Filipinos in Canada are expressing concern about Ottawa’s intention to support lower costs for remittance services. Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, told a Filipino gathering at the St. Mary’s church in Vancouver that Canada…
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Modi, Aquino Visits Emphasize Canada’s Commitment to Asia
After a hesitant start, Canada has picked up its game and appears committed to play a larger role in Asia, the world’s fastest growing economy and most dynamic region. This is clear from the recent…
View More Modi, Aquino Visits Emphasize Canada’s Commitment to AsiaPULSE: 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 stories and news go widely uncovered by major news networks.…
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 North American visit in Vancouver Saturday. But the small audiences…
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Protests Follow Aquino Across Canada
From Ottawa to Toronto to Vancouver, protest actions met Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III wherever he went on his three-day state visit to Canada. In Toronto, protesters gathered earlier than the scheduled opening of…
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Kababayans Divided at Aquino’s Toronto Rally
If Friday’s state visit of Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III was any indication of the Harper government’s political orchestration in obtaining votes from the Filipino-Canadian community, then it’s safe to say that winning over…
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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 the final stop in his state visit. “I couldn’t care…
View More Aquino Skips WinnipegPresident Aquino Arrives in Ottawa
Just days after Filipinos worldwide suffered the blow of boxer Manny Pacquiao’s loss to American Floyd Mayweather, the Philippines’ President Benigno Aquino landed in North America, first in Chicago yesterday, and then in Ottawa today,…
View More President Aquino Arrives in OttawaWhy Photo-ops With Foreign Leaders Won’t Lead to More Votes for Harper
Following Indian Prime Minister Modi’s successful tour of Canada, President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines is due to visit this week. Modi’s trip was a landmark visit – four decades since the last visit to…
View More Why Photo-ops With Foreign Leaders Won’t Lead to More Votes for HarperTrash Talk Stops as Aquino Comes to Canada
With Philippine President Benigno Aquino set to make a state visit to Canada next month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Manila has dropped its demand on the Canadian government to take…
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