Vaughan, Ontario “New blood is good for democracy” – Erlinda Insigne Tony A. San Juan, OCT. Erlinda Insigne, a Filipino- Canadian community advocate and realtor, is running for Councillor for Ward 4 in the City of Vaughan, Ontario on October 24, 2022. Ward 4 comprises the geographic boundaries of communities in Steeles Ave. North, Highway 40, […]
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Updated: Sept. 30, 2022, 9:00 PM. Vancouver, B.C. Democrito C. Barcenas urges Filipinos living abroad not to forget and continue resisting By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas RENOWNED Martial Law survivor and Cebuano lawyer launched his second book on the atrocities experienced by Cebuanos during Martial Law in the Philippines to mark the 50th anniversary
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Winnipeg, Manitoba First woman and racialized person to head Canadian Medical Association Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com Winnipeg surgeon and assistant professor Dr. Flordeliza (Gigi) Osler has been appointed to the Senate for Manitoba, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced yesterday. She will replace former Justice Murray Sinclair, who retired from the Red Chamber in January 2021.
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Jasmine Cadeliña Manango gave up Engineering to find her love in writing. (Photo: Facebook) Updated: September 25, 2022, 10:03 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. A Filipina scholar finally found her voice “She wanted to mentor students like me — students who looked like us, spoke like us, knew the importance of being kababayan — so that we
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Toronto, Ontario A “Martial Law Story” By Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen (I wrote the original piece some 20 years ago or so when revisionist viewpoints or fabrications were not yet on the horizon. It is in the interest of historical integrity that I resurrect this piece for publication on the 50th year anniversary of the
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Vancouver, B.C. “Laughter is God’s gift to us”, iconic comedian tells ecstatic audience Review by Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy brought an audience of over 12,000 in stitches during a two-hour show at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver last night, September 16, 2022. “Laughter is God’s gift to us,” he told the crowd
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Vancouver, B. C. Ressa is first and only Filipino to receive an honorary degree from a Canadian university Charmaine Y. Rodriguez and Teodoro Alcuitas Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Simon Fraser University (SFU) Honorary Degree recipient and renowned journalist Maria Ressa is in town for the SFU Vancouver Speaker Series to discuss the threat disinformation
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Toronto, Ontario 350,000 participated in ‘Tuloy ang Saya’ By Tony A. San Juan(OCT) The ever-popular “Taste of Manila Street Festival” returns! After a hiatus of over two years, the much-awaited Filipino street festival in Toronto successfully staged its 7th open public engagement. For 6 years, historically, the annual festival operated publicly when it started in
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Rowena Santos is seeking reelection. Updated: August 30, 2022, 2:46 PM Ontario Four re-electionists and two first timers Tony A. San Juan, OCT. The upcoming municipal elections on October 24, 2022 in Ontario will present to the Filipino communities in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA) particularly the challenge and opportunity to support and elect six
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