IRCC has announced that it has finished handing out some 23,100 invitations to apply to sponsors in the Parents and Grandparents Program for 2022 The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete, according to cicnews.com. Canada’s PGP looks to help Canadian sponsors reunite with their loved ones, enabling these parents […]
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Inquirer.net Inquirer.net is a news partner of Philippine Canadian News.Com Danny Javier Updated: 8:40 PM Singer-composer Danny Javier has died due to a lingering illness, his close friends in show business confirmed on Monday. He was 75. Boboy Garovillo, who was the only one still active in show business among the iconic trio Apo Hiking
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Vancouver, B.C. “…rich memories of ‘home’, ‘migration’, and ‘survival…” “With complicated, entwined, and rich memories of ‘home’, ‘migration’, and ‘survival’ with uncertainty and limited means, and adding the notions of karton (in English, carton; also famous for Balikbayan Boxes) symbolizing the world economy, the supply chain, and the systemic racism in the global labour practices,”
Khim Mata Hipol wins prestigious award. (Photo: Scott Little Photography) Updated… Vancouver, B.C. Khim Mata Hipol was “shocked” on hearing he won the award The annual Audain Travel Award provides $7,500 to young artists enrolled in a full-time fine arts program. By Mildred German Filipino artist and 4th-year Emily Carr University (ECU) photography student Khim
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Updated:October 18,2022, 12:o8 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Keeping January’s legacy alive ten years after her murder The tragic death of January Marie Lapuz ten years ago in 2012 shocked her family and communities. A local support group responds with actions to cherish her legacy and to highlight the struggle of immigrant transgenders of colour. Mildred German
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Burnaby, B.C. Long-time community activist makes it to Burnaby Council Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com Maita Santiago was elected as a councillor for the City of Burnaby last night, garnering an impressive 5.28 % or 11,347 votes, making a historic first for Filipino-Canadians in municipal politics in the lower mainland. Santiago, who run under the
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Independent Surrey candidate makes final push to victory. (Photo: Narima Dela Cruz Facebook) Updated: October 13, 2022, 6:15 P.M. Narima Dela Cruz hopes to be the first Filipino-Canadian city councillor for Surrey With just two days to go for the elections on Saturday, October 15, Independent Surrey candidate Narima Dela Cruz is not leaving anything
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Updated: October 11, 2022, 9:20 P.M. She came to Canada as a three-year old. Now she wants to be your Burnaby City Councillor. She is running under the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) and is calling for voters to vote for the whole team. Burnaby Citizens Association to run diverse candidate team The Burnaby Citizens Association
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The veteran activist is putting her experience on the political front. (Facebook) Updated… Burnaby, B.C. From community organizing to politics Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com For someone who has been ‘with the people’ all her adult life, going into politics is not a big leap of faith. Maita Santiago got involved in the Filipino
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