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Church warns against investment scams

Joel Apolinario, founder and leader of Kabus Padatuon (Make the Poor Rich)-Community Ministry International, Inc.(KAPA), talks to the media during the June 13 prayer rally in General Santos City on June 13. (Photo by Bong Sarmiento) Joe Torres, Manila Philippines June 20, 2019 UCANEWS.com (Union of Catholic Asian News) People told to be wary after […]

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Simone Tecson defends her gold medal in Japan

Simone Tecson. will head to Japan this December to defend her Canadian gold medal in karate. (Screen grab) Vancouver, B.C. Defending Gold in Japan’s International Karate Competition   Mildred German Vancouver, BC –  A 16 year -old Filipina in Vancouver, BC is the defending champion after winning the Gold title representing Canada in December 2018 in

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Breaking: Lolo na nag invest ng P1-million sa ‘KAPA’ namatay!

Embattled Pastor Apolinario (left) nangamuyo kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte (right) na I-unfreeze and mga assets niya.  Inatake sa puso Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A 76-year old grandfather died of an apparent  heart attack after learning that the investment scam ‘Kapa’, (acronym for  Bisaya: KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD. In Filipino: PAGYAMAN ANG PATUTUNGOHAN KASAMA ANG KOMUNIDAD) has

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Babala: Beware of Kapa Community Ministry International(Kapa)

Founder Joel Apolinario. (Kapa website) Philippine government closes largest investment scam The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) froze all bank accounts and assets of  Kapa Community Ministry International (Kapa) on June 4, 2019 over allegations that it operated the largest investment scam in recent Philippine history. KAPA means KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD in Cebuano.

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Fredericton seeks to attract 1,000 immigrants a year with new strategy

Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien (CBC) New Brunswick CBC Fredericton launched an immigration strategy Friday aimed at attracting and retaining 1,000 newcomers annually over the next 25 years. The Fredericton Region Five-Year Strategy won’t speed up the process, but is expected to make it easier for new arrivals. The city and several community partners have created an

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Filipino academics split over colleagues’ appointment to Berkeley

Who is afraid of Leloy Claudio? (Photo: Rappler) Updated… 2nd update: June 7, 2019, 11:17 AM Academic freedom or revenge? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor A raging storm is engulfing Filipino academics from both sides of the Pacific over the pending appointment of Professor Lisandro ‘Leloy’ Claudio to the University of California Berkeley. A petition

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Immigration: More than 1,400 PNP invitations issued to Express Entry candidates in less than a week

CIC NEWS CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER   More than 2,000 invitations issued to Express Entry candidates since start of May, reflecting higher 2019 Provincial Nominee Program target June 6, 2019 By Stephen Smith And Noah Turner   Recent weeks have seen an impressive amount of activity among Canada’s Express Entry-linked provincial nominee streams. In the past

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New Zealand elects first Pinoy parliamentarian

” …hindi lamang sa mga nursing homes at ospital, sa mga dairy farms at mga construction sites, sa I.T., engineering at hospitality, at ngayon pati na rin sa larangan ng pambabatas,” Paulo Garcia honours heritage in maiden speech speaking in Filipino. Paulo Garcia pays tribute to his heritage By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino to

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The Garbage talk – another take

Darating kaya ito sa Vancouver? Kailan? (Daily Hive) Vancouver, B.C. Trash Talk Across the Pacific: Is It All Garbage?              

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Pinoys top in blocking people over politics – social media study

A study on mobile technology and its social impact conducted by United States-based Pew Research Center ranked the Philippines on top of 11 emerging economies when it comes to the number of users who blocked someone because of politics. (Leviathanjounral.org) Pinoys pinakaraming gumamit sa social media tungkol sa politika (The Philippine Star) – May 19,

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