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Mocha Uson coming to Vancouver
One
of
the strongest
supporters
of
Philippine
President
R o d r i g o
Duterte
is
coming to meet the Filipino Canadian
community in Vancouver.
Actress turned pro-Duterte
blogger and recent Malacanang
official Esther Margaux “Mocha” Uson
will attend an event to be hosted by
organizers of the Binibining Maharlika
in cooperation with the United
DDS Vancouver Canada and other
organizations.
The event called “GO KASOSYO
sa Pagbabago, DDS in Vancouver” is a
dinner dance benefit show for seniors
at GRACES, Home for the Elderly
Philippines.
Uson will be a special guest at
the gathering.
Tickets will be available at $40
and VIP for $50. For details, contact:
Charlene - 604-347-7562, Lily - 604-
837-0559, and Myrna - 778-883-
4122.
Uson in October filed her
certificate of nomination and certificate
of acceptance of nomination to run
with the AA-Kasosyo as party-list
representative in the 2019 election.
This means she as a nominee of
the party will take a seat in the House
of Representatives if AA-Kasosyo wins
enough votes in 2019.
The
entertainer-turned-
government-official said she decided
to run for a seat in Congress instead
of senator in order to counter the
influence of “terrorist sympathizers”
in that chamber.
Uson described the Kasosyo
party-list as a group advocating
for more entrepreneurship among
Filipinos.
“Yung Kasosyo party-list po ay
producer and consumer exchange
partylist po ‘yan. Ang
aming adhikain po dito
ay
entrepreneurship,
yung
tutulungan
po
natin ang ating mga
kababayan
magkaroon
sila ng kanilang negosyo,
mapadali,” she said.
Uson was former
assistant
secretary
with
the
Presidential
Communications
Operations
Office
(PCCO).
She resigned the
said post in October.
After resigning, Uson
said she would devote her
time to attacking critics of
the Duterte administration.
“Suntukan tayo, bakbakan tayo.
Huwag ‘nyo na ako pigilan (Let’s have
a fist fight, let’s fight it out. Don’t
restrain me),” she has said.
Prior to her filing of candidacy,
Uson has been named as head the
PCOO’s Social Media Office. She was
also previously a Movie and Television
Review and Classification board
member.
Prime Minister announces strengthened partnership with China
As part of the third Canada-
China Annual Leaders’ Dialogue, the
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today
met with Premier of the State Council
of the People’s Republic of China, Li
Keqiang.
The two leaders welcomed the
outcomes of recently concluded high-
level engagements between Canada
and China, including:
$1.67 billion in commercial
deals signed by Canadian companies
at the China International Import Expo,
which will create new opportunities
and good, middle class jobs for
Canadians;
Commitments at the recent
Economic and Financial Strategic
Dialogue to double agricultural trade
by 2025 and to continue exploratory
discussions towards a potential
comprehensive trade agreement; and
11 signed agreements during
last week’s Atlantic Growth Strategy
mission in China, to support industries
and create jobs for people in Atlantic
Canada.
Prime
Minister
Trudeau
and Premier Lialso issued a Joint
Statement on Marine Litter and
Plastics, recognizing the importance
of taking a lifecycle approach to
manage plastics and protect our
oceans. Canada is leading efforts to
bring countries together to eradicate
plastic pollution, most notably
through the Oceans Plastics Charter,
which five countries endorsed at the
G7 Leaders’ Summit in Charlevoix.
The two leaders discussed
deepening bilateral trade and
investment by expanding cooperation
in sectors like agriculture, energy, and
clean technology. They also pledged to
continue to promote multilateralism,
free trade, and the rules-based
international order. They agreed to
deepen their collaboration through
bilateral and multilateral forums, such
as the World Trade Organization.
The two leaders had a frank and
open discussion on human rights,
freedom of expression, and freedom
of religion. Prime Minister Trudeau
expressed Canada’s concern about
the situation facing Uyghurs and other
minorities in Xinjiang.
Building on the success of
the Canada-China
Year of Tourism,
the Prime Minister
and the Premier
discussed how our
two countries will
continue to work
together to grow
our tourism sectors,
which could include
cooperation
on
winter
tourism.
Prime
Minister
Trudeau
also
encouraged more
Canadian
and
Chinese students to
study in each other’s countries.
The Prime Minister expressed
his appreciation of China’s ongoing
cooperation
with
Canadian
law enforcement to disrupt the
international trafficking of illicit drugs,
including by sharing information and
through other joint initiatives that
aim to reduce the manufacture and
trafficking of opioids to Canada.
The two leaders discussed
regional issues, including North
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Korea and Myanmar. They reaffirmed
their commitment to support the
denuclearization of North Korea and
security and stability on the Korean
Peninsula, including through the
implementation of the United Nations
Security Council mandated sanctions.
The leaders also discussed efforts
by Canada and China to address
the ongoing crisis affecting the
Rohingya.(PM website)