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Face to face with terror in the Philippines

Members of the Canadian delegation pose at the gate to the Hacienda Luisita before proceeding on their mission. (Provided) Philippines (Editor’s Note: In the wake of  yesterday’s conviction of the ‘berdugo’ – General Jovito Palparan, we reprint our story of our trip to the Philippines in 2006 to investigate human rights violations at the height […]

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Golden Balangay Awards presents Outstanding Pinoys

2018 Awardees. From left, Mike Cruz (Excellence Award in Sports & Fitness), Mel Galeon for Fv Foods (PCCT Business Excellence), Paulina Corpuz (Pinoy of the Year), Jane Manalang Paguio (Entrepreneur of the Year), Ma. Eleanor Mescallado-Kalash (Excellence Award in Arts & Culture), Rosemer Albovias Enverga for the late Senator Tobias Jun Enverga (Posthumous Lifetime Achievement

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Melissa Remulla- Briones is newest Filipina lawyer in B.C.

Melissa Remulla-Briones joins growing list of Filipino lawyers when she will be called to the bar this coming December.(Facebook) Updated:9:00 PM, September 12, 2018 British Columbia Latest addition to the province’s growing list of Filipino lawyers By Ted Alcuitas Decades ago, British Columbia only had a handful of practicing Filipino lawyers – Arturo Alafriz, the

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english language skills workshop

Learn about Workplace Health & Safety while improving your English language skills

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Pinay pipeline protester Uni Urchin appears in court

Uni Urchin on top of a camper parked in Burnaby Mountain in January.  Urchin refused to leave the site and slept on top of the camper overnight. (Photo: Cornelia Naylor, North Shore News) Vancouver, B.C. Water defender may face 60-days in jail By Ted Alcuitas A Filipina water defender appeared in B.C. Provincial court today

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HISTORYA: Walking Through the Story of the Filipino People

Edmonton,Alberta The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Edmonton is proud to be part of this year’s Alberta Culture Days 2018 as a celebration site. HISTORYA: Walking Through the Story of the Filipino People This interactive activity and exhibit will showcase Philippine History and culture as far back as 10 million years ago up

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Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! opens tonight till Sept. 16

Photo provided   Vancouver, B.C. NEWS RELEASE Premieres at  2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival All-LGBTQ Creative Team and Majority Artists who are Persons of Colour Vancouver, BC – August 21, 2018 – Award-winning performance curator/producer Katie Sly (last seen curating performances for the 2018 Pride Toronto festival) has teamed up with an all- LGBTQ creative team

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Politics: Narima Dela Cruz seeks City of Surrey council seat

Narima Dela Cruz is confident she will make it this time. (Facebook) Updated: 9 AM, September 7, 2018 Surrey, B.C. Tireless community advocate makes second attempt By Ted Alcuitas  Longtime community advocate Narima dela Cruz is running for council for the City of Surrey under the Surrey First banner. The team under the leadership of 

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Opinion: Duterte’s rape of the Mother Country

BLOODY HOSTAGE DRAMA This photo taken on Aug. 15, 1989, by former Inquirer chief photographer Boy Cabrido shows Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill and other hostages used as human shields by armed inmates at the Metrodiscom detention center in Camp Leonor in Davao City. Hamill was gang-raped by her abductors. Duterte  suggested that because he was mayor

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