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[ Editor’s Note: Dr. Rey Pagtakhan was one of the three Members of Parliament on the Canadian Parliamentary delegation that observed in Kiev the 1991-referendum-vote on Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union and was, subsequently, a preceptor (1992-1999) to successive Ukrainian parliamentary interns under the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program.
[Editor’s Note: Dr. Rey – a retired physician and professor and former Member of Parliament (MP) and cabinet minister – has publicly championed Canada’s Medicare since his first election as MP in 1988.
[Editor’s Note:Dr. Rey – a retired physician, professor and politician – shares his insights on this topic as the First Ministers – the Prime Minister and 10 Premiers – actively negotiate a new Health Accord.
Ed’s Note:This is Part 3 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s ongoing previewof the forthcoming book, Indomitable Canadian Filipinos.It focuses on its value and significance. Part 1 covers the scope and purpose and Part 2 the contents and themes.
Editor’s Note:This is Part 46 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s series on COVID-19 from his Pilipino Expresscolumn, Medisina at Politika.
[Editor’s Note: In February 2020, CFNet started publishing Dr. Rey Pagtakhan’s Commentary on COVID-19 from his Pilipino Express column, Medisina at Politika.
[Ed’s Note: This is Part 2 of Dr. Rey Pagtakhan’s ongoing preview of CFNet’s forthcoming book, Indomitable Canadian Filipinos, edited by Eleanor R. Laquian. Dr. Pagtakhan is a retired physician, professor and parliamentarian and the author of several articles and chapters in medical journals and textbooks.]
October 1, 2022: Indomitable Canadian Filipinos - Wow! What a title for a hardcover or a paperback! Do not be upset if you have not yet spied this new book by Canadian Filipino.Net.
(Part 44 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s series on Covid-19)
This is Part 43 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s column Medisina at Politika in Pilipino Express.
I begin with wishes of a Joyous Easter to all as the Christian faith commemorates the beginning of the Eastertide season come Sunday, April 17. As the season begins, allow me to share with readers a source of pride and joy in the midst of ongoing twin global painful challenges.
Editor’s Note: This Commentary is from Dr. Pagtakhan’s column, Medisina at Politika, in Pilipino Express.
(Note: This is the last of a five-part series on candidates running for president in the Philippines in the May 9, 2022 election. Canadian Filipino Net started the series in November 2021 with Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Maria Leonor Robredo in December, Panfilo Lacson in January and Isko Moreno in February.)
Editor’s Note: This is from Dr. Pagtakhan’s column, Medisina at Politika, in Pilipino Express.
Editor’s Note: This is from Dr. Pagtakhan’s column, Medisina at Politika in Pilipino Express.
(Note: This is the fourth of a five-part series on candidates running for president in the Philippines in the May 9, 2022 election. Canadian Filipino Net started the series in November 2021 with Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Maria Leonor Robredo in December and Panfilo Lacson in January.)
(This is Part 42 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s column Medisina at Politika in Pilipino Express.)
