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A groundbreaking trans filmmaker and actor whose work has screened around the world, Isabel Sandoval's film Lingua Franca will be shown on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. (Photo: Passer-by)

Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Filipina trans’ movie is centrepiece gala

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Vancouver, B.C. Isabel Sandoval’s  ‘Lingua Franca’ Lingua Franca refers to a common language between two people whose first languages are different. Communication and understanding are key themes in this subtle and understated film, the third feature from award winning writer/director Isabel Sandoval, who also stars as the protagonist Olivia, an undocumented Filipina trans woman living […]

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Edmonton Filipinos call for stories

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Edmonton, Alberta PAGLALAYAG: THE PHILIPPINES TO CANADA JOURNEY Our voices. Our stories. Inform, inspire and transform. February 20, 2021 Paglalayag is the Tagalog word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a theatrical production that narrates the stories of migration of Filipinos to Canada. It chronicles the waves of migration, and the

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Nipanaw: Rosita ‘Inday' Clarete Renacia Alcordo May 1, 1947-August 9, 2020

Nipanaw: Rosita Alcordo

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Vancouver, B.C. Subo nga gipahibalo ang pagkamatay sa among asawa, inahan, igsuon ug amiga karong hapon sa 1:46, Domingo, Agosto 9, 2020 sa Vancouver General Hospital. Nipanaw si Inday nga malinawon ug gilibutan sa iyang pamilya – iyang bana, si Priscilo ‘Loly’ Alcordo, mga anak nga Francene ug Basil, pag-umangkon, Eldrizah Alo Empuerto ug iyang

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Agosto: Buwan ng Wikang Filipino

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Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan Kontra Pandemya Ang akdang ito ay maaaring gamitin nang libre para sa online learning o anumang kaugnay na gawain. Sabayang bigkas online Wika ng Kasaysayan, Kasaysayan ng Wika, Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan Kontra Pandemya” Hiligaynon, Sebwano, Bikol, at Pampanggo, Mga wikang dapat ipinagmamalaki mo Pangasinan,

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Plagued, engulfed, crushed to the point of surrender:  Besieged doctors cry for help

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Philippines Philippine healthcare system was already walking in crutches By Joel Pablo Salud Healthcare is the nation’s ability to address concerns related to the public’s well-being, be it physical, emotional, psychological.  The arrival of Covid-19 in Jan. 2020 tested our country’s capacity to contain the virus. While there are no easy answers to the continuing

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May 7, 1981 - August 3, 2016 . (Photo composite by PCN.com from Caitlin Press)

Rani Rivera: Honouring a young poet and daughter

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4th update: August 14, 2020, 4:41 PM 3rd update: August 8,2020, 8:10 AM 2nd Upate: August 8, 2020, 8 AM First update: August 8, 2020, 7 AM Toronto, Ontario The recent visit to The Hub brought back memories of how Rani Rivera came to start the project. Here’s what her parents posted on Facebook. Children

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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on August 2, 2020. (Photo credit: KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

Is the Philippines winning the war against Covid-19?

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2nd Update: August 3, 2020, 10:56 AM Updated: August 3, 2020, 10:35 AM Philippines   By Joel Pablo Salud   As the world slept on the eve of the Ghost Month—August—the new coronavirus swept across the archipelago and breached the 100,000 mark. The latest Department of Health (DOH) figure reached a staggering: 103,185 confirmed cases

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Francis Arevalo was the first to be featured in Kimmortal's new podcast, 'Faces'. (Image by Kimmortal)

Mental illness: How Francis Arevalo turned to music for healing

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Vancouver, B.C.     Originally released in 2017, The Lion documentary invites you into the story that I tell on The Sound of Healing project, that of living with bipolar disorder and my journey of healing through music. Watch The Lion Documentary: https://youtu.be/kD1Qa2c4Kow Listen to The Sound of Healing: Further reading: https://philippinecanadiannews.com/canada/mental-illness-francis-arevalo-lost-found-music/

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Nawawala: 77-year old Teresa Gabriel missing since Saturday

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Vancouver Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a missing 77-year-old woman who suffers from dementia. Teresa Gabriel was last seen at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the area of East 45th Avenue and Tyne Street. Gabriel is five feet tall with a medium build. She has shoulder length gray and brown hair and is believed to

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Jeffrey Reodica May 6, 1987 - May 24, 2004 (Photo: Facebook, 'Remembering Jeffrey Reodica')

Police shootings: Remembering the killing of Jeffrey Reodica, 16 years ago

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In memory of Jeffrey Reodica – killed by police for holding a ‘stone’. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” – John.8 Ted Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Seven years ago on July 31, 2013, I wrote this editorial about police shootings and innocent lives lost,

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