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Rob Bonta makes history as the first Filipino American to be Attorney General for California. (Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP )

Sa U.S.:Rob Bonta appointed California’s first Filipino American attorney general

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U.S. “The honor of a lifetime,” says son of civil rights activists Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The son of farm worker activists has made history as the first Filipino American to be appointed Attorney General for California. Rob Bonta, an assemblyman, was nominated to be the state’s top cop by California Gov. Gavin Newsom […]

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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)

Nangungunang balita: May na aresto na sa missing person case

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Police charge man for manslaughter in disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit three years ago Body has not been found Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) A 35-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the homicide and disappearance of Winnipegger Eduardo Balaquit nearly three years ago, Winnipeg Police announced Thursday, March 25.  Kyle

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86-year-old Candida Macarine's body was found dead on the floor of an isolation room. (Photo: Placido Macarine)

 Family accuses hospital of racism in death of mother

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Montreal, Quebec  Demands  Coroner’s investigation Mildred German “My mom was abandoned and neglected,” Candida Macarine’s daughter Gilda told a news conference Monday holding back  tears in her eyes. Gilda is a nurse herself in Montreal. “What happened to my mom was the result of wilful and gross neglect,” she said. “My mom was old, nobody

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Ma. Cecilia Loreto's burned body was confirmed today. (Police photo)

Balita ngayon: Nawawalang Filipina pinatay at sinunog

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Updated: March 24, 2021, 6:45 P.M. New Westminster, B.C. Murder charges laid against two men Police have confirmed that the body of a burned person found in a Burnaby Park last week was that of missing person Ma.Cecilia Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel. Today, (March 24) police announced that two persons – a

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Women Leaders: the Philippine National Artists

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Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus   Ida Beltran-Lucila     In this month that celebrates International Women’s Day, we focus on the female National Artists of the Philippines. The Order of the National Artists is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. Originally instituted as

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Vancouver's Manila Grey nominated for Juno Awards. (Photo: Scout Magazine)

Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Duo Manila Grey Nominated for the 50th Juno Awards

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First update: March 23, 2021, 11:30 AM Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Duo Manila Grey Nominated for the 50th Juno Awards Mildred German March 22, 2021 Vancouver, BC – Vancouver-based Filipino-Canadian R&B duo Manila Grey among who made the list of nominations for the Juno Awards of 2021. This duo has been nominated for the Breakthrough Group of

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Toronto's nurse-rapper Han-Han. (Photo: Vancouver Weekly)

Music: Two Pinays in panel – Han-Han and Ibarra

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Updated: March 2, 2021, 11:03 AM Two First-Generation Visayan Women Rappers Representing our Community Struggles on March 24 & 25 Opinion Mildred German March 23, 2021 – As the world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the colonization of the Philippines, it is best to remember the native peoples of the pre-colonial Philippines, the Sebwano and

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Maria Loreto is reported missing by New Westminster Police. (Police File Photo)

Breaking: Nawawala! Help find Ma (Maria) Loreto

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New Westminster, B.C. New Westminster Police is seeking information on missing person Ma (Maria) Loreto. Help New Westminster Police locate #MissingPerson – Ma (Maria) LORETO.  If you have information on her whereabouts, please contact New Westminster PD at 604-525-5411. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.solvecrime.ca or

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Filipino seafarers stranded in Fiji. (Photo: Department of Transport)

Victoria’s Filipino-Canadian community demands justice for stranded Filipino seafarers in Fiji 

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Updated:March 23, 2021, 8:55 AM Online petition started Mildred German  Victoria, BC –  Filipino-Canadian group Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association (VFCA), has started an online petition to reach out for support and to demand justice for the Filipino seafarers enslaved by Goundar Shipping in Fiji. The petition can be accessed via change.org: https://www.change.org/p/fijian-government-urge-fiji-govt-to-punish-groundar-shipping-for-enslaving-and-abandoning-filipino-workers?redirect=false According to the petition,

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Artwork by Mildred German.

Canada’s anti-Asian racism and Asian fetishes 

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Updated: March 20, 2021, 9:20 AM As White Supremacist groups, Incels and their networks continue to expand, Canada has begun prosecuting their crimes as acts of terrorism.  Opinion Mildred German  Nine people were shot, eight dead, seven of the dead were women, and six of these dead women were Asian women. The 21-year old white

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