Canada Four heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic All four frontline workers died in April 2020 Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com (PCN.Com) As we begin a new year full of hope that the pandemic will eventually end, we look back at the year that has just passed and how the pandemic affected the lives […]
Red Deer, Alberta Darwin Doloque contracted the virus in an outbreak linked to his work Opinion By Mildred German Red Deer, AB — A 35-year old Filipino meat-processing plant worker died on January 28, 2021 after contracting the coronavirus linked to his work, CBC reports. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/red-deer-olymel-outbreak-1.5914137?fbclid=I wAR1oLi4JAZguBVNfxUaHHOK4OGWi8L9eMtdBZlXhwoAL62JmwupcGhLM5uI Darwin Doloque, a permanent resident who immigrated from
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Romeo Ignacio Jr. – Giving back, paying forward Opinion By Levy Abad After more than half a century of presence of the Filipino community in Winnipeg, the home of the great General Strike of 1919 that changed the condition of the working class of Canada, I cannot but be proud to learn that a
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U.S. The 30-year old Filipino-American man died after police knelt on his neck for 5 minutes, his family claims By Mildred German February 25, 2021 – Officers were called by the sister of Angelo Quinto on an evening of December 2020 in the hopes they would provide assistance to de-escalate a domestic situation. His sister
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Updated: February 24, 2021, 8:12 PM The cultural importance and taboo of storytelling by Mildred German Vancouver, B.C. Growing up in the Philippines, it was customary to do storytelling. Disasters after disasters have taught us to get customized to the blackouts (or brownouts as referred to in the Philippines), and to gather in a circle
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ECONOMY EDUCATION HEALTH POLICY TOP STORIES Valentine’s Surprise for Migrant Workers and International Students Facing plunging immigration levels, Canada is opening its doors wider to attract and retain skills and talent from around the world. Fabian Dawson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 15, 2021 Facing unprecedented lows in immigration, Canada is opening its doors wider
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Philippines Rappler FEB 16, 2021 12:10 PM PHT LIAN BUAN MANILA, PHILIPPINES (UPDATED) This concludes more than 4 years of litigation of the Supreme Court, marked by controversial attempts to make the lead justices inhibit from the case The Supreme Court (SC) sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has unanimously dismissed the electoral protest
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Halifax, Nova Scotia Widow questions why the ship was not re-routed and why crewmen were kept working on deck under that condition. Opinion Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNew.com Funeral services are being held today in Halifax, N.S. for Jake Marinduque, the 30-year old Filipino seaman who died during a storm aboard the M/V Guilia on
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Updated: February 9, 2021, 11:35 AM Second update: February 9, 2021, 12 AM Halifax,Nova Scotia: Kababayans tumulong sa mga marinero na na-stranded Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian New.Com (PCN.Com) One Filipino crewman died and three others injured as their cargo ship MV Giulia I was battered by high waves in the middle of
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British Columbia Hospital Employees’ Union “I work as a receiver in the kitchen. That means that I’m responsible for receiving and managing the food supply that’s needed by our kitchen staff. I’ve been working in the kitchen for eight years. It’s a good, straightforward job. I also work as a casual housekeeper in the same
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