By Ted Alcuitas in Vancouver, BC The garbage talk that has dominated headlines in the past weeks is beginning to be a political circus. Nobody…
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Author: Ted Alcuitas
Ted Alcuitas is the founder of Canada's first Filipino newspaper, est. 1976. He is also former Senior Editor of Philippine Asian News Today and current publisher and editor of Philippine Canadian News.
Duterte gets Mad at Trudeau’s Interference
President Rodrigo Duterte must have been following what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father said when asked if he would raise the issue of human rights…
View More Duterte gets Mad at Trudeau’s InterferenceFirst Filipino Senator Tobias Enverga Jr. Dies
The first and only Filipino-Canadian senator died today (November 16, 2017) in Medellin, Columbia where he was attending a parliamentary meeting. The Ontario senator was…
View More First Filipino Senator Tobias Enverga Jr. DiesJim Wong-Chu: A Visionary for Asian Canadian Writing
By: Ted Alcuitas in Vancouver Jim Wong-Chu 1949-2017 The ‘paper son’ who became a community leader and literary pioneer “Knowledge does not set you free…
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The saga of Toronto’s ‘Balita’ newspaper and its publisher Teresita ‘Tess’ Cusipag, is a sober reminder that there are limits to free speech. Cusipag has…
View More Freedom of the Press and Balita’s WoesFirst Filipino Politician Conrad Santos Dies at 81
The man who put Filipinos on the political map of this country has died in Winnipeg, his home for more than five decades. Conrad Santos,…
View More First Filipino Politician Conrad Santos Dies at 81PULSE: The Philippines – What You Didn’t Read In The Mainstream
With Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s recent visit to Canada, the Philippines have been more widely reported on in mainstream media. Still, many of the diaspora’s…
View More PULSE: The Philippines – What You Didn’t Read In The MainstreamAquino Visit Foiled by Low Turnout, Protests, Poor Planning
After a whirlwind of quick stops that took him first to Chicago and then to Ottawa and Toronto, President Benigno Aquino III ended his first…
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Aquino Skips Winnipeg
Philippine President Benigno Aquino is bypassing Winnipeg, home to one of Canada’s fastest growing and oldest Filipino communities, as he heads to Vancouver tomorrow for…
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Filipino President’s Impending Visit to Canada Sparks Mixed Reactions
The first visit of a Philippine president to Canada in 20 years has stirred Filipinos across the country as they eagerly await the arrival of…
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