Updated: Apil 2, 2022, 7:45 A.M. Yukon Makes it easier to immigrate to Yukon Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The Philippine Government and the Territory of Yukon in Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help Filipinos immigrate to the Yukon under the Canadian territory’s Yukon Nominee Program (YNP). In a hybrid ceremony participated in by […]
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Seven cities collaborate in virtual concert Charmaine Janis Rodriguez Mark you calendars for Thursday, April 7, 2022, as supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan will promote their message of hope for a better Philippines through a virtual concert. Tropang Canada, together with Deva Dental Clinic, organized the event dubbed “Musikahan ATBP
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Updated: March 31, 2022, 11:00 A.M Updated: March 29, 2022, 12:36 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. “Excited and so honoured” Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) A Vancouver hip hop artist is “excited and so honoured” after getting a big shout-out from U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week. Kimmortal, a non-binary and queer rapper
Updated: March 15, 2022, 6:09 PM Burnaby, B.C. She believes attacker is the same woman charged in another assault last year Teodoro Alcuitas A Vancouver actress was assaulted while walking inside Burnaby’s Metrotown Mall yesterday (March 14, 2022). Movie actress Zenia Marshall told Philippine Canadian news.Com in a Messenger chat that she was strolling in
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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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Philippines LOOKING BACK Trolls and trolling By: Ambeth R. Ocampo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:05 AM March 11, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com A generation who came of age before the internet knows trolls as small, ugly creatures that lurk in Nordic folklore. A troll could also
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Vancouver, B.C. Retirement does not stop her from pursuing her advocacies Charmaine Rodriguez She may look all-feminine while wearing pink in her petite Filipina frame, but Treenee Lopez, 68, can carry a message that’s stronger and bigger than her persona. A retired nurse in Canada, Lopez began her advocacies in 2011 after she attended the
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By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez FILIPINO-Canadian tennis sensation Leylah Annie Fernandez has won for Canada her second Monterrey Open championship. Fernandez, 19, of Laval, Quebec, defeated Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) Sunday to win the tournament in Mexico for the second consecutive year. It’s the second WTA title of Fernandez’s career after she won last
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Updated: March 5, 2022, 11:00 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Second to be appointed to administrative tribunals Teodoro Alcuitas Labour advocate Rene-John Nicolas has been appointed as Vice-chair of the Labour Relations Board, Rene-John comes to the Board from the British Columbia General Employees’ Union. Appointed for a term of four years, Nicolas’ appointment starts on April
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Vancouver, B.C. Chain just opened its first store in Vancouver A fake news circulating that claims Jollibee is supporting the candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been debunked and exposed by Rappler’s fact-checking platform. The false post shows the food giant’s mascot holding a sign purporting to endorse Marcos. In fact, the image was lifted
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