Atin Ito First Filipino Community Newspaper in Ontario

Floods hit parts of Manila on Monday due to a downpour caused by a localized thunderstorm, the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) said. Affected areas are: •United Nation Avenue •Quirino Avenue •Ma.Orosa Street Corner Padre Burgos •Natividad Lopez Street •Villegas Street •Ayala Blvd. Corner Taft Avenue. The public …

Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to destroy the “military and governing capabilities” of the enclave’s Hamas rulers, as Israeli soldiers fought to secure the border and dislodge Gaza gunmen from several towns in southern Israel.  Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza …

The federal Conservatives may be set to benefit from a shifting electoral landscape in Canada — but that potential boost has nothing to do with the polls, or the latest twists and turns in Ottawa. Candidates will battle to win ridings with new boundaries, demographics. The federal Conservatives may be …

This week, the UN Security Council authorized a multinational security force for Haiti. Kenya, rather than Canada, will be leading the force. Canada was under pressure during the past two years from the Biden administration in the U.S., the UN, Caribbean allies and others to take the lead — but …

Anchor Inn’s Denise Callaghan in Little Current, Ont., says she couldn’t bear to see rooms empty a couple of nights a month when so many community members are struggling to find housing. So the Manitoulin Island inn is now booked up with longer-term tenants, despite it not being the best …

Medical tourism has drawn foreigners to Mexico for decades, but the attraction is no longer limited to breast augmentations, porcelain veneers and rhinoplasties. Clinics are now specializing in alternative treatments for chronic and life-altering diseases, including Lyme disease. Number of cases in Canada has risen, from 144 in 2009 to …

Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of an airline, according to new numbers from Transport Canada. Just over 87,500 delays out of 199,000 were considered to be within an airline’s control. Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of …

Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena believes he has better odds of making the podium of the Paris Olympics next year than what he had at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Obiena, who was coming off a gold medal finish in the 19th Asian Games, made this known …

Australian-based development and construction companies Southern Infrastructure Pty Ltd. and Kaizen ANZ Pty Ltd. are planning to build and operate a Thorium fueled reactor in the Philippines as alternative renewable sources of hydrogen and nuclear power via a public-private-partnership (PPP) agreement with the Philippine government,  according to the Department of …

Calgary police have described Amy as five foot six inches, approximately 130 pounds, with a slim build, brown eyes and brown hair. (Submitted by Calgary Police Service – image credit)  In a remote forested area northwest of Calgary in the Waiparous Valley, Trevor Miller sits in a Westfalia van, pouring …