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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CLAUDEE LYNN JAMILA, REPRESENTS CALGARY AT THE 2010 MISS WORLD CANADA PAGEANT

On May 7th, 2010, Miss World Canada will be crowned in Vancouver, BC at the 3rd largest theatre in Greater Vancouver, The Chandos Pattison Auditorium. Miss World Canada 2010 will win, among other fantastic prizes, an international voyage for 5 weeks and compete in the famous Miss World 2010 Pageant to be held in Vietnam [...]

SPECIAL REPORT: Interview with Honorary Consul General Felix Guerrero

In the light of some upcoming changes in the office of the Honorary Consul General Felix Guerrero, we would like to share with you a brief summary of a personal one on one interview by 94.7 FM Pinoy Radyo’s Reth “Juan Manila” Barnachea with him. The personal interview was held at the office of Mr. [...]

IN REMEMBRANCE OF ARCELIE LAOGAN…

It was just recently when the case of our beloved ARCELIE LAOGAN was opened for trial for her perpetrator. It has been on the news almost everyday, on radio, television, internet and in our daily papers. Everyone is waiting for justice to what happened to our dear Arcelie…..nobody deserved to go thru what she has [...]

FEATURED FILIPINO CALGARIAN – MR. ERNIE BADAJOS

The man behind the All-Filipino Knights of Columbus San Lorenzo Council
I am finding it hard to find special personalities who are worth featuring in our Community paper even though we do have quite a number of “kababayans” out there who are truly deserving to be commended and thanked for their special community work that they [...]

Elvie Valeroso – Featured Filipino Calgarian

She began her career in 1967 as a young Catechist volunteer, working with the Franciscan Sisters in Guimba, Nueva Ecija where she found her passion for teaching. Just sixteen, she inspired the grade school students in the public school. She developed a teaching plan that extended beyond the theology class, dwelling more on the application [...]

FR. EDMUND F. VARGAS – Featured Filipino Calgarian

Fr Edmund Vargas has been the pastor of Sacred Heart Church in downtown Calgary since August 2001. He has been designated as the diocesan spiritual advisor of the Catholic Women’s League in the Diocese of Calgary since September 2001. He is also a designated member of St. Mary’s College University Community Advisory Council since January [...]

Judges can never be wrong…

Feature – Filipino Calgarian
Judges can never be wrong…
By Elvie Valeroso
Whittnie Siapno Gaqui
“Miss Junior Teen Intercontinental 2009”
“Best in National Costume”
Aurielle Matilla
“Miss Senior Teen Intercontinental 2009”
“Best in Swimsuit”
Beauty pageants are generally multi-tiered and popular, with local competitions feeding into larger competitions. Visminsa Charities Foundation in Calgary succeeds with the same notion and process.
The typical perception of a [...]