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Flor Marcelino has been a member of the legislative assembly of Manitoba since 2007

In another first, Flor Marcelino named first Filipino woman to lead New Democratic Party in Manitoba

Flor Marcelino, the first woman of colour to be elected in the provincial legislative assembly of Manitoba, has reached another ...

Editorial
Beware of the infodemic: like a virus, it could fan out, spreading fake news -
March 2021 – We’re not going to rehash the minute details, as many of you have probably heard of stories about Bill Gates and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uniting to achieve a common goal
February 2021 - When Mable Elmore was first elected MLA for Vancouver-Kensington more than 10 years ago one of her first projects was to set up an Alliance of Filipino Associations in British Columbia (AFA-BC).

Canadian firetrucks make a difference in Philippine town of Panglao

Jason Pinsoy is a fireman in Panglao, a municipality in the province of Bohol in the Philippines. He can't stop thanking Canadians for the 2015 donation of two firetrucks from Rotarians of Langley, ...

Canadian Medical Mission Society heals thousands in the Philippines

For two weeks in February 2016, 1,500 indigent Filipinos in and around Lipa City in the Philippine province of Batangas received free medical treatment from 100 Canadian, American, and Filipino ...

Filipino language bilingual program in Winnipeg school a first in Canada

Starting in September 2016, Canadian schoolchildren of Philippine ancestry in the Seven Oaks Division in Winnipeg will have the opportunity to learn more about their heritage in the Filipino ...

Canada loses up to $17 billion annually due to credential recognition problem

There are many stories about doctors and engineers immigrating to Canada only to end up in jobs like driving taxis,pumping gas, and cleaning ...

Canadian Filipinos in Alberta feel pinch of low oil prices

The oil-producing province of Alberta is reeling from the effects of low prices for its natural resource. In 2015, Alberta lost 58,000 jobs. By the end of that year, the province’s unemployment ...

B.C. town councillor wants environmental safeguards on Northern Gateway pipeline

As a councillor in Kitimat, a town on the northwest coast of British Columbia, Edwin Empinado knows a lot about the Northern Gateway ...

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