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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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