Global Nation: Filipinos facing discrimination after Alberta meat processing plant outbreak – union; Maryland AG joins call to renew family reunification for WWII Filipino vets, Haitians

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[Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Filipinos facing discrimination after Alberta meat processing plant outbreak – union]( RED DEER, Alberta – Filipino workers are unfairly being blamed for Covid-19 transmission at pork processing plant, the union representing Olymel workers complained. The Olymel meat processing plant announced a temporary closure of its hog slaughtering, cutting and deboning operation in Red Deer last week, after Darwin Doloque, a Filipino worker, died from Covid infection.... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Maryland AG joins call to renew family reunification for WWII Filipino vets, Haitians]( BALTIMORE, Maryland – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to withdraw the decision to terminate the Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program (FWVP) and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program (HFRP). The... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Marian procession to mark 500 years of Christianity in PH]( GLENDALE, California – Incarnation Catholic Church of Glendale California will observe 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines with a virtual procession, rosary and Tagalog Mass every third Sunday of the month, beginning March 21, 2021. “Pueblo Amante de Maria” is a year-long event which will feature canonically crowned Marian images from the Philippines. It... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [VP Leni, bakit ninyo kasi pinipikon si Duterte! (satire)]( Dear Ma’am, Ano ba talaga ang gusto ninyong mangyari! Kita ninyong hirap na hirap na nga si Tatay Digong, pinapahirapan ninyo pa! Ayan na nga, binulyawan na kayo ni Presidente: “‘Yan ang mahirap sa’yo eh, you want to be relevant.” Oo nga naman, ma’am. Ano ba ang gusto ninyong patunayan, ha! Hindi na uso yang... [Share this article](  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Post-arrival orientation held online for OFWs in Louisiana]( WASHINGTON, D.C. – A post-arrival orientation seminar for Filipino workers of SONOCO Louisiana, was held online on Feb. 26 by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office, Washington DC (POLO-WDC) and Philippine Consulate General in Houston, Texas, with Philippine Honorary Consul Robert Romero. Consul General Jerrill Santos said that the orientation was important for workers already onsite to... [Share this article](  Want to see more latest news? 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