The couple Crisanta Sampang and Daniel Wood expresses thanks for the support. (GoFundMe photo) Vancouver, B.C. Daniel Wood sent email of thanks today: Friends: Almost a month ago Crisanta and I found ourselves caught in a terrible Catch-22. Her heart attacked required open-heart surgery in the Philippines, where she’d been briefly visiting. But […]
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Hundreds gather to protest recall of popular labour attache. (HK PINOY TV) Philippines Attache was recalled abruptly By Ted Alcuitas The recalll of a popular labour attache in Hong Kong has prompted a demonstration by Filipino workers against the move by the Philippine government. Jalilo Dela Torre was taken by surprise on Friday (March
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Author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang will be flown back to Vancouver on Tuesday, March 20 for an open-heart operation. (StoryHive) Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver author suffered heart attack in Philippines Former caregiver and author Crisanta Sampang suffered a heart attack while visiting relatives in the Philippines recently. Doctors in the Philippines determined that she needed open-heart
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Pet Cleto, right, with another womens activist Bernadette Ellorin, chair of USA Bayan. Toronto,Ontario Life-long devotion to womens issues By Ted Alcuitas She was called a revolutionary woman, defender of human rights and a journalist, but to the mostly young women who followed her, she was plain ‘Tita Pet’ and to those on the
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Hector Mantolino arrives at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his trial on Tuesday. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press) Halifax, Nova Scotia Temporary workers vindicated By Ted Alcuitas It was a moment of vindication for several dozen Filipino temporary workers when the man who brought them to Canada under false information pleaded guilty on December
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Alyssa Torres, a Grade 12 student at Forest Hill Collegiate, and her mother Raquel Torres outside their Toronto home. Alyssa was 6 when her mother left the Philippines to work in Hong Kong and Canada, and the famly reunited in Toronto six years later. (LUCAS OLENIUK / TORONTO STAR) Vancouver, B.C.
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These boxes will no longer be taxed until March 2018. (Photo: CNN Philippines) PHILIPPINES The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has suspended the implementation of the duty and tax-free privileges of consolidated balikbayan boxes, a decison wecomed by the The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), reports the Philippine Inquirer. “We would like to thank the
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Vancouver, B.C. Settlement Program in Collaboration with St. Mary’s Migrant Ministry “Understanding Depression Part 2” Join us in a free interactive discussion about: Speaker: Francois Botha, PhD Registered Psychologist To register or to get more information, please contact: Lenn Castro at stmarysmigrant@gmail.com When: Sunday – Oct. 15, 2017 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Where:
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Edmonton, Alberta Paralyzed worker granted permanent residency By Ted Alcuitas She was left paralyzed and could not walk after she was hit by a car biking to work five years ago. Vicky Venancio was working for McDonald’s when she arrived in Edmonton in 2011 as a foreign temporary worker and had high hopes of obtaining
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Balikbayan Box Bago na ang patakaran sa Agosto 1 Senders of balibayan boxes will be facing stricter rules beginning August 1st as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) implements new rules, Customs Memorandum Order 04-2017 designed to curb smuggling. Among new regulations: ▪ senders of balikbayan boxes to list items, include receipts ▪ restrict recipients to
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