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Breaking: Manitoba politics- Malaya Marcelino steps into her mother’s shoes

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Malaya Marcelino will try to follow her mother into the Manitoba Legislature. (Facebook) Manitoba Malaya Marcelino sumunod sa hakbang ng Ina Analysis By Ted Alcuitas The eldest daughter of NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Flor Marcelino is stepping into her mother’s shoes in the next provincial election on September 10, 2019. Malaya Marcelino won […]

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Church warns against investment scams

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Joel Apolinario, founder and leader of Kabus Padatuon (Make the Poor Rich)-Community Ministry International, Inc.(KAPA), talks to the media during the June 13 prayer rally in General Santos City on June 13. (Photo by Bong Sarmiento) Joe Torres, Manila Philippines June 20, 2019 UCANEWS.com (Union of Catholic Asian News) People told to be wary after

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Breaking: Lolo na nag invest ng P1-million sa ‘KAPA’ namatay!

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Embattled Pastor Apolinario (left) nangamuyo kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte (right) na I-unfreeze and mga assets niya.  Inatake sa puso Analysis By Ted Alcuitas A 76-year old grandfather died of an apparent  heart attack after learning that the investment scam ‘Kapa’, (acronym for  Bisaya: KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD. In Filipino: PAGYAMAN ANG PATUTUNGOHAN KASAMA ANG KOMUNIDAD) has

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Tatay namulatan sa article about Father’s Day

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The Aquino family: From left: Alessandro (6 ), wife Jerilynne,  Javier (1 ),RJ and Sophie (8). (The Star.com) Vancouver, B.C. RJ Aquino reflects on fatherhood By Ted Alcuitas A Vancouver father is one of four featured in a Father’s Day feature in the June 14, 2019  issue of The Star newspaper. Of the four, only

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Babala: Beware of Kapa Community Ministry International(Kapa)

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Founder Joel Apolinario. (Kapa website) Philippine government closes largest investment scam The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) froze all bank accounts and assets of  Kapa Community Ministry International (Kapa) on June 4, 2019 over allegations that it operated the largest investment scam in recent Philippine history. KAPA means KADATU ANG PADULNGAN APIL KOMUNIDAD in Cebuano.

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Fredericton seeks to attract 1,000 immigrants a year with new strategy

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Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien (CBC) New Brunswick CBC Fredericton launched an immigration strategy Friday aimed at attracting and retaining 1,000 newcomers annually over the next 25 years. The Fredericton Region Five-Year Strategy won’t speed up the process, but is expected to make it easier for new arrivals. The city and several community partners have created an

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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Thirteen-year-old Ezra Cusimu performs with The Winnipeg Sikaran Arnis Academy, a martial arts school in front of the stage on Broadway at the 5th annual Manitoba Filipino Street Festival Saturday. Aug 16 / 2016

Who is a Filipino? – Mga dapat natin iisipin nitong Philippine Heritage Month

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Manitoba Street Festival, 2015. (Winnipeg Free Press File Photo)      

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Filipino academics split over colleagues’ appointment to Berkeley

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Who is afraid of Leloy Claudio? (Photo: Rappler) Updated… 2nd update: June 7, 2019, 11:17 AM Academic freedom or revenge? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor A raging storm is engulfing Filipino academics from both sides of the Pacific over the pending appointment of Professor Lisandro ‘Leloy’ Claudio to the University of California Berkeley. A petition

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New Zealand elects first Pinoy parliamentarian

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” …hindi lamang sa mga nursing homes at ospital, sa mga dairy farms at mga construction sites, sa I.T., engineering at hospitality, at ngayon pati na rin sa larangan ng pambabatas,” Paulo Garcia honours heritage in maiden speech speaking in Filipino. Paulo Garcia pays tribute to his heritage By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino to

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Filipinos kick off Philippine Heritage Month

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Photo credit: Filipino Heritage Month Montreal First Update: 8 PM, June 1, 2019 2nd Update: 2:30 PM, June 1, 2019 Canada By Patricia Chan This month of June is a significant one for Filipinos across Canada as it marks the first official national Filipino Heritage Month. But even as Filipinos across the country are celebrating

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