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Murdered teen gets posthumous diploma

Parents Imelda and Jaime Adao received the posthumous diploma on behalf of their son Jaime Jr. who was killed on March 3, 2019. (CTV News) Manitoba He was to graduate this year and fulfill his dream of becoming a baker to take over his parent’s bakery business. Instead, his parents, Imelda and Jaime received his […]

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U.P. graduation rites turn-rally

Gabrielle Thea I. Ramos, daughter of slain human rights lawyer Benjamin Ramos, graduates in BS (Biology), University of the Philippines Visayas. (Facebook) HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER. People’€™s lawyer Benjamin Ramos is gunned down by unidentified assailants in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, on November 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers. A daughter’s message

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Breaking: Manitoba politics- Malaya Marcelino steps into her mother’s shoes

Malaya Marcelino will try to follow her mother into the Manitoba Legislature. (Facebook) Manitoba Malaya Marcelino sumunod sa hakbang ng Ina Analysis By Ted Alcuitas The eldest daughter of NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Flor Marcelino is stepping into her mother’s shoes in the next provincial election on September 10, 2019. Malaya Marcelino won

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SIBOD:Music, Dance & Gesture of the Panay Bukidnon Tribe

This lecture-workshop will feature the Panay Bukidnon’s music and dance in the context of their ideology called “sibod”. This is a body of concepts that translates to sunu (structure/basis), hampang (play), santu (synchronization),  salu (catch), and tayuyon (flow; mastery). These concepts underpin their binanog (hawk-eagle music dance tradition), which is expressed during courtship rituals, farming,

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Nurse rapper HanHan takes Vancouver July 6th

By singing in her native dialects, HanHan stays true to herself. (Photo: Fruhlein Econar, Grid) Vancouver, B.C.  Songs grapple social issues faced by immigrants. Patricia Chan This July, Filipina Canadian rapper HanHan will be coming to Vancouver to perform at the Indian Summer Festival 2019, which is an eleven-day festival of arts, music and ideas running from

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Church warns against investment scams

Joel Apolinario, founder and leader of Kabus Padatuon (Make the Poor Rich)-Community Ministry International, Inc.(KAPA), talks to the media during the June 13 prayer rally in General Santos City on June 13. (Photo by Bong Sarmiento) Joe Torres, Manila Philippines June 20, 2019 UCANEWS.com (Union of Catholic Asian News) People told to be wary after

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Simone Tecson defends her gold medal in Japan

Simone Tecson. will head to Japan this December to defend her Canadian gold medal in karate. (Screen grab) Vancouver, B.C. Defending Gold in Japan’s International Karate Competition   Mildred German Vancouver, BC –  A 16 year -old Filipina in Vancouver, BC is the defending champion after winning the Gold title representing Canada in December 2018 in

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Breaking: Lolo na nag invest ng P1-million sa ‘KAPA’ namatay!

Embattled Pastor Apolinario (left) nangamuyo kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte (right) na I-unfreeze and mga assets niya.  Inatake sa puso Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A 76-year old grandfather died of an apparent  heart attack after learning that the investment scam ‘Kapa’, (acronym for  Bisaya: KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD. In Filipino: PAGYAMAN ANG PATUTUNGOHAN KASAMA ANG KOMUNIDAD) has

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Making the grade: Congratulations to our graduates

Grace Pagtakhan of Winnipeg,Manitoba celebrates with family after graduation ceremonies at the University of Manitoba. (Photo- Vic Pagtakhan) Updated: June 19, 2019, 9:35 PM 2nd update: June 20, 2019, 1:00 PM Canada The Class of 2019 By Ted Alcuitas Another graduate to add – Caitlyn Rizon. Grade 12 at Burnaby South Secondary School. Caitlyn is

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Tatay namulatan sa article about Father’s Day

The Aquino family: From left: Alessandro (6 ), wife Jerilynne,  Javier (1 ),RJ and Sophie (8). (The Star.com) Vancouver, B.C. RJ Aquino reflects on fatherhood By Ted Alcuitas A Vancouver father is one of four featured in a Father’s Day feature in the June 14, 2019  issue of The Star newspaper. Of the four, only

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