In a decade, Justice Steve Coroza went from a Justice in the Ontario Court of Justice to the Ontario Appeals Court, the highest court in the province. ( Photo: From the Banate family album and The Capizeno Association of Ontario, Facebook). 2nd Update: June 17, 2021, 7:50 P.M. Updated: April 14, 2020, 1:46 PM […]
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Kawika Guillermo is the pseudonym for the mundane academic, Christopher B. Patterson,Assistant Professor in the Social Justice Institute of UBC. ( Photo: UBC) All Flowers Bloom by Kawika Guillermo Westphalia Press, March 2020 345 Pages / Amazon Reviewed by Vincent Ternida Ever since their first incarnation, Soul 871 has been drawn towards their soul mate
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The monument to the revolutionary hero-Leon Kilat (Gen.Pantaleon Villegas) stands at the approach to Carcar,Cebu town’s civic plaza.(Photo: Ted Alcuitas, PCN,Com) Updated: See Comments, April 6, 2020,3:21 PM Philippines The monument that divided a town Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas It was supposed to honour a revolutionary hero and unite the people. Instead, it fanned the flames
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Dr. Camila Esguerra heads Oslo’s Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway. (Photo: Oda Hveem) Updated: January 25, 2020, 11:40 A.M. Filipina scientist is one of world’s leading researcher on epilepsy using zebra fish By Teodoro Alcuitas A Filipina scientist is leading one of the world’s leading centre on epilepsy and drug research using an alternative model. While scientists
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Kwyn Aquino (left) and Maria Filipina Palad present their works at symposium. (Photo: Kwyn Aquino by Hannah Campbell, Maria Filipina Palad (Provided)). Vancouver, B.C. Understanding the rapidly changing nature of media: “Visual Becoming” By Ted Alcuitas Two Filipino graduate students of Simon Fraser University’s School for Contemporary Arts are among seven graduates participating in
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Christina Panis has been included as one of The City of Vancouver’s Remarkable Women for 2019. (Photo: Simon Fraser University) Vancouver, B.C. Pinay one of Vancouver’s Remarkable Women By Ted Alcuitas Walk into a Vancouver Community Centre and you won’t fail to notice a display board with womens’ images on it. Look closer and you’ll
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Philanthropists Marissa and Tony Peña shares what they have with others. (Photo: UBC Library) Vancouver, B.C. Gift to UBC Library to Transform Lillooet Room By Ted Alcuitas The former owner of pioneer money-remittance company Manila Express has made a donation to the University of British Columbia’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The Lillooet Room, part of
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Vicky Cabrera starts her class in Winnipeg, Manitoba with an important lesson and conquers a common misconception about the national language of the Philippines. “Many of them thought it’s Tagalog but actually it’s not Tagalog, it’s Filipino because Tagalog is one of the dialects,” Cabrera explained. (Travis Golby/CBC) Filipino? Tagalog? Pilipino? A blog by Tagalog
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Karl Castillo provides mentorship to Lighthouse Labs students as well as a technical mentor at Canada Learning Code. ( Photo provided) Breaking sterotypes and championing accessibility in the digital sphere By Carlo Javier “It just made sense to me,” says Karl Castillo. “It felt natural, it clicks.” We’re in the lobby floor of the Microsoft
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Canada’s AJ Assadian (far right) helped make history at the Pan American Games July 25, 2019 held in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Sports Information) Ryerson University student AJ Assadian made history this weekend with a double podium finish at the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima. Assadian is the first Canadian ever to reach the Pan
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