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As expected, Duterte’s Allies Trounce Opposition Candidates in Mid-term Elections

The results of the May 13 elections confirmed the early survey results. Duterte’s allies dominated the election while there was a complete shutout (a “massacre” according to an Inquirer ...

Toronto public health chief Eileen de Villa speaks out against funding cuts

A number of municipal groups, health coalitions and advocacy organizations have protested Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cuts to provincial public health funding. Among them is Toronto Public Health ...

Study shows Filipinos sent more money abroad than other groups in Canada

Filipinos in Canada perhaps knew it intuitively, but were not exactly sure. If they felt that Canadian residents of Filipino ancestry were sending more money to their country of birth than other ...

Montreal women’s group PINAY gets federal funding to strengthen organization

The federal government has announced an investment of over $3 million for 10 women's organizations and Indigenous organizations in the Greater Montréal ...

Philippine embassy and consulates in Canada wrap up 2019 mid-term elections

The flurry of pre-election activities from calling Filipino citizens to register between December 2016 and October 2018 to the final stretches of the mid-term elections came to a slow-down on ...

Why you should write your Will

For many Filipinos, writing a Will is an emotional exercise. Death or dying is not a welcome thought. “Not yet, not now, can’t be now,” is the usual plea. After all, a Will could be ...

If there’s a Will...Or how estate planning can make life easier for the ones you leave behind

Do you have a will? Or would you rather not think about it? You are not ...

Editorial: Celebrating the “Mary Month of May” in the Philippines (MAY 2019)

In legendary Camelot, they sang about their merry month of May of long ago, but in the...

Editorial: How Canada’s new anti-racism strategy can set things right for immigrants (March 2019)

The world is marking International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21.

Editorial: BEYOND APOLOGY: A CALL FOR RESPONSIVE VIGILANCE AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (February 2019)

In 1998, the University of British Columbia’s Institute of Asian Research published a book titled...

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