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An appeal: Is it time to think of helping our Kapwa? Collectively?

2nd update: December 2, 2021, 12:51 P.M. Updated: December 24, 2021, 11:22 P.M. A permanent organization ? By Teodoro Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) As I see this latest post from a friend, it once again tugs my heart and brings me back to the many natural calamities that our motherland is known […]

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Several towns in Southern Cebu remain inaccessible in wake of ‘Odette’

Cebu Inquirer.net is a news partner of Philippine CanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) By: Dale Israel – @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Visayas / 09:07 PM December 19, 2021 CEBU CITY — Several towns in southern Cebu remain inaccessible, three days after the province was hit by Typhoon Odette. So far, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office received only two

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Erika Casupanan makes history as first Canadian to win ‘Survivor’

2nd update: December 20, 2021, 6:40 A.M. Updated: December 19, 2021,  P.M. Canada Second woman to win $1 million since 2017 Charmaine Rodriguez Kara  A petite Filipina, the smallest among the competitors, outwitted, outplayed and outlasted her opponents to become winner of the 41st season of Survivor winning a $1 million US ( 1,284,910.00 Canadian)

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Author Catherine Hernandez’s work made into music

Vancouver, B.C. Filipina-Canadian author Catherine Hernandez’s work ‘I Cannot Lie to the Stars that Made Me’ has been adapted into audio drama by the Vancouver-based the frank theatre co. It is free on line from January 7 to 16 at thefranktheatre.com. Hernandez’s previous work ‘Scarborough’ has been made into a movie. The frank theatre is

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Immigration: Canada breaks monthly record again by landing over 47,000 immigrants in November

Image: CIC News Canada has landed over 361,000 immigrants this year and will likely achieve its target of landing 401,000 immigrants in 2021. The voice of Canadian immigration Kareem El-Assal Published on December 17th, 2021 at 10:03am EST Updated on December 17th, 2021 at 10:13am EST Canada landed more than 47,000 new permanent residents in

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Facebook attacking anti-Marcos/Duterte sites?

Screenshot of Facebook notice on our page deleting a Maria Reesa post. Rappler website under cyberattack DEC 15, 2021 9:04 PM PHT RAPPLER.COM Facebook Twitter SHARE ARTICLE (2ND UPDATE) At the peak of the attack, the site was being barraged by over 650,000 requests per second. Days after Rappler CEO Maria Reesa mounted a blistering

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Philippine elections: Two protagonists met again

Philippines ‘A widow challenging a Marcos anew’: new CBCP head draws parallels in history   By: John Eric Mendoza – Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ INQUIRER.net / 06:00 PM December 02, 2021 Inquirer.net is a news partner of philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com)   MANILA, Philippines — Newly-installed Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David on

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How two Filipinas confront body shaming

Updated:December 13, 2021, 10:45 A.M. Toronto, Ontario ”  as a fat, Filipino woman, I know how rare it is to see someone who looks like me on TV….” By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The world still thinks fat people are ugly, lazy, and disgusting, it is important to me that I show up looking fine as

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Human Rights Day protests in the Philippines

Philippines Philippine activists build, burn effigy of ‘terror team’ of Duterte, Marcos and Sarah Duterte Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecandiannews.com (PCN.Com) While Maria Ressa was receiving her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo,Norway on December 10, thousands of Filipinos protested in the streets in he streets of Metro Manila to mark International Human Rights Day. About 5,000

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Rappler’s Maria Ressa makes history, receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

DEC 10, 2021 8:48 PM PHT rappler.com/RAMBO TALABONG Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is the first Filipino to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and, along with Dmitry Muratov, is the first working journalist to win this award since the 1930s MANILA, Philippines – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa made history on Friday, December 10, as the first Filipino

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