Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome said on Wednesday and reported by UCANews.com. The cardinal’s recovery came 13 days after he contracted the disease. He remained asymptomatic while he underwent strict isolation. Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, said Tagle’s recovery “is indeed a great joy for […]
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Re-shaping the outlook of the next generation of of Asian-Canadians and the need for cultural representation Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com “The Grey is where we create the music. The Grey is Vancouver. They Grey is where Soliven and I completely express what we’ve learned growing up in a different country. ‘Manila’ is just
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(Ed’s note: A proliferation of Marcos era revisionism is going on in the Philippines. It is clearly aided and abetted by President Rodrigo Duterte and the Marcos family who is funding the campaign to re-write history. We publish this account of history from one who experienced Martial Law.) 1948-1976 By Floro Quibuyen September 22, 2020 (Facebook) Sydney,
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Vancouver, B.C. Breaking: Meanwhile Alex Hoegler of Canuck Way.com broke the news 23 hours ago that Dumba is reportedly on the trade block and the Vancouver Canucks are exploring the option. “Should the Vancouver Canucks try to make a move for him?” he asks. “So if the price is right, the Canucks need to push
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Philippines Men in dark times: When theories do not fit the facts By Joel Pablo Salud Forty-eight years ago, on Sept. 21, 1972, former dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the whole Philippines under batas militar. His goal, or so his propaganda machinery claimed, was to create a new and disciplined Filipino society marked by industrial
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Edmonton, Alberta “It’s not in what he accomplished himself but in what he was able to make other people accomplish..” By Ida Beltran-Lucila Philippine Arts Council One of the regular collaborators of Philippine Arts Council is the Koro Filipino, a long standing choral group in Edmonton. The Koro Filipino was formed out of a love
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Neil’s story Filipino nurse Neil, worked at ICU at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre in Abbotsford, an hour’s drive east of Vancouver. While he has been out for four months now, he is still facing a lot of issues, according to a close friend. Here is a Facebook post by the hospital. “It
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Missing man, 72, last seen in the Guildford area Monday morning ‘Family and the Surrey RCMP are concerned for Vergelio’s overall health and well-being at this time’ TOM ZILLICH Sep. 15, 2020 7:02 a.m. Surrey Mounties are asking for help from the public to locate Vergelio Puda, last seen in the Guildford area. Police say
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Manila The Philippines’ highest ranking Catholic prelate, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (‘Propaganda Fide’), has tested positive for coronavirus. The news was confirmed by Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, this afternoon, September 11, 2020. Tagle had a throat swab carried out
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