Memories of Semana Santa

GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSIONS IN CARCAR & ANGELES CITY   PLACES     The Santo Intierro of Carcar atop its grand carroza Woman of the cloth. CLICK TO ENLARGE This is part of my Semana Santa series where I feature rituals and traditions observed in certain places during this solemn week in the Catholic calendar. Click […]

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Women’s History Month Feature

Updated: April 1, 2021, 12:00 PM Vancouver, B.C CELEBRATING FILIPINO-CANADIAN FILMMAKER ANA DE LARA OPINION MILDRED GERMAN March 31, 2021 Unceded Territories – Annually, March marks the month of the year that highlights the contribution of women to society and in the ongoing process of rebuilding a just society. Whether it is contemporary to celebrate

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Music: ‘Glisha’  releases debut album, Attachments + Acceptance

Updated: March 31, 2021, 6:27 A.M Surrey, B.C. Follows successful first single ‘Over Myself’ 20 year-old Glisha released her debut album Attchments + Acceptance, barely three years after her first single ‘Over Myself’ in 2018. The album, a Pop & RnB project consisting of eight original songs, speaks about experiences in transitioning from being a

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Update: Nakita na! Missing person found

Updated: March 28, 2021, 8:40 A.M. Updated: March 27, 2021, 7:40 P.M. Richmond, B.C. CBC 32m   MISSING: Richmond RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 23-year-old Chris Manacap. Manacap was last seen on March 27, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in 7000 Block of Dampier Drive. He was reported missing at 3:15 p.m. Manacap is

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Sa U.S.:Rob Bonta appointed California’s first Filipino American attorney general

U.S. “The honor of a lifetime,” says son of civil rights activists Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The son of farm worker activists has made history as the first Filipino American to be appointed Attorney General for California. Rob Bonta, an assemblyman, was nominated to be the state’s top cop by California Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Nangungunang balita: May na aresto na sa missing person case

Winnipeg, Manitoba Police charge man for manslaughter in disappearance of Eduardo Balaquit three years ago Body has not been found Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) A 35-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the homicide and disappearance of Winnipegger Eduardo Balaquit nearly three years ago, Winnipeg Police announced Thursday, March 25.  Kyle

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 Family accuses hospital of racism in death of mother

Montreal, Quebec  Demands  Coroner’s investigation Mildred German “My mom was abandoned and neglected,” Candida Macarine’s daughter Gilda told a news conference Monday holding back  tears in her eyes. Gilda is a nurse herself in Montreal. “What happened to my mom was the result of wilful and gross neglect,” she said. “My mom was old, nobody

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Balita ngayon: Nawawalang Filipina pinatay at sinunog

Updated: March 24, 2021, 6:45 P.M. New Westminster, B.C. Murder charges laid against two men Police have confirmed that the body of a burned person found in a Burnaby Park last week was that of missing person Ma.Cecilia Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel. Today, (March 24) police announced that two persons – a

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Women Leaders: the Philippine National Artists

Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus   Ida Beltran-Lucila     In this month that celebrates International Women’s Day, we focus on the female National Artists of the Philippines. The Order of the National Artists is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. Originally instituted as

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Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Duo Manila Grey Nominated for the 50th Juno Awards

First update: March 23, 2021, 11:30 AM Vancouver’s Filipino-Canadian Duo Manila Grey Nominated for the 50th Juno Awards Mildred German March 22, 2021 Vancouver, BC – Vancouver-based Filipino-Canadian R&B duo Manila Grey among who made the list of nominations for the Juno Awards of 2021. This duo has been nominated for the Breakthrough Group of

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