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Who wants to be a Canadian RN?
I know a lot of them who want to. Maria (not her real name), for one, has always wanted to continue practice her nursing profession even in Canada. Three years ago, she and her
Read More »PNAM holds 1st symposium to IENs
To guide nurses to the licensing process in Manitoba by Joan Duhaylungsod More than 60 Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) participated in the symposium on the nursing registration process in Manitoba. Conducted by the Philippine
Read More »Summer bits and pieces: On smiles, books, and highways
So how has your summer been? Sure, we had scorching temperatures in the past three months, and while we can only hope that summer feeling extends through fall, there is no way to stop
Read More »Sulat ni Juana
(A letter from Jane) Dear Philippines, Look at me now. Remember the first time you saw me leave you. I was still plain and simple. That day, I wore my comfort clothes- a plain
Read More »Disgrace
One of the most disturbing videos I have seen lately is that which involved a male Filipino nurse who battered an elderly in a care home in United KIngdom. Jonathan Aquino, a 30-year old
Read More »It’s more fun in the Philippines. Amen.
The Department of Tourism (DoT) has recently launched its new campaign to promote tourism in the Philippines- and thus far, this has been an epic success. The DoT released in the first week of
Read More »What if the 2012 prediction is true? Are we doomed?
While you are reading all the “Happy New Year” text messages flooding your inbox, you suddenly hear the news about some predictions that the world will end on December 21, this year. The news
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Up Close with Lea Salonga
For a moment, the gloomy noon of March 17 was eclipsed when two bright artists, both Filipino talents who have gone international, met up in Winnipeg. In the faces of the Tony Award Winner
Read More »Twenty-five years after the People Power 1, what now?
I was still in my mom’s womb when the People Power 1 took place. Unlike fashion which is usually popular to one generation but not to the other, the story of EDSA which happened
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What happened to Shaira Luna?
If you were still in the Philippines in the ‘90s, you must have heard of her name. She was the toddler who already read science books; the little girl who played a lot of
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