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Cebuano lawyer and martial law survivor release second book

Updated: Sept. 30, 2022, 9:00 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Democrito C. Barcenas urges Filipinos living  abroad not to forget and continue resisting By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas RENOWNED Martial Law survivor and Cebuano lawyer launched his second book on the atrocities experienced by Cebuanos during Martial Law in the Philippines to mark the 50th anniversary […]

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Breaking: Manitoba’s Dr. Flordeliza (Gigi) Osler appointed to Senate

Winnipeg, Manitoba First woman and racialized person to head Canadian Medical Association    Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com Winnipeg surgeon and assistant professor Dr. Flordeliza (Gigi) Osler has been appointed to the Senate for Manitoba, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced yesterday. She will replace former Justice Murray Sinclair,  who retired from the Red Chamber in January 2021.

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First person:What’s in a name?

Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook) Updated: September 25, 2022, 10:03 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. A Filipina scholar finally found her voice “She wanted to mentor students like me — students who looked like us, spoke like us, knew the importance of being kababayan — so that we

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Martial Law- 50 years after : The Days of Living Dangerously

Toronto, Ontario A “Martial Law Story” By Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen (I wrote the original piece some 20 years ago or so when revisionist viewpoints or fabrications were not yet on the horizon. It is in the interest of historical integrity that I resurrect this piece for publication on the 50th year anniversary of the

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Comedian Jo Koy rocks Vancouver

Vancouver, B.C. “Laughter is God’s gift to us”, iconic comedian tells ecstatic audience Review by Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy brought an audience of over 12,000 in stitches during a two-hour show at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver last night, September 16, 2022. “Laughter is God’s gift to us,” he told the crowd

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Breaking: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa to speak at SFU tonight

Vancouver, B. C. Ressa is first and only Filipino to receive an honorary degree from a Canadian university Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Simon Fraser University (SFU) Honorary Degree recipient and renowned journalist Maria Ressa is in town for the SFU Vancouver Speaker Series to discuss the threat disinformation

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Six Filipino-Canadians seek Civic Electoral posts in Ontario

Rowena Santos is seeking reelection.   Updated: August 30, 2022, 2:46 PM Ontario Four re-electionists and two first timers Tony A. San Juan, OCT. The upcoming municipal elections on October 24, 2022 in Ontario will present to the Filipino communities in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA) particularly the challenge and opportunity to support and elect six

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Municipal politics: Grant Gonzales seeks seat in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario Public Affairs professionals is running for councillor of Ward 9-Davenport    Tony A. San Juan, OCT   Filipino-Canadian Grant Gonzales, a public affairs professional who worked on advocacy, community engagement, and public policy issues for public, private, and non-profit organizations, is running for Councillor of Ward 9- Davenport, the City of Toronto on the coming 

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Movies: ‘Islands’ wins ACTRA Best Performance Award

Winnipeg, Manitoba Rogelio Balagtas and Sheila Lotuaco best performers Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipino-Canadian actors were picked as the best performers by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) in the Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF), Manitoba’s premier film festival and the largest rural film festival in all of Canada. Rogelio Balagtas and Sheila

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