Kidnapped Canadians appeal anew
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Pinoy teen invents biodegradable plastic
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Journalist wins award for letter to President on Lumads
Youtube Philippines Veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona wins Hildegarde Award GoodNews Pilipinas March 5, 2016 Manila journalist Inday Espina-Varona has won the Hildegarde Award for writing, “They’re killing teachers and children, Mr. President.” – See more at: http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/journalist-inday-espina-varona-wins-hildegarde-award/#sthash.XXHQGnoj.dpuf The veteran writer’s piece written as a letter to the country’s highest official, spoke about the plight of
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Katrina Laquian takes helm of D&P in B.C./Yukon
Vancouver, B.C. Filipina leads Church’s development arm in B.C./Yukon By Ted Alcuitas “Another world is possible, ” says Katrina Laquian, first woman of colour to head the B.C./Yukon region of the Catholic church’s official development aid agency – Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace-Caritas Canada, known simply as Development and Peace (D&P). Laquian, a graduate of
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Migrante BC: Statement on International Women’s Day
MIGRANTE BC March 8, 2016 As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Migrante BC, a community-based organization committed to the protection and promotion of the rights and welfare of Filipino immigrants and migrant workers in British Columbia, stands in solidarity with the women in the Philippines and around the globe in their struggle against labour
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Why do Filipinos love pageants?
For the Love of Pageants: Gender, Sex, Colonialism By May Farrales, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia (http://philippi.mywhc.ca/canada/colonialism-endures-in-basketball-and-beauty-pageants-says-researcher/) Why do Filipinos love pageants? I did not watch beauty pageants when I was growing up. I did not even watch the Miss Universe Pageant this year and only started following it to see how the news
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First Filipino politician Conrad Santos dies at 81
Winnipeg, Manitoba First Filipino-Canadian MLA Conrad Santos dies at 81 By Ted Alcuitas The man who put Filipinos on the political map of this country has died in Winnipeg, his home for more than five decades. Conrad Santos, the first Filipino-Canadian to be elected to a provincial legislative assembly died at Winnipeg’s Victoria General Hospital
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Franco Orr sentencing gets another delay
Vancouver, B.C. The man who was previously convicted of trafficking a Filipina caregiver from Hong Kong three years ago but won an appeal, is to appear in court on March 9 to set a date for his sentencing. The identity of the Filipina cannot be revealed due to a court publication ban. Franco Orr, whose
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