Dela Cruz, 12/21 band perform in Canada Day celebrations

17-year old Glisha Dela Cruz from Surrey, B.C. will sing the Canadian National Anthem – Oh Canada for the 10th time at the annual Fort Langley, B.C.  celebrations. (Photo: George Bencze, Provided)   Winnipeg, Manitoba The 1221 “Manila-born and Winnipeg-based power pop punk trio” We’ll be rocking The Forks Market Outdoor Stage at 4:30pm this […]

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The Class of 2018 (Part 2)

Dr. Alexander Bello and wife Levilynn Galvez. (Provided)   Updated:12:13 PM, June 30, 2018   We continue to celebrate with graduates who had recent graduation ceremonies. Congratulations on your milestone. Dr. Alexander A. Bello Dr. Alexander A. Bello with wife Levilynn at graduation in 2014, Ph. D. in Microbiology, Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Clinical

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Filipinos celebrate Canada Day July 1

CBC anchor Andrew Chang a year before he became The National’s co-anchors. (Photo: Philippine Canadian News.com PCN.Com) Updated, 12:00 PM, June 30, 2018 Coquitlam, B.C. Philippine Consulate invites community to celebration in Coquitlam Please join us here in Coquitlam JULY 1 CANADA DAY CELEBRATION Filipinos join Canada Day Parade in Vancouver. (Photo: Philippine Canadian News.com PCN.Com) The

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Missing: Isang buwan na hindi pa nakita

Eduardo Balaquit has been missing since  June 4, 2018. (Facebook) Winnipeg,Manitoba Police seek 2 people in connection with disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit 59-year-old Winnipeg man didn’t return home from work more than 3 weeks ago CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2018 12:28 PM CT | Last Updated: June 27 This is one of the

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Edmonton celebrates Independence Day

Members of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Edmonton take part in the 2018 Edmonton Filipino Fiesta parade in Borden Park, in Edmonton Saturday June 23, 2018. The festival continues Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. DAVID BLOOM / POSTMEDIA Edmonton, Alberta Parade kicks off two-day Filipino Fiesta STEPHEN COOK Edmonton Journal Updated: June

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Duterte declares ‘war on church’ claims priest

  LAST RITES Church officials bless the casket bearing the remains of Fr. Richmond Nilo during funeral rites for the murdered priest on Friday.—ARMAND GALANG A group of activist priests, nuns and laymen is organizing a protest rally on June 21 to show indignation over a series of killings of priests that one of the

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Breaking: RJ Aquino fails to get nomination

RJ Aquino, co-founder of OneCity, failed to get nomination. (Facebook) Vancouver, B.C. OneCity fails its founder By Ted Alcuitas In an ironic twist, the man who co-founded the political party OneCity, failed to get nominated in last Saturday’s meeting (June 16) for city council. RJ Aquino, by now a household word for his several attempts

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America is not in the heart: a rebuttal

Painting by Maria Ligaya Alcuitas, St. Mary’s High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Acrylic on paper)   Shouldn’t we be cuddling the children in a loving embrace of compassion and love instead of wringing them out of their parents and putting them in cages like animals? I still hope America is in the heart as Filipino writer

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Forum tackles queer intimacies and Filipinos tomorrow, June 22

Queer filipinx artist  Kimmortal joins academics to present her interpretation of the topics that will be discussed in the forum. (Photography by Matthew Power for Discorder Magazine. Vancouver, B.C. Scholars share works on how Filipinos navigate queer intimacies Three scholars will present their works on Filipinos’ positions and home-making in Canada as it emerges from

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Movie review: Metamorphosis – a moving, searing documentary on climate change

One of the stunning artworks featured in the film, created by the artist Jean-Paul Bourdier.  Updated: 7:18 AM, June 23, 2018 Vancouver, B.C. Metamorphosis comes to Vancouver June 26-July 1st By Ted Alcuitas How would “experiencing a climate event of that magnitude change a person, a community, a species.,” wondered filmmaker Nova Ami when the

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