Winter storm hits Canada

12/31/2015

Montreal, Canada — Snow blanketed eastern Canada Tuesday, sparking airport delays and trouble on the roads as the season’s first major winter storm hit the region following an unusually mild start to December. The weather is linked…

Study: heads of states age, die faster

12/16/2015

LONDON — Leading a country comes with extraordinary privileges but also, apparently, a price: new research suggests that heads of state age faster than normal and that the stress of the job may shave almost three years…

Canada welcomes refugees

12/12/2015

TORONTO (AP) — The first Canadian government plane carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Toronto late Thursday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is pushing forward with his pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees…

Seminar on ‘Exporting to Canada’ set

PR 10/26/2015

THE Export Marketing Bureau, in coordination with Export Development Council, Philippine Exporters Confederation and the Department of Trade and Industry-Cebu Provincial Office will hold the “Exporting to Canada” seminar tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…

Business, government gear up for APEC meet

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/16/2015

Business groups, regional agencies, and the cities of Mandaue, Cebu and Lapu-Lapu, under the lead of the Cebu provincial government, have stepped up preparations for the hosting of APEC meetings from August 22 to October 14 here.…

Helping Filipinos find opportunities

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/06/2015

For more than a decade now, Pinoycare Visa Center Inc. has been helping Filipinos find better job opportunities overseas. Prisca Niña O. Mabatid, president and chief executive officer, said she started the business in 1999 with just…

OFWs’ numbers up despite economic boom

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/10/2015

The number of Filipinos going overseas to work is projected to continue to increase despite the country’s good economic performance, an official said. Evelyn Durato, regional director of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), said the number…

Canada needs skilled workers, says immigration consultant

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/01/2015

A Cebuano lawyer has opened an immigration consultancy office to help skilled workers migrate to Canada. Reiner P. Apolinario said Canada offers jobs in health care, engineering and education. “There is a need for more healthcare workers…

Canada expands, eases hiring of Filipino workers

Aileen Garcia-Yap 01/22/2015

With an expanded list of preferred skills for immigrant visas in Canada including vocational training, a Cebu-based consultancy firm said it is “almost impossible” for Filipinos wanting to go to Canada not to get a visa. In…

Cebuanos play huge role in Bangkok’s title win

Jonas N. Panerio 11/14/2014

Cebuano standouts Jerick Canada and Patrick Cabahug once again proved their worth as they powered the Hi-Tech Bangkok City to the ASEAN Basketball League title with a come-from-behind 73-67 victory over the Westport Malaysia Dragons last Tuesday…

Canadian found dead

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 11/14/2014

A 58-YEAR-OLD Canadian man was found dead in his rented house in barangay Luyang, Carmen town, northern Cebu, Police said David Leslie Mortimer was found dead while seated on an armchair Wednesday morning. Police said the owner…

PH tops Canada’s priority list

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/06/2014

Canada’s envoy to the country said the Philippines is among the 25 countries of focus for development by the north American country. But the relationship between the two countries according to the Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines…

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