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Filipino artists to hold art projects across Canada

6 communities to be part in Philippine Cultural Heritage Month celebration By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A group of Filipino artists is taking a community arts project across Canada in time for Philippine cultural heritage month. MigARTion community arts project will be done in partnership with organizations and communities, according to a statement released by Co.ERASGA. […]

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Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network meets in Vancouver June 3

Updated:May 31.2023, 1:05 PM Vancouver, B.C. Ontario Justice Aubrey Danielle Hilliard is keynote speaker   To celebrate Filipino Heritage Month, the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network – Reseau des avocats philippino canadiens (FCLN-RAPC) is meeting Vancouver lawyers on Saturday, June 3, 2023. The network represent Filipino-Canadian lawyers nationally. The event is in person for those who

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Vancouver’s Ralph Escamillian gets RBC’s new emerging artist award

Vancouver, B.C. RBC continues to shine a light on emerging artists with new award Teodoro Alcuitas A Vancouver-based queer, performance artist, teacher and community leader has been selected the RBC’s new emerging Artist Award, the National Arts Centre (NAC) announced yesterday, May 25. NAC is the presenting sponsor of the 2023 Governor Genral’s Performing Arts

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Breaking: Filipina ‘Tina Turner’ devastated by her death

Updated: May 24, 2023, 4:34 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Luisa Marshall mourns death of her idol and inspiration   Opinion: Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Filipina-Canadian tribute artist whose own rise to fame was mainly inspired by Tina Turner is devastated on the news of the iconic artist’s death today at age 83. Luisa Marshall told PhilippineCanadianNews.Com

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Canadian province doubles invitations to migrant skilled workers for 2023

Newfoundland and Labrador’s population sees significant increase due to international migration By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is seeing a steady growth in its international migration, with figures hitting 95.9 per cent from 2022 to 2023. Parallel to this growth, the province received an allocation of 3,050 which is double

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The Rebel Priest

“…ang challenge ay… dapat tayo ay maging Church of the poor.” Ipinaliwanag ni Goldman Environmental Prize winner Fr. Edu Gariguez kung bakit mahalaga na nakikibahagi rin ang mga pari sa mga usapin tungkol sa mga mahahalagang isyu ngayon. Pakinggan siya sa “The Howie Severino Podcast.” LISTEN FOR FREE HERE: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3KVRm1Y Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/41GCriT Google

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More than 200 Filipino nurses get conditional job offers

Saskatchewan’s “aggressive” action plan delivers results in communities across province By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Saskatchewan’s second in-person recruitment mission to the Philippines in mid-March resulted in 236 conditional job offers extended to Registered Nurses (RNs) from Manila and Cebu. The second mission how now brought nearly 400 Filipino RNs who are committed to joining the provincial

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National Nursing Week : The nurses in my family

Do you have nurses in your family? Teodoro Alcuitas Nurses has been in our mind lately – with the news on one of our own (Victoria Casas-Alcuaz) nominated to the board of the CNA and recognized by the UBC Hospital Foundation. This week has been set to honour nurses as National Nursing Week to coincide

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Nurses week: VGH and UBCH Foundation awards Victoria Casas-Alcuaz

Updated: May 13, 2023, 1:45 PM Vancouver, B.C. Hospital foundation honours Victoria Casas-Alcuaz as recipient of 2023 award Teodoro Alcuitas As National Nurses Week is celebrated throughout Canada this week, Vancouver nurse Victoria Casas-Alcuaz has been chosen to receive the 2023 VGH and UBCH Foundation Awards. Awarding ceremonie happens today, May 12. The Fraser Health

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Two Pinoys want to be Toronto’s next mayor

Toronto, Ontario Publisher and realtor enters mayoralty race Tony A. San Juan, OCT The race is on to become the new Mayor of Toronto this summer. Out of 76 candidates who registered to run for Mayor of Toronto, two Filipino Canadians have decided to run for the much-needed leadership post in Canada’s premier city. These

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