Filipino star rises in South Korea

10 years ago

An award-winning Filipino filmmaker-actor is currently making waves in South Korea. Taguig City-born Nash Ang clinched a role in an episode of the crime procedural drama “Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheoyong” ...

Inspiring Pacman docu premieres

10 years ago

AMERICAN filmmakers Leon Gast and Ryan Moore chronicle Filipino boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s rise from poverty to becoming boxing’s only eight- division world champion and Sarangani congressman via the ...

PHILVETS CELEBRATION OF DR. JOSE P. RIZAL DAY

10 years ago

PHILVETS Memorial & Cultur­al Society of BC, headed by Mr. Fernando P. Salanga, PHILVETS President, celebrated Dr. Jose P. Rizal Day on December 29, 2013 at the Polish Community ...

Wesley enters 2nd round of World Chess Cup

11 years ago

Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So made it to the second round of the prestigious 2013 World Chess Cup being held at the Scandic Hotel in Tromso, Norway. The 19-year-old ...

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    Filipinos report racism in Canadian community sports

    Filipinos are likely to experience or witness racism during community sports in Canada. This finding was part of the data released by Statistics Canada following its latest survey of participation and experiences in community sports. The national statistical agency defines “community sports” as “organized sports, including those played in ...

  • 21 March 2024
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    Canada eyes space cooperation with Philippines

    The Philippines held its first space cooperation conference on March 19, 2024 as the country seeks to explore opportunities presented by the heavens. The conference was organized by the Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies, a Metro Manila-based think-tank; the fledgling Philippine Space Agency; and ...

  • 14 March 2024
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    Mable endorses campaign for Benson Flores marker

    Mable Elmore is supporting the campaign to raise funds for a memorial marker for pioneer immigrant Benson Flores. Elmore is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver-Kensington, which is also home to Mountain View Cemetery where Flores is buried in an unmarked grave. MLA Elmore ...