Manitoba Melita Doctor Honoured for 40+ Years Service A doctor serving Melita and area for more than 40 years has been given the Key to the Community and had a day named in his honour, the Southwest Post reported. Dr. Aquilino Dizon Jr. was one of several residents, volunteers and businesses commemorated during the […]
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Updated with photo credits, June 24, 2017, 11:22 AM Toronto, Ontario Filipino Canadian takes command of Canada’s oldest regiment By Ted Alcuitas “It is a dream fulfilled for many people, ” says the new commanding general of the Royal Regiment of Canada as he took the reins last Sunday, June 4 . Lt. Colonel Joseph Nonato is the first
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Updated: 6:00 PM, June 8, 2017 Montreal, Quebec Lenore RS Lim included in Asian Canadian Women Artists Association (ACWA) exhibit By Ted Alcuitas Artist printmaker Lenore RS Lim is the only Filipina artist to be included in the 15th anniversary exhibition of the Asian Canadian Women Artists Association (ACWA) in Montreal. The exhibition at the Musée des
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Calgary, Alberta Only woman of colour in branding ad By Ted Alcuitas Tina Brillantes is the only minority among seven former graduates of Royal Roads University in a corporate branding ad campaign launched last year. The Calgary resident who completed her MA in Leadership at the university’s Victoria, B.C. campus is currently Team Lead, Neighbourhood Coordination in
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Updated: June 4, 2017, 4:26 PM Surrey, B.C. Pinay teen performs at Surrey’s school district awards ceremonies By Ted Alcuitas Singing John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ was her way of inspiring hope in a world full of tragedies, says the Grade 11 Glisha Dela Cruz, performing to a crowd of more than 200 teachers and administrators. She
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British Columbia How to spend your Philippine Independence week By Ted Alcuitas From Victoria to Surrey, North Vancouver , New Westminster and Vancouver, Filipinos are all primed to join celebrations for the 119th anniversary of Philippine Independence on June 12. Leading the celebrations is a flag-raising event at the Filipino Plaza on Vanness Avenue in Vancouver,
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Edmonton, Alberta Press Release Filipino Fiesta returns for second year in Churchill Square June 9 to 11 Edmonton, AB – Festival fans are invited to Churchill Square June 9 to 11 to celebrate Edmonton’s second Filipino Fiesta. “Last year’s Fiesta received such a warm welcome so we are very happy to bring the celebration back
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Toronto, Ontario Sentencing for Cusipag & Marquez tomorrow By Ted Alcuitas Balita publisher Tess Cusipag and its Editor Romeo Marquez will be sentenced tomorrow, June 2, Philippine Canadian News.com has learned. The sentencing hearing will be at 10:00 AM at Osgood Hall Law Courts. The case arose when Senator Tobias Enverga Jr. sued the defendants
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“Martial law of Mr Marcos was very good,” :Duterte INQUIRER.net / 06:30 PM May 24, 2017 He says “if I think that ISIS has taken a foothold also in Luzon,” the main northern island, “and terrorism is not really far behind, I might declare martial law throughout the country.” Duterte also said that militants who
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Toronto, Ontario A Review of Belinda Corpuz: ‘All I Am ‘ By Yshmael Cabana ContributorCommunity organizer, cultural worker, educator Huffington Post 05/14/2017 “It pays to remind ourselves that the title June may pertain to a particular time-period commemorating the struggle for an independent Philippine nation-state we recognize today. ” First off, a flood warning. In only six
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