Publisher's Note

New Hope New Beginnings
It’s the start of a new year, new hope and new beginnings. From 2011,we have to re-evaluate what it has been for us for 12 months and maybe try our best to keep what is worth keeping for 2012 and bear in mind that whatever we have done that did not give us any good [...]
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Year in Review – the Philippine Arts in 2011

by Ida Beltran-Lucila
The year end is always a time to look back on the year past – as reﬂection, as learning, as an inspiration in facing the future. Here, we review the biggest news and achievements in the Philippine arts scene, culled from direct information, news and the social media, focusing on Filipinos around the [...]

Concerts In Review – Paraded in Calgary last November

by: Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-Delos Reyes
PAROKYA NI EDGAR/GLOC 9/BAMBOO
(Nov. 13, 2011)

Probably the next well-crowded Concert I’ve attended next to the stint that Jovit Baldovino and Yeng Constantino a few months back, was this one offered by Shadow Inc. Entertainment. The sea of dominantly black-haired heads captured my eyesight on this night at the Century Casino [...]

GMA Life TV’s first ever Pinoy English-dubbed series

Iza Calzado, Sunshine Dizon, Angelika dela Cruz, and Maxene Magalona star on GMA Life TV’s first ever
Pinoy English-dubbed series
Four women, two different stories, one compelling theme about the pains and realities of life – GMA Life TV offers these and more with the launch of the first-ever English-dubbed Pinoy drama seriesrecently.
Providing Filipinos abroad the chance [...]

CONCERT IN REVIEW – The Teleserye Princes of ABS-CBN

by: Estrella ‘Tatsky” Delos Reyes
October 30, 2011 – Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta
Pinoy Times was truly grateful to have been a media partner for this particular concert produced by CityHits Productions in cooperation with TFC, The Filipino Channel.
We began traversing the 3-hour ride and route northbound to Edmonton on the morning of that Sunday to [...]

ALBERTA ARTS DAYS 2011

Cardel Place was the scene of another excellent performance by some of Calgary’s most talented Filipinos. As part of the Alberta Arts Days celebrations, October 1 was a proud day for all Pinoys! The generosity of the Cardel Place team allowed a large group of Philippine performers the chance to reach a crowd of both [...]

PLATINUM FIREWORKS……THE PHILIPPINE TEAM FOR THE 2011 GLOBALFEST!

by C.K.
Backgrounder
Organized and duly registered in 2002 as the marketing arm of SIX-J Fireworks, the flagship corporation has been consistent with the valuable tradition of exceptional quality in its broad range of products and services.
With principal offices located in Valenzuela City, PLATINUM Fireworks, Inc. also maintains its own factory in Sta. Maria, Bulacan-undeniably the fireworks [...]

GO na GO ang One Kapamilya Go sa Canada

By Marietta Pangan-Dutkoski
Sunday July 24, 2011, was another highly attended gathering of Filipinos in Alberta at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary. The ABS-CBN International Kapamilya Network held its 2nd Annual International Show/Tour to express their gratitude toward The Filipino Channel (TFC) patrons for their continued patronage of ABS-CBN programs and artists.
This year’s theme “One [...]

A Review of the Pacquiao – Mosley Boxing Fight

“The Fight That Proved It!”
A Review of the Pacquiao - Mosley Boxing Fight
By: Estrella “Tata” Delos Reyes
The K of C – All Filipino Council’s sponsorship of the Dinner con Watch Night was a bonus for some Calgarians who looked forward to some quality pre-Mother’s Day celebration at Empress Restaurant and Buffet in Macleod Trail SW [...]

LET’S ROCK CONCERT TOUR – A Review

By: Estrella “Tata” Delos Reyes (PT Press)
When Calgarians heard that Pilipinas Got Talent Winner Jovit Baldovino is due to arrive in Calgary to complete a series of concert for their Canada Tour 2011, everyone gave that look in their eyes of “ahhh who?”. But when a few chosen ones started googling it on their computers [...]

“CATCH ME – I’m In Love” The Movie

A review by Estrella “Tata” Delos Reyes
When my Cable Channel 509 (TFC) announced another Star Cinema presentation is going to be held in Calgary, I knew exactly it will be their latest flicker movie “Catch Me – I’m In Love”. Starring Gerald Anderson and Sarah Geronimo, the movie was a tester to see how the [...]