North York, Toronto Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wows crowd By Ted Alcuitas In a move that is a clear signal that Filipinos are being noticed as a potent political force, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped by the popular street festival, now on its third year, even donning an apron to flip Pinoy BBqs. “Differences are
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Posted August 21, 2016 Remembering Ninoy Aquino By Ted Alcuitas August 21, 1983 This day in history would have been just another day to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of the late Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. We remember “Ninoy” who died on August 21, 1983 as he returned to the Philippines after a
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Vancouver, B.C. ‘It Runs InThe Family’ – a movie review Vancouver Queer Film Festival By Ted Alcuitas For a movie that tackles such a sensitive issue as the LGBTQ, ‘It Runs in the Family’ is a surprisingly positive and affirming movie to watch. The anticipation of how each family handles relationships surrounding the issue
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Two teenage friends died in a drowning accident August 1 at the popular Grand Beach, about an hour’s drive from Winnipeg. David Medina, 12, and Jhonalyn Javier, 11 were playing together in the water, supervised by the boy’s parents, when one of the parents lost track of the kids because of the setting sun,
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Students from the UBC Philippine Studies Series staged their own ‘Track-side DIY Assemby’ at last Sunday’s Pinoy Fiesta in Vancouver. The students engaged the crowd about the #marcosNOTahero campaign. Here are some of the responses: – Hindi talaga bayani! (Marcos is definitely not a hero!) – Bakit kailangang ilibing doon? (Why does Marcos have to be buried
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Toronto, Ontario Last month, the Toronto-based Balita lost a defamation suit brought against it by Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. (http://philippi.mywhc.ca/uncategorized/senator-enverga-wins-defamation-suit-against-balita/) which is now under appeal. The long-simmering case has divided the community and even spawned a movement to boycott the paper founded by the late Ruben Cusipag and arguably one of Canada’s longest surviving Filipino
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Vancouver, B.C. Union says employees are having to work up to 10 days in a row without overtime By Ted Alcuitas Air travel from the Vancouver International Airport could face delays if a threatened strike by food and beverage workers could not be averted. “We want to issue a travel alert to Air Canada and
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Food-O- Rama 2016- So Yummy! Levy Abad August 7,2016 Winnipeg -I had a great time at Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba’s (PCCM) 1st Food-O-Rama 2016 (August 6-7, 2016) event held at the grounds of 737 Keewatin St.! The two-day event was a success, kudos to the organizers, vendors, advertisers, fellow musicians and
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Melita, Manitoba Town names street after Dr. Dizon By Ted Alcuitas The town of Melita has honoured its long-serving doctor with a street named after him. Dr. Aquilino Dizon, Jr. served the town since 1973 and continues his practice, albeit on shorter hours. The 78-year old grandfather is a graduate of the University of Santo
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Vancouver, B.C. Filipino professor laments racism despite multiculturalism By Ted Alcuitas A Filipino professor whose research includes queer of colour geographies says racism is still very much alive in Canada despite multiculturalism. “There is this self-congratulatory idea that multiculturalism has solved racial issues, that racism doesn’t exist because we’re a multicultural nation,” Dr. John Paul
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