Filipino Community & Lifestyle News
A newcomer to Canada deals with so many new things: speaking an unfamiliar language, getting accreditation for foreign credentials, culture shock and an overwhelming sense of displacement. For someone from the Philippines, for example, where people have become accustomed to a lack of free government programs, healthcare benefits and employment support, it could come as […]
As a Filipino teacher in a Catholic school with almost a thousand kids from the Philippines, Eric Tigley couldn’t find any Tagalog books as resource materials, so he started a publishing company of his own. “They had no resources, zero resources for Filipino kids”, said Tigley, from St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School near Steeles and […]
Home of fortune cookies, Levi’s jeans, cable cars and perhaps the world’s most famous bridge–the Golden Gate Bridge–San Francisco is more than just a tourist spot. According to Filipina Jeanette Acosta, a 22-year resident of nearby Foster City in California, it is also a great place for Filipinos to live. With barely a half hour’s […]
There’s a refreshing innocence on the set of Filipino coming-of-age play ‘The Waltz’, the sequel to Marie Beath Badian’s Prairie Nurse, shown at The Factory Theatre in Toronto from October 22 to November 13, 2022. Taking place in the 90’s, time doesn’t go supersonic: the pace is relaxed. This play is set at a time when cellphones […]
You are unauthorized to view this page. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password