Sarmiento talks to media after the verdict. Vancouver, B.C. Celebrating the life of a brave and courageous woman By Ted Alcuitas The life of Leticia ‘Letty’ M. Sarmiento who died on June 5, 2018, will be celebrated on Sunday, June 17 at St.Barnabas Anglican Church, 1010 – 5th Ave. New Westminster.The celebration will be […]
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Dr. Rey Pagtakhan of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the first and only Filipino ever elected to the Parliament of Canada. (Photo: National Post) Toronto, Ontario Hindi pa rin nakalusot ang Pinoy sa Ontario By Ted Alcuitas Ontario has again failed to elect a Filipino-Canadian in the latest provincial election election held on June 7, putting the
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Ivy Lopez Sarmiento’s twin daughters will now have the opportunity to attend a Filipino bilingual kindergarten program next fall with the recent announcement of its approval. (CBC) Winnipeg, Manitoba/Toronto, Ontario First in Canada but Toronto has a Filipino-centered curriculum By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino bilingual program in Canada will launch this fall in Winnipeg’s
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PILIPINAS POLITIKO politics.com.ph Last updated Jun 8, 2018 Duterte calls Catholic faith a ‘farce,’ ‘fucking shit’: Your doctrines make God look stupid! “I cannot believe in the basic tenets of the Catholic church. It is really a — portraying God to be so stupid,” said Duterte in a press briefing in Cebu. He urged
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The Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898. Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society (SPIDS) again hosts this year Philippine Independence Day celebrations with ‘PASALAMAT’ – a reunion and recognition for its ten years of running the annual event. Founder Narima Dela Cruz invites kababayans and their friends to come to Bridgeview
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Free interactive discussion how to protect yourself from cyber criminals. Learn how to spot malicious emails, best practices on social media, creating passwords and much more. On June 17 from 1-3 pm at St. Mary’s Parish, Vancouver.
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Filipinas dining out at a Philippine restaurant in Adelaide, Australia. Photo: Jeremaiah Opiniano Updated
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Leticia Sarmiento died June 5 after a long battle with cancer. (Facebook photo, Darla Tomeldan) Updated:June 8, 2018, 12:23 PM Updated: June 7, 2013, 9 AM Vancouver, B.C. A woman of strength By Ted Alcuitas The woman who won the first human trafficking case in Canada died yesterday (June 5) of brain cancer at a
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“Filipinas dining out at a Philippine restaurant in Adelaide, Australia.” (photo by Jeremaiah Opiniano) Has the conditions of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFWs) improved since the hanging of Flor Contemplacion in 1955 in Singapore? Can they “chart newer tales and tumble down aging stereotypes of themselves?” A Filipino doctoral student in Australia contemplates a new future. By
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Rhoderie ‘Dherie’ Estrada was found in her home with “obvious signs of trauma”. (Facebook) Toronto, Ontario Mother of three found killed in own home By Ted Alcuitas A Filipina mother of three was killed on May 26 in her home in her home on Torrens Ave. in East York. Nurse Rhoderie Estrada, 41, was found dead
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