Ted Alcuitas

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

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

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

2nd Update: June 30, 2025, 5:52 PM Updated:June 30, 2025, 2 PM Vancouver, B.C. More than two months after the Lapulapu Day tragedy on April 26, 2005, lawyers are preparing to assist victims file their legal forms. Thru the initiative of Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court, lawyers will be trained to prepare themselves in

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

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