Overseas Filipino workers say their goodbyes to their loved ones before leaving for another country to work. ABS-CBN News file photo ABS/CBN Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation Posted at Mar 30 2018 09:17 AM PAMANTINGAN – When the rains failed in 2015 and drought gripped southern Mindanao in the Philippines, Corazon Vegafria knew what she […]
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MARCH 29, 2018WHATSINMYMOUTH In a quandary about Kulinarya on the Drive Monica Urrutia First impressions for Kulinarya on the Drive were all great! It opened promptly at 11 for our early lunch reservation. The restaurant was fresh and clean. Decor had a hip and modern Philippine vibe with great colours. The music was R&B
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Philippines Father Teresito Soganub, who had been held captive for months in Marawi, Philippines, cries as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila washes his feet during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper March 29 in Manila. Father Soganub is vicar general of the prelature of Marawi. (CNS/Roy Lagarde, courtesy CBCPNews) Mar 29, 2018 by Catholic
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The couple Crisanta Sampang and Daniel Wood expresses thanks for the support. (GoFundMe photo) Vancouver, B.C. Daniel Wood sent email of thanks today: Friends: Almost a month ago Crisanta and I found ourselves caught in a terrible Catch-22. Her heart attacked required open-heart surgery in the Philippines, where she’d been briefly visiting. But
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Hundreds gather to protest recall of popular labour attache. (HK PINOY TV) Philippines Attache was recalled abruptly By Ted Alcuitas The recalll of a popular labour attache in Hong Kong has prompted a demonstration by Filipino workers against the move by the Philippine government. Jalilo Dela Torre was taken by surprise on Friday (March
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Updated: 8:15 PM, March 22, 2018 Updated: 7:45 PM. March 22, 2018 British Columbia Appointment of Imperial and Nicolas a first By Ted Alcuitas The provincial government has appointed two Filipino-Canadian lawyers to the board of governors for BCIT and VCC recently. The appointments are a first for the Filipino community, the fastest growing
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Updated: 8:00 PM, March 21, 2018 Cardinal Tagle addresses a capacity-filled auditorium as Bishops J.Michael Miller (right), archbishop of Vancouver and Bishop Ken Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster listens. (Photo: The B.C. Catholic) Vancouver, B.C. Filipinos love their cardinal By Ted Alcuitas It was a sea of Filipinos in the 2,929-seat auditorium
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Author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang will be flown back to Vancouver on Tuesday, March 20 for an open-heart operation. (StoryHive) Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver author suffered heart attack in Philippines Former caregiver and author Crisanta Sampang suffered a heart attack while visiting relatives in the Philippines recently. Doctors in the Philippines determined that she needed open-heart
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Deacon Greg Barcelon and wife Ivy with Cardinal Tagle when they personally presented the invitation for the Vancouver visit. (The B.C. Catholic) Vancouver,B. C. Tickets drop to $10 for Cardinal Luis Tagle’s talk on March 19 Just days to Cardinal Antonio Luis Tagle’s talk on Monday,March 19, organizers announced that all remaining tickets will
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RJ Aquino goes for another crack to win a seat. (FB photo) Vancouver, B.C. OneCity founder optimistic By Ted Alcuitas A two-time candidate for Vancouver’s city council is again making another attempt to win a seat in the coming October 20, 2018 municipal election. Rafael Joseph Aquino, better known as ‘RJ’ , says his family
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