Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
It was 22 years ago when I arrived in Canada and chose Calgary, Alberta to be my home. Leaving my family and friends behind, it was a new adventure for me to be in a new country without knowing anyone. That was the time I looked for a Filipino community paper and never found any, [...]
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NEWS FROM January 2012

A Sendong Story

by: Glynn Galla
It was one sunny afternoon when I decided to have a walk at the Provincial Capitol ground. When I noticed that there are families that decided to stay in the Capitol Plaza than in designated evacuation centers. As I grab my camera I started taking pictures of the place. I noticed a woman [...]

56 Pinoys arrive from Syria

by Raffy Bosano, ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – Another batch comprising 56 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) returned to the country Saturday afternoon through a mandatory repatriation program after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis alert in Syria to its highest level several weeks ago.
DFA Undersecretary Esteban Conejos told the media that all [...]

Corona: My battle is for defense of PH democracy

by Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
‘I am still fortunate because I have the opportunity to defend my principles’
MANILA, Philippines – Mrs. Cristina Roco Corona, wife of Chief Justice Renato Corona, was teary-eyed during the singing of the song “Impossible Dream” that culminated the mass dedicated to judicial independence at the Supreme Court (SC) today initiated by [...]

Privacy Commissioners sign new MOU on private sector privacy

January 6, 2012
The Information and Privacy Commissioners of British Columbia and Alberta and the Federal Privacy Commissioner have renewed their commitment to collaborate in an effort to better protect Canadians’ personal information.
The three Commissioners, who have responsibility for enforcing private sector privacy laws in their jurisdiction, have signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding outlining how [...]

Pinoytimes gets involved on CDO relief

by: Glynn Galla
Cagayan de Oro- Philippines. Last Thursday January 5, 2012, Glynn Galla of Pinoytimes together with the local volunteers; Maya Ranee Baculio, Jason Baculio, and Maan Pabilona went to Baranggay Macasandig of Cagayan de Oro City, to distribute the school supplies relief for grades 2,3 and 4 pupils of the community. As announced the [...]

Sendong Update – More dead bodies found at Jasaan

by: Glynn Galla
Jasaan Philippines- December 19, 2011
Around 1:30pm slowly dead bodies from the Agutayan Island start coming to the mainland Jasaan. Rescurers and Retrieval team recovered a total of 49 bodies. Local authorities were also present to asses the situation; among of them are the representative from Department of Health, DILG, Baranggay Officials, and Municipal [...]

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