Canada commits to help build a Filipino cultural centre in B.C
May 1, 2024 — The federal government of Canada has committed to help in the establishment of a Filipino cultural centre in British Columbia.
May 1, 2024 — The federal government of Canada has committed to help in the establishment of a Filipino cultural centre in British Columbia.
May 1, 2024 — The provincial government of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver have issued proclamations declaring April 27, 2024 as Lapu-Lapu Day.
May 1, 2024 – Canada’s tennis darling Leylah Annie Fernandez joined fellow Canadian Olympians in lululemon’s unveiling of its official outfits for the upcoming Paris Olympics.
May 1, 2024 — The Philippines and United States are holding their biggest military exercise from April 22 to May 10, 2024 amid tensions in the contested South China Sea.
May 1, 2024 — Filipinos abroad are known to be hardworking and reliable.
April 16, 2024 – On March 27, the Lt. Governor of Ontario, Edith Dumont, honored Canadian Filipino lawyer Alicia Natividad as one of the “ Femmes remarquables Ottawa Distinguished Women Lifetime Contribution Award in Ottawa.
April 16, 2024 – How rapidly a country’s population grows has important implications on its citizens well-being. Canada’s native population, for example, has stopped growing and is rapidly ageing, causing worries about the country’s future ability to take care of its non-working elderly.
April 16, 2024 – When former president Rodrigo Duterte agreed with Chinese President Xi Jin Ping not to repair the BRP Sierra Madre, he was, in fact, abandoning the Marines valiantly manning the rusting ship, which has become a heroic symbol of the Philippine’s resistance against the creeping invasion by China.
April 16, 2024 – The Canadian Blood Services, in partnership with the Lapu-Lapu Day block party in Vancouver slated for April 27, will engage with attendees, explain the critical need for a diverse stem cell registry and show how a simple swab can make a huge difference in saving lives.
April 16, 2024 — People in one-parent families (OPFs) in Canada that are headed by immigrant women tend to be poor.
April 16, 2024 — Filipinos are likely to experience or witness racism during community sports in Canada.
April 16, 2024 - Bill C-3 - The Canada Health Act of 1984 – known as Canada’s Medicare – turns 40 this month! Forty years ago in April 1984, Parliament adopted Bill C-3 to enhance accessibility to health care by explicitly prohibiting extra billing by physicians and user fees by health care facilities and by adding ‘accessibility’ as an additional criterion to the four principles enshrined in the Medical Care Act of 1966, the predecessor and first national health care insurance law in Canada.
April 1, 2024 — Over 40 restaurants in eight provinces and 18 cities across Canada are participating in the third year of the Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC). This year’s month-long event comes with at least 250 national and local prizes up for grabs.
April 1,2024 –This Dimasalang III International art exhibit dubbed “WALKING WITH SYM” is an unprecedented gathering of many artists under one roof. It will be at Anvil Centre Community Art Gallery, 3rd flr, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC. from April 1 to May 31. It will showcase the artistic works ofa new generation ofartists, mentored and influenced by the late Maestro SYM Mendoza as well as veteran artists who learned art and techniques of art from him.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada