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Controversy follows ‘healing priest’ Fr. Fernando Suarez’ death

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Controversial priest Fr. Fernando Suarez died February 4, 2019. (Photo: Fr. Fernando Suare Philippines Controversy dogged his life ever since he became famous for his so-called ‘healing powers’ Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Fr. Fernando Suarez, who died February 4 while playing tennis at the Ayala Alabang Clubhouse in Muntinglupa City was buried in his hometown of […]

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Duterte moves against media just as Marcos did 37 years ago

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We Stand with ABS-CBN and its Workers: Filipino Americans led by the San Francisco-based Filipino Americans Human Rights Alliance (FAHRA) kicked off their campaign to commemorate the People Power Revolution by rallying at the Philippine Consulate on Tuesday, February 25. Protests are planned for other Philippine consulates abroad as President Duterte moves to close ABS-CBN.

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Coronavirus 3rd update: Canadians arrive tomorrow morning

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Marichu Camales-Torrijos posted this picture inside the bus carrying Canadians to the airport to fly back to Canada today. The chartered flight is expected to arrive in Trenton, Ontario early tomorrow (Friday). (Photo: Marichu Camales-Torrijos Facebook) Canadians are finally flying home 4th Update:February 20, 2020, 7:30 P.M. 3rd Update: February 20, 2020, 3:30 P.M. 2nd

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Immigration: Philippines drops to third

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At Guildford Park Secondary School in Surrey, B.C., English teacher Kristin Dorey, shown at middle with student Carmella Arellano, mentors Filipino-Canadian teenagers as they juggle the usual stresses of high-school life with culture shock and family pressures as their parents work multiple jobs. Other Guildford pupils include Shani Norte Tangkhpanya and Paolo Salud, left, and

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Coronavirus: Surrey couple among those in quarantined ship in Japan

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Diamond Princess is quarantined at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Surrey, B.C. Coronavirus ‘grounds’ couple’s trip Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas A Filipino couple from Surrey, B.C. is among 3,600 passengers onboard the cruise ship  Diamond Princess now being quarantined in Yokohama, Japan due to fears of the coronavirus. PhilippineCanadianNews.com (PCN.Com) has

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Movie review: ‘Parasite’ set to make movie history

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Upstairs/Downstairs – ‘Parasite’ is a vivid portrayal of people who live in the bowels of poverty and those who wallow in their wealth. Images: Neon (Parasite), Studio-Annika/Getty Images (Stage Blood)Vanity Fair.HWD Can Filipinos become parasites? A review by Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Is it possible that a Filipino family can become parasites (ang nabubuhay sa gugol ng

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Movie: ‘On the President’s Order’ – Duterte’s Extrajudicial killings (EJKs)

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Toronto “A shockingly alarming investigation produced with the sensibilities of a social realist drama, Sarbil and Jones’ nonfiction warning should petrify U.S. viewers immeasurably.” – Los Angeles Times On the President’s Orders is a revelatory investigation into the extrajudicial murders instated under Philippines’ President Duarte that targets thousands of “suspected” drug dealers throughout the country. The

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Science: Dr. Camila Esguerra is world’s leading researcher on epilepsy

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 Dr. Camila Esguerra heads Oslo’s Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway. (Photo: Oda Hveem)   Updated: January 25, 2020, 11:40 A.M. Filipina scientist is one of world’s leading researcher on epilepsy using zebra fish By Teodoro Alcuitas A Filipina scientist is leading one of the world’s leading centre on epilepsy and drug research using an alternative model.  While scientists

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Quezon’s Game opens tomorrow ( January 24) in Surrey

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Quezon’s Game: A Filipino Schindler’s List.The players include the Nazi (Kevin Kraemer), the president (Raymond Bagatsing), the general (David Bianco), and the Jew (Billy Ray Gallion). Canada Netizens weigh in on ‘Quezon’s Game’ Why is Winnipeg missed in the screenings? Updated: Teodoro Alcuitas The announcement of the movie Quezon’s Game which opens tomorrow ( January 24)

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Movie: Quezon’s Game screens in Canada

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Critically acclaimed during its multi-award-winning festival run and successful May 2019 theatrical release in the Philippines, “Quezon’s Game” will begin its U.S./Canadian theatrical rollout on January 24th. A true story of Holocaust heroism during World War II in the Philippines by Filipino President Manuel L. Quezon—who rescued as many persecuted Jews as Oskar Schindler at

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