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Migrant workers across Canada continue advocacy for rights

A coalition of non-profit and advocacy groups across Canada continues to advocate for migrant workers’rights, including caregivers, a year ahead of the expiration of the foreign care workers ...

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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Kababayang Pilipino celebrates 25 years of sharing Philippine culture through dance

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” —Martha ...

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New B.C. legislation increases protection for temporary foreign workers

The B.C. legislative assembly has passed a new measure aimed at providing better protection for temporary foreign workers in the ...

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Canada declares June as Filipino Heritage Month

Canada’s House of Commons on October 30 unanimously passed M-155, a motion officially designating the month of June as Filipino Heritage Month across the ...

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Canadian Race Relations Foundation honours Dr. Rey Pagtakhan

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) celebrated its 10th biennial awards of excellence gala dinner at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Winnipeg on September 27 this ...

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Canadian Filipina Professor Nora Angeles receives Vancouver’s Civic Merit Award

Community leader and Canadian Filipina professor Dr. Leonora (Nora) Angeles was recently honoured with a Civic Merit Award, one of Vancouver’s highest ...

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Rowena Santos, Lisa Abarquez Bower elected to municipal councils in Ontario

They’re the first Canadians of Filipino ancestry in Ontario to be elected to council in their respective ...

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Canadian Filipinos score victories in municipal elections

A number of Canadian Filipinos emerged as winners in municipal elections held across the country in October this ...

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McLuhan fellow Jeff Canoy meets Canadian Filipino Net and community

Broadcast journalist Jeff Canoy is this year’s recipient of the Marshall McLuhan fellow for excellence in journalism. The award was presented to the ABS-CBN host on August 29 by Canadian Ambassador ...

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