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Marcos’ 1st visit to Canada yields USD2.5B in investment commitments for PH

By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Vancouver, B.C. B2Gold Corp., OceanaGold, Telus, NQX among interested firms   Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. completed a four-day official visit to Canada with a report that USD2.5 billion in investment commitments and a strengthened partnership with Canada will benefit the Filipino people-both at home and the ones here. Marcos […]

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Breaking: The artist and the coin: Bert Monterona designs commemorative coin honouring Filipino Canadians

Update: June 24, 2026, 11:40 A.M. Bert Monterona at work and the Canadian commemorative coin Vancouver, B.C.       The consumate artist.. “I am an artist and, at the same time, a social realist,” ….”My work of art is a process of examining the future and rediscovering the past to build the present, to

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The Class of 2026

Austin Acala graduates from Kindergarten from St. Alphonsus School in Winnipeg. (FB)   1st update:June 16, 2026, 6 PM 2nd update: June 17, 2026, 10:00 AM 3rd update: June 24, 2026, 1:36 A.M. 4th Update: June 30, 2026, 6 PM A rich harvest from Winnipeg… Austin Acala My son graduated kindergarten so happy that he

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Fiipino Canadian doctors are nearly invisible, says professor

Updated: June 7, 2026, 9:47 AM Brampton,Ontario Filipino Canadian doctors raise funds for scholarship The Filipino Canadian Medical Association’s (FCMA) ‘Hiraya’  Gala raised $12,000 for a scholarship fund at the University of Toronto. The successful event the Millennium Gardens Banquet Hall in Brampton, Ontario held on May 2,  2026 brought together over 300 physicians, students

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Breaking: Bodies of Filipino couple recovered in paddle board accident

Couple recently arrived in Vancouver Searchers have recovered the bodies of a Filipino couple who drowned in a paddle boarding accident at Browning Lake at Murrin Park two days after they reported missing. Family identified the bodies as that of Genesis Jeru Bague, 33 and Mariz Bello who were joining friends for a birthday party

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Renato Gandia wins prestigious poetry award

“…spellbinding in the way they transform small, quiet moments…” Calgary-based author and poet Renato Gandia wins the 2026 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers Poetry for his poem “In ‘Psalmody for the Estranged.” “In ‘Psalmody for the Estranged,’ Renato Gandia reminds us of the affinity between prayer and poetry, says the jury. The jury

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The Lapulapu Tragedy Funds controversy continues

United Way’s distribution method criticized Maple Bamboo Network Society returns $3000 Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Revictimized and re-exploited – says expert  A charitable organization expert said the Lapulapu Festival tragedy victims were “revictimized or re-exploited” when United Way BC did not fulfill its promises, said Kate Bahen, managing director of Charities

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Surrey Council candidate gathers supporters, raises funds for campaign

By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Political aspirant Narima Dela Cruz vows to bring needed change to city A civic leader whose contributions to the City of Surrey are legendary—that’s how Imagine Surrey Mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk described Filipino community organizer Narima Dela Cruz during the latter’s birthday dinner and fundraiser over the weekend. Imagine Surrey is

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When a Room Becomes an Altar: The Launch of Gathering Our Breath

Updated: May 21, 2026, 8:11 PM   Gathering changed me by Lani Domaloy The afternoon was equal parts remembrance and reunion… There are events you attend, and then there are events that attend to you. The launch of Gathering Our Breath on May 17, 2026 at the Museum of Vancouver was the second kind. I

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Breaking: Larah Luna wins 2026 CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows.

Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Also a successful marketing and communications professional Vancouver-based writer and marketing professional Larah Luna has won the prestigious CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows. Selected from nearly 3,000 entries, Luna wins $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at

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