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I'm TJ Manotok and this is your TFC News Now.
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We begin with vote counting in Los Angeles County, which has concluded a month since the primary elections.
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And leading the race for California's 52nd Assembly District is Filipino-American Jessica Caloza.
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The current Deputy Chief of Staff for Philham Attorney General Rob Bonta picked up 23,391 votes,
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nearly 3,000 more than 2nd place finisher Francisco Frankie Carillos' 20,569 votes.
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Carillo and Caloza will face off for the State Assembly seat in the November general election.
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Thank you so much to every single person who volunteered, who helped phone bank, who helped knock on a door,
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who donated, who contributed their time and their energy for helping us get across the finish line.
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Because of their support, we were able to make history this week and we were the top vote getter.
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If elected in November, Caloza would be the first Filipino woman in the State Assembly and third Filipino overall.
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Since the primary elections, Caloza, Los Angeles' former Public Works Commissioner,
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has continued to be in the community joining events and panels.
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She also continues to share her platforms on women's rights, working families, public schools, and addressing gun violence.
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We go to Canada with the coming June 17, the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot,
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which started five years ago will officially end.
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These two pilot programs gave qualified caregivers the option to bring their family with them to Canada
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and apply for permanent residence after one year of work experience.
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With the programs now coming to a close, the Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregivers writes
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it's concerned that caregivers who came in as temporary foreign workers will lose their pathway to permanent residency.
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Our fellow Filipinos will be affected by the temporary foreign workers programs
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because of the language requirement, education requirements,
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and their skills.
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It's a one-year experience.
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Diesta adds that the required post-secondary education and high language test scores
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have made it nearly impossible for potentially thousands of Filipino caregivers to apply for permanent residence.
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Still in Canada, 65 nurses from the Philippines,
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who were among those recruited last year by representatives from the former government of Manitoba,
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have already arrived and are working in different hospitals and healthcare facilities across the province.
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They're part of some 300 healthcare workers, including nurses,
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recruited to work in the province.
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They help ease the challenges in the healthcare system.
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Gwen Le Bico, a registered nurse from Manila, was able to bring her husband and three children with her to Canada.
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Bico says the whole application process from interviews, exams, and assessments in the Philippines
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up to the time she arrived and started her training in Winnipeg was very smooth.
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They have different orientation for internationally educated nurses.
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So, what are, how to be culturally sensitive?
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Since this is, we will be working with a diverse culture.
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They also gave me a mentor.
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I have a mentorship program, so I can talk to somebody kapag nagsastruggle po ako sa pag-adjust sa area.
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Nursing assistant Casey Quiteriano is currently working as a healthcare aide in a nursing home.
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It's okay for me to work, you know, as an HCA here.
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And that's where I will gain experience.
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And then, and definitely, I know, I would definitely pursue my RN career naman po.
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And those who are not here, I would definitely pursue my RN career.
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And those are the top stories making headlines in the North American region.
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You can catch more of our TFC News on our website, news.abst.cb.com slash tfcnews.
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I'm TJ Manoto. Stay with us, kapamilya.
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Thank you for watching!
