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
News Release BC groups call on province to prevent abuse in recruitment of temporary foreign workers Vancouver, BC (April 6, 2017) – Today, a coalition of organizations in British Columbia is calling on the provincial government to take action to stop the abuse of temporary foreign workers. The coalition will deliver the open letter to
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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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Toronto, Ontario La Mesa Revisited – Come for Kamayan! by whatsinmymouth https://whatsinmymouth.wordpress.com Part Two The day after my first La Mesa experience I was still thinking about their food. The Tasting Menu was great, but I hankered for a few of the things that I did not get to try. My dinner plans with a colleague
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Toronto, Ontario La Mesa is a Luscious Dining Experience April 1, 2017 whatsinmymouth https://whatsinmymouth.wordpress.com Part One I like to keep my food adventures random and a little bit to chance. When I hit Toronto last week, I decided to check what were some of the closest Filipino restaurants within decent walking distance from my hotel.
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Ed’s note: Of the many tributes that poured in after news of Alex Tizon’s death last week (March 23) we find this one from Ed Lingao the most touching, especially coming from a kababayan. For in his words, Alex found himself again…”.he was fully an American. But he was also finally and fully a Filipino
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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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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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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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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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