COVID-19 Pandemic: Is a Fourth Pandemic Wave Likely or Preventable?

(This is Part 33 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s column Medisina at Politika in Pilipino Express, August 1, 2021.)

Philippine political opposition group 1Sambayan to launch Canada chapter

In March 2021, a broad array of political opposition figures in the Philippines banded to form a coalition called 1Sambayan.

Yvonne Clarke makes history as first Canadian Filipino elected to Yukon legislative assembly

May 16, 2021 – On May 6, Currie Dixon, Leader of the Yukon Party, announced critic roles for the Official Opposition party in the Canadian territory.

Registration in Canada now on for 2022 Philippines general election

Filipinos in Canada have until September 30, 2021 to register for the Philippine general election to be held May 9, 2022. The 2022 elections will determine the election of president, vice president, senators and party-list representatives.

COMMENTARY For Filipinos living with ATL from day to day: Feeling Terror Toward the Anti-Terrorism Law

Why are a significant number of Filipinos terrified about the anti-terrorism law? What is so terrifying about this law?

Why and How Populist Authoritarianism Creates Instability and What Filipino-Canadians Can Do To Combat Its Influence

There is no denying it. Populism and authoritarianism are on the rise and spreading across the world.

COVID-19: Why colour-blind statistics work against Canada’s diverse communities

 According to a recent report published by Statistics Canada, COVID-19 has had a significant economic impact

ANTI TERRORISM LAW – Should We Be Concerned?

On July 18, the new Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL) will come into effect.

With President Duterte certifying the congressional bill as urgent, it was passed into law at record speed purportedly to protect the country against terrorists.

Ten Things Filipino-Canadians Should Know About the Anti-Terrorism Act and Three Reasons Why We Should be Concerned

President Duterte signed into law, Republic Act 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Acton July 3, 2020, well within the 30-day period after the House of Representations passed the Bill approved in the Senate.

Are we seeing the beginning of the end of OFW migration

Covid 19 has made the unthinkable happen. In a matter of a few weeks most countries have closed their borders to foreign nationals, frozen air travel, and locked down their economies.  

COVID-19 Pandemic and George Floyd’s Killing: Twin Global Public Health Concerns

The heart-rending deluge of breaking news for the last half year has focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and its tragedy of illness and death.

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

The results of the May 13 elections confirmed the early survey results.

Don’t sell your vote: A Vancouverite observes Election 2019 in the Philippines

MAUBAN, QUEZON - A while ago at noon in the kitchen, I heard our housemaids giggling, so I was curious. They were chatting on the cellphone with Belen, who was vacationing in Mindanao.

U.N. Global Compact for Migration: Defining Our Common Humanity

The Canadian Press and the CTV News brought to public attention on December 4, 2018 that “Trudeau and Scheer clash over Canada signing UN compact on migrants.”

That Thing Called Opening Doors to Refugees

Facts about Canada’s doors opening to refugees from strife-torn countries like Syria invite a spectrum of reactions.

Is Canada’s Refugee Policy too Lenient?

The election of an openly anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim president in the United States in 2016 seems to have emboldened like-minded Canadians to display their racial prejudices as well.

Tobias Enverga Jr. leaves legacy as first Canadian Filipino Senator

Tobias Enverga Jr., the first Canadian Filipino appointed to the Senate, died on November 16, 2017. He was 61.

Canada’s Immigration Policy: Promise and Performance (Part 4 and Last of Series)

Eleanor Guerrero Campbell: By the time this issue of Canadian Filipino Net appears online, the Trudeau government would have been in office for a little over a year,

Canada’s Immigration Policy: Promise and Performance (Part 3 of a Series)

Eleanor Guerrero Campbell: Both the mandate letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Minister John McCallum and the Speech from the Throne are re-assuring of the federal government’s commitments to deliver on its 2015 election platform on immigration.

Canada’s Immigration Policy: Promise and Performance (Part 1 of a series)

Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell: November 4 this year marks the first-year anniversary of the federal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, a year ago, campaigned on their platform, “Strong Middle Class”.