(Watch out for a chance to win thousands worth of grand game prizes!) Kapamilya Giant Network ABS CBN and the Filipino Community’s favorite telecommunications network of BC Times Telecom now join the bandwagon of big sponsors to “HATAW PINOY!” the 2010 Philippine Summer Festival and the biggest gathering ever of Filipino Canadians in British Columbia. Organized and presented by the Filipino Canadian Cultural Heritage (FCCH) of BC, together with CanApprove Immigration Consulting Services, this megaevent will have, on its maiden year, Richmond as the host city and where thousands of Filipinos in the lower mainland and neighboring cities will gather at the famous Richmond Olympic Oval grounds on August 28-29, for two days of fun, entertainment, fantastic games and gargantuan prizes at stake.
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Jak En Poy clients file complaint with RCMP
Danny Ongkeko, owner of the Jack En Poy money remittance centre, may have some explaining to do with the RCMP. In a phone interview, Surrey resident Ed Gloriani told PNT that a total of 13 ex-clients of Jak En Poy have filed complaints against Ongkeko before the police. Gloriani sent over $5,000 to the Philippines on March 2 in two separate transactions. Half of it was received, but the other half was not. He reported it to the RCMP who later went to his house to gather more investigation According to Gloriani, 13 clients victims filed their complaint before Const. Robert Park of the RCMP’s Economic Fraud and Crime Section.
Aquino hits weather bureau for error
MANILA, Philippines—Presiding over his first disaster management briefing, President Benigno Aquino III took to task the weather bureau for its failure to notify the public that Typhoon “Basyang” (international codename: Conson) would directly hit Metro Manila. Officials from various agencies reported to Mr. Aquino the extent of the typhoon’s damage and the steps taken to normalize the situation at the emergency meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Camp Aguinaldo.
Fil-Cans welcome Noynoy’s presidency with optimism
What Filipino-Canadians think the new president should watch out for
Vancouver -- Filipino Canadians have mixed feelings on what to expect with the country’s new President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. Aquino has formally taken his oath as the 15th president of the republic after a landslide win in the May polls. In a panel discussion about the 2010 Elections at the University of British Columbia, UBC Professor Leonora Angeles and retired UBC Professor Prod Laquian gave their respective opinions on the upcoming president’s administration.
Caregiver program reforms welcomed
The Filipino Canadian community has largely been grateful for the positive changes to the Live-In Caregiver program undertaken by the federal government. Despite comments by some quarters
that the changes to the live in caregiver program have not gone far enough, it appears that majority of the caregivers have expressed satisfaction with the changes to the program.
New Diploma Program for Health Care Workers Gets Approved
VANCOUVER – Good news for workers in the B.C. health care industry! The BC Government has recently identified health care as one of the top job-creation sectors of the BC economy. To help address the subsequent labour shortage, Vancouver Central College (VanCC) has developed their part-time Health Care Assistant Program (HCA) based on standards set out by the BC Ministry of Advance Education and Labour Market Development. This is good news for current workers such as live-in caregivers and other experienced health care workers.
Times Telecom vows to be always in service to Fil-Can community
VANCOUVER – The chief executiv officer of the Times Telecom, a major sponsor in the recently held 1st Maharlika Awards Philippine Independence Gala Night organized by the Filipino Canadian Cultural Heritage at the Italian Cultural Center, has assured his company “will continue to be your partner and will always be in service to the Filipino Community”.
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- MP Alice Wong probes visa delays
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- Filipino-Canadian technology endorsed by Philippine Government
- Helping House construction goes full blast
- AQUINO SAYS ‘Kayo ang boss ko’
- Nannies win $25,000 case vs B.C. placement agency
- 12 Outstanding Filipino Canadians receive 1st Maharlika Awards
- Restaurant scammers at work in the Lower Mainland
- Pinoy engineer is UN regional disaster expert
- Natie Sotana Canada Immigration Consultancy
- Multicultural Helping House Elects a New Board
- US raises alarm over nursing
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If we intend to make our interest be recognized, all we need to do is make a noise about it! One may either write or talk about a certain issue. This is exactly what happened last weekend. In Vancouver, a Filipino parade entitled ‘Unang Hirit’ showcasing Filipino culture created a big noise. Some claimed it was the biggest and colorful parade organized by Filipinos. A street parade starting from Fraser, Multicultural Helping House to St. Patrick Church ground at Main Street where trade exhibits, food stalls and entertainment shows were held. Many claimed it was successful! We hope the organizers have a chance to evaluate the event turn out and how they can still improve by showcasing positive, significant and unique contributions of Filipinos to the Vancouver community.
I went walking one day, on a beach that was filled with people from all walks of life. Families with small children running and playing with each other. Sweethearts who had only eyes for each other. Solitary beings who where out to enjoy the Sun and be alone with oneself. Whatever reasons all of us congregate on the beach that day, one prevailing agreement was that all of us, were enjoying ourselves.
Last Saturday Aug 14 was a significant event for the Filipino community in Vancouver as the first ever Filipino Cultural Street parade was launched. The most obvious purpose of this event, of course, is to reaffirm our presence as a united culture here in Vancouver, not that Canadians are not aware of this but perhaps to make them aware that we as a community can also make noise, louder, if not the same cacophonous noise as a Chinese Lion dance parade. But really, I thought this was more of a chance for the hundred or so local Filipino associations to do something worth-wile departing from the usual and already boring fund-raising dinner and dance, beauty pageants and singing idol wannabee competitions.
On, June 30, 2010, Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III was sworn in as the 15th president of the Republic of the Philippines. Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales and Jesuit Fr. Catalino Arevalo, a close friend of the Aquinos, who held the bible, swore in the only son of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino and former president Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. To most Filipinos, this day was very memorable because it symbolizes the beginning of a new hope for the country, the hope of a clean and honest government.
As a result of her loyalty, a Filipina maid in Singapore inherited more than four million US dollars from her late employer after more than 20 years of service. Chances of that happening here in Canada could be less than winning LottoMax.
