A Royal Canadian Navy ship has made a goodwill visit to the Philippines with 11 Canadian Filipino sailors aboard.

Calgary will elect a new mayor on October 18, and one of the candidates vying for the post is a Canadian Filipino.

After 17 years without a Filipino Canadian representative in the House of Commons, the snap federal election saw the election of Rechie Valdez as Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Mississauga-Streetsville, the first ever female Canadian Filipino to hold such office.

A Philippine-born lawyer has been appointed to the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the highest court in the province.

Phil de Luna, at 29, is a rising young star in climate change focused on getting ahead of the rapidly changing world by way of clean, renewable energy.

(This  Paul Ong article also appears in Pilipino Express, Medisina at Politika, Sept. 1, 2021)

July 1, 2021 - We, at Canadian Filipino Net, join the rest of the Philippines in mourning the passing of its 15^th president, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on June 24, 2021.

Frequent motorists in the Philippines will remember that it takes one to two hours to drive from Makati to Balintawak in Quezon City.

On May 20 this year, the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) held convocation ceremonies online for its new graduates.

In March 2021, a broad array of political opposition figures in the Philippines banded to form a coalition called 1Sambayan.

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and consulates general in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto join Filipinos in Canada in celebrating Filipino Heritage Month in June.

May 16, 2021 – On May 6, Currie Dixon, Leader of the Yukon Party, announced critic roles for the Official Opposition party in the Canadian territory.

The National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre invited the Dimasalang III International Artist Group to paint outdoors at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver on Saturday, May 29, 2021 from 11 AM  to 5 PM.

Vino Cuenca did not have formal training in music but there was one thing he was sure of; he was going to pursue his passion for music. He picked up beatboxing as a hobby, eventually landing as the reigning Canadian Beatbox Champion.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has unveiled a plan to hasten the grant of permanent residency to foreign caregivers and their families.

Lawyer Gail L. Gatchalian, QC was recently appointed as Justice with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The announcement was made by Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti in April.