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Canada Joins Other Nations In Opposing China’s Actions In Philippine Seas

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The Canadian Department of National Defence said that HMCS Calgary sailed through the South China Sea amidst tension Mildred German April 3, 2021 – This week a Canadian warship entered the disputed South China Sea as tensions continue to escalate after 220 Chinese ships were spotted moored near the Julian Felipe Reef inside the Philippines’ […]

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April is for celebrating the ‘Filipino Food Month’

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Lugaw Is Essential by Mildred German  As Filipino food shapes the identities of many of our communities, including in the diaspora, the Filipino Food Month aims to promote and preserve the Philippine’s culinary heritage and traditions. Founded on April 13, 2018, the Filipino Food Month was declared after Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the

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Memories of Semana Santa

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GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSIONS IN CARCAR & ANGELES CITY   PLACES     The Santo Intierro of Carcar atop its grand carroza Woman of the cloth. CLICK TO ENLARGE This is part of my Semana Santa series where I feature rituals and traditions observed in certain places during this solemn week in the Catholic calendar. Click

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Women’s History Month Feature

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Updated: April 1, 2021, 12:00 PM Vancouver, B.C CELEBRATING FILIPINO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER ANA DE LARA OPINION MILDRED GERMAN March 31, 2021 Unceded Territories – Annually, March marks the month of the year that highlights the contribution of women to society and in the ongoing process of rebuilding a just society. Whether it is contemporary to celebrate

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Glisha Dela Cruz. (Photo: Facebook)

Music: ‘Glisha’  releases debut album, Attachments + Acceptance

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Updated: March 31, 2021, 6:27 A.M Surrey, B.C. Follows successful first single ‘Over Myself’ 20 year-old Glisha released her debut album Attchments + Acceptance, barely three years after her first single ‘Over Myself’ in 2018. The album, a Pop & RnB project consisting of eight original songs, speaks about experiences in transitioning from being a

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Update: Nakita na! Missing person found

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Updated: March 28, 2021, 8:40 A.M. Updated: March 27, 2021, 7:40 P.M. Richmond, B.C. CBC 32m   MISSING: Richmond RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 23-year-old Chris Manacap. Manacap was last seen on March 27, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in 7000 Block of Dampier Drive. He was reported missing at 3:15 p.m. Manacap is

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Rob Bonta makes history as the first Filipino American to be Attorney General for California. (Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP )

Sa U.S.:Rob Bonta appointed California’s first Filipino American attorney general

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U.S. “The honor of a lifetime,” says son of civil rights activists Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The son of farm worker activists has made history as the first Filipino American to be appointed Attorney General for California. Rob Bonta, an assemblyman, was nominated to be the state’s top cop by California Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Eduardo Balaquit's body has not been found even as police charged a man for his disappearance three years ago. (Police photo)

Nangungunang balita: May na aresto na sa missing person case

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Police charge man for manslaughter in disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit three years ago Body has not been found Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) A 35-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the homicide and disappearance of Winnipegger Eduardo Balaquit nearly three years ago, Winnipeg Police announced Thursday, March 25.  Kyle

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86-year-old Candida Macarine's body was found dead on the floor of an isolation room. (Photo: Placido Macarine)

 Family accuses hospital of racism in death of mother

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Montreal, Quebec  Demands  Coroner’s investigation Mildred German “My mom was abandoned and neglected,” Candida Macarine’s daughter Gilda told a news conference Monday holding back  tears in her eyes. Gilda is a nurse herself in Montreal. “What happened to my mom was the result of wilful and gross neglect,” she said. “My mom was old, nobody

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Ma. Cecilia Loreto's burned body was confirmed today. (Police photo)

Balita ngayon: Nawawalang Filipina pinatay at sinunog

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Updated: March 24, 2021, 6:45 P.M. New Westminster, B.C. Murder charges laid against two men Police have confirmed that the body of a burned person found in a Burnaby Park last week was that of missing person Ma.Cecilia Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel. Today, (March 24) police announced that two persons – a

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