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This year's winner of Thailand's 'Miss Jumbo Queen' contest is Tarnrarin Chansawang, 18, (right). Chansawang, 242 pounds, credited her smile with helping her take the grand prize. Now in its ninth year, the beauty contest is held annually to raise money tMore
The Reporters Without Borders organization is seeking the help of international human rights groups for a "wider probe" into human rights abuses in the Philippines.More
Six MPs from the Philippines House of Representatives are seeking an inquiry into alleged abuses committed against Filipina caregivers in Canada.
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The Philippine Women Centre of B.C. will host a benefit gala at the Scotia Dance Centre in support of the Purple Rose Campaign (PRC).More
All citizens of the Philippines abroad, who wish to vote for Senators and Party-List Representatives for purposes of the May 14, 2007 National Elections must file applications as an overseas absentee voter.More
Faustino Chingkoe, who is alleged to be the mastermind of a massive tax scam in the Philippines, has been granted permission to return and be with his family in Richmond, B.C.More
As Manila invites mining giants to exploit a trillion dollar treasure trove of minerals in the Philippines.More
Cash strapped Philippines has set its targets on Filipino tax fugitives--the biggest of whom have taken up residence in Richmond.More
Leaders of an ancient tribe from the Philippines are in Canada pleading with politicians to stop a Calgary mining company from destroying their ancestral and holy land.More
An accused Filipino assassin, who has been given refuge in Canada, is still high on the wanted list despite the murder trial involving him and his father.More
A master forger with a string of criminal convictions that span the globe, including in Canada, has been busted in the Philippines.More
Members of the B.C. Filipino community are promoting and selling a controversial book in Vancouver, money goes to support terrorism in the Philippines.More
The plight of Filipino nannies has triggered warnings in Manila about unlicensed schools offering caregiver courses that promise employment abroad.More
"We chose Canada because we thought it was a nice country. We wanted to raise our children here,"said Domingo after his wife was found stabbed to death.More
The retirement of Malaysia's outspoken prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has left Southeast Asia without a regional statesman.More
The first family of the Philippines is embroiled in an unfolding scandal involving allegations of money laundering, steamy affairs and shady deals.More
A Filipino couple wanted by Manila for a multi-billion peso tax scam have fled to B.C. where they have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying up real estate.More
Fugitive businessman Dante Tan has fled a political inferno in Australia and is now seeking a safe refuge. He has strong links with Canada's Filipino-Canadian community.More
Saying the "state is entitled to justice," the Supreme Court of the Philippines has ordered the reopening of a multiple-murder investigation involving Senator Panfilo Lacson.More
Supreme Court of Canada ruling expected to help several high profile international fugitives in B.C.
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