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Canadians organize for Leni – Caravan of Hope on Sunday,November 14

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Vancouver, B.C. Overseas Filipinos could be game changer in elections By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez   To drum up support for the tandem of Philippine Presidential candidate Leni Robredo and her running mate Kiko Pangilinan, groups are organizing the Canada Caravan of Hope-Vancouver on Sunday, November 14 at 10:30 A.M. Inspired by the initiative of groups […]

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(Left to right) Mr. Jun Martin, Consul General Zaldy Patron, Mayor Peter Brown, and Associate Minister Muhammad Yaseen pose after unveiling the Dr. Jose Rizal Monument in Nose Creek Regional Park, Airdrie, Alberta. (Facebook)

Another Rizal bust rises in Alberta

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Airdrie, Alberta Filipino sculptor Toym Imao created the fifth Rizal statue in Canada Charmaine Rodriguez Kara FILIPINO pride ran high in Alberta, Canada when a three-foot bust of national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was unveiled in a special ceremony in Nose Creek Regional Park in the City of Airdrie on October 23, 2021.  Alberta Associate

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Zenia Tomilas Munda has been missing since 2012 according to relatives. (Photo provided)

Missing Person: Mystery surrounds missing Filipina in Ontario

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Ontario Zenia Tomilas Munda from Tabuk, Kalinga has no contact with family and relatives in the Philippines since 2012 Mildred German The concerned family in the Philippines of Zenia Tomilas Munda is searching for their missing kin who has lost contact with them since 2012. According to the family, Zenia came to Canada in 2006.

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The Biyahe ni Leni participants raring to hold their own motorcade around densely Filipino-populated areas in Daly City and South San Francisco on October 23, 2021.INQUIRER/Jun Nucum

Canada to paint town pink in support of Leni Robredo’s candidacy

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Vancouver, B.C. ‘Caravan of Hope for Leni’ Supporters of Leni Robredo are gearing up to rally support for their candidate in a planned ‘Caravan for Leni’ on Sunday, November 14, 2021. The caravan is catching up like wildfire judging from social media responses. Caravans are planned in Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg and other locations

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Caregiver Kherin Dimalanta has been granted a Permanent Residency and can stay in Canada. (Photo: CBC)

Immigration: Caregiver Kherin Dimalanta allowed to stay in Canada

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Ottawa, Ontario Caregiver who was set to be deported for being sick allowed to stay Calls it a ‘miracle’ and is grateful Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The Filipina caregiver who was set to be deported on January because she became ill of chronic kidney disease has been allowed to stay in Canada, her

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A protester holds a photo of 'Chester' who was shot dead by police on January 5, 2021. (Photos by Maggie MacPherson/The Tyee)

Remembering the man named ‘Chester’

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Kimbo Bince Villagante they shot him on princess street left him to die with no dignity got off the phone with his mother  the night before his murder  happy new year ma miss na miss kita  his name was chester  and his fam hid their face but they were on those streets  when i watched

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Rampant Racism Experienced by Filipino Tim Hortons Employees

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Fast Food “Is Really Filipino Good For Cleaning Only?”, as the October 15 screenshot and video of the racist verbal attack against Filipino workers by a customer at Tim Hortons drive-through in Markham, Ontario, Canada went viral and news spread widely. Opinion Mildred German As the October 15 Tiktok video exposes another incident of racism,

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Austria shares the honour with Catherine Hernandez and Karla Comanda.(Photo:JC Bonifacio)

Jennilee Austria’s story on reunification is second runner-up

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3rd update: October 18, 2021, 7:47 A.M. 2nd update: October 18, 2021, 7:33 A.M. Updated: October 18, 2021, 7:25 A.M. Ontario Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award for 2020 Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Filipina Canadian writer Jennilee Austria emerged as second runner-up in the prestigious Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award for 2020 and is set to become a

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Aaron Verzosa and co-workers at Seattle restaurant, Archipelago. (Photo: From Vicente Rafael Facebook)

Two Filipino restaurants among the best in America 

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2nd update: October 18, 2021, 5:35 A.M. Updated: October 16,2021, 9:05 P.M. U.S. New York Times list includes Seattle’s ‘Archipelago’ and Chicago’s ‘Kasama’ Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) Two Filipino-owned restaurants have been named among the Top Fifty Restaurants in the U.S. by the New York Times. Kasama in Chicago and Archipelago in Seattle made it

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Is Pacquiao at end of his rope? (Photo: South China Morning Post (SCMP)

Philippine elections: Manny Pacquiao Isn’t the Hero the Philippines Needs -Bloomberg

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Philippines Editor’s note: Because Manny Pacquiao is officially in the ring for president of the Philippines, we thought we would repost this piece in 2019 and Bloomberg’s current analysis. Manny Pacquiao is not my hero, nor is Duterte International News, Politics, Religion / July 22, 2019 Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Manny Paquiao is a known

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