Winnipeg, Manitoba Second parol-making contest this Sunday, November 27 The second annual parol-making and carolling contest will happen this Sunday, November 27 at the Filipino Seniors Hall. Three prizes for $300, $200 and $100 await winners for the parol-making contest. The carolling contest winners will receive $500, $300 and $200 each for 1st, 2nd and […]
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Students respond to surprise burial of Marcos By Dada Ducot Following the burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the Heroes Cemetery in Manila, Philippines, last November 18, 2016, members of the UBC Philippine Studies Series (PSS) gathered to discuss possible actions of protest that could be held within the university. The “Padasal Para sa mga Pinatay
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The UBC Philippine Studies Series will be hosting a Pabasa Para sa Mga Pinatay ni Marcos (Prayers for Those Killed by Marcos) on November 21, Monday, 5pm at the UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues. Please wear black and bring candles. Bring your outrage! Watch out for more details. #marcosNOTahero. The traditional ‘Pabasa’ is usually
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Communists now criticize Marcos burial By Ted Alcuitas After defending President Duterte’s approval of the Marcos burial, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria ‘Joma’ Sison is now criticizing the president’s move saying” it will now have an impact on the talks because of how “Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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CIC NEWS Canada Immigration Newsletter November 16, 2016 November 16 draw may be the final draw before improvements to Express Entry come into effect on November 19 The number of candidates being invited to apply for immigration to Canada through Express Entry has shot up yet again, with 2,427 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) having been issued to
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Several Filipino-Americans have emerged winners in the Nov. 9 US general elections, The Inquirer reports. Assembly member Rob Bonta, who became the first Filipino to serve in the California legislature, was reelected to his post. According to the Inquirer, Bonta captured 87 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Roseann Slonsky-Breault. He represents the 18th Assembly
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Vancouver, B.C. INA, the Coquitlam, B.C.-based International Nursing Alliance is holding a special nursing presentation this Friday, November 18 at Mosaic at 1522 Commercial Drive. If you want to kick-start your career in health care or wants to work in health care in B.C., this could be your oppourtunity to check it out. According to
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Patrick Estacio could not believe he was Canada’s latest millionaire when interviewed by TVA Nouvelles. The 41-year-old Montrealer said “It’s so surreal. By buying a lottery ticket, I did not expect to win the big prize! “ The Philippine-born Estacio has lived in Montreal for only two years. Until now, he had to hold
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Remembering veterans, remembering my father.. By Ted Alcuitas Yesterday Cora and I attended a Remembrance Day Assembly at my granddaughter’s school, Bryne Creek in Burnaby in which she recited the poem ‘In Flanders Field, the Poppies Grow’. The simple but moving ceremony moved me to tears as I listened to my only granddaughter
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5 questions on the dictator Ferdinand Marcos ABS/CBN News Nov 08 2016 The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos still casts a huge shadow over the Philippines, three decades after a “People Power” revolution ended his rule. Here are five questions and answers about Marcos and his family, after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday he could
