By Ted Alcuitas Publisher and Editor philippinecanadiannews.com Vancouver, B. C. – As we celebrate the first anniversary of Ruben Cusipag’s death (July 9, 2013), it is fitting that the Filipino community in Canada remember and pay tribute to a crusading newsman who blazed a trail for today’s crop of Filipino newspapers. I was a neophyte in… Read More »
ADDENDUM for the July 1-15 issue . . . where I said there is no Philippines Day. I am wrong. I apologize. THERE IS A PHILIPPINES DAY in Ontario, as I have perused several free Fil-Canadian newspapers report on Independence Day, I saw admirable celebration of pride and oneness of a race my own, splashed in color and… Read More »
Relentless men may not be but could be more than heroes depending on how history judges them. Starting from home my choice of relentless men are at first very few: Andres Bonifacio, Goyo del Pilar, Vibora. In the world over, the biographies of relentless men will fill a convention size library. Because every relentless one is a book… Read More »
It was awesome! Any one watching could feel the heart-rending emotions gripping the whole city as six thousand members of police organizations from across Canada, the United States and other countries marched in unison, in the funeral procession for three members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was a horrific event that paralyzed an area of Moncton,… Read More »
Or when Political Correctness Disgraces Christianity From the PDI 07/06/14 : [Presidential spokesperson Abigail] “Valte, however, agreed with Senate President Franklin Drilon’s request to the Sandiganbayan not to arrest the senators inside the Senate, as a matter of courtesy to the institution. “All of us recognize and respect the Senate as an institution,” she said.” A kind… Read More »
By Ores Ting Fascination to some, it may be, but the placards carrying protesters , all SENIORS, showed no signs of slowing down, proudly waved to onlookers, hecklers and supporters the messages written on the multi-coloured card boards intended to attract those who paid big bucks to watch a 3 hours comedy show. Calm and… Read More »
The picket held by some concerned Filipino-Canadians during the April 12 showing of the Eat Bulaga showed some grits than meets the eye. This was precipitated by an Inquirer article written by Rodel Rodis regarding the alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old starlet in 1982. It was aimed to let the operators of Eat Bulaga that we in Toronto have… Read More »
by Cress Vasquez On a sunny September day, I find myself flying to Siargao Island on invitation of a friend who, two days earlier, meets me in Cebu city to persuade me to visit the surfing capital of the Philippines before returning to Toronto. I’m reluctant of course being halfway through my plan of resort-hopping around Cebu. But… Read More »
By Rudy M. Viernes The Philippine government cannot provide employment to its teeming employable citizens, sad to say. That’s the reason so many Filipinos go abroad where employment abounds. Thus the template OFW was coined for Overseas Filipino Worker, which used to be OCW for Overseas Contract Worker. Time was when one was tagged as OCW… Read More »
by Cress Vasquez After Dr. Rey Pagtakhan left his seat in the House of Commons in 2004, no other Filipino-Canadian came after him. However, this is about to change. Toronto lawyer Rafael Fabregas, or “Raffy” to his friends, is running for the Federal Liberal Party nomination in Scarborough Centre. Although there are 500,000 Filipino-Canadians in Canada, they remain… Read More »