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Miss Philippines Canada 2013 Candidates
By Jojo Taduran
Ontario-Canada
May 9, 2013
 
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Photo shows the candidates for the Miss Philippines Canada 2013 pageant which being undertaken by the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation. Final judging & coronation of winners will be held during the Pinoy Fiesta & Trade Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on June 22nd, 2013. Left to right: Melissa Calanza, Kimberly Ann Dulay, Caitlin Pantaleon, Analyn Concepcion, Lourdes Calanza, Overall Pageants Chairman Rosemer Enverga, Rouzine Fe Dapat, Jurice Encarnacion, Meryl Rae Villacastin, Alannah Sagici, Michelle Angelique Veloso and Dawn Flora Angue.
 
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First ever Filipino Canadian Superior Court Judge Appointed  
By Hon. Jason Kenney, PC, MP
Ontario-Canada
May 1, 2013
 
On April 26, 2013, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced new judicial appointments in Ontario. Justice Steve Coroza became the first ever Filipino Canadian Judge appointed to the Ontario Superior Court.

(see:  http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/ja-nj/2013/doc_32884.html )

 The Honourable Steve A. Coroza, a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines, is appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Brampton) to replace Madam Justice...
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Honorable Steve A. Coroza
 
 
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Pinoy Fiesta and Trade Show 2013
MIKEY BUSTOS TO PERFORM LIVE AT  PCCF  PINOY FIESTA & TRADE SHOW IN TORONTO  
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Sat 20th April 2013
 
Mikey Bustos,  the sensational Canadian Idol finalist, you tube artist (known worldwide for his Filipino tutorials and parodies) and now a GMA TV KAPUSO entertainer, will be returning to Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a special performer at the Pinoy Fiesta & Trade Show of the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation which  is slated at the Metro-Toronto Convention Centre on June 22, 2013.
 

He will be joined by other GMA artists,  Dennis Trillo, Glaiza de Castro and...
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Senator Enverga holds dialogue with Filipinos in Neepawa, Manitoba  
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April 16, 2013
Fri 19th April 2013
 
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NEEPAWA, Manitoba (April 12, 2013) – The Filipino Canadian community and the temporary workers here had a dialogue with Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. when the latter visited them today....
 
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World renowned soprano, Eleanor Calbes receives Diamond Jubilee Medal  
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Ontario-Canada
April 5, 2013  
 
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Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. (C, Ontario) pins a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal on  Eleanor Calbes, a world-renowned soprano singer. Calbes won scholarships at the Royal Conservatory of Music and played lead roles in some of the productions of the Canadian Opera Company.  She is the founder of Opera Mississauga, City Centre Musical Productions and...
 
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Invitation by Consulate Office (Toronto) to the 8th Ambassador, Consul General and Tourism Director Tour to the Philippines  
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April 1, 2013
 
The Consul General Office  invited the local Filipinos to their 8th Ambassador, Consul General and Tourism Director Tour to the Philippines in a presentation at Casa Manila in... More
BREAKFAST FORUM FOR YOUNG CANADIANS  
By Jojo TaduranMore
 
March 30, 2013
 
 
Young Canadian students from across Canada for a photo op with Conservative Senators for Ontario, Tobias Enverga, Jr. and Victor Oh (centers, right and left, respectively) after... More
Asian Canadian Talent Search Open Auditions - Register Now!
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March 28, 2013
 
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA ------->>>
The Asian Canadian Talent Search is back and better than ever with bigger cash prizes! The Asian Canadian Talent Search (ACTS) - Sing For Your Heart is... More
New leadership elected at Filipino Canadian press club  
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March 4, 2013
 
TORONTO --The Philippine Press Club of Ontario has a new leadership with the election of Hermie Garcia as president and Rose Tijam as vice president in special elections held Sunday,... More
FRIENDS  
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February 20, 2013
 
Photo shows Peter Mauricio  (left). chief executive officer of Philippine Property Management and sales representative of City Scape Real Estate Ltd. Brokerage and Filipino newspaperman Jojo Taduran who... More
 
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Loboc Children’s Choir Concert
Church of Our Saviour, The Hague - The Netherlands
Presented by The Philippine Embassy - The Hague
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Sat 22nd October 2011
 
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Christmas Holiday in Coron, Palawan – December 2012
It was Yuletide season, a good time for another family reunion in the Philippines.  We celebrated Christmas Eve at my brother Danny and his wife Cindy’s house.  Cindy’s sisters Annie and Bettina hosted Christmas lunch.  Our holiday meals were both...

By Wilfredo Valenzuela
Mon 11th March 2013
 
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Midland Mall Mania  
South Cotabato and Sarangani are often named as great places for any shopping extravaganza; these adjacent provinces on the island of Mindanao are truly a shopaholic's paradise with vast and sprawling one-stop shopping centres with department stores, a wide range...

Text and Images by Ronald de Jong  
Fri 3rd May 2013
 
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Escape to Zanzibar
Many have heard about a place called Zanzibar.  Unbeknownst to many, it is an archipelago enclave in Tanzania known not only for its beauty but also for its rich history.  During this trip to Tanzania, I saw to it that...

By Don Eliseo Lucero Prisno III
Wed 5th December 2012
 
FILIPINO ADVISERS IN AUSTRALIA SEEK JUSTICE FOR FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN MURDERED IN THE PHILIPPINES
By Bobby Lastica
NSW-Australia
Wed 22nd May 2013
 
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Members of Australia’s Filipino Ministerial Consultative Committee (FMCC) urge Australian government’s assistance in seeking justice for murdered Adelaide-based Australian national Ceferino Lapuz Jr., who was gunned down on May 5 in the Philippines.

Norma Hennessy, Adelaide-based member of the FMCC and a colleague of the deceased, informed the FMCC that Mr. Lapuz was alleged to be still alive...
 
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SARUNG BANGGI: FROM MUSIC TO FILM
By Pablo A. Tariman
Manila
Wed 22nd May 2013
 
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            Bicol composer Potenciano Gregorio-- who penned the famous Bicol love song, “Sarung Banggi”--  turned  133 years old last May 18 with an Albay  festival carrying the name of his composition.

 But his famous love song has two birth dates: one placed at 1897 when Gregorio was just 17. But in a research made by Bicol historian, Dr. Merito Espinas who...
 
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APSL patron to reaffirm Pinoy effect in Oz
By Evelyn A. Opilas,
NSW-Australia
May 20, 2013
 
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Australia Philippines Services League (APSL) patron Federal
Member for Chifley Ed Husic, MP is set to reiterate the valuable contributions of Filipinos in Australia when he delivers his inspirational talk at this year’s Philippine Independence Day flag raising rites 8...
 
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Filipino Canadian  Teachers Conduct Entrepreneurship and Exemplary Teaching Practices Seminar for Educators
By : Tony A. San Juan, OCT.
Toronto, Canada-
May 18, 2013
 
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The Philippine Teachers Association of Canada ( PTAC), holds its 7th Professional  Development Seminar on May 12, 2013 at St. Clair Forest Hills Loblaws, Toronto. The 7-year old social-professional organization of Ontario- licenced & practicing teachers and former Philippine educators , fittingly...
 
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