Afro-Brazilian Martial art combines dance, music and acrobatics By Lawrence Garcia The Philippine Reporter “Are they fighting or dancing? Are they playing a game?” Typical curiosities of a first-time spectator to a roda—the circle. The roda is created when capoeira practitioners come together and form a makeshift circle to engage in a game of fight ⇒

Fil-Am Gina Ortiz-Jones conceded the Texas Congressional seat on November 19. But Fil-Am TJ Cox has declared victory in his California congressional district, becoming the first Fil-Am to represent California. By Jose Victor ‘Jayvee’ Salamena WASHINGTON, D.C.–In another blow to U.S. President Donald Trump and his agenda, and another historic victory for the Filipino-American community, ⇒

Santos and Vicente have maintained high visibility since Election Day BRAMPTON, ON–Paul Vicente and Rowena Santos, who were elected Regional Councillor and City Councillor respectively, thanked supporters for choosing them to be their voice on council in Brampton Wards 1&5 after officially being sworn in at the inauguration ceremony at the Rose Theatre on Monday ⇒

A Celebration of Life Gala event was held last Nov. 30 at the Metropolitan  Banquet Hall in Toronto to honour the life and legacy of the late Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr. The hall was filled with over 450 guests in attendance including friends, family and members of the community who were touched and inspired by the ⇒

By Ysh Cabana The Philippine Reporter Books are sure to make great presents: they open up worlds to the recipients, either your relative or yourself, at a reasonable price. This annual installment is becoming a tradition as we not only round up reads, we also celebrate the reach of Filipino-Canadian writers. Some featured below are ⇒

The scary side of cleaning social media sites in the Philippines By Ysh Cabana The Philippine Reporter “Im Schatten der Netzwelt” (literally, in the shadow of the net world; English: “The Cleaners”) is an incisive documentary that parachutes into the sweatshop-like labor of digital scrubbers, crawls into the scary side of social media and shines ⇒

Several people held a protest vigil in the intersection of Bathurst and Wilson in response to the recent spate of extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in Negros island. Groups with BAYAN-Canada, the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) and International League of People’s Struggles (ILPS) heeded the youth to fight President Rodrigo Duterte’s tyrannical ⇒

By Ysh Cabana The Philippine Reporter Patriotic youth organization Anakbayan marked twenty years since it was established on November 30 and calls young Filipinos to continue the nationalist, anti-colonial struggle against tyranny and fascism. The Friday activities in various regions were headed by the local chapters of Anakbayan as the Philippines also observed 155th Bonifacio ⇒

Dear Kuya Allos Naku, it’s exam time and I’m having trouble concentrating. I still have essays that are overdue and three exams! I think I lost track of time because for a month or so there was not many assignment and then all the deadlines just came up! I am doubting my decision to go ⇒

Everyone is invited to attend the Annual Simbang Gabi in Tagalog sponsored by the Filipino Community of St. Catherine of Sienna Church at 2340 Hurontario St. (Hurontario and Queensway). The event will be held from December 15 to December 23, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. A small gathering in the church Main Hall will follow after ⇒