Updated: October 11, 2022, 9:20 P.M. She came to Canada as a three-year old. Now she wants to be your Burnaby City Councillor. She is running under the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) and is calling for voters to vote for the whole team. Burnaby Citizens Association to run diverse candidate team The Burnaby Citizens Association […]
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Dawson, B.C. Critical condition By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The two Filipino-Canadian mothers who tried to protect their family and each other from a “rare predatory bear attack” in Dawson Creek, B.C. on Monday are still in critical condition, their families reported. Leosette “Cheng” Canoy and her friend, Analyn Shurtliff Bartolome, were critically injured by a male black
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Vancouver, B.C. Welcomed by travel industry By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez FILIPINO Canadians in the immigration industry welcomed the lifting of Covid-related travel restrictions in Canada recently and saw it as a way of helping travellers deal with the challenges that come with moving to a new country. As of October 1, 2022, travelers to Canada
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Vancouver, B.C. A mother’s love of peeling mango for her baby By: Ria Santos In a time where representation in media matters, actor, screen writer, charity founder, and now author, Xavi de Guzman brings to the world the children’s book Peeled Fruit. The story as old as time about a mother’s love language of peeling
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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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