Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
Belated Happy Labor Day to all. Colors are changing around us, a sign that summer is over and fall is here to stay for a while. My 13 year old daughter and my 5 year old son are very much excited that school will soon start. We have to make sure that our children are safe [...]
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NEWS FROM September 2020

New temporary public policy will allow visitors to apply for a work permit without having to leave Canada

Change intended to benefit employers who are still facing difficulties finding workers

Ottawa—Visitors who are currently in Canada and have a valid job offer will be able to apply for an employer-specific work permit and, if approved, receive the permit without having to leave the country, thanks to a new public policy announced today by [...]

Tips for Taking Online Classes

If you’re considering taking online college courses (or you’re already enrolled in a program) the tips and advice below can help you address their unique challenges to get the most value out of your online program.
1. Treat an online course like a “real” course.
When it comes to online classes, you need to have the discipline [...]

ABS-CBN LAUNCHES ONLINE EDUTAINMENT HUB “JUST LOVE KIDS”

ABS-CBN extends its digital innovation into children’s virtual world as it launches Just Love Kids, an online hub that will be up and running starting this Friday (September 11) to support parents in teaching their kids and reinforce values relevant to Filipino families.
Just Love Kids is a one-stop shop interactive platform nested within the ABS-CBN [...]

Embrace the Cold

By Erwin Maramat
It is A Rainy Day, Come Out and Play
“It rained wildly, desperately, as though the sky had something to prove.”
— Abby Geni, The Lightkeepers, 2016
2020 has been horrendous so far. Numbers three, four, thirteen and the infamous six-hundred and sixty-six were all submerged in the depths of bad luck are now displaced out [...]

Lawmakers slam ‘ridiculous’ MTRCB plan to censor Netflix

MANILA, Philippines — If they would have their way, government censors could spoil one of the few things Filipinos still enjoy during the pandemic by chopping or completely banning the movies they would be binge-watching on Netflix.
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday said they would have none of that [...]

PH Consul General Congratulates Calgary-based Binhi ng Lahi for Showcasing Philippine Folk Dances

2 September 2020, Calgary – Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron congratulated Calgary-based cultural group Binhi ng Lahi Philippine Folk Dance Troupe for successfully staging its first-ever Online Dance Recital on 29 August 2020.
Composed of first-, second- and third-generation Filipino-Canadians, Binhi ng Lahi was formed in November 2017 in Calgary by Mr. Noel Lloren [...]

CMOH Letter to Parents

Dear Parents/Guardians of Alberta students:
With the 2020-21 school year starting up, I wanted to reach out with a few reminders. We’re all going to need some help as we navigate the upcoming weeks and make our children’s school experience as comfortable as possible while we manage our own anxiety about what a school experience in [...]