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Canada unveils measures to protect vulnerable newcomers

People who are new to Canada are in some situations at risk of being abused and ...

November 1 - 15, 2019

Editorial: Saint Andres Bonifacio (November 2019)
November not only commemorates All Saints and All Souls days but celebrates the birth of Philippine national hero Andres Bonifacio on November 30. To most Filipinos, he may not personify the idea of a conventional saint (he was a freemason married to a Catholic Gregoria de Jesus) but looking back at his life, Andres Bonifacio truly deserves a place in heaven and worthy of emulation by so many of us Filipinos who struggle to make ends meet while aspiring to serve a purpose much bigger than our own. Read more

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International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines launches Canada chapter

A global network concerned about human rights in the Philippines has launched a chapter in ...

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Food and travel fair Proudly Philippines to mark Filipino Heritage Month In Canada

Mabuhay! Be recognized and be proud as ...

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12 Canadian Filipino youths selected as interns on Parliament Hill

A dozen Canadian Filipino youths from across the country are learning the ropes of how Parliament ...

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Toronto public health chief Eileen de Villa speaks out against funding cuts

A number of municipal groups, health coalitions and advocacy organizations have protested Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cuts to provincial public health funding. Among them is Toronto Public Health ...

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Study shows Filipinos sent more money abroad than other groups in Canada

Filipinos in Canada perhaps knew it intuitively, but were not exactly sure. If they felt that Canadian residents of Filipino ancestry were sending more money to their country of birth than other ...

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Montreal women’s group PINAY gets federal funding to strengthen organization

The federal government has announced an investment of over $3 million for 10 women's organizations and Indigenous organizations in the Greater Montréal ...

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Philippine embassy and consulates in Canada wrap up 2019 mid-term elections

The flurry of pre-election activities from calling Filipino citizens to register between December 2016 and October 2018 to the final stretches of the mid-term elections came to a slow-down on ...

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Garbage issue causes more stink in Canada-Philippine relations

Until recently, Canada and the Philippines enjoyed warm and cordial bilateral relations. Then it began to sour about two years ago. In November 2017, while attending an international summit in ...

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