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Jennilee Austria’s story on reunification is second runner-up

3rd update: October 18, 2021, 7:47 A.M. 2nd update: October 18, 2021, 7:33 A.M. Updated: October 18, 2021, 7:25 A.M. Ontario Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award for 2020 Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Filipina Canadian writer Jennilee Austria emerged as second runner-up in the prestigious Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award for 2020 and is set to become a […]

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Two Filipino restaurants among the best in America 

2nd update: October 18, 2021, 5:35 A.M. Updated: October 16,2021, 9:05 P.M. U.S. New York Times list includes Seattle’s ‘Archipelago’ and Chicago’s ‘Kasama’ Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Two Filipino-owned restaurants have been named among the Top Fifty Restaurants in the U.S. by the New York Times. Kasama in Chicago and Archipelago in Seattle made it

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Philippine elections: Manny Pacquiao Isn’t the Hero the Philippines Needs -Bloomberg

Philippines Editor’s note: Because Manny Pacquiao is officially in the ring for president of the Philippines, we thought we would repost this piece in 2019 and Bloomberg’s current analysis. Manny Pacquiao is not my hero, nor is Duterte International News, Politics, Religion / July 22, 2019 Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Manny Paquiao is a known

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Ressa on Malacañang’s ‘praise’ of her Nobel award: ‘Thanks, but no thanks’

INQUIRER.net is a news partner of PhilippineCanadianNews.Com By: Daphne Galvez – Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ INQUIRER.net / 09:47 AM October 12, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — “Thanks, but no thanks.” Journalist and Rappler founder Maria Ressa on Tuesday said Malacañang’s congratulatory message on her winning the Nobel Peace prize was laced with a “hit” and a “reminder” of her

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Theatre: Caleb Lagayan’s Les Miserables dream comes true

Updated: October 14, 2021, 10:18 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadian actor joins iconic musical in England and Ireland tour Mildred German “You’re good at singing, but you lack the stage presence, ” Caleb Lagayan was once told by his high school teacher. Today, the Vancouver actor  will be joining the 2021-2023 U.K. and Ireland Tour of Les

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EIGHT FILIPINO-CANADIANS SEEK FALL MUNICIPAL POSTS 

Canada Opinion By: Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired.  The autumnal chime and colors are upon us. Within the Canadian landscape, the political climate especially in the city environs is now breezing. Eight Filipino Canadians in six Canadian cities and one town are in the election “warpath”. These beautiful, bold, and brave Filipinos composed of six

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Municipal politics: Is this the year we elect a Filipina for Mayor of Calgary?

Canada  Six Filipino-Canadians in the running for municipal elections this month Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Realtor Grace Yan seeks to be mayor of the City of Calgary and is joined by five others running for councillors in Alberta, Montreal and Whitehorse. Grace Yan for Mayor of Calgary, Alberta Elections: October 18, 2021 By Tony

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Remembering the old Vancouver

Vancouver, B.C. A ‘settler’ reminisces about Vancouver By Rizalina Guilatco Carr History is alive! 41 years ago today, (October 7, 1980), I arrived in Vancouver on a beautiful, bright, cool sunny day. Sitting in the car, my favourite British rock band, “Queen,” blasted “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” through the car stereo. I remember looking

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Breaking: Maria Ressa, Duterte nemesis, wins Nobel Peace Prize

First Filipino to win  award “A thousand cuts” doesn’t scare this fearless journalist Editorial Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of Rappler, Inc. has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in Journalism, the first Filipino to be ever win the $1.1 cash award. Ressa shares the prize with Russian journalist

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Halalan 2022: Leni Robredo runs for president

Updated: October 8, 2021, 10:40 A.M. Philippines Repeat battle between Robredo and Bongbong Marcos Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo today ( October 7 in the Philippines) announced her plan to run for president in the May 2022 elections after she was nominated by the political opposition coalition 1Sambayan which called the Philippines

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