Winnipeg, Manitoba Promotion of heritage, multiculturalism in growing Filipino population By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Winnipeg School Division (WSD) is launching a Filipino bilingual program next school year with the goal of teaching subjects in Tagalog. The program will be for kindergarten and grade 1 students and it was initiated by the Manitoba Association of
Winnipeg school to launch Filipino bilingual program Read More »
Winnipeg, Manitoba Damien Grayda leads 5-member team to victory Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Winnipeg engineer Damien Grayda, a Lakehead University graduate, lead his team to a second place victory in the 2022 AISC-ASCE Student Steel Bridge National Finals held last May in Virginia, U.S.A. Grayda, a 2022 Engineering graduate of Thunder Bay, Ontario’s Lakehead University, lead
The Class of 2022: Winnipeg engineer leads team as top bridge buiders Read More »
Vancouver, B.C. Her love for basketball, filmmaking takes her places By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Multi-awarded Filipino Canadian filmmaker Kathleen Jayme will be seeing her work again in wide screens all over Canada this winter with the nationwide screening of her feature film “The Grizzlie Truth.” A documentary that uncovers the reason why Vancouver lost its
Fil-Canadian director’s film to be shown all over Canada Read More »
Winnipeg, Manitoba Paul Ong’s concerts raised close to $100,000 in donations to local charities By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A Filipino-educator and renowned musician made it to CBC Manitoba’s Future 40—a list of 10 outstanding young Manitobans under the age of 40 who are making a difference in their communities. Out of more than a hundred
Filipino musician makes it to CBC Manitoba’s Future 40 list Read More »
Statistics Canada projects Filipino population to reach 2M by 2041 By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipinos now make up the fourth largest racial group in Canada–close to a million–and the number is projected to reach 2 million by 2041, Statistics Canada reported. In 2021, three racialized groups represented 16.1% of Canada’s total population. These are South Asians
Filipinos now 4th largest racial group in Canada: 2021 census Read More »
Vancouver, B.C. Merienda gathering at Collingwood Neighbourhood House at 3:30 P.M. Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society (Kathara) is celebrating the year-end with a traditional merienda on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House on Joyce St. “Kathara Society calls upon our community stakeholders, those who support Indigenous Filipino Identities, who strive towards
Kathara celebrates annual Padayon tomorrow, Sunday Read More »
Eglinton, Ontario For contribution to the community and leadership by Tony A. San Juan, OCT. On the occasion marking the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne, several Canadians including six Filipino-Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area( GTA), Ontario, were awarded the “Platinum Jubilee Pin of Queen Elizabeth II”
Six Filipino-Canadians receive Queen’s Jubilee pins Read More »
Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Health Minister: ‘Our recruitment plan is working’ By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In an effort to reduce emergency room waiting times and give relief to overworked health workers in Saskatchewan, more than 70 nurses from the Philippines were hired to work in the province through a bridging program by the Health Ministry of Canada.
Filipino nurses to be deployed in Saskatchewan Read More »
Editor’s note: This month marks the 13th anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre (also known as The Ampatuan Massacre ) on November 23, 2009 when 58 people (32 of whom were journalists) were massacred in an open field ambush. The killing of the 32 journalists is said to be the largest number of journalists killed in
Hope in a Hopeless Time Read More »
Aleia Aielle, who has Philippine martial arts pillars as parents, is one of youngest winners in the sport By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez A five-year-old Filipina has won a gold medal in the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Abu Dhabi. She beat other competitors who were older than her. Aleia Aielle M. Aguilar ruled the Kids 1
5-year-old Filipina wins gold medal in Jiu-Jitsu World Championship Read More »
