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BMO Vancouver Marathon: Nanay is running for daughter

Updated: May 1, 2023, 10:23 AM Vancouver, B.C. Canuck Place mom Aubrey Delima runs for daughter Lauren Contributed by Nathalie Green May is Canada’s Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions of the Asian community in Canada. In honour of this month, we are highlighting Aubrey Delima, a Canuck Place mom […]

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Pumanaw: Antonio Victorio ‘Tony’ Santiago

Burnaby, B.C. Remembering Mang Tony Well-known community advocate dies at 84 Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Antonio ‘Tony’ Santiago died Sunday, April 23 surrounded by his family, her daughter Maita, announced in her Facebook page. A long-time and well known community advocate in Vancouver, he would have turn 85 on June 13. A

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Saskatchewan increases budget to bring health care workers from the Philippines

Province also makes largest SINP allocation of 7,250 nominations By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To support the province’s Health Human Resources (HHR) action plan, its 2023-2024 budget increased by $5.2 million to meet its targets for the said period. These funds will support expansion of post-secondary training seats available to Saskatchewan students to address future needs

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Jay Cabalu’s “POP ODY$$EY” opens April 29 to May 28

Updated: April 24, 2023, 10:50 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. This is the second solo exhibition following debut ‘Extra’ last year Teodoro Alcuitas A second solo exhibition by Vancouver artist Jay Cabalu http://jaycabalu.com/ is opening from April 29 to May 28 at Burnaby’s Deer Lake Art Gallery. Opening reception is on Thursday, May 4th from 6 –

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Breaking: Planned Filipino-Canadian cultural centre gets boost from government

Updated April 23, 2023, 12:00 A.M. 2nd update: April 30, 2023, 7:20 AM (As this is being posted, a hastily called Press Conference was called for today, April 23, 2023 at 11:30 A.M. to update the community.) Vancouver, B.C. Analysis First of a series $250,000 kick-starts planning and development Teodoro Alcuitas PhilippineCanadianNews.Com The elusive dream

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Anti-Asian Hate on the rise in U.S. and Canada

Smithsonian Accepts “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” COVID-19 Banner San Francisco Donation Ceremony May 10 Heralds Banner Being Added to National Collections May 5, 2022 The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will officially accept a 20-by-4-foot red vinyl banner with the words, “Fight the Virus, NOT the People” from the San Francisco Chinese

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Canada creates new pathway for skilled refugees to address labour shortage

Toronto, Ontario Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot to start in summer 2023   Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To welcome vulnerable people and provide them a better future while giving Canadian employers access to an untapped talent pool, Canada will launch a new economic pathway this summer to hit two birds with one stone. During a keynote speech

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WHAT DID JESUS LOOK LIKE?

The Filipino Edition The Filipino Edition is on CKYE RED FM 93.1 and FM 89.1 Surrey, B.C. Hosted by Joseph Lopez Listen to The Filipino Edition this Easter Sunday April 9, 2023 a7 7:30 to 8:30 A,M in Vancouver, B.C. Man has always reflected on an illustrated face of God. In the Bible, in the

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SHOULD YOU BLINDLY FOLLOW THOSE HOLY WEEK TRADITIONS?

Philippines Reflections of Archbishop Socrates Villegas, from the FB page of Bp. Gerry Alminaza. (Thanks for Fr. Edwin Gariguez for reposting) “This week is holy because of love. Love alone can make us holy.” Holy Week is about what Christ has done for humanity. Let the memory of God’s mercy sink in without any compulsion

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B.C. announces winners for 2023 anti-racism awards

Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadian planner gets honourable mention in Emerging Leader Award category By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipino-Canadian planning officer made it to the list of this year’s awardees in the 2023 Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards. William Canero received an honourable mention in the Emerging Leader Award category where youth and young adults ages 15-30

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