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NGO’s urging federal, provincial government By Marites N. Sison A network of NGOs is urging federal and provincial governments to make a “solid commitment” to… 06/26/2020
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As pandemic spreads, so does anti-Asian racism
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By Irish Mae Silvestre The Philippine Reporter What does it mean to be Asian during the pandemic? It’s a topic that’s explored during the May… 06/26/2020
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Family becomes target of racist comments in Father’s Day campaign
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By Irish Mae Silvestre The Philippine Reporter While racist incidents are becoming widespread in the Asian-Canadian community, one family learned what it’s like to be… 06/26/2020
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Websites allow people to report COVID racist experiences
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There are now websites that track racist incidents across Canada By Irish Mae Silvestre The Philippine Reporter Long before COVID-19 became a pandemic, stirrings of… 06/26/2020
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Proposed new CERB rules include jail time, fines, for fraud
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By Ysh Cabana The Philippine Reporter Speaking to the Senate finance committee, Canada’s Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said on June 22 that federal officials are… 06/26/2020
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Migrant groups, Makabayan bloc push for Magna Carta for Seafarers
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By Ysh Cabana The Philippine Reporter “During the quarantine, it was really a struggle to obtain relief for our boarding house.” Charito Bongaho,y a seafarer for… 06/26/2020
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Journalism in crisis
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CANADA’S ETHNIC MEDIA UNDERSERVED By Joe Volpe The Corriere Canadese No one thinks that the News industry has any social or nation-building value. Until, that… 06/26/2020
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Life on the COVID-19 Frontline
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By Irish Mae Silvestre The Philippine Reporter For the last 12 years, Marilou Virtucio, 39, has worked as an environmental services partner at Sunnybrook Hospital… 06/12/2020
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‘Impossible’ housing conditions worsen COVID-19 cases among migrant workers
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By Marites N. Sison The plight of thousands of Canada’s seasonal agricultural workers and temporary foreign workers — a number of them Filipinos — has… 06/12/2020
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During pandemic, care workers’ struggles worsen
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By Irish Mae Silvestre The Philippine Reporter Care workers have long been fighting for more rights, less restrictive requirements and landed status. But the pandemic… 06/12/2020
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