Mark Guevarra was a pastoral associate at the St. Albert Catholic Parish until February seen here outside the church in St. Albert April 5, 2018. Photo credit: DAN RIEDLHUBER/St. Albert Gazette Edmonton, Alberta Mark Guevarra will face people in town halls today and tomorrow By Ted Alcuitas In an unprecedented and bold move, a Filipino-Canadian […]
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Renzi Cacnio from Malabon City works as a mushroom picker in Ontario, Canada. ABS-CBN News Ottawa ADVISORY ON ALLEGED JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA AS MUSHROOM PICKERS
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Toronto, Ontario Playwright wrote about her mother By Ted Alcuitas Ed’s note: We immigrated to Canada in 1968 and our first city was Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At the time we settled in June, there were about 70 Filipinos in the city most of them nurses. While many moved on to other bigger cities like us, some
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Updated, April 12, 2018, 6:42 AM Vancouver, B.C. Alvin Erasga Tolentino is a class on his own By Ted Alcuitas Weaving the traditional ‘Malong’ with the ancient hand gesture ‘Mudras’, critically acclaimed Vancouver choreographer, Alvin Erasga Tolentino brings together seven dancers from Vancouver and Manila for its 18th season production of Collected Traces and
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In better times – President Rodrigo Duterte and Quiboloy shares a laugh before the falling out.(Rappler photo) ‘Son of God’ is Duterte’s biggest supporter By Ted Alcuitas The FBI is investigating the local chapter of Apollo Quiboloy’s controversial church for aggressive fundraising in Hawaii and possible human trafficking, The Inquirer reports quoting a Hawaii news
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The couple Crisanta Sampang and Daniel Wood expresses thanks for the support. (GoFundMe photo) Vancouver, B.C. Daniel Wood sent email of thanks today: Friends: Almost a month ago Crisanta and I found ourselves caught in a terrible Catch-22. Her heart attacked required open-heart surgery in the Philippines, where she’d been briefly visiting. But
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Updated: 8:15 PM, March 22, 2018 Updated: 7:45 PM. March 22, 2018 British Columbia Appointment of Imperial and Nicolas a first By Ted Alcuitas The provincial government has appointed two Filipino-Canadian lawyers to the board of governors for BCIT and VCC recently. The appointments are a first for the Filipino community, the fastest growing
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Updated: 8:00 PM, March 21, 2018 Cardinal Tagle addresses a capacity-filled auditorium as Bishops J.Michael Miller (right), archbishop of Vancouver and Bishop Ken Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster listens. (Photo: The B.C. Catholic) Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos love their cardinal By Ted Alcuitas It was a sea of Filipinos in the 2,929-seat auditorium
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Author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang will be flown back to Vancouver on Tuesday, March 20 for an open-heart operation. (StoryHive) Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver author suffered heart attack in Philippines Former caregiver and author Crisanta Sampang suffered a heart attack while visiting relatives in the Philippines recently. Doctors in the Philippines determined that she needed open-heart
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Deacon Greg Barcelon and wife Ivy with Cardinal Tagle when they personally presented the invitation for the Vancouver visit. (The B.C. Catholic) Vancouver,B. C. Tickets drop to $10 for Cardinal Luis Tagle’s talk on March 19 Just days to Cardinal Antonio Luis Tagle’s talk on Monday,March 19, organizers announced that all remaining tickets will
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