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Philippines typhoon hits close to home for some Whitehorse residents

Typhoon Rai battered the Philippines last December. It hit close to home for many Yukon residents who are doing what they can to help out.

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Q&A: The drive to get more Filipino Canadians into politics

Posted: Feb 19, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: April 1 From left: Malaya Marcelino, MLA for Winnipeg Notre Dame; Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington; and Jocelyn Curteanu, city councillor for Whitehorse. These three represent the growing number of Filipino politicians across Canada. (gov.mb.ca, leg.bc.ca, whitehorse.ca)

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Filipinos in Yukon hunker down, and skip the annual trip to visit relatives

Filipinos in Yukon hunker down, and skip the annual trip to visit relatives Chris MacIntyre © Jane Sponagle/CBC We always find a way to gather safely, says Yvonne Clarke, former president of the Canadian Filipino Association of Yukon, seen here in 2018. It s not uncommon for members of Yukon s Filipino community to work two or three jobs, in order to save enough money for an annual visit to family in the Philippines. Travelling from Whitehorse to the Philippines takes 16 hours and can cost upwards of $2,500. But for many, it s not happening this year because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. We just kind of hold our plans. We re just waiting until they open and off we go. But it s not just us it s everybody, said Yvonne Clarke, former president of the Canadian Filipino Association of Yukon.

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