By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipina-American figure skater and her partner made history as the first pair from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to qualify for the world championships this year. Although they finished 18th among the 20 pairs who competed in the 2023 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Japan, it was no small
Becomes lawyer at 18 and first Filipino associate editor of Cambridge Law Review By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez For bringing honor to the City of Baguio and the Philippines, the City Council of Baguio passed a resolution recognizing and commending Jozef Maynard Borja Erece for being the youngest law graduate and practicing lawyer in the world.
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Toronto, Ontario Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot to start in summer 2023 Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To welcome vulnerable people and provide them a better future while giving Canadian employers access to an untapped talent pool, Canada will launch a new economic pathway this summer to hit two birds with one stone. During a keynote speech
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The Filipino Edition The Filipino Edition is on CKYE RED FM 93.1 and FM 89.1 Surrey, B.C. Hosted by Joseph Lopez Listen to The Filipino Edition this Easter Sunday April 9, 2023 a7 7:30 to 8:30 A,M in Vancouver, B.C. Man has always reflected on an illustrated face of God. In the Bible, in the
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Philippines Reflections of Archbishop Socrates Villegas, from the FB page of Bp. Gerry Alminaza. (Thanks for Fr. Edwin Gariguez for reposting) “This week is holy because of love. Love alone can make us holy.” Holy Week is about what Christ has done for humanity. Let the memory of God’s mercy sink in without any compulsion
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Toronto, Ontario Extension aims to help employers find and retain workers amid period of economic recovery and growth By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship gave international graduates with a recently expired or expiring post-graduation work permits (PGWP) additional or extended work permits to stay longer and gain additional work experience
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Updated: March 21, 2023, 7:22 A.M. Toronto,Ontario (Editor’s note: Consistent with the Philippines’ centrist structure, well-known artists come from the centre – Manila. Very few from the south are recognized much less, women artists. Artists like Martino Abellana and Romulo Galicano from Cebu, Bert Monterona, a Lumad from Mindanao are but a few that doesn’t
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Updated:March 21, 2023, 7:15 A.M. Montreal, Quebec Family remembers, honours Nalie’s life Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com The first death anniversary of Nalie Agustin who died March 22, 2022 was celebrated by her family with a mass at Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine, St. Xavier Church in Montreal. Natalie Pauline Agustin, known simply as ‘Nalie’
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Updated:March 16, 2023, 8:20 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. $1.1 million funding will assist them in job placements, mentorship, counselling By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In time for Women’s Month, the Government of Canada announced that internationally-trained women with Information Technology (IT) backgrounds will have more chances of finding a job under a program designed for racialized newcomer
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Updated: March 10, 2023, 11:40 A.M. Ottawa, Ontario “…story of survival, a new lease at life, family reunification, and renewed hope. God is good.” – Narima Dela Cruz Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com As the world celebrates International Women’s Day this month, it is fitting to celebrate the courage of two mothers
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