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Kultura presents Paniniwala: Acts on Faith this Wednesday (free) at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). - Photo: Kapisananan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture

Toronto: Kultura presents Paniniwala: Acts of Faith, October 5

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Toronto, Ontario Performance AGO Live: Kultura Presents Paniniwala: Acts of Faith Wednesday, October 5, 7 PM Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario “Paniniwala: Acts of Faith” Paniniwalà (tagalog) [noun] definition: belief In response to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s exhibit Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire, Kultura invites audiences to witness Paniniwala: […]

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Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook)

First person:What’s in a name?

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Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook) Updated: September 25, 2022, 10:03 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. A Filipina scholar finally found her voice “She wanted to mentor students like me — students who looked like us, spoke like us, knew the importance of being kababayan — so that we

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The iconic Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy did not disappoint his Vancouver fans last night at the Rogers Arena. (Photo: Rogers Arena)

Comedian Jo Koy rocks Vancouver

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Vancouver, B.C. “Laughter is God’s gift to us”, iconic comedian tells ecstatic audience Review by Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy brought an audience of over 12,000 in stitches during a two-hour show at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver last night, September 16, 2022. “Laughter is God’s gift to us,” he told the crowd

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The Philippines' Maria Ressa is in town to speak at SFU's Speaker Series tonight and will receive her honorary degree. (Photo: McGill University)

Breaking: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa to speak at SFU tonight

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Vancouver, B. C. Ressa is first and only Filipino to receive an honorary degree from a Canadian university Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Simon Fraser University (SFU) Honorary Degree recipient and renowned journalist Maria Ressa is in town for the SFU Vancouver Speaker Series to discuss the threat disinformation

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Taste of Manila Street Festival 2022 returns with a vengeance

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Toronto, Ontario  350,000 participated in ‘Tuloy ang Saya’ By Tony A. San Juan(OCT) The ever-popular “Taste of Manila Street Festival” returns! After a hiatus of over two years, the much-awaited Filipino street festival in Toronto successfully staged its 7th open public engagement. For 6 years, historically, the annual festival operated publicly when it started in

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Mildred German's 'Meadow' forms part of exhiibition. (Photo provided)

Artist’s work celebrates nature

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Vancouver, B.C. Mildred German’s ‘Meadow’ at the 15th Annual Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show (September 2 to October 7) Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist Mildred Grace German’s artwork is inspired by the beauty of wild plants and flowers and the struggle to protect green spaces in big cities such as Vancouver

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Vancouver, BC – “Meadow” is the

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Writers Hari Alluri (left), Marc Perez and Adrian de Leon will sahre insights at a reading tomorrow., August 19. (Photo composite by Philippine Canadian News. Com)

Poetry reading: Three authors share work tomorrow, August 19th!

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Vancouver, B.C. TOMORROW AT 7 PM – 8:30 PM Of Memory and Legend Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West, 64th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. “Navigating multiple times, historical currents and oceans, a barangay offers a polity, a tentative mooring, and space for precolonial lifeworlds in and beyond the Philippine archipelago. Offering an imaginative series of historical

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'Islands' lead actors Sheila Lotuaco and Rogelio Balagtas were top winners in ACTRA. (Photo composite by Philippine Canadian News.Com)

Movies: ‘Islands’ wins ACTRA Best Performance Award

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Rogelio Balagtas and Sheila Lotuaco best performers Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian actors were picked as the best performers by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) in the Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF), Manitoba’s premier film festival and the largest rural film festival in all of Canada. Rogelio Balagtas and Sheila

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Saskatchewan Filipino Music and Food Street Festival

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine on August 5-7 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine will again take center stage in the  Saskatchewan Filipino Music and Food Street Festival 2022 this August 5, 6 and 7 at the Kiwanis Memorial Park. With the theme “Bring the taste and

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