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Alam Mo Ba Na…?

Alam Mo Ba Na…?

Adonis Fernandez

• The first Filipino immigrants arrived in Winnipeg in 1959 (www.pccm.ca). • To help prevent tooth decay, Winnipeg’s drinking water has fluoride content (www.winnipeg.ca). • Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson is named after an illustrious

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Alam Mo Ba Na…?

Alam Mo Ba Na…?

Adonis Fernandez

• Conrad Santos is the first Filipino-Canadian elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1981 and the first Filipino-Canadian to run for Leadership of the NDP in 1989 (www.mhs.mb.ca). • Maria Aragon is the “Winnipeg Entertainer

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Alam Mo Ba Na…?

Alam Mo Ba Na…?

Adonis Fernandez

The First Filipino Elected to Canadian Government: Rey Pagtakhan is the first Filipino-Canadian elected to the House of Commons, the first Filipino-Canadian to be appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Jean Chrétien), and

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