Giving Back, Moving Forward
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Oct 21 Vote forward www.filipinosmakingwaves.com OCTOBER 2019 VOL. 9, NO. 10 TORONTO, CANADA Giving Back, Moving Forward iconic stuffed turkey on the as Prime Minster of Canada, brating every culture, giv- table. The operative word Justin Trudeau affirmed ing each of us the oppor- here is “stuffed”. We cele- that, “Diversity is Canada’s tunity to share who we are brate Thanksgiving by over- strength.” with the rest of the commu- filling the dining table with nity. lots of entrees, desserts and We are on the heels of a of course, a mix of alcoholic federal election. And so we Filipinos in Canada have and non-alcoholic drinks. look back and reflect. been extremely fortunate as we have been given the Traditionally, it is about One of the most significant freedom to express our- being grateful for the har- accolades given to Canadian selves and pass on our cus- vest. And for us Canadian- -Filipinos is the declaration toms from the motherland. Filipinos, we have reaped of the month of June as Fili- We feel safe. We feel wel- bountiful blessings . pino Heritage month across comed by Canada and we Canada. On October 30, are encouraged to continue On Oct 30, 2018, the House of Commons unanimously We are living in a place of- 2018, motion 155, authored sharing our culture with adopted June of every year as Filipino Heritage Month ten assessed to be one of by Liberal MP Salma Zahid, others. the safest and best coun- was passed and approved Thank you. Merci . Salamat. month’s Waves issue. We tries to live in. Our health unanimously in the House Now it’s time to give back look back at the blessings. care is among the best in of Commons. to this great nation that we Canadian-Filipinos should the world. call home. be familiar with these Thanksgiving is a holiday Canada has allowed us to be words of gratitude. And this associated with the food, In Canada, inclusiveness proud of our rich cultural On Oct. 21st, may we choose may be the most appropri- reunions of family and has brought about diversity. Filipino heritage. Canada the right people to help us ate words to start this friends and of course, the From the onset of his term has a special way of cele- move forward. ∎ Trudeau’s campaign continues despite threats Liberal Leader Justin Tru- his family and for all the troduce him, but she did deau vowed he Canadians at the Mississau- not appear on stage. CBC won't change how he cam- ga event. News sources later con- paigns despite being the firmed the beefed-up secu- target of an undefined "This will not change at all rity was a result of a securi- threat that forced him to how I campaign, but I'm not ty threat. wear a bulletproof vest and going to make any further beef up protective comments on it." Trudeau also scolded the measures during a rally in Conservatives for launching Trudeau's scheduled ap- Mississauga, Ont., on Satur- personal attacks leading up pearance at Satur- day. to the Oct. 21 day's rally, which attracted vote, and spreading false- Speaking Sunday to report- 2,000 supporters, was de- hoods and misinformation ers in Toronto, Trudeau layed by 90 minutes and online about him that he featured a much heavier refused to offer any specif- Uniformed tactical officers his address. Trudeau's wife, said has also led to in- security detail once he took ics about the threat, saying wearing heavy backpacks Sophie Gre goire Trudeau, creased polarization and the stage. only that his first concern surrounded Trudeau during had been scheduled to in- (Continued on page3 ) was for the safety of Technology Web to change lives PH Actress Amalia in the Philippines Fuentes laid to rest Page 6 Amalia Fuentes was laid to rest beside the grave of her Entertainment mother at the Loyola Me- morial Park in Marikina Maja Salvador wins City last Tuesday, Oct. 8, best actress in 1st after a three-day wake at Asia content awards Mt. Carmel, Quezon City, a Carlos Yulo wins stone’s throw from her Page 4 house in New Manila. She historic gold at died early morning last Saturday, Oct. 5, at 79. World Artistic Tourist in PH arrested for wearing Here’s one last misty-eyed Gymnastics finals skimpy string bikini look at “The Elizabeth Tay- AmaliaAmalia FuentesFuentes lor of the Philippines,” (August(August 27,27, 19401940 -- Story on page 14 OctoberOctober 5,5, 2019)2019) Page 3 (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) Page 2 Filipinos Making WAV ES OCTOBER 2019 OCTOBER 2019 Filipinos Making WA V ES Page 3 CANADA ~ PHILIPPINE NEWS WAVES New Election Rules Allow All Tourist arrested in Canadians Abroad to Vote Even Philippines for wear- If They've Been Away for Years ing skimpy bikini that By Lisa Belmonte ing outside of the country to must be carefully scrutinized was ‘literally a string’ vote regardless of when they and cannot be tolerated with- More Canadians who live last lived in Canada. out a compelling justification," abroad are now getting the the judgment stated. opportunity to vote in the up- You just need to prove your coming federal election. citizenship to get on the Inter- Now, Elections Canada is re- The new voting rules for liv- national Register of Electors. minding Canadians living ing outside of Canada mean abroad of the changes to vot- that all Canadians living In January, the Supreme Court ing rules. abroad have the right to vote of Canada ruled that every in the upcoming election. Canadian living abroad de- Since you can't just go to a serves the right to vote in Can- polling station the day of the Elections Canada announced ada's elections, no matter how election if you're living that Canadians who have been long they've been living out- abroad, you have to actually living abroad now have new side of the country. mail in your ballot before the voting rules that allow every- election for it to count. one who has been out of the The Liberal government had country for some time to par- passed legislation a month Elections Canada needs to get ticipate in the upcoming fed- before the Supreme Court your marked ballot no later eral elections. ruling that ensured voting than 6:00 p.m. ET on Oct. 21, rights for Canadians outside so it's important to account In the past, Elections Canada of Canada, but this ruling for the time it will take for had rules that made it so could stop future govern- your ballot to be mailed. those who were living abroad ments from restricting the couldn't vote if they had been voting rights of Canadians Elections Canada needs to get Lin Tzu Ting, 26, was photographed on the beach with her boy- out of the country for five living abroad. your completed registration friend (Picture: ViralPress) years or more. Now, the new application by Oct. 15 at 6:00 rules allow any Canadian liv- "Any limit on the right to vote p.m. ET. - narcity.com By Lucy Middleton ed the clothing item as ‘a form of expression and of A tourist in the Philippines feeling comfortable with Trudeau continues has been arrested for wear- despite threats ... her body’. ing a bikini that was ‘literally a string’. Lin Tzu Major Baylon disagreed, Ting, 26, was on holiday telling the Philippine Daily (Continued from page1 ) from Taiwan with her boy- Inquirer: ‘It was literally a friend when the pair decid- string. In our conservative has affected people nega- ed to visit Puka Beach on culture, it is unacceptable.’ tively. the island of Boracay. Ting was fined 2,500 Phil- ippine Peso (CAD $64.07), But he did not directly She chose to wear a which she was ordered to blame the party for the skimpy white thong bikini pay before her planned de- threat against him. for the occasion – but found parture from the island on herself being stared at by In light of the threat, oth- October 11. shocked onlookers. er party leaders put parti- san politics aside to show The Inquirer reports that leader had to ramp up se- litical leader faces a serious Photos taken of her on the support for Trudeau. while there are no laws for curity. security threat, the RCMP beach then went viral wearing indecent clothing, "Very upsetting to hear will complete a threat as- online and caught the at- she was given the ticket for Singh said his team hasn't that Justin Trudeau had to sessment. The leader's pro- tention of the Boracay Inter violating a law that prohib- received any specific wear a bulletproof vest to- tective detail will then sit -Agency Rehabilitation its the taking and display of threats and "they're just night at a campaign event," down with the leader to Management Group ‘lewd’ photographs instead. doing their job to keep me the Conservative Lead- discuss how the (BIAMRG). The group di- safe." er Andrew Scheer tweeted RCMP would like to pro- rected the island’s police Natividad Bernardino, head ceed. Together, all will then force to act and Ting was Saturday night. Bloc Que be cois Lead- of the BIAMRG, said: negotiate a plan. tracked down to her hotel er Yves-François Blanch- ‘Foreign tourists should "Threats of violence against and arrested. observe proper decorum as et told reporters "there's If the leader still wants to political leaders have abso- a form of respect for Philip- absolutely no reason for attend an event despite the lutely no place in our de- She and her boyfriend were pine culture and tradition.