Philippines Men in dark times: When theories do not fit the facts By Joel Pablo Salud Forty-eight years ago, on Sept. 21, 1972, former dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the whole Philippines under batas militar. His goal, or so his propaganda machinery claimed, was to create a new and disciplined Filipino society marked by industrial […]
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Manila The Philippines’ highest ranking Catholic prelate, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (‘Propaganda Fide’), has tested positive for coronavirus. The news was confirmed by Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, this afternoon, September 11, 2020. Tagle had a throat swab carried out
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Updated: Sept. 9, 2020, 7:35 AM The gamble that paid-off Opinion Teodoro Acuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) “Movie and television shows are magic mirrors, and we watch for the reflections that resemble us. They show us who we are. They gave us the silhouettes of identity so difficult to envision on our own,” Alex
Updated: Sept. 8,2020, 11:15 AM Updated: Sept. 5, 2020, 1:45 PM Welcome to our new contributor : Crisanta Sampang We are proud to welcome author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang to our pages. Sampang is best known for her book ‘Maid in Singapore’ which came out in 2005, a memoir of her life as a caregiver
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Canada Well-orchestrated scheme tricks applicants Hopeful immigrants who receive offers to work in Canada from potential recruiters are encouraged to perform due diligence to avoid being the victim of fraudulent practices. Chris Collette Canada Immigration News (CIC) Published on August 22nd, 2020 at 08:00am EDT Updated on August 24th, 2020 at 11:19am EDT Some mock
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“Winnipeg filmmaker Sean Garrity’s film I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight managed to get into the top five list of Canadian box office while screening in just two Winnipeg cinemas, the Northgate and McGillivray VIP. (According to a Mongrel Media staffer, Garrity’s film outgrossed the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants.) It’s being held over
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Updated: August 26,2020, 7:09 PM Vancouver, B.C. Fr. Erlindo ‘Lindo’ Molon, Kamloops Diocese guilty in sexual abuse of Rosemary Anderson Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com The Kamloops Roman Catholic Diocese will pay a priest’s sexual abuse victim $844,140 in damages, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Aug. 25. Link to full decision: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/20/12/2020BCSC1247.htm.
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Philippines We can start, slowly but surely, by pushing back the jaws of tyranny wherever we are. By Joel Pablo Salud Manila – Days ago, 14 people died and scores injured after two bombs rocked the province of Jolo located at the southernmost part of the Philippines. Both explosions were reportedly carried out by female suicide
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Christophe Smets Updated: August 27, 2020 Former Photographer / Coordinateur Projets at la boîte à images. He did the interview for a Belgian NGO called Viva Salud. You can find the whole interview here : vivasalud.be August 25, 2020 Dear Zara, Excuse me, it took me some time, a whole week, to write to you after your
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Kitimat,B.C. City councillor Edwin Empinado receives Jago Award Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com Operating room nurse Edwin Empinado has been recognized as one this year’s Jago awardee from Northern Health. The Dr. Charles Jago Awards, named after the former board chair, acknowledge and celebrate the NH staff, physicians, and teams who have made outstanding
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