A Filipina caregiver is at the centre of a controversy after her employer went public, alleging that she did not have the proper qualifications to care for their severely disabled daughter putting her life at risk.”As a mom, it made me sick to my stomach to think that I trusted this woman with Stephanie, thinking […]
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Vancouver – A nation-wide coalition of migrant workers today called on Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau to end the discriminatory practice of tying migrant workers to specific employers and give them permanent status upon arrival. MoVE – a campaign for Mobility, Voice and Equality for Migrant Workers is simultaneously launched in four Canadian cities (Charlottetown, Edmonton,
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Curteanu and Empinado gets reelected for second term All five Filipino-Canadian candidates in the last federal elections lost but three municipal candidates in Canada’s north won seats, some for a second term. In Manitoba’s Winnipeg North riding, the NDP’s Levy Abad lost to Liberal Kevin Lamoureux by a wide margin, the largest majority in the
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Hernandez is proud of award (photo supplied) Toronto author Catherine Hernandez has won the 2015 Emerging Writers Award for fiction for
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Rommel Silverio and family. -Facebook image Rommel Silverio became the first Filipino to be elected to Yellowknife city council and the third Filipino-Canadian to win a seat as a city councillor in Canada’s north, joining Jocelyn Curteanu of Whitehorse and Edwin Empinado of Kitimat. The 39-year Silverio was elected for the first time to
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Speakers & curators: Back from left: Jay Catalan, Kei Baritugo, RJ Aquino and JR Guerrero. Front from left: Alden Habacon, Theresa Fresco and Anna Mae Abia. Photos:Joseph Tamayo Four young dynamic Filipino-Canadians spoke at the launching of Next Day Better in Vancouver on October 3 at the New Westminster Quay. A jam packed crowd listened
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Election 2015 Premier-designate Justin Trudeau, eldest son of Pierre Elliot Trudeau The election of Justin Trudeau, son of former PM Pierre Trudeau has a familiar ring to most Filipinos where political dynasties are a fact of life in the country. Trudeau is the first in the history of Canada to follow his father to
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Photo Credit: Liberal Party Facebook. Justin Trudeau greets supporters at subway station. INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau October 21st, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO—Canada dealt a big blow to incumbent conservatives by voting in its first new leader in nearly a decade in a general election that gave Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party an absolute majority. This is good news
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Rimbao likes a challenge By Staff Born and raised in Montreal, Mario Rimbao is running in the October 19 federal election in Mount Royal, a riding in the city that has been held by Liberals since 1945. Mount Royal’s former MPs include the late former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, father of Liberal
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By Staff Winnipeg North was the riding won by Rey Pagtakhan in 1988, becoming the first Member of Parliament who is of Filipino descent. In this year’s October 19 federal election, another Canadian of Filipino heritage will try to get the seat. Singer and songwriter Levy Abad is running with the NDP. He immigrated to
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