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Catherine Hernandez launch second book of fiction

Catherine Hernandez Virtual Launch of “Crosshairs” Online Event About Catherine Hernandez Virtual Launch “Crosshairs” Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 8 PM – 9 PM EDT Public · Hosted by Another Story Bookshop and Catherine Hernandez Online Event Join HarperCollins Canada and Another Story Bookshop to celebrate the launch of Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez Virtual Launch: […]

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Covid 19: Two Filipina caregivers stuck abroad since March

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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Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Filipina trans’ movie is centrepiece gala

Vancouver, B.C. Isabel Sandoval’s  ‘Lingua Franca’ Lingua Franca refers to a common language between two people whose first languages are different. Communication and understanding are key themes in this subtle and understated film, the third feature from award winning writer/director Isabel Sandoval, who also stars as the protagonist Olivia, an undocumented Filipina trans woman living

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Edmonton Filipinos call for stories

Edmonton, Alberta PAGLALAYAG: THE PHILIPPINES TO CANADA JOURNEY Our voices. Our stories. Inform, inspire and transform. February 20, 2021 Paglalayag is the Tagalog word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a theatrical production that narrates the stories of migration of Filipinos to Canada. It chronicles the waves of migration, and the

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Nipanaw: Rosita Alcordo

Vancouver, B.C. Subo nga gipahibalo ang pagkamatay sa among asawa, inahan, igsuon ug amiga karong hapon sa 1:46, Domingo, Agosto 9, 2020 sa Vancouver General Hospital. Nipanaw si Inday nga malinawon ug gilibutan sa iyang pamilya – iyang bana, si Priscilo ‘Loly’ Alcordo, mga anak nga Francene ug Basil, pag-umangkon, Eldrizah Alo Empuerto ug iyang

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Agosto: Buwan ng Wikang Filipino

Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan Kontra Pandemya Ang akdang ito ay maaaring gamitin nang libre para sa online learning o anumang kaugnay na gawain. Sabayang bigkas online Wika ng Kasaysayan, Kasaysayan ng Wika, Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan Kontra Pandemya” Hiligaynon, Sebwano, Bikol, at Pampanggo, Mga wikang dapat ipinagmamalaki mo Pangasinan,

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Plagued, engulfed, crushed to the point of surrender:  Besieged doctors cry for help

Philippines Philippine healthcare system was already walking in crutches By Joel Pablo Salud Healthcare is the nation’s ability to address concerns related to the public’s well-being, be it physical, emotional, psychological.  The arrival of Covid-19 in Jan. 2020 tested our country’s capacity to contain the virus. While there are no easy answers to the continuing

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Rani Rivera: Honouring a young poet and daughter

4th update: August 14, 2020, 4:41 PM 3rd update: August 8,2020, 8:10 AM 2nd Upate: August 8, 2020, 8 AM First update: August 8, 2020, 7 AM Toronto, Ontario The recent visit to The Hub brought back memories of how Rani Rivera came to start the project. Here’s what her parents posted on Facebook. Children

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Is the Philippines winning the war against Covid-19?

2nd Update: August 3, 2020, 10:56 AM Updated: August 3, 2020, 10:35 AM Philippines   By Joel Pablo Salud   As the world slept on the eve of the Ghost Month—August—the new coronavirus swept across the archipelago and breached the 100,000 mark. The latest Department of Health (DOH) figure reached a staggering: 103,185 confirmed cases

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Mental illness: How Francis Arevalo turned to music for healing

Vancouver, B.C.     Originally released in 2017, The Lion documentary invites you into the story that I tell on The Sound of Healing project, that of living with bipolar disorder and my journey of healing through music. Watch The Lion Documentary: https://youtu.be/kD1Qa2c4Kow Listen to The Sound of Healing: Further reading: https://philippinecanadiannews.com/canada/mental-illness-francis-arevalo-lost-found-music/

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