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Earthquakes in Canada: The Big One is not a matter of if but when

Early in January this year, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 with maximum intensity of V11 (Very strong) devastated certain areas of Puerto Rico leaving 3.1 billion US dollars in ...

February 16- 28, 2020

Editorial
The costs of Philippine Immigration and Love of Country (February 2020)
According to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, of the 837,130 people in Canada with Filipino ethnic origin based on the census conducted in May 2016, 780,130 reported they were a visible minority in the country, making Filipinos and Filipino-Canadians the 4th largest visible minority after South Asians (1,924,635), Chinese (1,577,060) and black (1,198,545) minorities in the country. Read more

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COVID-19 Epidemic in China: A Global Concern

(This is part 2 of a column on Medisina at Politika by Dr. Pagtakhan. Part 1 appeared on the February 1st edition of ...

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Pinoys on Parliament: Fostering leadership among Can-Fil youth

Pinoys on Parliament (PoP) holds its second annual national youth leadership conference on February 22 and 23 in the Ottawa Art Gallery and University of Ottawa. The theme for this year’s ...

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Quiambao, Laxamana honored for global cooperation work

Every year, the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation recognizes young people for their contributions in making the world a better ...

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New Coronavirus Infection: Information and Guidance

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the coronavirus as a global health ...

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Registration now on for Philippine’s 2022 national election

Filipinos overseas are encouraged to register for the Philippines’ forthcoming national elections to be held on May 9, ...

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Do we fall in love with our hearts or with our brains?

It has been said that the brain is a most outstanding organ. (It manages most of your bodies' activities and processes information received from both outside and inside the body ...

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Toronto’s nurse rapper Haniely ‘Han Han’ Pableo cited as artist to watch, releases second album

Haniely Pableo has come a long way since joining a poetry workshop after arriving in Toronto in ...

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Trudeau directs ministries to fulfill campaign promises in mandate letters

Following the election of a federal minority government, the Liberals hope to translate election promises into actionable work plans for each of the federal ministries. In his mandate letters to each ...

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UBC Retailers to charge fee for single-use plastics to reduce waste

With the proposed federal ban on single-use plastics, many retailers have started transitioning to reusable food ware and encouraging customers to use reusable options such as bringing ...

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Festive January in the Philippines Honors Jesus

Smoke from the last firecrackers of New Year’s eve still lingers in the air when preparations for festivals and fiestas in the Philippines start getting underway. In Manila a 9-day ...

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Film about NPA rebels in Philippines screens in Canada

Filipino-American filmmaker Steven De Castro’s Revolution Selfie: The Red Battalion is making the rounds of Canadian ...

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Catherine Hernandez’s I Promise cited as one of best Canadian picture books of 2019

National broadcaster CBC has listed 18 of its best picture books of 2019, and one of these was penned by Canadian Filipino author Catherine ...

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Canadian Embassy in the Philippines awards Canada Fund to 11 local groups

The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines recently awarded the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) to 11 local groups to implement projects that further inclusivity and accountable governance, ...

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Don’t bring pork, Canadian Food Inspection Agency tells travellers from Philippines

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising travellers from the Philippines not to bring pork or pork ...

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New immigration program opens doors to rural Canada for Filipinos and others

Most Filipinos in Canada are found in major urban centres, where many jobs and economic opportunities are ...

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada.