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Seeing adobo as the Google Doodle on March 15th made my heart sing!

Seeing adobo as the Google Doodle on March 15th made my heart sing!

Ron Cantiveros

Adobo is the first Filipino dish to be honoured as a Google Doodle and for Filipinos, it’s about time! It’s time to celebrate because back in 2007, the amazing word “adobo” was added to

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Marúnong Ka Bang Lumingón sa ‘Yong Pagkábatà? (Kids across Generations Just Want to Have Fun)

Marúnong Ka Bang Lumingón sa ‘Yong Pagkábatà? (Kids across Generations Just Want to Have Fun)

aLfie vera meLLa

Isá ka ba sa mga matatandáng mahílig mamuná o mang-insúlto ng kabatáan dáhil ang mga itó ay mahílig sa ‘gadgets’ at ibá pang libángang teknolohikál? Nakalimútan mo na ba na, mínsan, ay isá ka

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HOLIDAY MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, La Riviere, Manitoba: A REVISIT

HOLIDAY MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, La Riviere, Manitoba: A REVISIT

Gem and Lita

Gem in front of Holiday Mt. Trail map Unseasonably warm temperature on Sunday, 12 February 2023 was sufficiently enough to be a valid reason for winter enthusiasts like us to go skiing, whether alpine

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Armed with Music, Loaded with Talent

Armed with Music, Loaded with Talent

aLfie vera meLLa

The Filipino music scene in Winnipeg continues, albeit slowly, to develop and flourish since the first local Filipino Alternative Rock bands began to emerge in the 2000s–such as Studio 69, Magnet, FourSight, haLf man

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Talisay Association of Manitoba celebrates 47th fiesta

Talisay Association of Manitoba celebrates 47th fiesta

The 47th Talisay Association of Manitoba Fiesta in honor of their patron saint, San Guillermo, was a festive and well-attended event last February 11 at the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba (PCCM). The over

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Rescue in the Philippines Documentary Film Screening

Rescue in the Philippines Documentary Film Screening

(Photo credits – Rod Cantiveros) In the Philippines, a province, a major city, a national park, and a major road in Metro Manila were named after the former president Manuel L. Quezon. Across the

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One mobile pass; five ways to explore Winnipeg

One mobile pass; five ways to explore Winnipeg

Visit up to five popular Winnipeg destinations with Tourism Winnipeg’s new mobile passport, offering up to 35% off individual admissions Winnipeg, January 23, 2023 – Tourism Winnipeg launched a new digital pass today designed

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A Dinosaur Tale comes to Winnipeg at Centennial Concert Hall

A Dinosaur Tale comes to Winnipeg at Centennial Concert Hall

A mysterious time-warping wormhole has brought the dinosaurs back into our world and it’s up to Lisa and Declan, a pair of intrepid eighth graders, to send the creatures home before the school field

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Golden Balangay Awards is Set to Sail for Edmonton City

Golden Balangay Awards is Set to Sail for Edmonton City

The Golden Balangay Foundation sets the stage for an epic Canada Day long weekend. After almost three years of celebrating our accomplishments virtually, the Golden Balangay Foundation will set sail to Edmonton City for

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Filipinos and Mennonites unite to bring the first Manitoba-produced sitcom to your TV sets

Filipinos and Mennonites unite to bring the first Manitoba-produced sitcom to your TV sets

“Maria and the Mennos” coming out this fall Set and produced in Manitoba, Maria and the Mennos is the first situation comedy to be ever produced in the province by an all-Manitoban cast and

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