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The Roots: Filipino Rockers and Musicians of Winnipeg  (1974-1982)

Arts & Culture, Canada News

Winnipeg, Manitoba The Roots: Filipino Rockers and Musicians of Winnipeg (1974-1982) By Levy Abad , Singer-Songwriter  Published on PHILIPPINECANADIANNEWS.COM September 18, 2016 Updated: September 19, 2016, 7:04 PM;Sept. 20, 10.17AM Introduction There are a lot of musicians in Winnipeg and their presence goes back to the time the first wave of Filipinos arrived in the early […]

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Ambush survivor: ‘Matobato tried to kill me in 2014’ – Rappler

Philippine News

Ambush survivor: ‘Matobato tried to kill me in 2014’ A retired agrarian reform adjudicator sees Senate witness Edgar Matobato on TV: ‘I clearly remember his eyes, nose, and mouth, every attribute, including his ball cap. He is the same person who tried to kill me on October 23, 2014’ Editha Z. Caduaya, Rappler Published 11:00

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Priest risks life to expose Davao killings

Philippine News, Politics

Web Journal of Fr. Amado Picardal, CSsR The Victims of the Davao Death Squad: Consolidated Report 1998-2015 “It could be chaotic. We could be entering another dark period of our history — like the dictatorial period in the past or worst.” I recently received a consolidated report of the killings perpetrated by the Davao Death

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Inquirer debunks attempt to sanitize Marcos

Philippine News, Politics

EDITORIAL Cleaning up Marcos Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14th, 2016 ON SEPT. 11, the Official Gazette of the Philippines decided to mark the 99th birth anniversary of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, by releasing a graphic. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out: Almost everything. The graphic produced by the Gazette carried

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Migrante B.C. issues ‘clarification’ on Veloso case

Canada News, Philippine News, Politics

We print the following comment from Migrante B.C. to the story we posted: http://philippi.mywhc.ca/canada/duterte-gave-go-ahead-for-veloso-execution-reports/ It is important to get clarifications and here is the most recent statement on the issue of Mary Jane Veloso. Please read below. Press Statement September 13, 2016 Renato M. Reyes, Jr. BAYAN secretary general We welcome clarifications made by Malacanang

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Duterte gave ‘go ahead’ for Veloso execution: Reports

Canada News, Philippine News, Politics

InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 Sept. 12, 2016 (UPDATE 4 – 7:13 p.m.) MANILA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said that President Rodrigo Duterte gave the go-ahead for the execution of Mary Jane Veloso, who is on Indonesia’s death row for drug smuggling, The Jakarta Post said in a report published Monday.

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From Hawaii to Ilocos Norte: The long journey of Ferdinand Marcos’ remains

Philippine News, Politics

How the body of Ferdinand Marcos ended up in the Philippines   Rappler Posted: 10 Sep 2016 11:00 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the transfer of Marcos from his home province of Ilocos Norte to the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) on September 18, drawing both criticism and

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Musicians: Winnipeg’s Teo Mance

Arts & Culture

Teo Mance: Revisited Levy Abad August 13, 2016 Early August, I went to the Forks with my wife to listen to buskers. We hang out at the Human Bean Café to listen to Al and requested him to play Mr. Bojangles when suddenly Tim Miyai, another friend busker, came by to listen to Al, his

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Winnipeg’s Jojo Yso

Canada News

Jojo Yso: Rocking Winnipeg Part 2 Levy Abad Traffikk Jamm On December 2013, the band, Traffikk Jamm, was born. Traffikk Jamm is one of the high impact rock bands of the Filipino community. The members of the band are JojoYso (guitar and vocals), Erwin San Juan (lead guitar/vocals), AC Garcia (lead vocals), Willy Liwanag (bass

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