Why celebrate Philippine independence on June 12? Those who paid attention to their history lessons will remember that the Philippines did not remain free of a colonizing power long after that declaration Gemma Bagayaua-Mendoza @gemmabmendoza Rappler.com Updated August 04, 2015 When the Philippines was about to commemorate its Centennial of Independence in 1998, the issue […]
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By Inday Espina-Varona Freedom… independence. Big words. A million people waving the flag will have a million and one different views of what it represents, and what these words mean. As it should be. Insisting the flag only exists to represent one view mocks everyone who has sacrificed for country and people. Neither is the
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Updated: June 16, 2016 Correction: Fort St. John in British Columbia not in Newfoundland as originally posted. Our apologies. North Peace, Ft.St.John, B.C. Fort St. John celebrates FilCan Week June 4th to 12th has been proclaimed North Peace FilCan week in Ft. St. John and the North Peace Filipino Canadian Association had various events celebrating
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Vancouver, BC Internationally acclaimed cultural performing arts group, Kababayang Pilipino (KP), continues to elevate Filipino folk dance and music in their 23rd season. On Sunday, June 26, 2016, KP proudly presents “Kawayan” at Gateway Theatre in Richmond, British Columbia. The Metro-Vancouver based group will showcase the bamboo (‘kawayan’ in Tagalog), and its use throughout various historical periods
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Edmonton, Alberta Mila Bongco-Philipzig mirrors her life in books By Ted Alcuitas A lack of children’s books written by Filipinos inspired an Edmonton mother to write not one, but two books herself. The well-travelled Mila Bongco-Philipzig who left the Philippines in 1984 on a scholarship at the Univ.of Alberta is launching her books on June
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Montreal Pinoys Launch First Miss Gay Montreal Written by New Canadian Media May 31, 2016 by Krystle Alarcon in Montreal Joseph Dadua couldn’t muster up the courage to try on a bikini at a women’s lingerie store in Montreal. It took two of his fellow gay friends to encourage him to go to the dressing
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Scarborough, Ontario Negrosanons holds ceremony June 11 Former natives of Negros Province now living in Canada and the U.S. is holding their induction cermeony June 11, 2016 at Wilmar Heights Centre in Scarborough, Ontario. Roger Mercado, president of the Ang Negrosanon in North America (ANNA) said in a press release that the “success of ANNA
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Filipinos touched by boxer’s death By Ted Alcuitas Not too many sports personalities can command respect like Mohammad Ali, who died June 4, 2016. Here, we reprint three FB reactions from young Filipino- Canadians who were inspired not only because of his boxing prowess, but because of his humanity and his fight for equality.
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Researchers studied the ways spending affects our happiness. The results are eye-opening, as this Upworthy (upworthy.com) article finds out. By Ted Alcuitas It can be hard to resist a good sale. Especially when they’re so hard to avoid. The U.S., for example, has more mall space than any other country in the world. No matter
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British Columbia Opinion MetroVan Independent News focusing online By Ted Alcuitas Barely a month after their first year anniversary, the upstart Metrovan Independent News is calling it quits but will continue as a digital paper. In a surprise announcement posted on line on May 13, 2016, publishers Steve and Luisa Marshall broke the news
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