Vancouver, B.C. Family plays important role in author’s life By Ted Alcuitas Vancouver-born author Marie Claire Lim Moore returns to her birthplace to launch her second book – ‘Don’t Forget the Parsley’ this Wednesday,July 19 at Chapters Metrotown. The book  builds on her first memoir, Don’t Forget the Soap, offering more entertaining stories about her […]
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Winnipeg and Toronto Canada’s first woman of colour to head a provincial party By Ted Alcuitas Flor Marcelino, leader of the Manitoba NDP party is one of two Filipinos in the 2017 RBC Top Immigrants in Canada. Marcelino and Agnes P. Miranda of Toronto are among Top 25 Canadian immigrants in the annual search
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What do you have to know about church annulment? There is a process to have your marriage annulled. A church expert will be talking about church annulment and other relevant matters. Come and join for a discussion.
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Vancouver, B.C. Two renowned dancers unwrap their cultures By Ted Alcuitas Unwrapping Culture brings together two exceptional male dance artists: Vancouver’s own Alvin Erasga Tolentino, a Filipino-Canaddian, and Pichet Klunchun, an outstanding exponent of the Thai classical dance style of Khon. Pichet is known internationally for contemporizing this ancient form. Unwrapping Culture will start tomorrow,
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Philippines New head could mend fences? By Ted Alcuitas A thawing of relations between President Rodrigo Duterte and the Catholic Church could happen with the election Saturday, July 8 of Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao as new head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao – who once
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bayanmo’s profile Tweets Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo @bayanmo Citizen journalism arm of ABS-CBN News. Send your reports, photos and videos by tagging @bayanmo or using #bayanmoipatrolmo Quezon City, Philippines facebook.com/bayanmoipatrol… Joined August 2009 Tweets Nawasak ang ilang bahay sa Tongonan, Ormoc City, Leyte dahil sa 6.5 magnitude na lindol. Bayan Patroller Aljay Riño 2:58 AM
Philippine quake knocks down building, kills 2, injures 100 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACLOBAN, Philippines — Jul 6, 2017, 11:30 AM ET A strong, shallow earthquake shook the central Philippines on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and injuring more than 100, including several in a collapsed building where others were trapped for several
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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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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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Editor’s note: Please send us photos and bios of graduates – from elementary to college. Send awards info  even if they haven’t graduated yet. We want to honour and encourage our youth to pursue higher learning and celebrate their scholastic achievements. Salamat! Send to: email: tedalcuitas@shaw.ca Post mail:Ted Alcuitas 708-1723 Alberni St. Vancouver, B.C. V6G
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