Winnipeg, Manitoba Larry Pagdato bucks the trend Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com There is a perception that Filipinos do not go into business and instead become entrepreneurs, preferring to be employed. A Winnipeg immigrant defies the conventional wisdom and embarked on his own business 30 years ago and is still going strong. Larry Pagdato […]
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Vancouver, B.C. Pang-apat na term The only Filipino elected politician in B.C. seeks fourth term Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Mabel Elmore, who made history as the first and only Filipino to be elected to the B.C. Legislature in 2009 is seeking a fourth term in the coming provincial election on October 24th. Elmore,
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Updated: Sept. 9, 2020, 7:35 AM The gamble that paid-off Opinion Teodoro Acuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) “Movie and television shows are magic mirrors, and we watch for the reflections that resemble us. They show us who we are. They gave us the silhouettes of identity so difficult to envision on our own,” Alex
Updated: Sept. 8,2020, 11:15 AM Updated: Sept. 5, 2020, 1:45 PM Welcome to our new contributor : Crisanta Sampang We are proud to welcome author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang to our pages. Sampang is best known for her book ‘Maid in Singapore’ which came out in 2005, a memoir of her life as a caregiver
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Canada Well-orchestrated scheme tricks applicants Hopeful immigrants who receive offers to work in Canada from potential recruiters are encouraged to perform due diligence to avoid being the victim of fraudulent practices. Chris Collette Canada Immigration News (CIC) Published on August 22nd, 2020 at 08:00am EDT Updated on August 24th, 2020 at 11:19am EDT Some mock
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Canada Lives are in limbo Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com Two Filipina caregivers who travelled with their employers abroad are stuck due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Mary Anne De Ramos travelled to Mexico last March with her employer Deborah Lucas to take care of their two young sons. Temporary residents such as those with
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In memory of Jeffrey Reodica – killed by police for holding a ‘stone’. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” – John.8 Ted Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) Seven years ago on July 31, 2013, I wrote this editorial about police shootings and innocent lives lost,
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Updated: December 25, 2021, 6:45 A.M. Updated: July 29, 2020, 7:15 PM Beginning a new series… Nanawagan kami sa lahat na magpadala ng inyong kuwento… Mga kuwento sa lipunan My story, your story – our stories. I was the Ingenious Bootblack By Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com It was one of our
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3rd Update: July 27, 2020, 4:14 PM 2nd Update: July 27, 2020, 2:30 PM First Update: July 27, 2020, 1:42 PM Importance of research with Filipinx communities including LGBTQ Burnaby, B.C. Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.com May Farrales, PhD joins the faculty of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) as an Assistant Professor
CIC NEWS CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER July 16, 2020 By Shelby Thevenot Canada changes definition of “parent” for the 21st century A loophole in Canadian Citizenship law that prevented some parents from passing on citizenship to their children has been closed to support the needs of modern families. Canadian citizenship law is catching up with the
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