Kawika Guillermo is the pseudonym for the mundane academic, Christopher B. Patterson,Assistant Professor in the Social Justice Institute of UBC. ( Photo: UBC) All Flowers Bloom by Kawika Guillermo Westphalia Press, March 2020 345 Pages / Amazon Reviewed by Vincent Ternida Ever since their first incarnation, Soul 871 has been drawn towards their soul mate […]
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The monument to the revolutionary hero-Leon Kilat (Gen.Pantaleon Villegas) stands at the approach to Carcar,Cebu town’s civic plaza.(Photo: Ted Alcuitas, PCN,Com) Updated: See Comments, April 6, 2020,3:21 PM Philippines The monument that divided a town Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas It was supposed to honour a revolutionary hero and unite the people. Instead, it fanned the flames
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Mary Betita a Healthcare Provider Yesterday at 5:45 AM PRAYER REQUEST There’s nothing more I would want for my 46th Birthday….. if you all can please help me send fervent, strengthening and healing prayers to/for my older sister Mary Betita a Healthcare Provider in Las Vegas who is currently fighting for her life because of
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‘Proud ako’ says janitor Rowel Togo of his job making sure the rooms, hallways, etc. is scrubbed clean everyday. (Drawing by Geloy Concepcion) NINE ROOMS AND A HALLWAY A story from the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak RAPPLER TEXT BY PATRICIA EVANGELISTA. ILLUSTRATIONS BY GELOY CONCEPCION. Published 10:51 AM, April 02, 2020 Updated 2:17 PM, April
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“It hurts to know that I could have been of help and saving lives right now,” Christine Joyce Vega laments as she awaits her deportation. (Toronto Star) Updated: March 31, 2020, 9 PM Toronto, Ontario “Crude and insulting response to her mistake,” says lawyer By Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) As countries
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Dr. Brian Cabral, a doctor at St. Luke’s Global City, has been volunteering to help with the COVID-19 efforts. CULTURE SPOTLIGHT Philippines Philippine doctors are dying of Covid-19 ABS-CBN “The isolation is just as painful as the infection.” BY BRIAN MICHAEL ICASAS CABRAL | Mar 30 2020 facebook twitter Dr. Brian Cabral is one of
Justice for Marlon Maldos! Stop The Attacks Against Cultural Workers! by Mildred Grace German March 20, 2020 – As COVID-19’s first case sprouted in December 2019, the New York Times published major articles on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal extra judicial killings (EJK). Reports of over 30,000 killings in the past three years of Duterte’s
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Toronto medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa urge people to stay home to fight coronavirus (Photo: The Star) Toronto, Ontario 96 active cases Toronto health officials announced that the coronavirus is spreading locally on Monday, pleading for everyone to stay home who can — “social distancing” measures that research shows can massively diminish
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“Isang kahig, isang tuka” Pablo Virgilio David Follow 13 hrs HOW DO WE APPLY CONCEPTS LIKE “LOCKDOWN” & “COMMUNITY QUARANTINE” IN THE NON-FIRST WORLD SETTING? Bishop Pablo Virgilio David As usual, it is the poor who suffer the most when a first world concept is applied in a third world setting. Yesterday was Sunday. I
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Photographer Carlos L.Esguerra stands beside his winning entry at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: Carlos Esguerra Facebook) Multi-awarded photographer wins gold for architecture in Barcelona Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas New York-based photographer Carlos L. Esguerra has picked another award, winning Gold in the Photography Gala Awards competitions at the 13th and the 14th
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