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Prime Minister with MFBC members on his Winnipeg October Visit
The Manitoba Filipino Business Council was honored to be invited to see and meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The MFBC was represented by Jon Reyes (MFBC President), Jojo Villanueva (MFBC Vice President) and
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Julie Javier will get tough on crime
Winnipeg – Julie Javier, Conservative candidate for the by-election in Winnipeg North, commented on the recent violent shootings in Winnipeg. “Crime is a very serious issue in this city, and it has been for
Read More »Government of Canada Announces 2011 Immigration Plan
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Nov. 1, 2010) – The Government of Canada will maintain high immigration levels to help sustain the economic recovery, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today upon tabling the
Read More »The Filipino Vote in Winnipeg North
The Winnipeg Free Press recently ran an article and an editorial after a recent trip to Winnipeg by Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff regarding comments on the potential vote splitting that might happen on Monday,
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Taas Noo Batang Filipino
by: Johsa Manzanilla Recently, I sat down with a young American who had recently moved to Canada and discussed some of the differences between American and Canadian politics. In our conversation, he aired many
Read More »Letter to the editor
I was dismayed to read that Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff insinuated that Winnipeg North Conservative candidate Julie Javier’s candidacy was unfair because of her Filipino heritage, and that she was only running to steal
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Sir George R. Poblete, KGOR Appointed Canada Region Commander
The Rizal Supreme Council in Manila appointed Sir George R. Poblete, KGOR as the Canada Region Commander for the RY 2010-2012. Appointed with him are Sir Dr. Tom Virey, KGOR as Deputy Canada Region
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Rizal Canada to Celebrate their 11th Commanders Ball on Nov. 20, 2010
The Canada Region Council held their Commanders Meeting in Scarborough on Sep. 30. They discussed their plans for their 11th Rizal Commanders Bal that will be held in Rembrandt on Saturday, Nov. 20,
Read More »Glee Sing Off Winnipeg!
This fall, a unique fundraising initiative will take place to help raise funds for The Sara Riel Foundation. You love the show now is your chance to have that experience LIVE! Don’t miss the
Read More »OneSwab, OneMatch, OneLife MPs host Clinic to support National Stem Cell and Marrow Registry
Ottawa, ON: On October 6, 2010, Joy Smith, Member of Parliament for Kildonan – St. Paul and Terence Young, Member of Parliament for Oakville, in partnership with the Canadian Blood Services (CBS), will launch
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