Woodside vs Megachurch WOODSIDE, New York–On Thursday evening, community organizations and residents gathered on 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue underneath the 7 train in a rally to announce their victory against the Megachurch. Speakers from Anakbayan New York, Queens Anti-Gentrification Project (QAGP), the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), and Coalition to Defend Corona expressed ⇒

MANILA–The Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CanCham) is bringing a contingent of Philippine businesses to Canada on 22 to 28 October 2017 to explore trade and investment opportunities, and establish strategic tie-up with the mainstream Canadian business community. This important initiative of CanCham is the 5th in the series of outbound missions to ⇒

By Michelle Chermaine Ramos Grammy and Tony award-winning Broadway producer, Jhett Tolentino visited Toronto for a private screening of “Life is What You Make It”, an autobiographical short film he wrote, directed and produced. The film documents his triumphant return to the Philippines in 2015 after being away for 13 years. It is a story ⇒

Our eldest son Norman and I had the good fortune of attending the centennial birthday celebration of my dear aunt, Pomposa de Veyra Musca, who turned exactly 100 years old last September 19, 2017, at our hometown in Tanauan, Leyte. It was a memorable affair like no other I had experienced, not only because of ⇒

(The TIFF Cinematheque retrospective People Have the Power: Resistance in Filipino Cinema runs from October 5 to November 4.) In Notes of the New Society of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos provides an uncannily emphatic defense of his decision to sign Proclamation Number 1081, the executive order that placed the entire Philippines under martial law, on ⇒

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–“Kabataan, unite! Fight for people’s rights,” chanted the more than 300 Filipino youth and  students gathered from all over the U.S. on September 30, 2017 for a national conference entitled, “Kabataan Magkaisa (Youth Unite) 2: Kumilos Na (Act Now)! History Is in Our Hands.” The following day, 24 organizations put this chant to ⇒

By David Fuller Contributor, Troy Media It’s time to take the plunge: to take a good idea and turn it into a profitable venture, you need to take a risk Christopher O’Byrne stood on the edge of the cliff, looked down, considered jumping and then stepped back. He repeated the process over and over. He ⇒

We’ve all felt the emotional highs and lows that come with job hunting. If you are new to the city or country, those emotions of excitement and angst may intensify as you search for a job in an unfamiliar market. “Deciding to leave the familiar and move to a new country is a major decision,” ⇒

By Victoria Torres The Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians Youth Performing Arts Group has been quite busy this summer. While continuing rehearsal for their October show, A Taste of Broadway: Remastered at the Flato Markham Theatre, they have also been busy with promotional performances in and around the Greater Toronto Area such as Taste of ⇒

By Petronila G. Cleto Caregivers are asking the government to fix the structures and mechanisms in the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigrations, causing the backlog that goes against the policy of family reunification, breaking their families as a result of prolonged separation. They also demanded landed status upon arrival, and open permits, instead of one-employer ⇒