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Calling all aspiring young writers

7-week  poetry writing workshop starts October 8 and runs to November 19. Vancouver, B.C. Sinag-Araw Writing Workshop Calling all Filipino youth aged 15-24! Sinag-Araw is a seven-week poetry writing workshop held every Tuesday from October 8 to November 19 from 7-9pm at the ArtStarts Lab, located at 808 Richards Street. Participants will grow their artistic […]

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Mainam! Lawyer seeks seat in Beaches-East York

The daughter of a mother from Ilocos Sur and a Korean father worked through school to obtain several degrees. (Facebook) Toronto, Ontario Immigrant’s daughter enters politics Born from immigrant parents – her mother is from Ilocos Sur and her father from Korea, Nam worked in here parent’s grocery store and later in a restaurant to

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Mental health month: Award-winning filmmaker Joella Cabalu finds a way

Joella Cabalu’s  first credit as a producer and director was for her own personal family documentary It Runs in the Family (2015), which won Audience Choice Awards at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival and Vancouver Queer Film Festival and an honourable mention for the Loni Ding Award for Social Justice Documentary at CAAMFest. (Photo: Krista MacMillan) Updated:

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Breaking: US Senate panel bans Philippine officials involved in De Lima detention

The embattled Senator Leila De Lima waves her signature greeting as she is surrounded by a tight security cordon every time she attends court hearings. (GMANews) Duterte’s nemesis Published September 27, 2019 8:51am  By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News A Senate committee in the United States has approved an amendment in one of the bills it is tackling

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Striking workers hit Hyatt,other hotels

Filipino workers join in a rally outside the Hyatt Regency in downtown Vancouver. (Photo: Ted Alcuitas, Philippine Canadian News.com) Vancouver, B.C. Ted Alcuitas A noise barrage from make-shift container drums greeted sky train commuters Tuesday (Sept. 24)as striking workers at Hyatt Regency demonstrated infront of the downtown hotel near the Burrard Street Skytrain station. The

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Pinoys write their stories

Mildred German (left), Czarinna Tabobo, and Levi Bustos of the zine group table called “FOB” (Filipinx of Bandcouber). (Photo provided) Updated: Sept. 23, 2019, 10:11 PM Vancouver, B.C. Filipino-Canadians take on comedy, self-expression, self-publishing, and the DIY culture Mildred German Vancouver, BC – With comedy, zine, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture becoming more trendy, and with

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Film about murdered January Lapuz shown on Sept. 21 and 28

January Lapuz, 26, was stabbed to death at her home in New Westminster, B.C., in September 2012. (Facebook) Surrey, B.C. My Name Was January is a memorial of January’s life and light- Director By Ted Alcuitas Award-winning indie doc My Name Was January is being screened on September 21 and 28 at Surrey’s City Centre

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Malaya Marcelino and Jon Reyes win in Manitoba

Jon Reyes, PC and Malaya Marcelino, NDP were the only successful candidates in the Manitoba election out of a field of six. (Photo composite by Philippine Canadian News.com) Updated: Sept. 12, 2019, 8:02 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Two wins, four losses Ted Marcelino losses seat to Cindy Lamoureux Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Two Filipino Canadian candidates won

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“Manila Comes to Town” and how Filipino food is disrupting established western culinary circles

People line up to have a taste of Filipino food. (All photos by Carlo Javier) Vancouver, B.C. Eat Your Heart Out By Carlo Javier The late summer sun was almost uncomfortable. Yet despite temperatures approaching the mid-30s on back-to-school week, Canada Place and the general Vancouver harbour area looks as exuberant as the peak of

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Artist Karissa Narukami’s show at The Edge

Narukami has explored drawing, painting and sculpting, creating detailed images with innumerable lines. The Edge includes her work in watercolour and ink. (Photo cropped from Narima dela Cruz FB post) 2nd update: Sept. 5, 2019, 8:25 PM Updated: September 5, 2019, 3:20 PM. Hycroft Gallery features young artist’s work By Ted Alcuitas Artworks by a student who was

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