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Members of the Rotary Club of Burnaby affirmed their commitment to the organization’s motto of Service Above Self during the installation of their new set of officers for 2008-2009 led by . Gathering at the Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby on June 26, mem...
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OTTAWA - The federal government, fearful of a U.S.-style housing bubble, has pledged steps aimed at keeping riskier borrowers in their rental units and away from homes they probably can’t afford. Canada’s housing agency will no longer be allowed to gu...
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Surrey – Dave S. Hayer was successfully nominated June 25 to carry the B.C. Liberal banner for the constituency of Surrey – Tynehead into the next provincial election, set for May 12, 2009. This is the third time Hayer has been successfully supported ...
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PNS -- THE satisfying thing about “Paupahan,” a digital movie directed by Joven Tan from a story and screenplay by Dennis Evangelista, all stars involved have their own moments. It is a quiet and moving film with fine performances rendered by Ms. Glor...
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PNS -- CLAUDINE Barretto has done many teleseryes but she considers her role as Catherine in “Iisa Pa Lamang” the most demanding so far. She is subjected to all sorts of humiliation, deceit, and oppression but gets redeemed and emerges triumphant in t...
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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Bound to create a stir among the comic strip crowd is newest superhero Hancock. Totally unconventional, this wicked sensation from Columbia Pictures is now causing a ruckus at Oakridge Cinemas, Empire Studios, Colossus...
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President Gloria MacapagalArroyo was scheduled to receive on Monday some 320 Filipino-Americans and Filipino-Canadians from the United States and Canada who shall participate in the 4th Annual Ambassadors, Consuls General and Tourism Directors Tour (A...
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With at least 2,000 pilgrim visa grants, the Philippines will have the ninth biggest number of delegates to the World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia from July 15 to 20. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said 2,500 delegates had...
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In a bid to establish itself as the provinces’ premier Asian Filipino newspapers, Philippine Asian News Today (PNT) and Philippine Showbiz Today (PST) will now be available for pick-up at seven Sky train locations through out the lower mainland in a...
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Malacañang clammed up when asked about administration Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile’s statement challenging a Supreme Court ruling that upheld Executive Order No. 156, which bans the importation of second-hand vehicles into the country, reports the Philippine...
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Bob Arum now knows what exactly Manny Pacquiao wants and it will be up to his negotiating prowess whether the mouthwatering fight with Oscar De La Hoya will become reality or just remain a fantasy. “I spent quite some time with Manny today,” Arum ...
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Newly appointed Philippine Labour Attache Atty. Bernie Julve recently met with officials of the Employment Standards branch of the BC Ministry of Labour and the Labour Market Development Branch of the Ministry of Economic Development in Victoria. The tr...
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The Philippine Asian News Today and Philippine Showbiz Today marked a major milestone with publication group’s major presence in key SkyTrain stations in strategic locations in Greater Vancouver. In a bid to establish itself as the provinces’ premie...
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PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- TO further boost harvest and beef up inventories of the National Food Authority (NFA) at the end of the wet or main planting season, the Department of Agriculture would be implementing two new incentive programs targeting extens...
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PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- IT is about time for the Supreme Court to finally look into alleged bribery within the judiciary, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday. He called for the high tribunal's action amid the revelation of Court of Appeals Justice Jo...
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Filipino overseas travelers will soon travel with the latest state-of-the-art electronic passport equipped with a tamper-proof microchip bearing your identification and personal information. The new so-called e-passports with electronic chips are set fo...
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PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- FILIPINA domestic workers who have previous employment contracts in Jordan may return to the Middle East country after the Department of Labor and Employment yesterday partially lifted the deployment ban there. In a press sta...
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PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- THE Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) rejected the double-shifting scheme being implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) to address classroom shortages in Metro Manila. Benjo Basas, TDC president, warned that mandatory...
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Filipina Carishiela Kujipers beat nine other finalists in the Estee Lauder Model Search 2008 in Malaysia. Kujipers, better known as Kai to her friends and family, had just completed her business degree and did not expect to win the contest, stated a...
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The King of Philippine comedy Dolphy turned 80 years old this July, and has joined the world’s longest living individuals. Dolphy is celebrating. The comedy king was being feted by ABS-CBN with a birthday special at the Meralco Theater that will be tele...
