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Breaking: Pulitzer prize winner Alex Tizon dead at 57

Updated Mr. Tizon was known for deeply reported, philosopher-type pieces that are becoming rarer in today’s fast-paced media cycle. By Mike Rosenberg Seattle Times business reporter Originally published March 25, 2017 at 5:52 pm Updated March 25, 2017 at 8:30 pm Alex Tizon, a journalist and professor who won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting while […]

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Pinay’s play on Thursday, March 23

Medium, a play by Karla Comanda Playwright Karla Comanda’s short play, MEDIUM will be shown on Thursday, March 23, 25 at Studio 1398 in Granville Island as part of this year’s Brave New Play rites festival. Performance Times: |March 24th 7:30pm | March 25th 2:00pm | March 26th 7:30pm Medium is a comedy about Anna, a

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“Diversity is something to embrace and enjoy rather than just tolerate…”

 Edmonton, Alberta   Diversity is real, and we are all part of it By Mila Bongco-Philipzig Diversity Magazine   More than thirty years ago, I came to Canada alone as a graduate student. Assimilation was much harder back then. Throw in my own lack of information on inter-cultural interactions and general naiveté due to my

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Becoming Duterte: The Making of a Philippine Strongman

Philippines   (Ed’s note: For the many times Duterte has been photographed with a gun, he might as well be the Poster Boy for the National Rifle Association. In this revealing story by the New York Times, we glimpsed into how he has morphed into the man he is today.) Becoming Duterte: The Making of

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Blogger shares story of mental illness

GRACE AMANDA Raising Money for Mental Health #OneBraveNight MARCH 19, 2017 Many people who know me are aware that raising awareness about mental health issues is incredibly important to me. As a society, we are slowly becoming more aware of mental illness and its effects on people, but I feel like we are not yet

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Philippine church must be ‘prophetic’: Sr. Mary John Mananzan

Montreal, Quebec Martial law from below’ By Ted Alcuitas A Philippine activist nun called for the Philippine church to be “prophetic” as it faces the prospect of martial law under President Rodrigo Duterte. “Duterte is having a martial law from below, ” Sr. Mary John Mananzan (OSB) told philippinecanadiannews.com in a telephone interview from her

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OFWs: Walang nang terminal fee

No terminal fee for OFWs effective April 30 UNTV News All Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who will personally purchase plane tickets at all ticketing offices or travel agencies will no longer have to pay 550 pesos for terminal fee, starting April 30 of this year. Meanwhile, terminal fee exemption for all OFWs buying plane tickets

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Breaking:Cusipag and Marquez guilty of contempt

Toronto, Ontario Senator Enverga  ‘happy’ with result By Ted Alcuitas Updated: March 25, 2017, 9:18 PM The publisher of Toronto’s Balita and his editor has been found guilty of contempt March 8 for violating the injunction in a previous libel case filed by Senator Tobias Enverga. Balita Inc., its publisher, Tess Cusipag and Editor Romeo

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Teilhard ‘Ty’ Paradela wins VP post for UBC’s GSS

Vancouver, B.C. Breaking: Pinoy grad student wins Teilhard ‘Ty’ Paradela has been elected Vice-President Academic and University Affairs of the UBC Graduate Student Society (GSS). He thanks his supporters with this message posted on his Facebook page. Dear Friends, I would like to thank you all for your support in my candidacy for the position of

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Mananzan- the fighting nun

Montreal, Quebec International Women’s Day Sr. Mary John Mananzan still running at 80 By Ted Alcuitas An activist nun who quotes Marx and Jesus spoke at Montreal’s Women’s March to celebrate International Women’s Day today. Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB, was cited as one of the 100 Most Inspiring Persons in the World on March 8,

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