Updated: July 6, 2021, 9:40 A.M. Surrey, B.C. Surrey community mourns passing of Nemecio ‘Nhemy’ Cepeda “The Surrey Filipino community is mourning the loss of a great friend and a dedicated community leader,” Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society (SPIDS) says in an FB post. Nhemy died just a month short of his 77th birthday on June […]
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Gabrielle Elyse Abad Tech Voc High School, Winnipeg Honour Roll, Grade 12 average of 94 Excellence in Psychology, Family Studies De Zaaier Dutch Heritage Award and University of Winnipeg Entrance Award. Gabrielle plans to take up Education , majoring in English, nor in Psychology at the University of Winnipeg. She is the only daughter of
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Inawit ni Ernesto Nicolas Ofiaza Jr. at Catherine Milagros Ofiaza mga taga Winnipeg, Manitoba. “O CANADA” (Filipino Version) was sung at the virtual 4th Filipino Folk Music Festival on June 26, 2021 #OCanadaFilipinoVersion #CanadaDay2021 #ProudFilipinoCanadian.
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Tour the country through the eyes of these writers A panel of writers will read their work on Sunday, June 27, 2021, capping the month-long celebration of Philippine Heritage Month. The virtual tour of Canada will be at 4 PM, Eastern and 1 PM Pacific. Close to 100 are already registered for the free event
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Mississauga, Ontario Extraordinary feat for a family (Ed’s note: In 2009 when we first featured Filipino-Canadian graduates in our short-lived revival of ‘Silangan’, we lamented the fact that we, as a community, were lagging behind other immigrants in finishing higher education, not even high school. We were not making the grade then. But now, more
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Updated: June 26, 2021, 7:30 A.M. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1451492/best-eulogy-tribute-for-noynoy-aquino-is-recover-preserve-decency-of-leaders “Eulogies have been written and spoken and shared, but the best eulogy tribute we can pay to our dear President Noy is to bring back, recover, preserve, safeguard, and never again compromise our dignity as a people and the decency of our leaders as servants, not bosses,” Archbishop
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Former president Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd died early this morning today ( Thursday, June 24) reports from Manila say. According to reports, Aquino was hospitalized for an undisclosed illness and was brought to Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City The only son of the late president Corazon Aquino and senator Benigno Aquino Jr., he
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2nd Update: June 23, 2021, 10:21 P.M. Updated: June 23, 2021, 6:32 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Schulich scholar Darlene Cuevas leads this year’s graduates Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com As we try to honour and celebrate our graduates every year, we do so again this year mindful that many others have graduated last year amidst the pandemic
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Oswald Magno They don’t wear crowns, but modern day presidents are no different than the kings of old. So let us not be surprised if they often behave or act like kings. Donald Trump easily comes to mind as someone who has behaved like a king ever since he was elected as US president in
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