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Funeral arrangements for Paulina Corpuz

Updated:November 10, 2022, 8:22 P.M. Funeral arrangements Paulina’s family would like to thank everyone for their outpouring of love for Paulina, as well as the care that was given to her by the Toronto EMS team, Toronto Fire Services, and healthcare professionals at Sunnybrook Hospital during her last hours. They would also like to thank […]

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Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2022: Stefanos Tai’s “We Don’t Dance For Nothing”

Vancouver, B.C. Brings power of dance and of Filipinas Mildred German Vancouver, BC – “We Don’t Dance for Nothing” has been described as “a love letter to Filipina Domestic Workers of Hong Kong”. The film was Honorable Mention, Best Documentary at the recent DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2022 (May 5-15, 2022), and is back again

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Filipino-Canadian stunt actress is part of Black Panther 2 cast

Vancouver, British Columbia Maya Macatumpag also stars in car commercial as a Dora Milaje By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian stunt actress Maya Macatumpag is excited for the November 11, 2022-release of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever. She is not only part of the full-time stunt team, she got to be a Dora Milaje,

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Filipinos top new immigrant groups in Alberta

Alberta, Canada  Statistics Canada: 47,600 Filipinos moved to Alberta from 2016-2021   By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino immigrants are the biggest group of newcomers who moved to Alberta, Canada, making up about one quarter of recent immigrants to the province. Statistics Canada data shows about 47,600 people moved to Alberta from the Philippines since 2016. 

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Fall photography: why it’s the best time of the year to capture moments

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Canada’s most beautiful season is here and for families, especially newcomers in the country, it’s the best time to update your family photos   By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian photographer Raymond Lopez says it is the busiest season for photographers because “the colors and feels of autumn” just make everyone want to take

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Immigration: PGP 2022 lottery has been completed

IRCC has announced that it has finished handing out some 23,100 invitations to apply to sponsors in the Parents and Grandparents Program for 2022 The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete, according to cicnews.com. Canada’s PGP looks to help Canadian sponsors reunite with their loved ones, enabling these parents

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C.E. ‘Chris’ Gatchalian wins Arts & Music Awards

Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver author and playwright recognized for work C.E. ‘Chris’ Gatchalian is one of the recipients of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia’s Arts and Music Awards. These one-time awards recognize individuals, groups, and organizations throughout British Columbia who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, creativity, community engagement, and commitment through fostering and mentoring others in

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Fort St. John restaurant ‘Audielicios’ wins award

Fort St. John, B.C. Audie Louie Banania’s Audielious restaurant wins presigious award By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A restaurant owned by a Filipino-Canadian chef won the Business of the Year award in this year’s Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards. Audielicious, a seafood restaurant located at 9720 100 St., Fort St. John in

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Breaking: Three Pinoys win in Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba School trustees Three Filipino Canadian were successful in their bids as School Trustees in the Winnipeg School Division in yesterday’s municipal elections. Dante Aviso (Ward 5), Perla Javate (Ward 6) and Ann Evangelista (Ward 9) will now have a place in a board that plays a very important role in education. Elected for

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