Culture

Festive January in the Philippines Honors Jesus

January 16, 2020 - Smoke from the last firecrackers of New Year’s eve still lingers in the air when preparations for festivals and fiestas in the Philippines start getting underway. In ...

Editorials
Domestic Workers and Caregivers’ Plight:
An Urgent Women-Equality Issue

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau,
Citizens of the world recently commemorated International Women’s Day. We reminisced on “the story of women’s struggle for equality” and celebrated the many achievements of women realized over a century since this special day began in 1911. Read more

Gender equality an unfinished global task
The world is marking International Women’s Day on March 8, 2020. Read more

Are you over 60? Being a senior citizen is more fun in the Philippines

It is an integral part of the cultural values of the Filipinos to take care, honor and protect their elders. In general, grandparents and sometimes great grandparents constitute part of ...

Top 7 Filipino Christmas traditions

Filipinos celebrate the longest Christmas season in the ...

Philippine Christmas: The fiesta of all fiestas

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” Norman Vincent ...

Philippine Consulates General and Embassy in Canada gear up toward 2019 Winter Escapade

Now on its sixth year, the Winter Escapade Tour will highlight the culture, heritage and history of Batangas and the natural beauty of El Nido in ...

All Saints Day in the Philippines: No Equality even in Death

(This is a sponsored content by Heritage Gardens Cemetery.) November 1st or All Saints Day is a Christian holiday to honour all the saints. For Catholics, it’s a holiday of ...

Christmas Belen tradition brings Baby Jesus to Vancouver homes

When I was growing up in the Philippines, our family did not have a Christmas tree during the ...

Around the world with the Philippine national hero through Sentro Rizal

Named after the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal, Sentro Rizal (Rizal Centre) was established by Republic Act 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 to promote Philippine arts, ...

Kababayang Pilipino top bills Vancouver’s Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House

Vancouver-based Kababayang Pilipino of British Columbia headlines this year’s Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House on September 15 with a special hour-long matinee performance at 2 ...

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