Publisher's Note

Publisher’s Note
Dear Kababayans, I hope you are all enjoying out dog days of summer this august! With our economy opening up and kids getting ready to go back to school on September 1st summer really is going by so fast po. The first six months of 2020 has a been a roller coaster ride as we dealt [...]
Read full post »

Visitors to Pinoytimes

Start of StatCounter Code

End of StatCounter Code

Latest Community News Headlines

Passport services in Canada resuming by mail and by appointment for travel in less than 30 days

July 31, 2020—Ottawa, Ontario—The Government of Canada has started the gradual resumption of some passport services in Canada.
Starting today, Canadians can apply for a passport by mail. If Canadians have an immediate need for a passport or are travelling in less than 30 days with proof of travel, they can request in-person appointments. Applicants can [...]

UNDER A “NEW NORMAL,” PCG IN CALGARY RESUMES PASSPORT SERVICES

1 June 2020, Calgary – With the City of Calgary implementing today the last phase of the Province of Alberta’s Stage 1 economic relaunch, the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary resumed its passport services for the public.
Starting 1 June 2020, the PCG will process the passport applications of those who were able to secure [...]

Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic

MP says foreign carriers are handling more than half of Canadian repatriations
Canada has enlisted the help of nearly a dozen foreign airlines to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded abroad in remote mountain regions, on secluded islands and in locked-down countries that Canadian carriers can’t reach as the pandemic tightens its grip.
The federal government reports that after arranging transport [...]

Calgary shopping malls adopting safety measures ahead of Thursday’s planned reopening

CALGARY — Management at shopping malls in Alberta say the safety of customers and retailers is top of mind as some major centres prepare to reopen this week.
The provincial government announced the first stage of its relaunch strategy will begin Thursday when some retail businesses — including clothing, furniture and bookstores —are permitted to reopen [...]

Announcement from The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary

Seafood City Supermarket Opens Branch in Calgary

25 February 2020, Calgary – Seafood City Supermarket, the biggest Filipino chain of grocerant (grocery and fast food restaurants) in the U.S., has opened its first branch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The branch located at 3320 Sunridge Way Northeast, Calgary had its grand opening on 20 February 2020.
Seafood City in Calgary is the first in Alberta, [...]

Canmore Winter Carnival

Photo credits to Arwin Alcaraz
The Canmore Winter Festival was from Friday Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2020 and it was held thru various venues throughout Canmore.
The Winter Carnival Kick Off was held on Friday, February 28 at the Canmore Civic Centre.
There were music, bonfires, hot chocolate, games and more!
There was also an evening of [...]

ADVISORY from Consulate General of Republic of the Philippine Trade Office

KAPAMILYA LOVE TO REACH ALL TAAL EVACUEES IN ABS-CBN’S “TULONG-TULONG SA TAAL” CAMPAIGN

Kapamilya network goes full force in bringing joy and public service to evacuation centers
No evacuee will be left behind. This is the promise of ABS-CBN as it launches the “Tulong-Tulong sa Taal” public service campaign, which aims to unite the nation in helping all Filipinos affected by the recent eruption and continuous activity of Taal Volcano.
“Tulong-Tulong [...]

MANNY PACQUIAO – MPBL ALL STAR WEEKEND

By The Pinoy Times Media Team

Roll Out the Welcome Wagon
It was as surreal as it gets. The minute that editor-in-chief Connie Kariaski and DJ OB mentioned that we were to interview the man who is regarded by many boxing historians as the greatest boxer of all time, it took me a while to scrounge [...]