Screen grab of CBC The National with Maria Reesa. (CBC, The National) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1434986051688 Maria Reesa: Only one alive and free of four journalists chosen by Time By Ted Alcuitas “You shouldn’t be complacent ,” Rappler CEO Maria Reesa tells Adrienne Arsenault of CBC in an interview at Toronto’s Public Library recently. Reesa, one of Time […]
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Go Fund Me image of Martin Lintag. (GoFund Me) Friends and family of Martin Lintag are hosting another stem cell drive this weekend Richmond News JANUARY 29, 2019 12:12 PM Richmond resident Martin Lintag only has between three months and a year to live, unless he finds a stem cell donor match. Photo submitted Friends
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Filipino children using cellphones. (Photo credit: Alamy) 10 HOURS AND 2 MINUTES DAILY ON AVERAGE Filipinos spend the most time on internet, social media worldwide — study By: Krissy Aguilar – @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net / 03:16 PM January 31, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the top country worldwide for the most time spent on
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Maria Reesa (left) and CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault. ( Photo: CBC) Holding Duterte to account Tonight ( January 30) on The National on CBC Television and streamed online ADRIENNE ARSENAULT ON ASSIGNMENT Investigative journalist Maria Ressa has been tracking hate networks in the Philippines, and she also has concerns for Canada, writes The National’s co-host Adrienne Arsenault. The timing of Time
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This handout photo released by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Information Office (PIO) Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCON) taken on January 27, 2019, shows debris inside a Catholic Church where two bombs exploded in Jolo, Sulu province on the southern island of Mindanao. At least 17 people were killed as two bombs hit a
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“De Los Reyes” Collage on Panel, 6′ x 4′ David Koppe Photography Vancouver, B.C. Updated: January 25, 2019, 5:26 PM Lack of representation in society drove artist to find meaning in his work By Ted Alcuitas (Editor’s note: In his artist statement on Facebook, Cabalu bemoans the lack of representation that immigrants face in this country.
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Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. (Philippine Star) Bangkok, Thailand Children’s Joy Foundation also operates in Canada Last updated Jan 19, 2019 Dinakip ng mga awtoridad sa Bangkok, Thailand ang tatlong Filipina dahil sa ginawang paglikom ng pondo para umano sa Children’s Joy Foundation, na itinatag ni Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Sa isang restaurant sa Phettrakul, sa distrito ng Bang Lamung naaresto ang tatlong Pinay na sina
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Employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, turning to foreign workers to fill labour needs City-organized job fair for immigrants will be held January 25 January 11, 2019 By CIC News The need for skilled labour is the biggest challenge facing employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, a new survey suggests, and increasing the number of foreign
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Minister Ahmed Hussen (with tie) mets with Filipinos in Toronto. (Ahmed Hussen Twitter) Canada Will help newcomers’ ability adjust to new life By Ted Alcuitas A new funding announcement by the federal government will help pre-arrival settlement services for immigrants to Canada. It will make it easier for new immigrants to adjust to life in
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Cecilia Diocson goes through some of the stored boxes at the Phillipine Women Centre of B.C. at 451 Powell St. Photograph By DAN TOULGOET, Vancouver Courier Editor’s note: With the current sale of Bahay Migrante, we reprint the story we wrote in July 2013 when The Kalayaan Centre was demolished and why the two centres are linked. KALAYAAN CENTRE
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