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Church sexual abuse: Second Filipino priest named in sexual abuse scandal

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Fr. Terry Sarmiento served in the Archdiocese of Vancouver in 1977 and returned to the Archdiocese of Manila in 1980. (Facebook photo: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Singalong, Manila) Updated: December 17, 2019, 2:45 PM Today, Dec. 17, Pope Francis abolished the pontifical secret for cases of sexual abuse against minors continuing his path to transparency. https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/12/pope-abolishes-pontifical-secret-in-abuse-cases-raises-age-for-child-porn/ […]

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Book review: C. E. Gatchalian’s abiding hunger for art

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C.E. (Chris) Gatchalian reading at the KGB Bar, New York. (Photo by Tanya Marquardt) Vancouver,B.C. Reviewer finds Double Melancholy a valuable resource for the diasporic narrative and Filipinx experience Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man by C.E. Gatchalian Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019 $18.95 / 9781551527536 Reviewed by Vincent

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Bakit tinanggap ni Robredo ang offer ni Duterte?

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Passing the gun…is President Duterte baiting the Vice-President to take part in the bloodbath? Philippines Vice-President Leni Robredo succumbs to “bloodlust” Editorial By Ted Alcuitas “Simply put, the only way Robredo could succeed is by succumbing to the bloodlust of the regime.” – Inday Espina-Varona, Contributing Editor/Writer at ABS CBN Integrated News & Current Affairs.

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Fil-Am actor Joel dela Fuente stars in ‘Hold These Truths’

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Award-Winning Joel dela Fuente plays activist Gordon Hirabayashi in Hold These Truths . (Twitter) The actor who loves ‘Crispy Pata’ By Ted Alcuitas The Umami Fund (Daniel Blinkoff and Tamlyn Tomita) is presenting the International/Canadian debut of Jeanne Sakata’s award-winning play, Hold These Truths at the Cultch Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables Street in Vancouver, which began previews on

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Toronto launches Bonifacio Day on November 17

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Marshall McLuhan awardee Patricia Evangelista is special guest at Bonifest. (Photo: Women in the World) Updated: October 24, 2019, 5:30 PM Toronto, Ontario Andres Bonifacio art and book festival set Nov. 17 at Toronto City Hall TORONTO — An event celebrating the life and historical contribution of Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio will feature works by

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Breaking: Filipinos fail to win seats in Parliament

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Jaeden Dela Torre and Mae J.  Nam, both of the NDP failed to win  in yesterday’s  federal election. (PCN.Com composite) UPDATED: October 22, 2019, 8;00 PM Canada Hindi nagwagi ang mga Filipino politicians Analysis By Ted Alcuitas Mae J. Nam, Jaeden Dela Torre and Henry Hizon all failed their first attempt to win seats in

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Politics: Will Jaeden Dela Torre be the youngest Member of Parliament?

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Positioning his youth as an advantage, Jaeden Dela Torre aims to better represent the younger generation should he win the Steveston – Richmond East riding. (Photo provided) Richmond, British Columbia Filipino-Canadian teen looks to make a difference in this year’s Federal Elections By Carlo Javier The round-framed spectacles, the parted, wavy hair evoking scholarly sensibilities.

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Politics: Why did Kevin Lamoureaux post this picture?

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A picture with then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte figured prominently in Kevin Lamoureux’s ad which appeared in two local Winnipeg papers. (Screen grab) Updated: October 23, 2019, 10:30 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba Does Kevin Lamoureux support this human rights violator? Opinion  By Ted Alcuitas A veteran politician is in hot water for using his picture

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Breaking: Carlos ‘Damaso’ Celdran dies in Spain

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The art warrior Carlos Celdran was in Vancouver in 2011 to do a sample of his walking tour. He is shown here in his signature Padre Damaso attire. ‘Damaso’ is the corrupt priest in Rizal’s novel, ‘Noli Me Tangere’. (All photos by Tulayan , Facebook) Updated: October 9, 2019, 7:40 AM Vancouver, B.C. Art can

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C.E. Chris Gatchalian: “Writing Life Into Art”

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Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Queer Brown Man author Chris C.E. Gatchalian delves into an exploration not only of being queer, but also being brown in Canada. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. Musings on C.E. Gatchalian and the 2019 LiterASIAN festival “Much like the rain of the previous night, the flow of tears from Gatchalian’s

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