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British Columbians will celebrate Robredo's birthday tomorrow as Robredo and Pangilinan greet supporters in yesterday's rallying Pasay City.(Photo: The Star)

16 days -Election countdown: Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan

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British Columbia  Birthday bash for LENI ROBREDO, tomorrow, Sunday (April 24)  Charmaine Janis Rodriguez To promote Presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s platform of government, her supporters organized Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan on Sunday, April 24 in Sunrise Park, Vancouver in time for her birthday celebration. Rain or shine, the event will start at 12:30 p.m. and will […]

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Leni Robredo greets supporters at her birthday grand rally at Pasay City yesterday.

Breaking: Robredo turns 57th, on the cusp of being elected President

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Happy birthday Madam President-in-waiting! Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com A heart-warming video shared by daughter Jillian greeting her mother on her birthday. (Youtube) Today, as she turns 57th,Leni Robredo faces what is perhaps the greatest battle of her life so far – that of winning the Presidency of the Philippines, 16 days on

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Islands

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Vancouver,B.C.  Filipinx movie ‘Islands’ starts screening today at VIFFat 6:30 PM Called one of the best Canadian films of the year by the Globe and Mail, ‘Islands’ has an all-Filipino cast with a film debut of by its leading actor , Rogelio Balagtas. Balagtas, who is from Winnipeg,plays the role of Josua, a shy middle-aged

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Hate crimes against Vancouver's Asian communities began to increase in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak and organizers and participants at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (above) tried in May to shine a spotlight on the problem with an online video campaign. This week a report by the Vancouver Police Department showed that anti-Asian hate crimes last year were up 717 per cent from 2019. (The Associated Press/Steven Senne)

Sistemikong rasismo

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Ministry of Attorney General BAGONG BALITA Libu-libo ang nagbahagi ng kanilang mga puna hinggil sa paggamit ng datos upang tugunan ang sistemikong rasismo VICTORIA – Mahigit sa 13,000 British Columbians ang lumahok sa isang engagement tungkol sa kung paano ligtas at maingat na magagamit ng pamahalaan ang demograpikong datos upang tugunan ang sistemikong rasismo at

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Martial Law could happen again if Marcos Jr. wins

Halalan: Reader fears chronic civil unrest leading to martial law

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Toronto, Ontaario DIRE PREDICTION: CHRONIC CIVIL UNREST AND MARTIAL LAW UNDER FM JR. Oswald Magno Some say that social and economic progress would be difficult to attain under a Marcos Jr. presidency because of his shallow education and lack of experience in economic management and development. But there is something more discomfiting and concerning than

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Child actor Liam Diaz is Best Actor.(Photo: CBC)

Breaking: Liam Diaz wins Canadian Screen Awards for leading actor

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Toronto, Ontario Beats  kababayan Rogelio Balagtas Teodoro ’Ted’ Alcuitas Thirteen-year-old Liam Diaz was picked best actor in a leading role in tonight’s 10th Canadian Screen Awards, beating kababayan Rogelio Balagtas. The young actor from Mississauga, Ontario thanked his family and the Scaborough family for his win. Diaz, one of the youngest actor to win the award,

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Former UST rector Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., has thrown his support behind Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s bid for the presidency and vice presidency in the upcoming elections. (Varsitarian photo)

Former UST rector, CHEd chairman Fr. Rolando de la Rosa backs Leni-Kiko tandem

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Philippines The Varsitarian By The Varsitarian Staff April 10, 2022 THREE-TIME UST rector Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., has thrown his support behind Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s bid for the presidency and vice presidency in the upcoming elections. De la Rosa was among the 168 signatories in

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Child actor Liam Diaz is Best Actor.(Photo: CBC)

Movies: Teen actor gets nomination for best actor

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Missisauga, Ontario Liam Diaz’s role in ‘Scarborough’ based on novel by Catherine Hernandez Charmaine Janis Rodriguez FILIPINO-Canadian actor Liam Diaz is nominated as best actor in a leading role by the Canadian Screen Awards. He is 13. Yes, you’ve read that right. He is not nominated as best child actor but will be contending against

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Eduardo Balaquit's body has not been found even as police charged a man for his disappearance three years ago. (Police photo)

Missing person: Eduardo Balaquit has never been found

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Accused in Eduardo Balaquit’s murder stands trial Teodoro Alcuitas Four years to the day on June 4, Eduardo Balaquit’s disappearance, the alleged killer stood trial before a jury in Winnipeg. The accused, Kyle Alexander Pietz, 36, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and is presumed innocent. The Crown alleges he caused Balaquit’s death

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Music: Edmonton’s ‘Himalaya’ in Top Five

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Edmonton, Alberta Himalaya – Self Discovery through Words and Music Ida Lucila  -Beltran  In the FilCan Music Awards to be held in Ontario this May organized by VibeAnt Magazine, an Edmonton artist is in the Top 5 for Solo Artist of the Year and Top 5 Song of the Year. The artist is Himalaya, and

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