December 1, 2023 — Universities Canada announced that it has concluded a successful mission in Manila to bring together university leaders and government officials in Canada and the Philippines.

December 1, 2023: On May 5^th of this year – nearly three-and-a-half years after WHO issued the highest international public health alert in January 2020 – COVID-19 ended as a global public health emergency, thanks to mass vaccination (over 100 million vaccine doses safely administered in Canada and over 12 billion globally).Until then, the dreaded waves of illness and death appeared never-ending.

December 1, 2023 — Spotted at Burnaby, B.C.’s Metrotown Skytrain station is a pink vending machine. No, it doesn’t sell pop or chips or cigarettes. But what it dispenses are packs of six flavours of silvanas – a uniquely Filipino cashew meringue wafer sandwiches filled with buttercream. 

December 1, 2023 — In its quest to elevate its standing among global cuisines, Filipino food has a quiet champion in The Gifted Chef, Jayson Alilin.

November 16, 2023 — Vancouver dance company Co.ERASGA successfully held the world premier of Accumulation on November 9-11 at Performance Works on Granville Island. 

November 16, 2023 — Leylah Annie Fernandez's straight-sets victory (6-2, 6-3) over Italy's Jasmine Paolini on November 12 at the international team tennis tournament in Seville, Spain helped Team Canada win the Billie Jean King Cup champions for the first time.

November 16, 2023 — The B.C. provincial government has passed new legislation that will benefit internationally trained professionals.

November 16, 2023 — Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, has laid out Canada’s immigration targets for 2024-2026.

November 1, 2023 — Neri Colmenares, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Philippines, visited Canada and met with several Members of Parliament (MPs), elected officials, and government representatives regarding the situation in the Philippines.

November 1, 2023 — Canadian Filipino actors Lissa Neptuno and Edward Escobal were nominated for Best Performance in a Short Film in the annual the Union of British Columbia Performers/ Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (UBCP/ACTRA) awards. 

November 1, 2023 — Malaya Marcelino is the new Minister of Labour and Immigration in Manitoba.

November 1, 2023 — The University of Manitoba has announced that assistant professor Dr. Denise Koh is getting a new recognition for her work.

October 16 — A mass will be offered for Aprodicio Laquian at the St. Mark Parish at UBC on October 20.