Joseph Ratzinger
19.IV.2005 (Election) - 28.II.2013 (Unexpected Resignation) – 31.XII.2022 (Death)

The year 2022 is set to become a banner year for immigration in Canada.

Ed’s Note:This is Part 3 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s ongoing previewof the forthcoming book, Indomitable Canadian Filipinos.It focuses on its value and significance. Part 1 covers the scope and purpose and Part 2 the contents and themes.

To commemorate International Migrants Day on Sunday, December 18, the Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregivers Rights (CDWCR) and other migrant-support groups will hold a rally in downtown Vancouver (gathering in front the CBC Building on 700 Hamilton,  between Georgia and Robson Streets) starting at 9:30 AM.

The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver is hosting its annual Maligayang Pasko, Vancouver! on December 17 at the St. Patricks’ Parish Recreation Centre at 2881 Main Street starting at 9am.

After two years of pandemic Christmases of gloom and dreariness, this 2022 Christmas  is beginning to look like  a traditional Filipino Christmas  of joy  and cheer. 

Editor’s Note:This is Part 46 of Dr. Pagtakhan’s series on COVID-19 from his Pilipino Expresscolumn, Medisina at Politika.

(Editor’s note: at the end of each year, CFNet reviews all the articles it has published and selects for its yearend review articles that were most read, most liked or had the most impact.)

Filipinos love street food.

On November 16, 2022, Liberal Member of Parliament Salma Zahid rose on the floor of the House of Commons to pay tribute to a “pillar of Toronto’s Filipino community and a friend”.

Saskatchewan health minister Paul Merriman is leading a five-day recruitment mission to the Philippines from November 28 to December 2

“Pride” and “amazing” were the most common responses from members of the audience when asked what they thought and felt after watching Balik Bayan, a program of song, dance and narration staged by the Filipino Canadian members of Victoria and Vancouver Island

The Filipino community was shocked on November 6 to hear about the passing in Toronto of Paulina Corpuz,