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Ang Pulbo: Johnson & Johnson tosses Talc-powder products

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Toxic Beauty is a documentary feature film by Director Phyllis Ellis which follows the class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, and the personal stories of women fighting for justice. Website  toxicbeautydoc.com The world’s biggest maker of health care products enters $1B deal in Covid-19 vaccinations  Mildred German Unceded Territory (BC) – Johnson & Johnson (J&J) […]

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Racism is a major safety concern as racialized communities grapple with the Covid-19 virus.

Coronavirus: Easing of Restrictions Brings Safety Concerns

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Vancouver, B.C. New cases are still being reported, anti-lockdown protesters are ignoring social distancing guidelines, and racist hate crimes continue by MILDRED GERMAN A closed salon in East Vancouver. An anti-lockdown flyer spotted in Vancouver. Unceded Territories (BC) – After Victoria Day long weekend, Canada is facing a new COVID-19 phase: the easing and lifting

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Pinoy calls out Dollarama for racist language policy

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Regina, Saskatchewan Labour leader calls policy racist Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com A Filipino car executive said he “could not sleep” after witnessing a group of workers at Dollarama being berated by a manager for speaking in Filipino (not Tagalog as mistakenly called) in the store. Jay Bercades was in the store in

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Coronavirus spurs racist attacks

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Vancouver, B.C.  An attack on one is an attack on all Opinion By Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com A man shoves an elderly Chinese man out the door. In another incident, a man shouts racist slurs at a woman inside the skytrain and grapples with a bystander who tries to intervene.  A woman

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Marie Claire Lim-Moore finds strength in her family as she balances life and work. (TransUnion photo)

Former Vancouverite Marie Claire Lim Moore is new CEO for TransUnion Hong Kong

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Vancouver, B.C. Breaking glass ceilings Filipina-Canadian takes over as CEO for TransUnion Hong Kong Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com Former Vancouver resident Marie Claire Lim-Moore was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for TransUnion Hong Kong on April 20, 2020 as the credit reporting giant relaunches its online consumer platform. “I am delighted and

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71-year-old Armando Sallegue with his granddaughter died May 6. (Photo: GoFundMe)

Breaking: Father of Cargill worker dies of Covid-19

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Calgary, Alberta Worker is also positive for the virus Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas The father of a Cargill worker has died of coronavirus on May 6, Alberta Health confirmed.  Arwyn Sallegue told Global News his father, 71-year-old Armando Sallegue, was taken to hospital on April 22 and tested positive for COVID-19 a day later. At the

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Minette got the surprise of her life when Michael Buble told her the house was hers. ( Photo: HGTV)

Bahay -Filipina caregiver receives gift of a lifetime

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  Burnaby, B.C. Michael Buble gives his Lolo’s house to caregiver to fulfill dying wish Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas ‘Grandpa thank you so much,’ Minette said. ‘Wherever he is, he’s still thinking.’ The caregiver known only as ‘Minette’  thanks his former ward as the well-known singer Michael Buble surprised her with the house which he has

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Employees and supporters light candles at the gate of the the ABS-CBN compound in Quezon City on May 5, 2020.(The STAR/Miguel de Guzman)

World Press Freedom 2020: Killed Journalists, Deportations and Media Shut Downs

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Philippines Philippine journalists are dying and media establishments are under attack Mildred German May 5, 2020 Vancouver, BC | Unceded Territories – Philippine journalists are dying and media establishments are under attack. Two days after the May 3rd World Press Freedom Day, ABS-CBN, Philippines’ biggest broadcast network was forced to shut down today after years

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(Image from Inday Espina-Varona’s Facebook page)

An attack on one is an attack on all:Philippine journalism and the closure of ABS-CBN

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“Sa pinakamalaking dagok at hamon sa aming kompanya at sa aming hanapbuhay, hinding-hindi namin kayo tatalikuran, kabayan ” – Noli de Castro Editorial Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com Thirty seven years ago today, we wrote this article for The Winnipeg Sun after returning  to Canada from a month-long trip to the country of my

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2020 World Press Freedom

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“Journalism is a public good and it deserves public support.” (Photo: Philippine Star) Trolls are a threat to free press, journalists are ‘antidote’ to health crisis By Ysh Cabana The working conditions for journalists around the world are already hit during the coronavirus pandemic, dictatorial regimes including the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte make it harder

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