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Attorney General of BC Niki Sharma and Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network Past President Alicia Natividad (seated, 2nd and 3rd from left, respectively) join Awards of Excellence recipients (from left, seated) Dulce Amba Cuenca, Ning Alcuitas-Imperial, (standing, 3rd , 4th and 5th from left) Winston Sayson, Vicente Asuncion Jr. and Joseph Cuenca. Also in the photo are (from left, standing) Jenny Huang of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers BC, Mylene De Guzman of the Canadian Bar Association and (standing, rightmost) Thomas Spragg of the Law Society of BC. (Photo from FCLN/Andres Imperial)

Chief Justice congratulates Filipino-Canadian lawyers for being trailblazers

Canada News, Events

Vancouver, B.C. By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Marchand: your contributions remind us of the vital role legal professionals play in strengthening communities   Five outstanding lawyers who gave their time and used their expertise to serve others are recipients of the first ever Awards of Excellence from the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network (FCLN). The five awardees […]

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Learn Philippines Heritage Language

Arts & Culture, Canada News, Education

Vancouver, B.C. Using history, arts and culture The University of British Columbia and NPC3 ( National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre) are joining forces to launch a heritage language course beginning next month. The program will use history, culture and the arts to learn about the heritage language according to organizers Professor Leonora Angeles , Erie

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Image credit: Levy Abad

The Class of 2024

Canada News, Education

Chaim Abad, University of Winnipeg Chaim Abad graduated from the University o Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Geography. He was a recipient of the Brian Evans Memorial Scholarship award by  the Dept. of Geography. He is the son of Levy and Cherry Abad. Marvin Aguila, Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg Ernesto Nicolas Ofiaza,

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Socorro ‘Coring’ Juan succumbed to cancer. (Image: Winnipeg Health Science Centre Foundation/Winnipeg Free Pess)

Pumanaw: Community pillar Socorro ‘Coring’ Juan dies at 80

Canada News, Education, Philippine News

Winnipeg, Manitoba Beloved advocate succumbs to cancer Tireless community advocate  Socorro ‘Coring’ Juan has died. Friends posted her death today ( February 12, 2024) of cancer. Active with her advocacies up and until her death Juan was advocating for cancer research and was featured in a Winnipeg Health Science Centre Foundation ad in March 2022.

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Fraser Health’s Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Victoria Casas-Alcuaz is seeking a board seat for the CNA. (Photo: Facebook profile)

BC nurse takes another bid for CNA board

Canada News, Education, International News

Vancouver, B.C. Victoria Casas-Alcuaz seeks representation Teodoro Alcuitas A Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Frail Elderly-Older Adult Network is seeking a nomination for the board of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the governing body for Canada’s 460,000 nurses. This is the second attempt of Victoria Casas-Alcuaz, the clinical nurse specialist at Fraser Health Authority where

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Immigration Minister Marc Miller announces a two-year cap on international students entering Canada in a press conference. (Photo from The Canadian Press)

Canada to cut student permits by 35% this year

Canada News, Education, immigration, International News

Immigration Minister announces more changes in student visa program By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Saying that the rapid increases in the number of international students arriving in Canada put pressure on housing, health care and other services, the Government of Canada announced a reduction of student visas by 35 percent for 2024. In a press conference

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Filipina is Surrey’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Canada News, Events

Surrey, B.C.  Board of Trade awards program celebrates businesses and the people behind them By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Janine Cindy Santiago-Nagi, owner of Sun City Optics, could not believe that she had won an award for doing something she loves. She arrived in Canada from the Philippines 13 years ago. She studied instrumentation and automation

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Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy shares the announcement in his social media pages. (Photo from Jo Koy's Instagram)

Comedian Jo Koy to host 81st Golden Globes on January 7

Arts & Culture, Events

Producers want “his infectious energy and relatable humor to kick off” awards season By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Comedian and actor Jo Koy will be hosting the Golden Globes on January 7 and will probably make history as the first one of Filipino descent who will do so. “We are thrilled to have Jo host the

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An all-Filipino cast is featured in Prison Dancer, a musical inspired by the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center inmates' viral dance video on Youtube. (Screen grab from CBC News)

Viral Philippine prison video inspires musical

Arts & Culture, Canada News, Events

“Prison Dancer” has a limited run in Ottawa’s National Arts Centre By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez For a Filipino Canadian writer and choreographer, a viral Youtube video of Filipino inmates dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was always a good material for a musical. Romeo Candido just thought other people would do it. “I thought it was

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Magdaragat lands on Amazon's Most Wished For list as the #1 in Asian Canadian works. (from Amazon website)

Breaking: Filipino-Canadian anthology takes #1 spot in Amazon’s bestseller list

Canada News, culture, Events

Book authors will hold in-person launches this November By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The first ever anthology of Filpino-Canadian writers grabbed the number one spot on Amazon’s Most Wished For books in the Asian Canadian Literature category today. Edited by Teodoro Alcuitas, C.E. Gatchalian, and Patria Rivera, who also contribute to the volume, Magdaragat: An Anthology of Filipino-Canadian Writing features

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