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Filipino Journalists’ Grand Reunion? .... It’s about time!  
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Dindo Orbeso
Ontario-Canada
July 5, 2012  
 
 
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Three veteran Toronto-based Filipino newsmen (L-R) Jojo Taduran who used to write for the Philippine Graphic magazine, Tony Sicat, former editor-in-chief of the Philippine Star’s Pilipino Ngayon and Willie Jose, of the defunct Times Journal, had a spirited brainstorming recently to come up with some ideas on how to make the Filipino journalists’ grand reunion a reality.

While having a little talk and enjoying their cups of coffee at The Village Roaster Coffee Shop on Kingston Rd. in Scarborough, out of the blue, the magic idea popped up  “Why don’t we—journalists who are in the US, Canada and in other countries-- hold a reunion or a simple get-together next year in the US? “.
 
Well, they are looking forward to the day when they will be able to meet their media friends and colleagues in this reunion where they can all reminisce the ‘good old days.’
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