TORONTO – The community played a role in effecting police changes, according to Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, speaking at the launch of two studies on the Filipino community held Thursday, July 12, at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education. Mukherje said that “once in a while in our community ⇒

In an almost expected fashion, singers Karen Tan and Josie de Leon launched their first collaboration yet, a major concert top billing the two of them. “When I saw Karen perform, I thought of her as a total package – she’s got the looks, the singing talent, and charm. I had decided in my mind ⇒

Ontario newcomer had no OHIP Coverage TORONTO – On Thursday, July 5, 25-yr old Elenita “Beng-Beng” Pailanan died suddenly at York Central Hospital (Major Mackenzie & Bathurst ). Two days before she died, she was taken to Emergency where medical staff impressed upon her the necessity for an emergency operation to remove her gall bladder. ⇒

Which of the following constitutes “work” for which a foreigner in Canada must obtain a work permit? – a student doing unpaid work for the purpose of obtaining work experience – a telephone line volunteer at a rape crisis centre – an uncle helping his nephew build a cottage – a person who is opening ⇒

TORONTO–President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has noted the role of Filipinos in Canada in preserving and, at the same time, propagating the rich cultural heritage of their land of birth, while they build niches and shine in their respective fields of social and economic endeavours in their host country. President Arroyo cited the Philippine Arts and Cultural ⇒

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS Dual intent is an issue that is hotly debated from time to time in immigration circles. Can a person have the intention to come temporarily to Canada as a student, worker and visitor as well as have the intention to stay permanently as a permanent resident? At the same time? Since the ⇒

By Dindo Orbeso Dr. Francisco Portugal, a medical practitioner in Toronto, was elected president of the revitalized Tahanan Non-Profit Homes in the City of Toronto. Other officers of the TNPH include Delfin Palileo, vice president; Amy Domingo, secretary; Adoracion Nabor, treasurer; and Willie Nabus, Cora Primicias; and Fr. Ariel Dumaran, members of the board of ⇒

TORONTO – A Canadian investigative reporter who recently won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for his CBC radio documentary on the murder of a Filpino journalist, has donated his prize money to the victim’s family. Declan Hill, who wrote about the life and death of murdered Filipina Marlene Esperat and the killing of journalists ⇒

TORONTO–Readers of “The Road to Empowerment of the Filipino Community in Toronto: Moving from Crisis to Community Capacity Building,” share their views on this recently published study by CERIS – the Ontario Metropolis Centre. The study, authored by Mila Astorga-Garcia,and published by CERIS (Joint Centre of Excellence for Research in Immigration and Settlement) – the ⇒

Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara bowing to public pressure to raise the minimum wage to $10.00 has recently announced the phasing in of .75 annual increases starting next March 31 with the rate becoming $10.25 in 2010. But critics from the labor sector and other political parties argued that the plan leaves a million people ⇒