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Eduardo Balaquit would have turned 60 on April 9. He went missing on June 4, 2018 and has not been found since. (Winnipeg Police handout) Updated: June 9,2019, 10:00 AM Manitoba Eduardo Balaquit  “It doesn’t get easier” – son By Ted Alcuitas The son of a Winnipeg man missing one year ago says it doesn’t […]

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Who is a Filipino? – Mga dapat natin iisipin nitong Philippine Heritage Month

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Filipino academics split over colleagues’ appointment to Berkeley

Who is afraid of Leloy Claudio? (Photo: Rappler) Updated… 2nd update: June 7, 2019, 11:17 AM Academic freedom or revenge? Opinion By Ted Alcuitas Editor A raging storm is engulfing Filipino academics from both sides of the Pacific over the pending appointment of Professor Lisandro ‘Leloy’ Claudio to the University of California Berkeley. A petition

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Immigration: More than 1,400 PNP invitations issued to Express Entry candidates in less than a week

CIC NEWS CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWSLETTER   More than 2,000 invitations issued to Express Entry candidates since start of May, reflecting higher 2019 Provincial Nominee Program target June 6, 2019 By Stephen Smith And Noah Turner   Recent weeks have seen an impressive amount of activity among Canada’s Express Entry-linked provincial nominee streams. In the past

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New Zealand elects first Pinoy parliamentarian

” …hindi lamang sa mga nursing homes at ospital, sa mga dairy farms at mga construction sites, sa I.T., engineering at hospitality, at ngayon pati na rin sa larangan ng pambabatas,” Paulo Garcia honours heritage in maiden speech speaking in Filipino. Paulo Garcia pays tribute to his heritage By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino to

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Filipinos kick off Philippine Heritage Month

Photo credit: Filipino Heritage Month Montreal First Update: 8 PM, June 1, 2019 2nd Update: 2:30 PM, June 1, 2019 Canada By Patricia Chan This month of June is a significant one for Filipinos across Canada as it marks the first official national Filipino Heritage Month. But even as Filipinos across the country are celebrating

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Filipino scholars tackle labour, representation

Vancouver Filipinos in the Canadian social work field By Ted Alcuitas Five Filipino scholars from across Canada will put their minds together to tackle racialized labour and how we move from representation to transformation. These and other issues affecting the Filipino community in Canada will be explored by a panel chaired by Dr. Fritz Pino

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Congratulations to the graduates

Grade 12 graduate Maya Lorena Arradaza proudly holds her plaque as Visual Artist of the Year, Bryne Creek Community School in Burnaby. (Photo: Philippine Canadian News.com PCN.Com) Updated:9:00 AM, May 30, 2019 British Columbia The Class of 2019  By Ted Alcuitas It is that  time again when we celebrate with our graduates who have finished

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Dance: Co. Erasga’s ‘Undivided Colours’ final show in Vancouver

The exceptional collection of four solo works from Canada’s leading Asian Canadian dance artists fuses in Undivided Colours. (Photo: Provided) Vancouver, B.C. Updated: May 29, 2019, 1 PM 2nd update: May 29, 2019, 6:40 PM Artists unite in final show in Vancouver on June 6-7 “There is a breathe of harmony in this performance…” –

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Philippine history on stage

We need to remember where we came from. Filipinos fight against invaders – a scene from Philippine Historama 2019. (Photos: Patricia Chan) Vancouver, B.C. Philippine Historama educates younger generation By Patricia Chan This past weekend, in advance of Filipino Heritage Month this coming June, and as part of this year’s explorASIAN festival, the history and

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