Philippine News

Vancouver, B.C. Retirement does not stop her from pursuing her advocacies Charmaine Rodriguez  She may look all-feminine while wearing pink in her petite Filipina frame, but Treenee Lopez, 68, can carry a message that’s stronger and bigger than her persona. A retired nurse in Canada, Lopez began her advocacies in 2011 after she attended the

Updated: March 5, 2022, 11:00 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. Second to be appointed to administrative tribunals Teodoro Alcuitas Labour advocate Rene-John Nicolas has been appointed as Vice-chair of the Labour Relations Board, Rene-John comes to the Board from the British Columbia General Employees’ Union. Appointed for a term of four years, Nicolas’ appointment starts on April

Vancouver, B.C. Chain just opened its first store in Vancouver A fake news circulating that claims Jollibee is supporting the candidacy of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been debunked and exposed by Rappler’s fact-checking platform. The false post shows the food giant’s mascot holding a sign purporting to endorse Marcos. In fact, the image was lifted

Winnipeg, Manitoba Embarrassed at the trivialness of Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Winnipeg graphic designer John Cadigal has taken to social media to express solidarity and support for Ukraine.Here is Cadigal’s post on Facebook. “There are 1.4 million Canadians of Ukrainian heritage and 167,000 live in my home province of Manitoba. Filipino and Ukrainian Catholics have been

JESSE’S POEM Jose Dalisay If this was what I died for, Let no one grieve. When wife became widow She could not believe That hurtful accident could make Of loss a boundless gain And of my bones a pillow To dream away the pain. If this was what I died for Then I live on.