The Philippine government has offered to help a Nova Scotia company in recruiting Filipino workers to build Canada’s new warships.

October 1, 2022: Indomitable Canadian Filipinos - Wow! What a title for a hardcover or a paperback! Do not be upset if you have not yet spied this new book by Canadian Filipino.Net.

The Filipino language is peppered with derogatory terms that often pertain only to women. Maarte (dramatic), maldita (bitchy), mataray (contemptuous) often refer to women but matapang (brave) and malakas(strong) are often attributed to men.

Following the success of her documentary Finding Big Foot, Canadian Filipino director Kat Jayme goes deep into finding out why the Vancouver Grizzlies “disappeared” in her new documentary, The Grizzlie Truth, featured in both the Vancouver and Calgary international film festivals.

After announcing a record investment in health care in early spring, the Saskatchewan government recently provided details on its four-point action plan which included recruitment of health workers directly from the Philippines.

Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago (Leonor Will Never Die) is featured in both the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the forthcoming Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF).

Vancouver’s Chinatown is probably one area where one would not expect a Filipino restaurant that especializes in noodles.

Family sponsorship
Family reunification is a term that does not quite capture the longing and anguish of families who do not know when they will finally be together sharing the same physical space, time zone, laughter and love.

In a recently released 2021 census data, Statistics Canada reported that 4.6 million Canadians speak a language other than Canada’s official languages English and French, representing 12.7 percent of the country’s population.

It is significant to note that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. chose Indonesia as his first entry to the world stage first week of September.

The Calgary International Film Festival gets going on September 22, and one of its feature films follows the journey of a Filipino care worker.

In a hidden rainforest in the highland of South Cotabato in Mindanao, lies the picturesque town of Lake Sebu, home of one of the indigenous peoples of the Philippines, the people of T’boli.

[N.B. The 19-fragment buto/buto: bones are seeds ran for five sold out nights, 27-31 July 2022, at the Russian Hall in Vancouver.