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Filipino Heritage Society of Montreal celebrates M155
June 5, 2022 Filipino Heritage Society of Montreal (FHSM) celebrated the 5th year since the proclamation, this month of June every year not only here in the borough of Cote Des Neiges- Notre Dame De Grace. The activity was held at Place Jose Rizal, McKenzie Park, Côte-Sainte-Catherine. The program was grace by the presence of the borough Mayor Ms. Gracia Kasoki Katahwa and few city councilors Ms. Magda Popeanu of […]
Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program
Sinabi sa akin na isa sa walong babaeng Canadian ay magkakaroon ng kanser sa suso sa kanilang buha, at iniisip ko kung totoo ba iyon? Matapos ang ilang pananaliksik, nalaman ko na hindi lamang ito totoo, hindi din ito nakikita agad sa pamamagitan ng pagpindot o sa mga nakikitang palatandaan. Gayunpaman, mas maagang nalalaman ang kanser, mas mababa ang pagkakataong mamatay dahil dito. Sa kabutihang palad, narito ang Quebec Breast […]
Letter from City Councilor Marvin Rotrand of Snowdon
Dear Friend, Next week's City Council meeting will debate my motion to urge the Government of Canada to ban artificial trans fats in food. I had initially raised this as a Borough motion in Cote des Neiges - Notre Dame de Grace. When this was reported, the Boroughs of Lasalle, St. Leonard and Plateau Mont Royal followed suit. However, the Association pour la sante publique du Quebec has launched a […]
U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership
March 10, 2016 Washington, D.C., United States of America President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth. They emphasize and embrace the special relationship between the two countries and their history of close collaboration on energy development, environmental protection, and Arctic leadership. The two leaders regard the Paris Agreement as […]
FAMAS Executive Board 2013-2015’s ANSWER TO CORA ABERIN’S ALLEGATIONS
The FAMAS Executive Board 2013-2015 had originally refused to answer the allegations by current FAMAS President Corazon Santiago-Aberin in the January 2016 issue of The Filipino Forum so as not to dignify such allegations. But through the prodding of our families and close friends, we have decided to answer the allegations point by point. “Total renovation of the roof of the Philippine Community Center was not necessary because only the […]
The ASPQ calls on Canadian Health Minister Philpott to act on Trans Fats
Montreal, March 3, 2016 – With the support of many organizations, the Association pour la santé publique du Québec (the Quebec association for public health, or ASPQ) calls on Canada’s Minister of Health, Jane Philpott, to start working on regulations to eliminate industrial trans fats from our foods. In his Ministerial Mandate letter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that he expects Minister Philpott to “promote public health by (…) bringing in tougher regulations to eliminate trans fats (…) in processed […]
An Open Rant From A Victim’s Daughter Part 2
TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS! FORGIVE ME FOR THIS LONG POST, BUT THIS IS VERY INFORMATIVE ESPECIALLY FOR FILIPINOS WHO ARE LIVING HERE IN CANADA (QUEBEC). The moment I posted about the SAAQ benefit issues for the Filipino people who are working here in Canada under OPEN PERMIT and the INSUFFICIENT TRAFFIC LIGHTS on the area where my mother’s and Ms. Nimfa’s accidents happened, I received a lot of private messages and hate comments which are all from Filipinos. […]
