Carrying the cross at the ‘Via Dolorosa’ ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus was buried. Updated: November 17, 2017, 4:52PM British Columbia Religion: In Jesus’ footsteps: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land By Ted Alcuitas We were a diverse group of people, all 34 of us from different backgrounds, cultures, ages and […]
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Updated: November 21, 2017, 8:25 AM Ottawa Died in Columbia of apparent heart attack By Ted Alcuitas The first and only Filipino-Canadian senator died today (November 16, 2017) in Medellin, Columbia where he was attending a parliamentary meeting. The Ontario senator was in the South American country for the ParlAmericas Annual Plenary Assembly, along
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Manuel Mogato (right) receives award. Vancouver, B.C. Reporter who exposed Duterte’s ‘killers’ receives 2017 award Manuel ‘Manny Mogato will speak in Vancouver By Ted Alcuitas His Facebook account was hacked by Duterte supporters after he and fellow reporter Karen Lema ran a story on Duterte likening himself to Adolf Hitler and saying he would “be
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(Photo: Canadian Press) Editorial An insulter gets insulted By Ted Alcuitas President Rodrigo Duterte must have been following what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father said when asked if he would raise the issue of human rights with the dictator Ferdinand Marcos more than 30 years ago. “Nobody likes to be told by
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Leaders attend a photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam. Pictured top right is Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at centre. (Jorge Silva/AP Photo) CBC Nov. 11, 2017 Anti-drug campaign has left 7,000 Filipinos dead; PM to meet with ASEAN leaders Sunday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the APEC
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Alyssa Torres, a Grade 12 student at Forest Hill Collegiate, and her mother Raquel Torres outside their Toronto home. Alyssa was 6 when her mother left the Philippines to work in Hong Kong and Canada, and the famly reunited in Toronto six years later. (LUCAS OLENIUK / TORONTO STAR) Vancouver, B.C.
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Arevalo strives to “connect with others, exploring meaning through community-building and creative expression..” British Columbia One man’s struggle against mental illness By Ted Alcuitas The Canadian Association for Mental Health (CAMH) has named Francis Arevalo as one of 150 leading Canadians who are making a difference for mental health. The Vancouver-born and raised hip-hop artist
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Two Filipinos in cast of Jesus Christ Superstar By Ted Alcuitas The iconic musical Jesus Christ Superstar will have two Filipinos in the cast – Caleb Lagayan and Jennifer Suratos who plays Pontius Pilate. URP began as a small community theatre company in 1995 with its first staging of Jesus Christ Superstar. Since then,
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These boxes will no longer be taxed until March 2018. (Photo: CNN Philippines) PHILIPPINES The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of the duty and tax-free privileges of consolidated balikbayan boxes, a decison wecomed by the The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), reports the Philippine Inquirer. “We would like to thank the
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