Vol. 35 No. 05 »
Together We Glide
The Batoon family are learning to love Winnipeg winters with help from generous Winnipeggers and the Winnipeg Trails Association. As new Canadians, their family is embracing the snow, cold and windchill and willing to
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Filipinos, among Bipoc Manitobans, experience the most disproportionate burden due to COVID-19, report shows
In a report released by the Province of Manitoba last March 1, 2021 on COVID-19 Infections in Manitoba based on REI (Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity), 51 per cent of people who have tested positive
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Three of the Country’s Top Production Houses Collaborate for Big Movie Project
Bea Alonzo and Alden Richards The second day of March marked the sealing of a huge deal between GMA Pictures, VIVA Films and APR Entertainment in their biggest production to date – the Philippine’s
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KZ Tandingan is Unveiled as Singer of Disney’s First Filipino Song
KZ Tandingan, dubbed as the country’s Soul Supreme, has been revealed to be the singer of “Gabay,” the first ever Filipino song to be part of a Disney animation’s official soundtrack. The said song
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Mixed Reactions on Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” regarding SEA Representation
The trailer release of Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” has spawned a rolling ball of mixed reactions regarding how Southeast Asia (SEA) was represented. Inspired by the cultures of Southeast Asian countries, one
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Hi, Ho! What’s in a Greeting?
It was just Valentine’s day the other day and there were those, due to the limitations of the pandemic, I surmise, celebrated the occasion somewhat creatively. There were those who probably chose to just
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Bello Warns Employers Against Firing Workers Who Refuse Vaccination
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued a warning to employers who will fire workers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Stating that a worker’s refusal does not serve as termination grounds, the former
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South African Variant Detected in the Philippines
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed entry of the South African Variant of the corona virus in the country, citing six cases. DOH reported that such cases were in the 8th batch of
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Focus on Filipino Music
Winnipeg’s The 1221 signs recording contract Winnipeg’s band of brothers, The 12/21, are excited to announce that they are now under BLACKSHEEP RECORDS MANILA and Viva Records Philippines! Let’s look forward to a proper
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The fallacy of ‘America First’
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1933, he instituted his New Deal programs, some of which were the Social Security Administration (SSA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Civil Works Administration (CVA), and Farm
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