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Looming dark cloud over the Marcos and Duterte’s political in-fighting

Looming dark cloud over the Marcos and Duterte’s political in-fighting

Rod Cantiveros February 5, 2024 0

Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images 2024 Economy may be imperiled, making investors nervous, due to Marcos-Duterte’s bombshell. In the early month of the second year term of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the president of the

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INVISIBLE TIES: UNVEILED REALITY

INVISIBLE TIES: UNVEILED REALITY

Rod Cantiveros February 5, 2024 0

Photo by Darryl Palapuz | Filipino Journal In “Everything Has Disappeared,” Hazel Venzon, employs illusion, digital art, and community engagement to explore the hypothetical absence of Filipinos worldwide. This world premiere at Prairie Theatre

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Valor in Action: The Filipino Contingent

Valor in Action: The Filipino Contingent

Rod Cantiveros August 4, 2023 0

The Filipino community joyously welcomed the Philippine delegation to the World Police and Fire Games last July 31 at the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba. Led by Police Lt. General Rhodel O. Sermonia, these

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“Ma-buhay” Fringe sneak preview fully paves the way to Rainbow Stage

“Ma-buhay” Fringe sneak preview fully paves the way to Rainbow Stage

Rod Cantiveros August 4, 2023 0

Young Filipino artists’ creative adrenaline exploded, leading the audience to a much-anticipated excitement for the full-length play next year The 12 young stage artists ruled the stage and raised the roof; and captured the

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Do the early rumblings try to shake the foundation of BBM administration

Do the early rumblings try to shake the foundation of BBM administration

Rod Cantiveros March 3, 2023 0

Photo source: pbbm.com.ph Random interviews with ordinary people resulted in mixed views Two months before President Bongbong Marcos’s one- year anniversary as the 17th president of the Republic of the Philippines, a few critics

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Family reunion enriches family roots

Family reunion enriches family roots

Rod Cantiveros January 20, 2023 0

With the Escobar Clan Reunion, expect much stronger roots for the family tree! “Oh my! Relative pala kita, crush pa naman kita!” “Wow, cousin at least we see in person.” “Ikaw, apo ka ni

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A new set of New Year’s resolutions based on your zodiac sign

A new set of New Year’s resolutions based on your zodiac sign

Rod Cantiveros January 5, 2023 0

Consulting zodiac signs excite your mindfulness! What are your expectations for the New Year? Have you consulted the English, Chinese or Ayurvedic, or American Native zodiac signs? Are these zodiac signs predicting anything about

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Inflation and the Christmas season

Inflation and the Christmas season

Rod Cantiveros December 22, 2022 0

Lately, I have attended almost six Christmas parties and still counting. And I did experience that sharing and giving are still high in spirit. The food is plentiful and mostly with leftovers for take-home

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May 9th Philippine Election: All Smoke And Mirrors!

May 9th Philippine Election: All Smoke And Mirrors!

Rod Cantiveros May 6, 2022 0

Philippine democracy needs to recalibrate! Too obvious to consider that the 2022 Philippine election is all “smoke and mirrors” as two leading presidential candidates, Vice President Leni Robredo and the son of former Philippine

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Living with Carbon Tax for climate change!

Living with Carbon Tax for climate change!

Rod Cantiveros April 8, 2022 0

Carbon Tax is just like a Sword of Damocles hanging over our heads, giving us more impending harm to family finances at the height of Canada’s inflation which rose to a new multi-decade high

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