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Paul Ong of Winnipeg has found a measure of fame with his musical talent.

Up close and very personal is how Kat Jayme conducts herself. 

Lucy Lombos shows there’s not just one way to teach children. She used to be a teacher, is currently a school directress, and, in the last few years, writer of children’s books and other genres published here in Canada, the U.S. and the Philippines.

A non-profit, non-partisan group is urging Canada’s largest voting bloc to go out and vote. 

Called Future Majority, it is urging millennial and Generation Z voters to vote in both advance polls and election day in October by a vigorous campaign on and off campuses as well as providing tools that prospective voters can use in considering who to vote come election day.

In her company blog, Gelaine Santiago second guesses herself. “I remember (being) in my early twenties …

I would read about the award winners and think how accomplished everyone was. I hoped that one day I would be deserving of this award too,” she writes.

Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, and one Canadian Filipino athlete has set his eyes on the international event.

For Darthe Capellan, a member of Canada’s wrestling team, the Olympics represents a peak in his sporting life.

June 2019 was a busy month for Paulina Corpuz.

The Toronto resident organized Larawan (English translation: photograph), an exhibit featuring images of inspiring Canadian Filipinos. It’s a project of the Philippine Advancement Through Arts and Culture (PATAC), an organization of which Corpuz was the founding president.

Like Jason Pires, I grew up in a household where the news was an important part of the routine, especially the evening TV newscasts. Michelle Eliot also grew up in a house where consuming news was something the family did together. For Ria Renouf, journalism came into focus after college following the tragic death of an aunt.

Very few people get bit by the passion bug early on. One of those rare few is Loizza Aquino. And her passion is not remotely associated with anything trendy.

The 19-year-old Aquino is the president and founder of Peace of Mind Canada and Leaders of Today Canada.

Cesar Cala has served the greater community in Alberta for more than two decades, and he is not about to fade away.