“Isang kahig, isang tuka” Pablo Virgilio David Follow 13 hrs HOW DO WE APPLY CONCEPTS LIKE “LOCKDOWN” & “COMMUNITY QUARANTINE” IN THE NON-FIRST WORLD SETTING? Bishop Pablo Virgilio David As usual, it is the poor who suffer the most when a first world concept is applied in a third world setting. Yesterday was Sunday. I […]
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OBITUARY Winnipeg, Manitoba Ruben Bajar Bello JANUARY 28, 1941 – MARCH 11, 2020 With great sorrow we announce the sudden passing of Ruben Bajar Bello at the age of 79. He was a beloved husband who was predeceased by his wife of 46 years Dominga Bello. He leaves to mourn his children Richard Bello (Marjorie
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Kathara performs tonight at UBC’s MOA for International Women’s Day. (Photo: Facebook, Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society ) International Women’s Day at MOA THURSDAY MARCH 5, 2020 | 7 – 9 PM This year’s International Women’s Day at MOA is a unique intergenerational, intercultural celebration of women supporting women. Through the voices of women from
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Controversial priest Fr. Fernando Suarez died February 4, 2019. (Photo: Fr. Fernando Suare Philippines Controversy dogged his life ever since he became famous for his so-called ‘healing powers’ Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Fr. Fernando Suarez, who died February 4 while playing tennis at the Ayala Alabang Clubhouse in Muntinglupa City was buried in his hometown of
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Norberto ‘Bert’ Penaflorida April 9, 1934-February 20, 2020 Winnipeg, Manitoba Updated: February 26, 2020, 6:30 P.M. A daughter’s tribute to her dad Bert Penaflorida On February 20, 2020, my sweet dad, Norberto Penaflorida, or “Bert”, as he is lovingly called, left peacefully, surrounded by love ones, to join his parents, Rizalina & Crispin Sr., and
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Oswald Magno (right) has sued Balita publisher Tess Cusipag and sons for civil fraud ( Photo composite: Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Toronto, Ontario Balita faces another lawsuit Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Oswald Magno, who won a libel suit in May 2018 against Balita publisher Tess Cusipag and was awarded $410,000, has brought another lawsuit over three
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“Duterte, then, marks a kind of end of the People Power spirit for the simple reason that the spirit never delivered on the expectations that created it in the first place.” TOMOHIRO OHSUMI / GETTY / ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTIC The Atlantic GLOBAL The Paradox of Rodrigo Duterte The president’s political success illustrates many of
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The Macarayan Family with their recently adopted daughters. (GoFundMe photo) Surrey, B.C. Updated: February 24, 2020, 10:30 A.M. Here is the link for donations: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/support-bong-mario-macarayan/donations Animators rally around death of colleague’s wife The death of the wife of a B.C.animator has rallied friends in the industry to support the family through a crowd funding
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We Stand with ABS-CBN and its Workers: Filipino Americans led by the San Francisco-based Filipino Americans Human Rights Alliance (FAHRA) kicked off their campaign to commemorate the People Power Revolution by rallying at the Philippine Consulate on Tuesday, February 25. Protests are planned for other Philippine consulates abroad as President Duterte moves to close ABS-CBN.
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Retired nurse Clara Costales- Orallo writes about her struggles with cancer. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Deep Hole Clara Costales-Orallo (For three years now, I have been treated with medicine to target the metastatic cancer in my lungs. This is what happens after I have a treatment of immunotherapy) My deep hole so dark and cold, Climb
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