Education

Emma Grayda Ongsansoy pursued her dream completing a Bachelor's degree at the University of Winnipeg. (Photo provided)

The Class of 2022: Grandmother gets her Bachelor’s degree at 73

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Updated: July 6, 2022, 4:25 P.M. Winnipeg, Manitoba Emma Grayda Ongsansoy  finished with a Gold Medal,  Bachelor of Arts Degree, Major in Religion and Culture from the University of Winnipeg First Person: Contributed Editor’s note: Achieving a higher education in Canada is no mean feat especially if you are a Senior. But a grandmother from Winnipeg pursued her dream […]

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A trip to the Philippines inspired Kian Bellinger to take up medicine. (Richmond News Photo)

Education: Kian Marquez Bellinger gets $5,000 BC Excellence Scholarship

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Richmond, B.C. Bellinger hopes to be a doctor Charmaine Rodriguez Kara A Filipino-Canadian high school graduate is among the 55 in B.C. who will enjoy scholarship and will help him achieve his dream of becoming a doctor. Kian Marquez Bellinger, who is from McNair Secondary, is a recipient of a $5,000 BC Excellence Scholarship from

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Justices Steve Coroza, L. Bernette Ho and Gail Gatchalian. (Composite by Philippine Canadian News.Com)

Lawyer’s group celebrates Filipino Heritage Month with Justices

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Toronto, Ontario  Canada’s three Filipino-Canadian justices in webinar on June 1st, 2022 Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired   In celebration of “Filipino Heritage Month” the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network ( FCLN) will feature Canada’s three first Filipino-Canadian justices across Canada. The Filipino-descent justices will speak and engage in a webinar on June 1, 2022 (Wednesday)

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Gary Tanuan heads the Special Advisory Committee of Toronto's largest Catholic School Board. (Photo provided)

Toronto’s Catholic School Board appoints Garry Tanuan chair

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Toronto, Ontario  Race Relations Committee reconstituted with Tanuan and three Filipino-Canadians  Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired The Toronto Catholic District School Board( TCDSB), Canada’s largest Catholic school system in terms of student population, has reconstituted its Race Relations Committee as the “Special Board Advisory Committee on Race Relations” on March 10, 2022.  The Race Relations Committee

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Team WONDERPETS of Batangas State University (BatStateU): Reaner Jacqueline Bool, Ghia Luwalhati, and Nicole Elizabeth Tan. Photo from UNESCO

International Women’s Day: All-girl team from Philippines wins first place

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Philippines 2022 UNESCO World Engineering Day Hackathon Beats UBC Okanagan The WONDERPETS all-girl student team of Batangas State University (BatStateU) has bagged first place with its water pollution reduction solution in the 2022 World Engineering Day Hackathon supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Filipina-led team composed of Chemical Engineering

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Nina Lee Aquino is the first woman of colour and first Filipino-Canadian to head a national arts theatre.(Photo: Cesar Ghisilieri Photography)

Nina Lee Aquino first Filipina and woman of colour to head Canada’s English Theatre

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Updated: January 13, 2022, 10:11 A.M. Ottawa Historic appointment Breaking glass ceilings in her career  Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas An outspoken and fierce advocate for diversity in theatre has been appointed to head Canada’s national theatre organization – the first Filipina-Canadian and first woman of colour to assume the position. Acclaimed theatre maker Nina Lee

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Ellaine Joy Calapao Sanidad graduated with highest distinction at Oxford University. (Photo: Abreninian)

Filipino graduates with highest honour at Britain’s Oxford University

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Philippines Equivalent to Summa Cum Laude A Filipina graduated with highest honours (equivalent to Summa Cum Laude) at the prestigious Oxford University in the United Kingdom. A native of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Ellaine Joy Calapao Sanidad graduated on December 2, 2021 with a Master of Studies in Diplomatic Program. Graduation ceremonies is set for March

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Pagtakhan picks up another degree. (Photo: Facebook)

The Class of 2021: Grace Amanda Pagtakhan picks up another degree

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Congratulations, Grace Amanda on graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology.  She works with Aulneau Renewal Centre, Women’s Health Clinic and Thrive Counselling. A counsellor at Women’s Health Clinic (WHC), Pagtakhan obtained a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Education,University of Manitoba in 2019. She is the daughter of

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Call for submissions for Anthology of Filipino-Canadian writing

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Antonio Solis holds trophy for Photographer of the Year. ( Photo: Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia)

Antonio Solis is Nova Scotia’s Photographer of the Year

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Nova Scotia Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia picks Solis   Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia has awarded the 2020-21 Photographer of the Year’ (POY) to Engineer Antonio Solis. A professional industrial engineer, Solis teaches at the Nova Scotia Community College in the Industrial Engineering Technology program. He specializes in

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