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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY October 16 - 31, 2016

ALBERTA / MANITOBA News
Philippine Consulate Conducts Outreach
in Edmonton
Philippine Consulate
General (PCG) in Calgary will
hold an outreach program
in Edmonton, Alberta, on
November 12-13, 2016
at RAMADA Edmonton
South, 5359 Calgary Trail,
Edmonton. This outreach
is made possible through

the effort of the Duterte
Volunteers, Alberta, Canada
Chapter.
The PCG in Calgary
lists on its website the schedule
of fees for passport renewal;
replacement of e-Passport
and
non
e-Passports;
acknowledgement,

authentication and NBI
documentation; and civil
registry reports such as
reports of birth, marriage
and death.
The Consulate would
like to remind the public that
it has not authorized any
person or entity to collect any

payments in its behalf and
will only accept payments
on site in money order or
bank draft made payable
to the Philippine Consulate
General. Personal checks
will NOT be accepted.

Winnipeg Pinoy Pop Stars Calls Back Singers
Forty-five
amateur
singers came for the live calls
for the search for the newest
singing sensation held last
October 15-16th at
the
WSAA Sport & Recreation
Studio on Inkster Boulevard.
After careful deliberations by
the judges, the twenty three
semi-finalists for the Pinoy
Pop Star 2016 qualified for
the semi-finals. They include
Charm Moreno Palacios,
Matia Sangalang/ Tia-Mae
Ben, Aira Jhezl Manalo/
Aira Pasion Manalo, Katrina

Mendoza, Kristina Lorraine
Gamurot Suban, Cee Kaye,
Leandro Yap, Arzie Paasa,
Lawrence Castro, Stephanie
Bonifacio/
Stephannie
Shayne, Ryan Mendoza,
Hazel
Alcantara/Haze
Lescano-Alcantara, Geena
Navales, Rocel Roy Parin
Columna, Ernesto Paasa/
Yolol Kiamco, Joydlyn Rojas,
Dandreb James Toledo
Rojas, Melissa Ben, Jerome
de Jesus, Robbie Ninalga
Ambrosio, Joselito Licardo,

Jm Licardo and Aiza
Luna.
Tickets for the
show will be $10.00 each
and will be available at
the gate. The SemiFinals Night will be held
on November 4, 2016
at PCCM 737 Keewatin
Street. Show sponsors
include Pilipino Express,
71 Lab Rats Events
& Productions and
Disenyo Graphics.

Saskatoon Pinoys support new mayorBack Singers
Charlie Clark was
elected as Saskatoon’s
mayor-elect.
Clark
defeated incumbent Don
Atchison who was seeking
a fifth term. Some FilipinoCanadians in Saskatoon
lent their support to Clark
during his campaign.
Clark served as the
city councillor for Ward 6
for the past ten years. He
said he wanted to focus on
smarter spending and on
core services during the
campaign as well as issues
including taxes, transit,
crime in the city and how
the city plans to grow.
A common theme
leading up to the election
was how the new mayor
would control taxes, after

what’s been a string of
record tax increases in
Saskatoon.
Clark said he would
not endorse was a shift to
lower the commercial tax
ratio but he didn’t go into
specifics about how he
would lower the tax burden.
He said that in the last ten
years, city hall approved
a tax shift from business
to
homeowners
that
accounted for a 14 per cent
tax increase for residents.
He said that lowering the
commercial property tax
would not bring business
into Saskatoon as some in
the business community
had fought for in the past.
Clark also addressed
the issue of street checks

and carding came
frequently in the
campaign. He said
he stands against
racial profiling and
carding and the
solution starts with
building community
relationships
and
working with social
services.
Newly elected
Saskatoon
mayor Charlie
Clark is flanked
by Winnipeg
business ThinkBig
Productions, Ltd
co-owners Angelo
Davocol and Jovee
Basilio Villanueva.

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