Toronto, Ontario A Review of Belinda Corpuz: ‘All I Am ‘ By Yshmael Cabana ContributorCommunity organizer, cultural worker, educator Huffington Post 05/14/2017 “It pays to remind ourselves that the title June may pertain to a particular time-period commemorating the struggle for an independent Philippine nation-state we recognize today. ” First off, a flood warning. In only six […]
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Vancouver, B.C. Zenia is daughter of ‘Tina Turner’ tribute artist Luisa Marshall By Ted Alcuitas Zenia Marshall will play the role of Mirabel Cooper alongside Barry Watson and the legendary actress Raquel Welch in the UP TV’s comedy series ‘Date My Dad’. The series to be released next month (June 2) is about a widower
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Winnipeg,Manitoba Trail blazer is honoured by province By Ted Alcuitas Updated 3 PM, May 13, 2017 “I was overcome with emotion when I received the call from the Lieutenant Governor about my selection,” Dr. Rey Pagtakhan told PhilippineCanadianNews.com by phone from his home in East St.Paul’s,Manitoba. Pagtakhan was named one of 12 Manitobans to received the
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Former Canadian resident’s work at Philippine Pavillion BY Ted Alcuitas “I am Canadian and I am also Filipino. Nationalisms that are based on purist thinking easily become fascism. Categories are not that important; consciousness is. If we have consciousness, then we would be capable of careful listening and mindfulness of “difference.” We would be more
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British Columbia Liberals leading 43 -41 with Greens 3 By Ted Alcuitas The first and only Filipino MLA in British Columbia has been reelected in Vancouver-Kensington. Media organizations have declared the NDP’s Mable Elmore the winner by a wide margin over her Liberal opponent . Elmore got 10,916 votes against Liberal Kim Jee Chan Logan’s
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‘Democracy as we know it is dead’: Filipino journalists fight fake news Filipinos spend more time on social media than anyone else in the world By Adrienne Arsenault, CBC Posted: Apr 27, 2017 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Apr 27, 2017 7:36 AM ET About The Author Adrienne Arsenault Senior Correspondent Based in Toronto, Adrienne
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Toronto, Ontario Breaking: Appeals Court denies Cusipag appeal By Ted Alcuitas In another setback for the beleaguered Balita and its publisher Tess Cusipag, the Ontario Court of Appeals dismissed Cusipag’s motion to reduce the amount of damages awarded to Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. The ruling on April 12, 2017 came after a hearing on April
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The Opinion Pages | CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER The New York Times The Injustice System Miguel Syjuco April 26, 2017 MANILA — In one jail here, 91 men share a cell so small they take turns sitting down. It’s dizzyingly hot, and there are only two buckets for personal hygiene. And not one of the
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Remembering ‘Mama’ A Woman of Faith By Ted Alcuitas It was significant that we buried Mama on Pentecost Sunday (Feast of the Holy Trinity), for the mystery of this Feast perhaps embodies my faith in God, the way Mama accepted and lived it. Her’s was the simple faith of a child that often combined the
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Filipina filmmaker Joella Cabalu debuts new film By Ted Alcuitas Award-winning filmmaker Joella Cabalu is debuting a new film – FIXED! , this time as a producer. FIXED! will have its world premier at DOXA documentary Film Festival in Vancouver on May 8. Screenings will be at 9:30 PM at the Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe
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