The veteran activist is putting her experience on the political front. (Facebook) Updated… Burnaby, B.C. From community organizing to politics Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com For someone who has been ‘with the people’ all her adult life, going into politics is not a big leap of faith. Maita Santiago got involved in the Filipino […]
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2nd update: October 5, 20222, 6:30 P.M. Updated:October 4, 2022, 2:10 P.M. Surrey, B.C. Years of community involvement and advocacy brings her to the political arena Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Well-known community leader Narima Dela Cruz is seeking a council seat in the Surrey municipal elections this October 15. Dela Cruz is the current president of
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The longest-running Canadian-Filipino entertainment show is set to rock Winnipeg. (Facebook) Winnipeg, Manitoba ‘Simply the Best’ longest-running entertainment show Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A group composed of a Canadian-Filipino family and their friends who share their love for music will rock Canadian venues again for the “Relive The Music 50s & 60s Show” this October. Forced
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Toronto, Ontario Performance AGO Live: Kultura Presents Paniniwala: Acts of Faith Wednesday, October 5, 7 PM Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario “Paniniwala: Acts of Faith” Paniniwalà (tagalog) [noun] definition: belief In response to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s exhibit Faith and Fortune: Art Across the Global Spanish Empire, Kultura invites audiences to witness Paniniwala:
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Vaughan, Ontario “New blood is good for democracy” – Erlinda Insigne Tony A. San Juan, OCT. Erlinda Insigne, a Filipino- Canadian community advocate and realtor, is running for Councillor for Ward 4 in the City of Vaughan, Ontario on October 24, 2022. Ward 4 comprises the geographic boundaries of communities in Steeles Ave. North, Highway 40,
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Updated: Sept. 30, 2022, 9:00 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Democrito C. Barcenas urges Filipinos living abroad not to forget and continue resisting By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas RENOWNED Martial Law survivor and Cebuano lawyer launched his second book on the atrocities experienced by Cebuanos during Martial Law in the Philippines to mark the 50th anniversary
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Winnipeg, Manitoba First woman and racialized person to head Canadian Medical Association Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com Winnipeg surgeon and assistant professor Dr. Flordeliza (Gigi) Osler has been appointed to the Senate for Manitoba, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced yesterday. She will replace former Justice Murray Sinclair, who retired from the Red Chamber in January 2021.
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Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook) Updated: September 25, 2022, 10:03 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. A Filipina scholar finally found her voice “She wanted to mentor students like me — students who looked like us, spoke like us, knew the importance of being kababayan — so that we
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Reposting… An attack on one is an attack on all:Philippine journalism and the closure of ABS-CBN / Canada News, International News, Philippine News, Politics / May 5, 2020 “Sa pinakamalaking dagok at hamon sa aming kompanya at sa aming hanapbuhay, hinding-hindi namin kayo tatalikuran, kabayan ” – Noli de Castro Editorial Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine
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Toronto, Ontario A “Martial Law Story” By Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen (I wrote the original piece some 20 years ago or so when revisionist viewpoints or fabrications were not yet on the horizon. It is in the interest of historical integrity that I resurrect this piece for publication on the 50th year anniversary of the
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