https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGJsCNc0M_4 2nd update:June 17, 2021, 4:05 P.M. Updated: June 14, 2021, 6:43 P.M. Canmore, Alberta A choir that’s only been established six months ago was able to perform the Filipino folk song virtually at the artsPlace in Canmore, Alberta on June 2, 2021. Mildred German Unceded Territories – Filipino Heritage Month is a month-long celebration […]
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Philippines 1Sambayanan is all about personalities Editors’ note: As the Philippines gears for the next national election in 2022, a new coalition of opposition groups was launched to oppose and defeat Duterte who is bent on staying in power. Oswald Magno dissects its relevance and prospects . Opinion Oswald Magno Toronto Sorry folks, but quite
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Vancouver, B.C. Discovering their roots, sharing their heritage Nathalie De Los Santos PilipinxPages is celebrating its first anniversary on Philippine Independence Day. The platform recommends books primarily written in English by Filipino/a/x authors across all genres and age groups. It is based in Vancouver, BC and run by Nathalie and Tiffany. The platform started when
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Updated: June 13, 2021, 9:35 P.M. Victoria,B.C. June is Filipino Heritage Month in Canada The annual event by the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association (VFCA) takes place in Centennial Square. Due to the pandemic, the festivities will be online this year. Mildred German Unceded Territories – As the Philippines celebrates the 123rd proclamation of Philippine Independence from
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Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Sago, Good Night Out & ‘The Culture of Death’ Mildred German Unceded Territories – Art influences our present realities. Technology plays a large part in expanding the the horizons of Art. Drones and robots not only can take images in the bird’s eye view, transport items, and are treated as tools in the
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Metropolitan Museum of Manila This exuberant work entitled Epilogo by the artist collective Sanggawa was painted during the centennial celebration of the Philippines’ independence in 1998. It shows an amalgamation of people and moments alluding to our long and fraught struggle for independence. We see a grand hall strewn with napkins and bottles and numerous
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FILIPINOS DESERVE GREAT EPIC FILMS, FEARLESS SCREENWRITING, AND THEIR STORIES TOLD For his valour and integrity in serving the Filipino people and the Motherland, General Antonio Luna was killed by Aguinaldo’s men on June 5, 1899. Mildred German Unceded Territories – It is the Filipino Heritage Month, a month-long celebration in Canada and some parts
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Updated: June 4, 2021, 8:15 PM Winnipeg, Manitoba 12/21: Rock and Roll in Covid Time Levy Abad I was amazed seeing 1221 Band being interviewed by Winnipeg mainstream media early April 2021. My head right away went back to the years of Pinoy Rock and Roll in Winnipeg in 1972 up to the present. Alas, a breakthrough
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Vancouver, B.C. May is the Month of World Press Freedom Day Mildred German Unceded Territories – May is the month when the World Press Freedom Day is celebrated, on May 3 to be exact. This year, The United Nations’ May 3 World Press Freedom Day’s theme is “Information as a Public Good”. This theme, according
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Toronto, Ontario THE DUTERTE CONUNDRUM by Oswald Magno Under the seriously flawed Philippine Constitution, the president is safely ensconced for a fixed term of six years. Short of a popular uprising, it is practically impossible for the body politic to get rid of an erratic, whimsical, incompetent and despotic president who is causing harm for
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