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Breaking: Liberals win two Toronto ridings in by-election sweep

Toronto, Ontario  Conservatives Julius Tiangson a strong second Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com The federal Liberals retained the two seats as expected in the first federal election during Covid. Ya’ara Saks, a small business owner, was elected as the MP for York Centre after what was, at times, an incredibly close battle. […]

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LGTB+:Filipinx-Canadians applaud Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex union 

Canada Canadian bishops silent  Opinion By Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Two Filipino gay Catholics have expressed support for the Pope’s endorsement of civil union laws for same- sex couples which has stirred the long-simmering conflict between the left and right of Church  adherents. In the documentary,”Francesco,” Francis says that gay people are “children

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Ekis: The Gigil over Filipinx

Philippines Ekis: The gigil over Filipinx Tuting Hernandez September 7   The x in Filipinx is rooted in the 1970s English neologism Mx., an alternative to Mr. and Ms. for people who do not identify with neither Mr. nor Ms. By analogy, this morphological process was extended to Latinx and folx and more recently to Filipinx.

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Unemployment: Filipinos top – iPolitics

Female, racialized and young Canadians less likely to benefit from jobs increase By Jolson Lim. Published on Sep 4, 2020 5:24pm Photo by Jolson Lim/iPolitics EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn Among visible minorities, Filipino Canadians had the lowest unemployment rate of 12.7 per cent, followed by 13.2 per cent for Chinese Canadians, 13.9 per cent for Latin Americans, and

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Immigration: The 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program is now open until November 3rd.

How to sponsor your parents and grandparents for Canadian immigration Kareem El-Assal Published on October 17th, 2020 at 05:00am EDT     Canadian citizens and permanent residents can now apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents for Canadian immigration. The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) expression of interest window began on October 13 and will remain open

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Caregiver Chronicles: Sampang starts series on Filipino women

Vancouver,B. C. “Success is a journey, not a destination”…Arthur Ashe, US tennis hero My editor asked me the other day, ‘Why don’t you write about the Filipino caregivers? It doesn’t need to be all about their successes, but more about their daily lives.’    I immediately agreed. It’s about time.  The hired help has never

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LGTB: “‘Are you gay?”How a young Filipino ‘came out’

Editor’s note: Yesterday (October 11) was National Coming Out Day. We thought that it is appropriate to post the story of one who ‘came out’ albeit reluctantly. PCN.Com has always been a supporter of LGTB+ and we have featured several stories in our pages over the years. We believe that we should give a platform to the

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Breaking: Cardinal Tagle surprises Filipinos, says Mass after COVID-19 recovery

  OCT 4, 2020 9:55 PM PHT PATERNO R. ESMAQUEL II Rappler.com MANILA, PHILIPPINES Now a top Vatican official, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle echoes a strong message from Pope Francis: ‘Stop the culture of throwing away’ Eight months after he last said Mass in his old cathedral, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reached out to his

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Breaking: Cardinal Tagle recovers from Covid-19

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome said on Wednesday and reported by UCANews.com. The cardinal’s recovery came 13 days after he contracted the disease. He remained asymptomatic while he underwent strict isolation. Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, said Tagle’s recovery “is indeed a great joy for

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Revising history: Two writers clash on Marcos legacy

Editors’ note: As Filipinos recall the 48th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, there has been a spate of controversial articles by prominent Philippine writers to defend Marcos’ legacy. Among these is the Philippines’ National Artist for Literature for 2001, F.Sionil Jose’s recent post. Another was a twit by

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