June 16, 2026 - On Monday June 8, 2026, the Right Honourable Louise Arbour delivered her inaugural address as Canada’s 31st Governor General. Her words stirred a profound sense of belonging for nearly one million Canadian Filipinos. She described a Canadian democracy that celebrates our community’s journey, sacrifices, and vibrant spirit, affirming that immigrant cultures are vital threads woven into the nation's identity.

June 16, 2026 — The morning after winning the 2026 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in poetry, Renato Gandia found himself “still trying to find the words”.

June 16, 2026 — When David Eby declared May 2, 2025 as the official day of remembrance for victims of the attack at Lapu-Lapu festival in Vancouver, the British Columbia premier paid tribute to the community most impacted by the tragedy.

June 1, 2026 – As Filipinos in Canada celebrate Filipino Heritage Month, Canadian Filipino.Net is  proud to present its Outstanding Filipinos in Canada for 2026.  Not only have these Filipinos succeeded in their respective fields of work but in  the process of making a name for themselves,  they have also have made a difference in Canada and made the world a better place for all. 

June 1, 2026 — They grow and harvest the food served on Canadian plates. 

June 1, 2026 - On Friday, May 15, I attended the 25th anniversary celebration of the Bayanihan Community Centre to hear the remarkable story of a community that dreamed of having a home away from home. 

June 1, 2026 - Dubbed From Maple to Mangoes, the Philippines’ Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) partners with the Philippine Embassy in Canada and consulates general in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto in launching the first Canada Youth Leaders in the Diaspora (YouLeaD) program. 

June 1, 2026 — As the dust from the tragic events of April 26, 2025 settles, Filipino community leaders look back on that fateful night to reflect on the hard lessons from the tragedy. 

May 16, 2026 — Canada is risking its global reputation as a human rights defender because of its growing military and economic involvement with the Philippines.

May 16, 2026 — In the Canadian-Filipino art community, Dr. Melani Payumo Dy Tan’s trajectory stands out as a study in career transition and persistence.

May 16, 2026 - Nine Canadians of Filipino heritage are being honoured this year as “Noteworthy Canadians of Asian Heritage,” including Canadian Filipino Net’s Rey Pagtakhan. 

May 16, 2026 — The ongoing art exhibition of the Philippine Artists Network for Community Integrative Transformation (PANCIT) at the Sunset Community Centre on Vancouver’s Main Street opened on April 30 as a homage to the dead and survivors of the Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy of last year. 

May 1, 2026 — From an observer nation, Canada is making its inaugural active participation in the annual Balikatan military exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines.

May 1, 2026 – On Thursday, May 7,  from 5:0 0 -6:30 PM at the Philippine Consulate Office in Vancouver, 660-999 Canada Place, Philippine   Ambassador to Canada H.E.  Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga will meet Filipinos in British Columbia at a Town Hall Meeting arranged by Philippine Consul Genreral Gina Jamoralin and her staff.   

[Editor’s Note: Dr. Pagtakhan is a retired Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine (1971-1988) and the first Canadian Filipino MP (1988-2004), Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Federal Minister. Widely published and lectured in medicine, politics and community advocacy, his Medisina at Politika commentary is published in Canadian Filipino Net and Pilipino Express.] 

May 1, 2026 - In an historic tennis event, two Filipina tennis darlings faced off at this year’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany on April 14, 2026. In the end, Canadian Filipino Leylah Annie Fernandez defeated rising star Alex Eala 6-1, 6-4 in an hour and a half.

May 1, 2026 —As part of the Philippines’ participation in SIAL Canada 2026, a Philippine food business forum will be held in Vancouver on May 4, 2026.

May 1, 2026 — If there is one thing that stands out on all the commemorative events being held across Metro Vancouver on the first anniversary of the 2025 Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy, it is the strong and visible presence of armed police officers which was unmistakably missing last year.