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Filipina transgender January Marie Lapuz’ legacy remembered

Updated:October 18,2022, 12:o8 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Keeping January’s legacy alive ten years after her murder The tragic death of January Marie Lapuz ten years ago in 2012 shocked her family and communities. A local support group responds with actions to cherish her legacy and to highlight the struggle of immigrant transgenders of colour. Mildred German […]

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Breaking: Robredo turns 57th, on the cusp of being elected President

Happy birthday Madam President-in-waiting! Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com A heart-warming video shared by daughter Jillian greeting her mother on her birthday. (Youtube) Today, as she turns 57th,Leni Robredo faces what is perhaps the greatest battle of her life so far – that of winning the Presidency of the Philippines, 16 days on

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Visual Arts: Exhibit highlight abuse of land

Coquitlam, BC Visual Arts  START THE HEALING Artwork At Place Des Arts  Organized by the Coquitlam Heritage Society, the exhibition Extractions: Resources Through an Artistic Lens will be available for viewing from April 1st to May 19th, 2022.  Mildred German  Coquitlam, BC – Various art mediums fill the Atrium of Place Des Arts located at

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

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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Breaking: Maria Ressa, Duterte nemesis, wins Nobel Peace Prize

First Filipino to win  award “A thousand cuts” doesn’t scare this fearless journalist Editorial Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of Rappler, Inc. has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in Journalism, the first Filipino to be ever win the $1.1 cash award. Ressa shares the prize with Russian journalist

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Agosto: Buwan ng Wika

A short history of History Week By: Ambeth R. Ocampo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:06 AM August 04, 2021 When references to History Week or Buwan ng Kasaysayan appeared in my social media feed over the weekend, I got confused. Isn’t August

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Federal politics: Liberals pick secretary of former Premier Christy Clark

Vancouver, B.C. Virginia Austria Bremner is acclaimed for Vancouver Kingsway Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) Federal Liberals have acclaimed Virginia Austria Bremner who worked for former Premier Christy Clark during her term as Premier for B.C. and is now Program Coordinator for the World Trade Centre Vancouver. Bremner will face the NDP’s

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May 2021 Asian Heritage Month : Making Art Amidst Anti-Asian Hate

Vancouver, B.C. – The Anti-Asian hate crime capital of North America The Carnegie Community Centre is proudly celebrating the Asian Heritage Month in Canada with community-based arts, meals, history, documentaries, and learning opportunities. (All Photos by The Carnegie Community Centre) Mildred German Unceded Territories – The world-renowned Vancouver Downtown East Side (DTES) is not only home

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Coronavirus: Easing of Restrictions Brings Safety Concerns

Vancouver, B.C. New cases are still being reported, anti-lockdown protesters are ignoring social distancing guidelines, and racist hate crimes continue by MILDRED GERMAN A closed salon in East Vancouver. An anti-lockdown flyer spotted in Vancouver. Unceded Territories (BC) – After Victoria Day long weekend, Canada is facing a new COVID-19 phase: the easing and lifting

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Photography on Mother’s Day

This article originally appeared at Inquirer.net on May 15, 2014. Photography on Mother’s Day By: Vicente Rafael – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:04 AM May 15, 2014 Mother’s Day, which this year fell on May 11, was just a day after the fourth anniversary of my mother’s death. She would have been 89. When

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