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Canadian Filipinos invited to partner for change and development in the Philippines

In recognition of the role of overseas Filipinos in nation-building, the Philippine government established the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) in 1980 in order to engage Filipinos abroad and ...

April 1 - 15, 2019

Editorial: Making history
In the Philippines, general elections are taking place mid-way into the current Duterte administration in May, and ballots for overseas voting have been mailed to every registered voter residing elsewhere in the world. Campaign period has started in the Philippines with hundreds of candidates belonging to over a hundred political parties tirelessly travelling to every nook and cranny to convince voters to vote for them. Read more

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Applicants under Interim Pathway for Caregivers eligible for open work permits: Government of Canada

Caregivers applying for permanent residency in Canada under an interim program are entitled to open work ...

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Filipino woman who harboured whistleblower Edward Snowden granted asylum in Canada

Vanessa Rodel is no stranger to adversity. The 42-year-old woman fled her home in the Philippines to seek asylum in Hong Kong, claiming she was a victim of human ...

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Philippine bobsled team bags bronze in Alberta Cup

With the goal of competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Philippines’ first bobsled team just proved that the goal isn’t lofty for a team born and raised in the ...

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Living Hyphen: Untangling the Knots of Our Identity

Where are you from? It’s a question that I’ve always struggled to answer because, well, it’s ...

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Canadian Filipino Net receives Canadian Heritage grant for social media campaign

The Department of Canadian Heritage awarded CanadianFilipino.Net a grant to launch CFNet's first social media ...

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Federal government launches new pathways to permanent residence for caregivers

The federal government recently launched the new Interim Pathway for Caregivers designed to provide an opportunity to stay in the country permanently for those caregivers already in Canada. This ...

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MP Jenny Kwan discusses domestic workers’ issues at CDWCR workshop

Jenny Kwan, Member of the Canadian House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and NDP Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, was the resource speaker at the Vancouver ...

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Philippine Embassy in Ottawa gears up for 2019 national election

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa has published a list of overseas Filipino citizens qualified to vote in the Philippine national elections this year. Dual Filipino and Canadian citizens can cast ...

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