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Filipinos rally against Marcos burial

Students from the UBC Philippine Studies Series  staged their own ‘Track-side DIY Assemby’ at last Sunday’s Pinoy Fiesta  in Vancouver. The students engaged the crowd  about the ‪#‎marcosNOTahero‬ campaign. Here are some of the responses: – Hindi talaga bayani! (Marcos is definitely not a hero!) – Bakit kailangang ilibing doon? (Why does Marcos have to be buried […]

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Communists withdraw support for Duterte’s drug war

Davao Today Aug. 15, 2016 ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO DAVAO CITY — While it orders the New People’s Army to continue its operations against drug trade operators and protectors, the Communist Party of the Philippines said it will no longer support the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, which they say is “bound

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Balita newspaper vows to continue

Toronto, Ontario Last month, the Toronto-based Balita lost a defamation  suit brought against it by Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. (http://philippi.mywhc.ca/uncategorized/senator-enverga-wins-defamation-suit-against-balita/) which is now under appeal. The long-simmering case has divided the community and even spawned a movement to boycott the paper founded by the late Ruben Cusipag and arguably one of Canada’s longest surviving Filipino

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Looming strike by food & beverage workers could delay flights at YVR

Vancouver, B.C. Union says employees are having to work up to 10 days in a row without overtime  By Ted Alcuitas Air travel from the Vancouver International Airport could face delays if a threatened strike by food and beverage workers could not be averted. “We want to issue a travel alert to Air Canada and

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Killings not solution says solon

GMA News Walden Bello tells Duterte: Addressing poverty, not killings, the way to solve drug problem Killings Published August 12, 2016 5:47pm By ROSE-AN JESSICA DIOQUINO, GMA News Former Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello said killings will not solve the country’s drug problem. Bello, who spoke Friday as part of a coalition called In Defense of

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Talks of martial law is abuzz in Philippines

Public to support Duterte even if he declares martial law, says Panelo Published August 11, 2016 3:03pm People will continue to support President Rodrigo Duterte, even if he declares martial law, his chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said. In his report, radio dzBB’s Benjie Liwanag quoted Panelo as saying he was confident Duterte would still

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Arroyo without the neck brace

Where’s the neck brace? On the day the Supreme Court freed her from plunder, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was pictured smiling and without her neck brace, reports Rappler.com. According to Rappler.com, netizens called her out for this because the Pampanga 2nd district representative is suffering from multiple cervical spondolysis or the wearing off of the

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Duterte’s first 100 days

From the Editor: Forty one days into his administration, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is going full steam with his promises – from the drug war to making peace with the Communists. Invariably, he is faced with fierce opposition as well as unrelenting support. While we have our own opinion about what is happening in the

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Winnipeg’s first Food-O-Rama a success

Winnipeg, Manitoba Food-O- Rama 2016- So Yummy! Levy Abad   August 7,2016 Winnipeg -I had a great time at Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba’s (PCCM) 1st Food-O-Rama 2016 (August 6-7, 2016) event held at the grounds of 737 Keewatin St.! The two-day event was a success, kudos to the organizers, vendors, advertisers, fellow musicians and

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Philippines wins first medal in Rio Olympics

Breaking First medal since 1996 Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz handed the Philippines its first medal in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games early morning on Monday, Manila time, ABS-CBN reports. Diaz, who is competing in her third straight Olympics, took the silver medal in the women’s 53-kg division won by Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Shu-Ching. Her silver

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