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Hundreds of thousands lost by shutdown of Mabini Express

Jesus and Teresita Mallari are wanted by police for fraud. (The Philippine Reporter) Toronto, Ontario Warrant of arrest for owners Jesus & Teresita Mallari By Ted Alcuitas A nation-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Jesus Mallari, 66, and Teresita Mallari, 69.York Regional Police issued the warrant for the owners of Mabini Express for defrauding […]

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Canada’s drug problem: MP Jenny Kwan calls for a ‘national emergency’

Renato Reyes, Jr. (left) fields questions from the audience as Vandu head, Aiyanas Osmond listens. (Photo: Ted Alcuitas) 2nd update: January 11, 2018, 11:13 AM   Vancouver, B.C. “Crimes against humanity but not ‘genocide’ By Ted Alcuitas It was a different scene in a Vancouver drug users’ centre that Renato Reyes, Jr. saw when he

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Bayan’s Renato Reyes speaks in Vancouver this Tuesday, January 8

Renato Reyes  (with cap) is the face of Bayan. (Renato Reyes Facebook) Philippines brings opposition to drug war to Vancouver By Ted Alcuitas A prominent mass movement leader in the Philippines is bringing the issue of the drug war to the streets of Vancouver, ground zero for the opioid crisis in Canada. Renato Reyes, Jr.,

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Sulong kababaihan!

POTOLAN!!!! (From FB friend) OBOSAN NG YAGBOLS. (Meme courtesy of Ninotchka Rosca,FB) Opinion Is it open season for raping Filipino women? By Ted Alcuitas Duterte’s ‘confession’ of having sexually assaulted their (No,call that rape!) maid is open season for abusing women caregivers and domestic workers abroad and at home. While mounting another vicious attack on

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Do They Know it’s Christmas…

Let Us  All Hope – from Martin Luther King’s letters from Birmingham Prison. Artwork by Maria Ligaya Alcuitas, Grade 11, St. Mary’s Academy, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Inspired by the Ethiopian Famine in 1983-1985.

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Update: It’s BDO not BMO! 11 taong gulang nagaalaga sa kapatid

11 taong gulang pa lang si Alexis pero siya na ang tumatayong ama at ina sa kanyang nakababatang kapatid na hirap magsalita at hindi makalakad. Share this video kung naantig ka rin sa pagmamahal ng isang dakilang kuya! 1st update: December 23, 2018, 9:17 AM   Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (International title: One at Heart,

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Duterte is poster boy for dictatorship: Miguel Syjuco

Activists burn an effigy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte near the US Embassy in Manila on Nov. 30, 2018. NOEL CELIS Philippines OPINION Rodrigo Duterte is leading a new kind of dictatorship MIGUEL SYJUCO CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 18 HOURS AGO UPDATED DECEMBER 7, 2018 (Editor’s note: The arrest warrant last week for

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Winnipeg’s Magdaragat continues Dante C. Buenaventura’s legacy

Every year since the founding of the world-famous Folklorama, Magdaragat’s Pearl of the Orient Pavillion has been a pride for Filipinos in Manitoba. (Magdaragat photo) First update: December 7, 2018, 12:10 PM 2nd update: December 7, 2018, 3:30 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Youth carries the  torch By Ted Alcuitas It was his dream to form a

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A Lumad speaks: NO TO WAR NO TO MARTIAL LAW

Internationally-acclaimed visual artist Bert Monterona pose with Lumad elders. (Provided) Vancouver, B.C. NO TO WAR NO TO MARTIAL LAW By Bert Monterona Noong edineclara ni Presidente Marcos ang Martial Law sa Pilipinas noong September 21, 1972. Isa ako sa kabataang saksi sa karahasan nito. Isinilang ako sa isang barangay sa bayan ng Kibawe, Bukidnon mula

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