for her Masters’ thesis, which explored the geographies of Filipino-Canadian youths’ educational experiences, in a new direction. “This new
Award: Daryl Dela Cruz is a community builder
Updated: November 20, 2017, 6:09 AM Daryl Dela Cruz is seen mainstreaming for his favourite cause. (Provided) Surrey, B. C. Daryl Dela Cruz gets Community Leader Award By Ted Alcuitas Transportation advocate Daryl Dela Cruz won top honours as a community builder at the recent 15th annual Community Leader Awards by the Surrey-Now
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Funeral arrangements for the late Senator Tobias C. Enverga, Jr.
The late senator seen here as he lays the wreath on behalf of the Senate of Canada at this year’s Remembrance Day event in Ottawa on November 11, 2017. Updated: April 4, 2020, 8:00 AM Toronto, Ontario First Filipino senator died on Nov. 16 Funeral arrangements for the late Senator Tobias C. Enverga, Jr.have been
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Religion: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Carrying the cross at the ‘Via Dolorosa’ ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was buried. Updated: November 17, 2017, 4:52PM British Columbia Religion: In Jesus’ footsteps: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land By Ted Alcuitas We were a diverse group of people, all 34 of us from different backgrounds, cultures, ages and
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Breaking: First Filipino senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. dies
Updated: November 21, 2017, 8:25 AM Ottawa Died in Columbia of apparent heart attack By Ted Alcuitas The first and only Filipino-Canadian senator died today (November 16, 2017) in Medellin, Columbia where he was attending a parliamentary meeting. The Ontario senator was in the South American country for the ParlAmericas Annual Plenary Assembly, along
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Reporter who exposed ‘drug war killers’ to speak in Vancouver
Manuel Mogato (right) receives award. Vancouver, B.C. Reporter who exposed Duterte’s ‘killers’ receives 2017 award Manuel ‘Manny Mogato will speak in Vancouver By Ted Alcuitas His Facebook account was hacked by Duterte supporters after he and fellow reporter Karen Lema ran a story on Duterte likening himself to Adolf Hitler and saying he would “be
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Editorial: Duterte gets mad at Trudeau’s interference
(Photo: Canadian Press) Editorial An insulter gets insulted By Ted Alcuitas President Rodrigo Duterte must have been following what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father said when asked if he would raise the issue of human rights with the dictator Ferdinand Marcos more than 30 years ago. “Nobody likes to be told by
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Trudeau may raise ‘drug war’ killings with Philippines’ Duterte at ASEAN meeting
Leaders attend a photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam. Pictured top right is Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at centre. (Jorge Silva/AP Photo) CBC Nov. 11, 2017 Anti-drug campaign has left 7,000 Filipinos dead; PM to meet with ASEAN leaders Sunday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the APEC
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Blog: Heritage Asian Eatery
What’s in my mouth? Food Blog Sharing what I think is Mmm…Sarap! Home About NOVEMBER 9, 2017WHATSINMYMOUTH By Monica Urrutia Hearty Eats at Heritage Asian Eatery When attending meetings in Downtown Vancouver, choosing spots near hotels can sometimes be a crap shoot. Luckily for me, Heritage Asian Eatery was a good bet! I had a
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Strangers when they meet: Reconnecting with your child
Alyssa Torres, a Grade 12 student at Forest Hill Collegiate, and her mother Raquel Torres outside their Toronto home. Alyssa was 6 when her mother left the Philippines to work in Hong Kong and Canada, and the famly reunited in Toronto six years later. (LUCAS OLENIUK / TORONTO STAR) Vancouver, B.C.
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Two strongmen meet: Trump and Duterte
US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will meet this week on the APEC Summit to be held in Da Nang, Vietnam. AP/Alex Brandon, Bullit Marquez PhilStar Global November, 6, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will meet US President Donald Trump ahead of the ASEAN Summit, as the firebrand leader flies
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Mental illness: How Francis Arevalo lost and found himself through music
Arevalo strives to “connect with others, exploring meaning through community-building and creative expression..” British Columbia One man’s struggle against mental illness By Ted Alcuitas The Canadian Association for Mental Health (CAMH) has named Francis Arevalo as one of 150 leading Canadians who are making a difference for mental health. The Vancouver-born and raised hip-hop artist
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Transpo strike! Mga jeepney nag welga
Stikers cripple parts of Manila.(Inquirer photo) Strike cripples transportation 90% of public transport paralyzed By Ted Alcuitas “Why will jeepney operators accept indebtedness when the jeepneys they already have can be rehabilitated to fit the clean air, safety and other requirements of the government?” The transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON)
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OFWs: Balikbayan box taxes suspended
These boxes will no longer be taxed until March 2018. (Photo: CNN Philippines) PHILIPPINES The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of the duty and tax-free privileges of consolidated balikbayan boxes, a decison wecomed by the The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), reports the Philippine Inquirer. “We would like to thank the
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Passages: The erudite Mel Tobias
Mel at his bookstore. Notice the old typewriter. ( Photo: Dahong Pilipino) Vancouver, B.C. Pumanaw: Man of letters is gone By Ted Alcuitas Last month at the Jim Wong-Chu Celebration of Life, I sat with Filipina author Eleanor Guerrero Campbell and I inquired about Mel Tobias. Author Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell discusses ‘Stumbling Through Paradise’
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Understanding depression
Vancouver, B.C. Settlement Program in Collaboration with St. Mary’s Migrant Ministry “Understanding Depression Part 2” Join us in a free interactive discussion about: Speaker: Francois Botha, PhD Registered Psychologist To register or to get more information, please contact: Lenn Castro at stmarysmigrant@gmail.com When: Sunday – Oct. 15, 2017 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Where:
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Consular services in Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba CONSULAR OUTREACH IN WINNIPEG The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto announces its consular services in Winnipeg for October 21 to 23, 2017 at the Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport – Polo Park, 1740 Ellice Avenue Winnipeg. Doors will open at 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM for the three-day service. For further inquiries, please
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Philippines willing to extradite ‘terror’ suspect
Suspect Russell Salic is shown here as he is being led by Phiippine police. (ABS/CBN) Philippines Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Sunday that the extradition process for a Filipino doctor accused of plotting terror attacks in the US should already begin, reports Inquirer.net. “It only means that we have to begin the extradition
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Immigration: Editorial calls for more immigrants
Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen must announce immigration targets for 2018 by Nov. 1. (FRED CHARTRAND / THE CANADIAN PRESS) The debate over immigration levels heightens as the deadline for the government’s announcement is due at the end of this month. Three weeks ago, The Globe anad Mail came out with a four-page feature ‘Far From
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Immigration: Now you can become a citizen after three years
[featured-img-caption] Canada Applicants 65 years and above no longer need to pass language and knowledge requirement By Ted Alcuitas Permanent residents will find it easier to become citizens of Canada after changes to the naturalization proces comes into effect next week on October 14. Among major changes announced by the government is the reduction
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Prize-winning author Miguel Syjuco reveals he has brain tumour
[featured-img-caption] Syjuco’s ‘Mi Ultimo Adios’? No Eulogy for the Living – An Open Letter to the Philippines By Ted Alcuitas Miguel Syjuco has only 40 days or 40 years to live! That’s the startling revelation by the prize-winning author of a piece he wrote for the Boston Review published on September 29. Entitled ‘Eulogy
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Filipino poet wins literary award
[featured-img-caption] Vancouver Karla Lenina Comanda wins Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writer award By Ted Alcuitas LiterAsian has awarded the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award for Poetry to Karla Lenina Comanda. Comanda is the second Filipino to win the literary award by LiterAsian, an annual festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing launched in 2013 by the
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Miguel Syjuco : It’s as if we Filipinos haven’t learned.
[featured-img-caption] Duterte’s Enablers By Miguel Syjuco Contributing Writer New York Times Sept. 20, 2017 The body of an alleged drug dealer killed during a police operation in Manila, in August.CreditNoel Celis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Rodrigo Duterte is not to blame for the thousands of Filipinos killed during the 15 months of his presidency.
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How the diaspora struggled against Marcos martial law
[featured-img-caption] A plea by Ted Alcuitas Today is the 45th year since Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines. We are posting images of the struggle during that era and will continue posting images from the past. It is important that we recall what happened because it is now coming back to haunt us.
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Blog: Manny’s Grill and Silog House
whatsinmymouth Getting a mouthful at Manny’s By Monica Urrutia A new Filipino restaurant opened up in my neighbourhood recently and I finally had a chance to try it: Manny’s Grill and Silog House, Authentic Manila BBQ by Kayturing. For full disclosure, I will say up front that I do know the owner but I believe
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Never Again: No to Martial Law
Updated: 8:04 PM, Sept. 20, 2017 Stop the Killings By Ted Alcuitas Today is the 45th anniversary of martial law in the Philippines when the dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972. But while martial law happened 45 years ago, we see the spectre of martial law happening under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Two Filipina authors in CBC’s writers to watch
Updated: 6:22 AM, Sept. 21, 2017 Catherine Hernandez will be in Vancouver Sept. 22 By Ted Alcuitas Catherine Hernandez and Lorina Mapa are among 17 writers included in this year’s CBC writers to watch for 2017. Hernandez is the author of the just released novel ‘Scarborough’. Published by Arsenal Press,Hernandez’s plays Singkil and Kilt Pins were
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Mag-asawa binastos sa skytrain
Vancouver, B.C. Woman spews racist rant against Filipino couple in sky train Binatikos naman ng iba By Ted Alcuitas An elderly Filipino couple was subjected to a racist rant by a white woman passenger inside a sky train, Monday, August 21. According to one witness, Paula Correa who is Filipina, she was riding on the
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Breaking: Filipino-Canadian sentenced to life for drug trafficking
Philippines Adik na confirm and sentensya By Ted Alcuitas A former Vancouver resident has been sentenced to life in prison for trying to smuggle ecstasy while on vacation to the Philippines in 2011,The Manila Times reported yesterday, August 31. The Philippine Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the ruling of the lower court against Filipino-Canadian Jesse
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Kasaysayan at diwa ng Buwan ng Wika
Kasaysayan at diwa ng Buwan ng Wika Rappler.com Posted: 21 Aug 2017 MANILA, Pilipinas – Ginugunita ng Pilipinas ang Buwan ng Wika tuwing Agosto. Puno ng iba’t ibang aktibidad ang buwan bilang pagsaludo sa wikang Filipino at sa pagmamahal sa bansa. Kaakibat ng pagdiriwang na ito ang pagbalik-tanaw sa kasaysayan ng pambansang wika at ang
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Tula: Tagisan ng Talino
In honour of Buwan ng Wikang Filipino which is celebrated in August, we post this poem by UBC Professor Leonora Angeles which appeared in Ethnographic Poetry and Social Research: Problematizing the Poetics/Poethics of Empathy in Transnational Cross-Cultural Collaborations Author’s note: The poem Tagisan ng Talino above was originally dedicated to Professor Ma. Cynthia Rose
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Jana Panem wins $10,000 Google scholarship
Updated: August 18, 2017, 5:45 PM Her school also gets $10,000 technology award By Ted Alcuitas A Grade 11 student at Toronto’s Madonna Catholic Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario has won the $10,000 university scholarship Doodle 4 Google award for 2017. Jana Sofia Panem’s ‘doodle’ will now be Google’s website image since last June. In
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Professor wants Filipinos to own the telling of our histories
Toronto, Ontario The Ethics of Honouring Other Lives The Philippine Reporter Community Opinion & Analysis Aug 15, 2017 at 8:42 pm Dr. Robert Diaz By Dr. Robert Diaz Assistant Professor University of Toronto I moved to Canada six years ago and, for the most part, I’ve lived a life that seems unimaginable for an immigrant
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Blogger: “Let go of Romeo Marquez”
Toronto, Ontario Ed’s note: The on-going controversy between Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr., members of the Filipino community and Balita newspaper and its publisher Tess Cusipag, have forced a former lawyer and blogger to come out of retirement. In this piece he wrote for The Philippine Reporter, Joe Rivera makes a plea to Cusipag to let go
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Raising a Biracial Child: Identity in a Multi-Racial Family
Edmonton, Alberta CULTURAL DIVERSITY By Mila Bongco-Philipzig “ “Mom, are we moving to another country again?” my then 7-yr old son asked me after we had been in Canada for about 6 months. We had just come after a 2-year stay in Malaysia. Before that, we were in Germany. “I don’t like being the
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Breaking: Disabled Pinay temporary worker wins immigration battle
Edmonton, Alberta Paralyzed worker granted permanent residency By Ted Alcuitas She was left paralyzed and could not walk after she was hit by a car biking to work five years ago. Vicky Venancio was working for McDonald’s when she arrived in Edmonton in 2011 as a foreign temporary worker and had high hopes of obtaining
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Immigration: Paano mag-sponsor ng pamilya
St. Mary’s Migrant Ministry in collaboration with ISSofBC will hold a free workshop on Family Sponsorship on Sunday, August 20, 1-3PM, in the school seminar room. Speaker is Tim Bailey, an Immigration and Refugee lawyer, who will discuss recent changes to immigration policies, documents required, and issues related to sponsorship. To register, please email Lenn Castro at stmarysmigrant@gmail.com
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Filipinos join Pride Parade tomorrow, Sunday
Updated:August 5, 2017, 7:23 PM Vancouver, B.C. White and Wings: Pinoy Pride Vancouver Joins 39th Vancouver Pride Parade For Immediate Release – August 1, 2017 Vancouver, BC – A record number of spectators and participants are expected to attend the annual Vancouver Pride Parade on August 6th, Sunday at the West End district. The parade
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Pumanaw: Teresita ‘Tita’ Antonio
Updated: August 1, 2017, 1:36 PM Pumanaw: Teresita ‘Tita’ Galupo Antonio October 28, 1966 – July 26, 2017 On Wednesday, July 26, ‘Tita’ Antonio passed away peacefully at Surrey Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness from Systemic Lupus. Tita was born in Mabini, Bohol, the youngest of five siblings. After finishing elementary, her family immigrated
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Dennis Gupa wins $10,000 award
Victoria, B.C. Climate change work recognized By Ted Alcuitas Doctoral student Dennis Gupa has been awarded this year’s Ada Slaight Drama in Education Award by the Young People’s Theatre for his work on climate change. Gupa is studying Sea Rituals, Climate Change and Applied Theatre Research at the University of Victoria. (UVic). Gupa will use
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Breaking: Bago na ang gobyerno sa B.C.: NDP takes power in B.C.
British Columbia Mable Elmore bypassed for cabinet By Ted Alcuitas Three-termer MLA Mable Elmore has been bypassed for cabinet in today’s announcement of the New Democrat’s swearing-in ceremony. Instead, the MLA for Vancouver-Kensington, where a substantial number of her constituents are Filipino Canadians, has been relegated to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
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Food: Bao Down gets praise
Updated….July18, 2017, 7:35 PM Just beginning at Bao Down by whatsinmymouth With a toddler in tow, it is difficult to get to places that are not in my neighbourhood or along my regular commuting/shopping routes. So, I always appreciate when my work provides me with the opportunity to try restaurants that
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Esmie Gayo McLaren one of featured artists
Updated: 10:24 AM, July 22, 2017 Vancouver Her works tell of passion and childish abandon By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver artist Esmie Gayo Mclaren’s works will be one of several exhibited at the ‘Work on Paper’ exhibition at Vancouver Lipont Art Centre in Richmond. The 2017 Summer Group exhibition will run from July 15 to August
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Food: Minnoz Restaurant & Lounge, Nanaimo,B.C.
What’s in my mouth? Food Blog Sharing what I think is Mmm…Sarap! Making do at Minnoz JULY 5, 2017 WHATSINMYMOUTH I know most would avoid restaurants that are attached to hotels, but sometimes work and time creates limited options and thankfully Minnoz Restaurant and Lounge in Nanaimo did have a surprise or two in store. I ordered the
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Freedom of the press and Balita’s woes
Updated: July 11,2017, 7:o1 AM Updated: July 10, 2017, 10:39 AM Toronto Editorial Press freedom and the limits of free speech By Ted Alcuitas The saga of Toronto’s ‘Balita’ newspaper and its publisher Teresita ‘Tess’ Cusipag, is a sober reminder that there are limits to free speech. http://www.balita.ca Cusipag has just been released from jail
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Breaking: Balita’s Tess Cusipag in jail for contempt of court
Toronto Balita publisher Tess Cusipag goes to jail for 21 days By Ted Alcuitas Analysis “It is the court’s true wish that you learn from this experience that you are bound by the law and you must comply with court orders even if you do not agree with them. The court will compel obedience to
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An officer and a gentleman: Joseph Nonato takes command
Updated with photo credits, June 24, 2017, 11:22 AM Toronto, Ontario Filipino Canadian takes command of Canada’s oldest regiment By Ted Alcuitas “It is a dream fulfilled for many people, ” says the new commanding general of the Royal Regiment of Canada as he took the reins last Sunday, June 4 . Lt. Colonel Joseph Nonato is the first
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Lone Pinay in national art show
Updated: 6:00 PM, June 8, 2017 Montreal, Quebec Lenore RS Lim included in Asian Canadian Women Artists Association (ACWA) exhibit By Ted Alcuitas Artist printmaker Lenore RS Lim is the only Filipina artist to be included in the 15th anniversary exhibition of the Asian Canadian Women Artists Association (ACWA) in Montreal. The exhibition at the Musée des
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The Class of 2009 – Where are they now?
Pursuing higher education By Ted Alcuitas Eight years ago in 2009 we featured four young graduates in the short-live Silangan newspaper. Titled ‘Bucking the Trend’ it was our attempt to encourage our youth to pursue higher education because of the troubling statistics that more Filipino youths were dropping out of school. Today we followed those four
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CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault reports on the Philippines
‘Democracy as we know it is dead’: Filipino journalists fight fake news Filipinos spend more time on social media than anyone else in the world By Adrienne Arsenault, CBC Posted: Apr 27, 2017 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 27, 2017 7:36 AM ET About The Author Adrienne Arsenault Senior Correspondent Based in Toronto, Adrienne
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Breaking: ‘Balita’ loses appeal to reduce $350,000 libel award
Toronto, Ontario Breaking: Appeals Court denies Cusipag appeal By Ted Alcuitas In another setback for the beleaguered Balita and its publisher Tess Cusipag, the Ontario Court of Appeals dismissed Cusipag’s motion to reduce the amount of damages awarded to Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. The ruling on April 12, 2017 came after a hearing on April
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A tribute to my Mother
Remembering ‘Mama’ A Woman of Faith By Ted Alcuitas It was significant that we buried Mama on Pentecost Sunday (Feast of the Holy Trinity), for the mystery of this Feast perhaps embodies my faith in God, the way Mama accepted and lived it. Her’s was the simple faith of a child that often combined the
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Poetry:
Two Anti-Ghazals for the Apartment on Kaimito Street by Karla Comanda I. After sixteen years, the Crayola on the walls are still there, faded colours rubbing off to reveal the layer before. The closet is a pool of mothballs, their stench trapped in the wooden crevices. My father’s computer is now grey from collecting dust
Today in history: Was the man who killed Leon Kilat a hero or a villain?
Statue of Leon Kilat in Carcar, Cebu where he was assassinated on Good Friday, 1898. (PCN.Com photo) Reposting… Hero or villain? SunStar Cebu By Ted Alcuitas (Updated: April 6, 2017, Alegrado and Quijano added) Updated: April20, 2019 APOLINARIO Alcuitas killed Leon Kilat on Good Friday, April 8, 1898, exactly 119 years ago this month. Entry
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Duterte isang reaksyornaryo: Ka Diego
InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 November 27, 2016 IN THE SIERRA MADRE – As news of the demise of Cuba’s iconic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro hugged the news headlines all over the world, somewhere in the bushy, leafy fastness of this great mountain range of Luzon, a local revolutionary rises to prominence. Unlike
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Apolinario Alcuitas – The man who killed Leon Kilat
Updated: November 30, 2022, 7:30 P.M. A page from the past – the entry in the Carcar church’s’ book of deaths showing Leon Kilat (Pantaleon Villegas), identified as an ‘insurecto’ and an ‘indio’ died on April 7, 1898. It is signed by Fr. Manuel Fernandez. (photo: Ted Alcuitas) This month in history Apolinario Alcuitas
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Fr.Geoffrey Angeles first Filipino rector
Fr. Geoffrey Angeles stands in front of Winnipeg’s St. Mary’s Cathedral where he serves as the first Filipino rector. JESSICA BURTNICK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Updated: March 4, 2021, 5:15 AM Updated:August 8, 2018, 2:00 PM Updated: October 23, 2017 Winnipeg Priest as Music Man By Ted Alcuitas ”I …thought his soul was in his fingers,”
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