Phebe Ferrer smiles back at graduation ceremonies at UBC on May. 2018. (Photo: FB) Updated: January 21, 2019, 1:30 PM The Class of 2018 By Ted Alcuitas It is that time of year again when we honour and celebrate the graduates who have made the grade – whether in elementary, undergrad or post-graduate. Graduation is […]
The late Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr., the first Filipino to be appointed to the Senate of Canada celebrates Philippine Independence with Filipinos in Toronto. (Senate photo) Filipinos across the country jubilant over proclamations By Ted Alcuitas Three cities across Canada are celebrating Filipino Heritage Month for the first time this year when their respective city
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Tolentino receives the award for his contribution to Asian culture. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Dancer and artist honoured at Explore Asian Gala By Ted Alcuitas Alvin Erasga Tolentino received the ExploreAsian/ Vancouver Asian Heritage Month- Pan Asian recognition award for his contributions in the arts and advocacy. The Recognition and Awards Gala was held tonight at
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Ontario Will any make history on Thursday? By Ted Alcuitas With the Ontario election just five days away on Thursday, June 7, we list the candidates hoping to win a seat in the legislature (MPP). If any of them wins, it would be a first for the province where the largest Filipino population resides. Manitoba
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Noel Talingdan, 37, died after being shot outside Bar Italia early Tuesday. (CBC Instagram) Winnipeg, Manitoba Man killed in shooting outside Bar Italia victim of targeted hit: police Noel Talingdan, 37, said he had to leave the country in social media post a week before shooting Austin Grabish · CBC News · Posted: May 31,
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Oswald Magno seen here with wife Mila (left) and Philippine Consul General Rosalita Prospero at a Raul Sunico concert.(Photo: The Philippine Reporter) Updated: May 31, 2018, 9:00 AM Toronto, Ontario Could this be the end for Balita newspaper? By Ted Alcuitas Less than two years after Balita lost a libel case filed by the
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Pope Francis braved the storm that greeted him while visiting the people in Tacloban City, Philippines in January 17, 2015 after Typhoon Haiyan. (CNN iReport) Vancouver, B.C. “Talk a little, listen a lot, say just enough, and look everyone in the eye,” he says. By Ted Alcuitas The day news broke out that all Chilean
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Edeline Royo Agoncillo is one of the two lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit. She says she paid thousands of dollars to attend a private college that she thought would qualify her for a federal post-graduate work permit. (CBC) Edmonton, Alberta Foreign students file lawsuit against private Edmonton college, immigration consultant Students claim they enrolled
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Burnaby Mayor Derrick Corrigan presents certificate to Maya Lorena Arradaza at presentation ceremonies at council chambers, May 7. (PCN.com photo) Burnaby, B.C. Arradaza, Sugue honoured by Burnaby City Council By Ted Alcuitas Maya Lorena Arradaza, a Grade 11 student from Byrne Creek Community School and Andrea Sugue of Burnaby South Secondary were among 15 youths
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