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Early immigrants to Winnipeg: a teacher’s experience

2nd Update: August 21, 2022, 4:12 PM Updated: August 20, 2022, 10:00 A.M. Part Two Early teaching experiences of Filipino Teachers in Winnipeg Lolita Tumanguil Oandasan When I arrived in Winnipeg in 1965 there were no Filipino teachers  in Winnipeg public schools. As far as I knew there was only one female Filipino teacher teaching […]

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Poetry reading: Three authors share work tomorrow, August 19th!

Vancouver, B.C. TOMORROW AT 7 PM – 8:30 PM Of Memory and Legend Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West, 64th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. “Navigating multiple times, historical currents and oceans, a barangay offers a polity, a tentative mooring, and space for precolonial lifeworlds in and beyond the Philippine archipelago. Offering an imaginative series of historical

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Municipal politics: Grant Gonzales seeks seat in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario Public Affairs professionals is running for councillor of Ward 9-Davenport    Tony A. San Juan, OCT   Filipino-Canadian Grant Gonzales, a public affairs professional who worked on advocacy, community engagement, and public policy issues for public, private, and non-profit organizations, is running for Councillor of Ward 9- Davenport, the City of Toronto on the coming 

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“Buto/Buto: Bones are Seeds”: Play reconstructs life of Ben Flores, the first Filipino to settle in Canada

Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos arrived in Canada in the 19th century Charmaine Janis Rodriguez An original play with an all Southeast Asian cast and crew will tell the story of how the first Filipinos settled in Canada in the 19th century. It  will take centre stage at the Russian Hall in Vancouver on July 28-31, 2022.

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Politics: Passing the torch…

Winnipeg, Manitoba Three generations of Filipino-Canadian politicians met Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Three generations of Filipino-Canadian politicians met recently during dedication ceremonies in Winnipeg, Manitoba for a park named in honour of former Member of Parliament Dr. Rey Pagtakhan. Dr. Pagtakhan was the first Filipino-Canadian to be elected to the Canadian Parliament in

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The Philippines: A day of infamy!

On the day that a new President of the Philippines takes office, we call it a Day of Infamy for the country, as the son of a former dictator ushers in another era of a family history of corruption, murder, looting of the country’s coffers, etc. We reprint how the media reacted to the ongoing

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Has the Church really failed during the 2022 Philippine elections?

Philippines LiCAS•news, Philippines   We need to further reflect on the role of the Church in the light of the ‘forces of evil at work in our society’ Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan June 13, 2022 This post-election reflections for the clergy of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan is originally posted on the website of Caritas

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Breaking: Ontario election: Three Filipino-Canadian political aspirants fail to win seats

Ontario Aspirants lose in Conservative sweep Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.com PCN.Com) Three aspiring kababayans failed to win seats in the Ontario provincial elections held yesterday, May 2, 2022. The Conservatives were reelected to a second term with a wide majority. The three – Paul Saguil for the Liberals and Veronica Javier and Christina

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Kakampink launches online petition for new political party

Updated: May 3, 2022, 12:33 P.M. ORGANIZE THE PINK MOVEMENT AS A NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY   Mila Magno started this petition Dear VP Robredo and Sen. Pangilinan: Your ‘Gobyernong Tapat, Angat Buhay Lahat’ slogan struck a chord in the hearts of millions of Filipinos in the recently concluded Philippine national election, especially among the young.

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Lawyer’s group celebrates Filipino Heritage Month with Justices

Toronto, Ontario  Canada’s three Filipino-Canadian justices in webinar on June 1st, 2022 Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired   In celebration of “Filipino Heritage Month” the Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network ( FCLN) will feature Canada’s three first Filipino-Canadian justices across Canada. The Filipino-descent justices will speak and engage in a webinar on June 1, 2022 (Wednesday)

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