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- Breaking: Larah Luna wins 2026 CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows.
Vancouver writer Larah Luna wins 2026 CBCShort Story Prize.(Photo by Laurie Clarke) Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Also a successful marketing and communications professional Vancouver-based writer and marketing professional Larah Luna has won the prestigious CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows. Selected from nearly 3,000 entries, Luna wins $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at… Read more: Breaking: Larah Luna wins 2026 CBC Short Story Prize for her story, A Season of Crows. - The Lapulapu Festival Tragedy: A Year After
MLA Mable Elmore and RJ Aquino in the aftermath of the tragedy. The former allies are now on opposite camps.(CBC) Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News Nagka watak watak ang komunidad It was meant to be a ‘Day of Togetherness’ but instead it became a spectacle of divisiveness – exposing a gaping wound in the community. The event put up by Filipino B.C. last April 19 to commemorate the tragic event on April… Read more: The Lapulapu Festival Tragedy: A Year After - Portrait of first Filipino settler in Canada finds home in Museum of Vancouver
From left: Ting Catura, Vancouver City councillor Rebecca Bligh, Burnaby City Councillor Maita Santiago, Anna Lu, chair of the Benson Flores Committee of Pinoy Festival, Ted Alcuitas, Rennie Nahanee and wife Emma, Squamish Elder Wendy Charbonneau, MOV CEO Randy Hunt accepting the portrait from artist Reva Diana. Behind is Deputy Consul General Paul Vincent Uy. (Photo credit: Mike Mesa) Vancouver, BC By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez An artist copy will also be found at the museum of Bowen Island, which Flores called home After almost a century of a forgotten pioneer, the legacy of Benjamin ‘Benson’ Flores, the first Filipino to settle in Canada in 1861, will now be preserved for generations to come. His… Read more: Portrait of first Filipino settler in Canada finds home in Museum of Vancouver - Filipino filmmaker, writer receives Toronto Newcomer Artist Award
Toronto, Canada Jim Libiran moves to Canada to pursue filmmaking and art education The Toronto Arts Foundation presented the Toronto Newcomer Artist Award to Filipino filmmaker and writer Jim Libiran. The Newcomer Artist Award recognizes immigrant and refugee artists who are building their creative careers in Canada. Libiran is an internationally awarded filmmaker and writer… Read more: Filipino filmmaker, writer receives Toronto Newcomer Artist Award - Equity vs Equality: In the Classroom and Beyond
Inclusive education is about ensuring all students, regardless of ability, gender or background, are welcome in the classroom. (Pexels photo by Alex Koch) By Gabrielle Abad Educator explains need for “systemic change” to achieve goals What is my philosophy in teaching? That was the question asked as I was sitting in one of my third-year education classes. It’s such a broad question that it was hard to put into words what matters most to me and how… Read more: Equity vs Equality: In the Classroom and Beyond