Ted Alcuitas

Never Forget: ‘We are the World'(a repost)

Reposting… Editor’s note: As we approach the end of September and memories of Martial Law in the Philippines forty eight years ago fades, we do well to keep re-telling history as it happened. For even as September ends, sinister voices in the motherland are hard at work to revise or even erase that history. These […]

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Remembering EDSA : The Canadian connection

ATOM rally,city hall Today, the 30th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, we take a look back at how Filipinos in Canada reacted to the Marcos dictatorship. While the tentacles of the dictatorship reached across the ocean to terrorize and intimidate overseas Filipinos, a few stood against it. ATOM (August Twenty One Movement) was formed in

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Do you know ‘Sheila’?

Surrey, B.C. Do you know this woman? RCMP say she was found wandering around Surrey without any shoes on. (RCMP) RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance identifying an elderly woman found wandering the streets of Surrey, Monday at 4 p.m. PT, without any shoes on.  According to a CBC report, police say the woman was

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Artist to talk about his art and the Kamias Triennale

  Homecoming: A Talk by Patrick Cruz February 29, 6:30-8:30 PM Multipurpose Room Liu Institute for Global Issues University of British Columbia Open to all The UBC Philippine Studies Series and Centre A is pleased to present a talk by Filipino-Canadian artist Patrick Cruz, winner of the 2015 Annual RBC Painting Competition. Cruz will present

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Bulaklak ng Paraiso shows Patrick Cruz’s works

Vancouver Patrick Cruz mounts exhibit Vancouver, B.C. – The prize-winning artist Patrick Cruz, last year’s Royal Bank of Canada winner, will show Bulaklak ng Paraiso (Flower of Paradise) at Centre A from March 4 to May 7, 2016. Curated by Makiko Hara, the show will include a video screening of the works of the late

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Despite controversy Pacquiao may still win, says InterAksyon

Bilang Pilipino   (The Guardian, Feb. 19, 2016: But Pacquiao’s Instagram account seemed to back up his initial comments as a Bible quote appeared, reading: “If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death;

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Is there life after ‘Kim’ for Ma-Anne Dionisio?

Life moves on for ‘Kim’ By Ted Alcuitas Richmond, B. C. – After 25 years playing Kim in the classic Miss Saigon, Ma-Anne Dionisio is still not leaving the theatre, ready to tackle other roles that come her way. After playing the role for so long, she relishes the idea of being part of the

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Caregiver still waiting 17 years to bring family

Toronto 17 years and still waiting – a caregiver’s elusive dream By Ted Alcuitas She will be 61 next month – 17 years after she arrived in Canada as a caregiver but she is still not reunited with her family, a problem caused by a bungling immigration bureaucracy, according to a Toronto Star story. She

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Writer warns of perils of silence in Philippine politics

Inday Espina Feb. 16, 2016 THERE ARE NO SAINTS Stuff those yellow halos where the sun don’t shine. Like many, I will speak out and never tire of pointing out the atrocities of the Marcos dictatorship. This country can ever have enough of reminders and cautionary tales about the evils of dictatorship. But we must

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Filipina poet wins Resurgence inaugural prize

Luisa Igloria wins highest English language single poem competition. by Ted Alcuitas Filipina poet Luisa Igloria has been chosen as the first prize winner of the Resurgence Prize Poetry Prize—the world’s first major award for ecopoetry. With a first prize of £5,000 for the best single poem embracing ecological themes, the award ranks amongst the

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