Duterte in 1989: “Shoot-to-kill can never be shoot-to-live” By Carolyn O. Arguillas April 18, 2016 DAVAO CITY (MindaNews ) “When the order is shoot-to-kill, it can never be shoot-to-live,” Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte said after a bloody end to a hostage-taking in August 1989, when he was still on his first of what would be
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Philippines’ Cardinal Tagle visits Canada By Ted Alcuitas Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, head of Caritas Internationalis, will be in Montreal, Quebec for the meeting of the Caritas North America Region. Known to his flock as ‘Chito’, the youthful cardinal (57), has been getting big media following his election to head the
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FLOR MARCELINO, NDP LOGAN An immigrant’s journey to politics By Ted Alcuitas It was a bizarre twist that first catapulted Flor Marcelino to the political stage in 2007 for the NDP, making political history as the first woman of colour to be elected to a provincial legislature. Today, after two successive terms, she is seeking
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Manitoba elections Progressive Conservative Party Jon Reyes St. Norbert The youngest and the only second generation candidate is Jon Reyes who is running in St. Norbert for the Progressive Conservative Party. This is the first political foray for the former Canadian Forces veteran and owner of a UPS store. The tech-savvy father of two has a
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Manitoba elections Tenacious Ted fights second term By Ted Alcuitas “I am not taking it for granted. Kelangan kayud ng kayud,” says Ted Marcelino as he faces another battle to retain his Tyndall Park seat for the NDP on April 19. He is seeking a second term in a riding with a large number of
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Candidates in the Manitoba provincial election By Ted Alcuitas Political battles in Manitoba are won or lost in Winnipeg where the majority of Manitoba’s Filipino community resides. Province-wide, Filipinos comprise the largest ethnic population. The vote-rich city is therefore coveted by all political parties as they go into elections. In this continuing series focusing on
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Gory ritual survives In one of the most enduring rituals during Lent, the re-enactment of Christ’s death on the Cross on Good Friday has persisted to this day despite being frowned upon by church leaders – drawing crowds of tourists and locals to the gory spectacle. The annual ritual happens in San Pedro Cutud village,
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Surrey, B.C. Another Pinay caregiver killed in ‘hit and run’ accident By Ted Alcuitas Less than a week after the death of a caregiver hit by two cars in Vancouver, another one died in a ‘hit and run’ crash in Surrey, B. C. Josie Belcourt, 57, was hit on March 14 by a grey 2010
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Priest -turned activist wins award for environmental work By Ted Alcuitas Long before Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on The Care of Creation and the Climate Change movement, an obscure priest from the island of Mindoro in the southern Philippines was waging his own battle against environmental degradation. Fr. Edwin ‘Edu’ Gariguez received an “environmental
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Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo’s Rowena Caranza-Paraan in front of ‘Alimango’ mountain. Alimango Festival The Alimango Festival is an annual celebration in the town of Lala in Lanao del Norte. Residents of Lanao del Norte and neighboring areas, including stakeholders of the local fishing industry, trooped to this town to witness and participate in the celebration.
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