Author Mila Bongko on how to write children’s books

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Edmonton, Alberta University of the Philippines Alumni Association Edmonton (UPAAE) The Edmonton Philippine International Centre (EPIC Alberta) Writing for Children 0-8 Thursday, November 12 6:00 to 7:30PM MST Register here: Link to Form Local Edmonton author, Mila Bongco, shares tips on creating graphic narratives for children and guides us through the submission process. Open Submissions

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An elegy for Rani (1981-2016)

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BY RUTH ROACH PIERSON To open All Violet is to enter a world like that of Berlin throughout the Weimar Republic, the Berlin of Christopher Isherwood and Der blaue Engel cross-pollinated with Nosferatu and Dr. Caligari. To open All Violet is to be greeted by a soul-searching young woman in love with words while sickened by

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Joy amidst poverty...these children live around the cemetery compound. (All photos by Ted Alcuitas, Philippine Canadian News.Com)

Araw ng Patay : All Souls Day in the Philippines

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Only in the Philippines   Sign at the entrance of the Municipal Cemetery in Carcar City, Cebu. Dead End: Funeral services. Travel in style!      

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Screen grab of a man(standing) shouting racist rants at Danilo Jimenez,Jr. (Provided)

Tatay takot ng sumakay sa bus dahil sa nangyaring racismo

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Vancouver, B.C. Man fears for is life after racist attack on Vancouver bus Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com A  43-year old Burnaby man is fearing for his life and his family’s after a harrowing racial confrontation on the No.123  bus yesterday, October 30. Danilo Jimenez Jr. boarded the bus at 14th and Canada

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Busking ng isang Pinoy sa Vancouver

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Vancouver, B.C. Mamamalimos ka? Mahiya ka naman sa mga kapwa Filipino!” “Ano? Magba-busk ka ng Beatles na kanta sa kalye ng Vancouver?” Ang tingin niya sa akin ay parang tingin na nahihibang ka. Pagkaraan ng ilang sandali ay tumawa siya pahiwatig na hindi siya naniniwala dahil biro lamang ito. Siguro’y hindi niya mawari na akong mahiyain

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Marci Ien (left) and Ya’ara Saks win byeelections.

Breaking: Liberals win two Toronto ridings in by-election sweep

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Toronto, Ontario  Conservatives Julius Tiangson a strong second Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News. Com The federal Liberals retained the two seats as expected in the first federal election during Covid. Ya’ara Saks, a small business owner, was elected as the MP for York Centre after what was, at times, an incredibly close battle.

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Mable Elmore wins fourth term for Vancouver-Kensington. ((Facebook)

Breaking: Mable Elmore wins 4th term, NDP wins majority 

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British Columbia NDP forms majority government Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com The first and only Filipino provincial politician has been declared elected by the CBC two hours after the polls closed in today’s election. Mable Elmore took her Vancouver-Kensington seat for the fourth term defeating her Liberal opponent by a wide margin. Jaeden

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Left: Jaeden dela Torre (NDP), Mable Elmore (NDP), Cyrus Sy (Greens).

B.C. Election: Will it be an NDP majority tomorrow?

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Updated: October 23, 2020, 8:10 PM Three Filipinos in the running Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com The New Democrats are predicted to win a majority in tomorrow’s provincial election according to polls. With 87 seats in the B.C. legislature up for grabs, the NDP needs to win 44 seats to win a majority. In

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Pope Francis' remarks in the documentary 'Francesco' has stirred the ongoing controversy on his papacy. (Movie poster)

LGTB+:Filipinx-Canadians applaud Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex union 

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Canada Canadian bishops silent  Opinion By Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Two Filipino gay Catholics have expressed support for the Pope’s endorsement of civil union laws for same- sex couples which has stirred the long-simmering conflict between the left and right of Church  adherents. In the documentary,”Francesco,” Francis says that gay people are “children

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