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Should the Philippines go to war with Canada over stinking garbage?

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte poses for photographers with an Israeli-made Galil rifle at Camp Crame in Quezon city, Philippines, on April 19, 2018. ( Photo – AP) Updated: April 25, 2019, 1:17 PM Duterte does a ‘Rambo’ over Canadian garbage Editorial By Ted Alcuitas Editor philippinecanadian news.com While there are certainly valid reasons for one

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Bayan says Duterte’s tough talk a distraction

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The honeymoon is over for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ( left) and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte seen here at  the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila in 2017.  (MARK CRISTINO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Philippines Duterte lashes out over Canadian trash dumped and left to rot By Ysh

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Vancouver Sun on the Philippines’ Duterte

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Screen grab. (Vancouver Sun) Vancouver, B.C. Douglas Todd: The shadow of Philippines’ strongman hovers over Canadian Catholics ‘He’s a bad talker, but he’s a good doer,’ Vancouver’s Mary-Ann Pasicolan says about Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. DOUGLAS TODD Updated: April 19, 2019 Is Duterte’s anti-Catholic scorn hurting his appeal? | Vancouver Sun2:44 SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Rodrigo Duterte, the

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Bishop Pablo David, DD blesses the tomb and prays for the soul of Kian Lloyd delos Santos, who was gunned down by Caloocan policemen on August 26, 2018 in Caloocan City, today, All Souls’ Day, at La Loma Catholic Cemetery in Caloocan City. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Embattled Bishop Pablo Virgilio ‘Ambo’ David fights back at Duterte

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VOCAL AGAINST KILLINGS. Diocese of Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David officiated a mass for the dead at the Old Chapel of the La Loma Catholic Cemetery on All Souls’ Day, November 2, 2018. File photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler Philippines David and Goliath Analysis By Ted Alcuitas After accusing  the bishop as someone who stole

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Duterte follows Marcos playbook with arrest of Maria Reesa

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A Filipino activist covers her mouth with tape during a demonstration in Manila to protest against alleged attempts by the government to suppress press freedom. (Photo by Angie de Silva, UCANews.com) With today’s arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Reesa, we reprint a story we wrote in 2013 for The Winnipeg Sun.  

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Breaking: Rappler’s Maria Reesa arrested anew

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ARRESTED. Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is arrested upon arrival at the NAIA over a charge of violating the Anti-Dummy Law. Photo by Leanne Jazul/Rappler PHILIPPINES Maria Ressa arrested at NAIA over Anti-Dummy Law Immediately after deplaning, Ressa goes with arresting Pasig police officers to post bail Rappler Lian Buan @lianbuan Published 7:44 AM, March 29,

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Immigration:Open work permits for approved caregivers

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Canada announces open work permits for approved Interim Pathway for Caregivers applicantsOpen work permits also available to family members living in Canada March 22, 2019 By CIC News Applicants approved for permanent residence under Canada’s Interim Pathway for Caregivers can also apply for a Canadian open work permit. Under an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

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Filipino mother, child wins refugee status in Canada

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Vanessa Mae Rodel, 42, and her seven-year-old daughter Keana Nihinsa, travel by public bus from Castle Peak Immigration Centre, in Hong Kong on March 18, 2019. ( MARIA DE LA GUARDIA) She hid fugitive Edward Snowden By Ted Alcuitas Canada has accepted as refugees a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong and her seven-year old  daughter.

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Halalan sa Pinas sa Mayo 13, 2019

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https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/226121-number-registered-voters-elections-2019  

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OFWs: Panibagong pahirap

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Various militant groups trooped to the Social Security System (SSS) head office in Quezon City on Wednesday to denounce the impending enforcement of the mandatory SSS contributions for land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).(Illustration: Mark Suva, Calgary, Alberta) Militant groups denounce mandatory SSS contributions for OFWs March 13, 2019 Manila Bulletin Migrante Philippines Chairman Arman

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