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NDP MP Don Davies calls for an apology. (Provided)

Breaking: MP Don Davies holds press conference on recall of Philippine diplomats

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NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver – Kingsway) today criticized the Trudeau government for missing its May 15 deadline to repatriate garbage dumped in the Philippines.(Provided) Updated: 6:30 PM, May 17, 2019 Vancouver, B.C. VANCOUVER – NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver – Kingsway) today criticized the Trudeau government for missing its May 15 deadline to repatriate […]

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Rotting garbage: The stink that never goes away

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MP Kevin Lamoureux(centre), Chair of the Friendship Group mets with Philippine Embassy officials May 13, 2019, in preparation for the first Filipino-Heritage Month celebrations scheduled in June. (From left:) Danilo Arriola, Founder of the Philippine Dance Troupe of Ottawa (PDTO), Member of Parliament (MP) Wayne Stetski, MP Kevin Lamoureux, Philippine Ambassador to Canada Petronila Garcia,

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Breaking: Philippines recalls ambassador, consular officials to Canada

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Twitter image) Dahil sa basura inalis ang Ambassador, consuls Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Instead of the Philippine Marines invading the Port of Vancouver to start ‘Duterte’s War’ today, May 15, the Philippines has recalled the ambassador to Canada and other diplomatic officials after the Canadian government missed the May

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Should Philippine politics be reinvented? Fil-Am academic

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Art by Bencab. University of Washington professor Vicente Rafael weighs in on the Philippine election results and poses perplexing questions in his Facebook post. Silver linings in the recent mid-terms? The Estrada dynasty comes to an ignominious end; Enrile finally spiked; Gadon gone; no Manicad nor Magundadatu; Freddie A. shut out. Plus some good news,

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Should the Philippines go to war with Canada over stinking garbage?

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte poses for photographers with an Israeli-made Galil rifle at Camp Crame in Quezon city, Philippines, on April 19, 2018. ( Photo – AP) Updated: April 25, 2019, 1:17 PM Duterte does a ‘Rambo’ over Canadian garbage Editorial By Ted Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadian news.com While there are certainly valid reasons for one

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Bayan says Duterte’s tough talk a distraction

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The honeymoon is over for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ( left) and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seen here at  the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila in 2017.  (MARK CRISTINO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Philippines Duterte lashes out over Canadian trash dumped and left to rot By Ysh

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Vancouver Sun on the Philippines’ Duterte

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Screen grab. (Vancouver Sun) Vancouver, B.C. Douglas Todd: The shadow of Philippines’ strongman hovers over Canadian Catholics ‘He’s a bad talker, but he’s a good doer,’ Vancouver’s Mary-Ann Pasicolan says about Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. DOUGLAS TODD Updated: April 19, 2019 Is Duterte’s anti-Catholic scorn hurting his appeal? | Vancouver Sun2:44 SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Rodrigo Duterte, the

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Filipino mother, child wins refugee status in Canada

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Vanessa Mae Rodel, 42, and her seven-year-old daughter Keana Nihinsa, travel by public bus from Castle Peak Immigration Centre, in Hong Kong on March 18, 2019. ( MARIA DE LA GUARDIA) She hid fugitive Edward Snowden By Ted Alcuitas Canada has accepted as refugees a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong and her seven-year old  daughter.

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Champion ang Pinoy sa pag gamit ng internet

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Filipino children using cellphones. (Photo credit: Alamy) 10 HOURS AND 2 MINUTES DAILY ON AVERAGE Filipinos spend the most time on internet, social media worldwide — study By: Krissy Aguilar – @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net / 03:16 PM January 31, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the top country worldwide for the most time spent on

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Breaking: Dozens killed in Jolo Cathedral bombing

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This handout photo released by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Information Office (PIO) Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCON) taken on January 27, 2019, shows debris inside a Catholic Church where two bombs exploded in Jolo, Sulu province on the southern island of Mindanao. At least 17 people were killed as two bombs hit a

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