Publisher's Note

The 1st quarterof the year is over and yes, time flies so fast. It was just like yesterday when Ed Stelmach stepped down as Premier of Alberta when Alison Redford won the race last year and she became the 1st Woman Premier of Alberta in the political history. Now this coming April 23, 2012, we [...]
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Celebrating the Filipino Artist – the Philippine Arts Festival

by Ida Beltran-Lucila
Filipino artists take center stage in the Philippine Arts Festival on June 23, 2012 at the University of Albertaʼs Myer Horowitz Theatre. On its 2nd offering, the festival is a bi-yearly celebration of the arts, life and the spirit of the Philippines. It is a multi-disciplinary festival of theatre, dance, classical and contemporary [...]

CAFFA “Sendong” Fundraising Variety Show A Hit!

With a great deal of excitement and anticipation we prepared to attend another Benefit Show recently, on March 3. At first you may be thinking, no, not another one! However as the expression goes – “You can never have too much of a good thing” and it promised to be a lot of fun. The [...]

JED MADELA – Beyond Expectations Concert in Calgary 2012

A CONCERT IN REVIEW by Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-Delos Reyes

The concert held in Calgary featuring Jed Madela, a local Philippine artist whose voice captured the audience and judges of the 2005 World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA), was clearly an astounding success once again. A comeback performance from his 2010 Calgary visit, Jed [...]

Welcome! Genesis Centre of Community Wellness & Saddletowne YMCA

By Tata “Tatsky” Gascon-Delos Reyes
(Excerpts courtesy of NECCS & ymcacalgary.org info brochures)
I have personally attended the openings of the YMCA and Genesis Centre in January 2012. I am delighted that this new facilities alongside with the new Calgary Public Library are now in existence to help in facilitating better future for our youth both [...]

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 [...]