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The environment and the Philippines: Five years na. Palpak pa rin!

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Five Years After The Paris Agreement, Environmental Racism Against the Philippines Continues The Philippines is ranked as the country with the highest risk of climate change hazards, predicted to be underwater in 30 years, asking rich countries for accountability. Mildred German Unceded Territories |  2020 marks the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris […]

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An art sticker handed by Vancouver-based Filipinx queer duo, Pulitiq, on the film showing of PJ Raval's 'Call Her Ganda' at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2018, in support of the Filipino people's call for justice and Philippine sovereignty.(Provided)

International Human Rights Day 2020

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The Philippine Seas Dispute, Colonialism, and Philippine Sovereignty Mildred German December 10, 2020 Unceded Territories | The Philippines has been historically under colonial rule for nearly 500 years by numerous imperial powers such as Spain, Japan, USA, and other Western countries. Multinationals have occupied the country controlling its resources, and have left native Filipinos landless

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Ralph Escamillan performs for 'whip', a 60 minute duet performed entirely in leather hoods, leaving performers blind for the duration of the performance (Photo: Marchel B. Eang)

Ralph Escamillan bursts into dance firmament

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2nd update: December 12, 2020, 6 PM Updated: December 8, 2020, 11:08 AM Vancouver, B.C. An interview with the versatile dancer Ralph Escamillan Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com At first I thought I was doing a cooking interview.  Meeting the fame dancer Ralph Escamillan in his kitchen through the modern technology Zoom, was

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The Philippine giant bamboo can grow to a height of 30 meters (98 ft.). (Photo: Facebook, Benigno Beltran).

Environment: Reclaiming the Marikina Valley

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Updated   Editor’s note: For my birthday this year, I opted to donate to this project and is asking those who can to give whatever they can spare, however small. You can send it directly to the organization or you can e-transfer or mail me a check and I will send it to the Philippines.-

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Toronto’s Metrolinx building world-class transit system

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Updated:December 3, 2020, 7:00 AM Toronto, Ontario One of North America’s largest infrastructure investments Metrolinx is building a world-class transit system so you can safely travel better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is hard at work building a landmark transit system for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Undertaking one of North America’s largest infrastructure investments, and with

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Co. ERASGA’s 20th anniversary ‘Offering’ a welcomed respite

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Vancouver, B.C. Dancers exude our own anxious isolation and the hope of coming out of this pandemic A review by Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com ’Offering’ indeed was translucent in all the solo performers’ interpretations as their hands and bodies move in a darkened environment. Costumed like semi-primitive beings lost in a world beyond

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‘Offering’ – the Dance performance that Covid almost cancelled

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Vancouver, B. C. Live-streamed tomorrow, Saturday & Sunday at 3 PM Like many others impacted by the pandemic, Alvin Erasga Tolentino was planning a performance long before Covid struck. To commemorate Co. Erasga’s 20th anniversary, he was envisioning a large-scale performance but was stymied by the onset of the pandemic with all its attendant health

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Covid-19: Alamin ang mga Benefits

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Vancouver, B.C. St. Mary’s Migrant Ministry in partnership with ISSofBC continues to keep you informed on many essential and pertinent services due to COVID-19. A workshop about “COVID-19 Benefits” will be facilitated by Donavin Robinson, Outreach Officer of the Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch of Canada Revenue Agency, on November 27, 2020, Friday from 6:30pm

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Mable Elmore, MLA takes her oath on November 24th in a virtual ceremony. (Provided)

Breaking: Horgan bypasses Mable Elmore for cabinet

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Updated: November 26, 2020, 6:12 PM British Columbia   Is appointed Parliamentary Secretary instead Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com In yet another perceived bypass, B.C.’s first and only Filipino-Canadian member of the Legislative Assembly has been left out of the new provincial cabinet announced today. Elmore however is appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to Seniors

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Toronto: Annual Bonifacio Day to be held online

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Media Release November 13, 2020 Andres Bonifacio 2020 Festival to be held online November 29 Bonifacio Festival 2020, A Conversation on History and Cultural Performances Online, will be held on Sunday, November 29, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. EST. The online event, organized by the Filipino-Canadian Writers and Journalists Network (FC-WJNet), in partnership with Malaya Movement

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