Mississauga, Ontario Extraordinary feat for a family (Ed’s note: In 2009 when we first featured Filipino-Canadian graduates in our short-lived revival of ‘Silangan’, we lamented the fact that we, as a community, were lagging behind other immigrants in finishing higher education, not even high school. We were not making the grade then. But now, more […]
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Updated: June 26, 2021, 7:30 A.M. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1451492/best-eulogy-tribute-for-noynoy-aquino-is-recover-preserve-decency-of-leaders “Eulogies have been written and spoken and shared, but the best eulogy tribute we can pay to our dear President Noy is to bring back, recover, preserve, safeguard, and never again compromise our dignity as a people and the decency of our leaders as servants, not bosses,” Archbishop
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Former president Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd died early this morning today ( Thursday, June 24) reports from Manila say. According to reports, Aquino was hospitalized for an undisclosed illness and was brought to Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City The only son of the late president Corazon Aquino and senator Benigno Aquino Jr., he
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2nd Update: June 23, 2021, 10:21 P.M. Updated: June 23, 2021, 6:32 P.M. Vancouver, B.C. Schulich scholar Darlene Cuevas leads this year’s graduates Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com As we try to honour and celebrate our graduates every year, we do so again this year mindful that many others have graduated last year amidst the pandemic
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Oswald Magno They don’t wear crowns, but modern day presidents are no different than the kings of old. So let us not be surprised if they often behave or act like kings. Donald Trump easily comes to mind as someone who has behaved like a king ever since he was elected as US president in
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Press Release Updated: June 22, 2021, 8:27 P.M. Pride Month 2021 Invitation: STOP THE KILLINGS! Unceded Territories – This summer, Filipinx queer multi-disciplinary PulitiQ [Arts_Sounds_Kritikal_Filipinx_Queer] will be part of the VINES Art Festival 2021 on August 9-19, 2021. According to the Vines website, “Vines is an arts organization and festival that is responsive to and
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P-EDS, PRIDE 2021 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021 BY MARK GUEVARRA | SPECIAL TO THE DAILY CAL LAST UPDATED 23 HOURS AGO Telling people I’m gay and Catholic often sparks wonder and confusion. After all, the Roman Catholic Church officially teaches that same-sex sexual acts are evil. Many LGBTQ+ Catholics confront this teaching and leave the
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The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Masbate City, Philippines on June 6, 2021 (which left a 21-year Filipino youth, scholar, and athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin dead) sparks conversations on the International Humanitarian Law. Mildred German Unceded Territories – The family of Kieth Absalon is crying for justice after an ‘improvised explosive device’
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Updated:June 18, 2021, 1:13 P.M. “End of the Spanish global Empire but the beginning of the US neocolonial power.” Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) As Filipinos in the Diaspora celebrate Philippine Heritage Month in June, this movie is a timely reminder of the continuing struggle of Filipinos to liberate themselves from colonizers.
Residents and policemen gather over the body of a suspect killed during an anti-drug operation at an informal settlers’ area near a port in Manila on Nov. 10, 2016. (Photo: AFP) Support UCA News PHILIPPINES Chief prosecutor wants full investigation into president’s deadly war on drugs Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila Published: June 16, 2021
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