Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took time off from APEC meetings to talk to market vendors wearing a Philippine jacket. (Posted by Jose Ramon Villanueva. Reposted by Ed Finlan).
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DOWN BUT UNBOWED A supporter of indigenous peoples braves a water cannon and continues to record with his mobile phone the dispersal of a protest rally against reported human rights abuses infront of the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Quezon City on November 18, 2015. About 700 indigenous peoples from
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (l) pose for official photo with President Benigno Aquino 111. (Philippine Gazette photo) Bilateral talks: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Foreign Minister Stephane Dion and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. (Official Philippine Gazette photo)
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Members of “Bayan” (My Country) movement burn a mock U.S. flag near the U.S. embassy ahead of the start of the APEC summit in Manila. Photo:Reuters Manila – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Manila Tuesday for APEC amidst protests from groups who denounce the 21-member meeting as no more than window-dressing. With the recent
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Ottawa Philippine culinary talent gained another boost with the recent win of Chef Jil Aranas at the 2015 Embassy Chef Challenge in Ottawa on November 5. Competing with six chefs from other embassies, Chef Aranas ‘kinulob na itik’ entry, a favourite dish from her home province of Laguna was picked the People’s Choice Award
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A veteran’s son remembers By Ted Alcuitas This month as we pause to remember the men and women who served in our armed forces,I would like to share my memories of my father and the Pacific War that engulfed the Philippines. A war that shaped so much of our lives and many others. I never
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In a historic swearing-in ceremony that was full of firsts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet of 15 women and 15 men took their oaths before Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall on Parliament Hill on Nov. 4. Trudeau is the first son of a prime minister to take office in Canada and
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Four complainants demand payments Officials Mum on Money Issues By Romy Marquez | November 1, 2015 Balita The Filipino community’s “premier” business organization in the Greater Toronto Area is literally up to its neck in debts, owing thousands of dollars to individuals and companies, and seemingly unmoved by accusations of “scamming” at least three individuals
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Vancouver -“Life is so short that one has to do what you can now and not wait,” says Danison Buan, the man behind the recently launched Refood ( refood.ca) – a social enterprise to recycle food that would otherwise be wasted and share it with charities. A recent study found that $31 billion of food
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Vancouver – Kensington New Democrat MLA, Mable Elmore at the October 16th Kensington-Cedar Cottage Homelessness Action Week event at McAuley Park in Vancouver. Left to right: Kelly Read,Theresa McAuley, Mable Elmore, and Kelly Woods, Cedar Cottage Neighborhood House community member. Press Release
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