Rights advocate Leila de Lima shares “heartbreaking story” with Canadian, foreign envoys in Manila
August 1, 2024 — Free and exonerated, Philippine human rights defender Leila de Lima is telling the story of her pursuit of justice and vindication.
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August 1, 2024 — Free and exonerated, Philippine human rights defender Leila de Lima is telling the story of her pursuit of justice and vindication.
July 16, 2024 — The Philippines has utilized Canadian satellite technology in its ongoing territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea.
July 16, 2024 — Canada’s top diplomat to the Philippines sees a radiant future to the relationship of the two countries.
July 1, 2024 — Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair has concluded a visit to Asia to boost defence cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies and partners, including the Philippines.
July 1, 2024 — Amid tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines, Canada, U.S., and Japan held joint naval drills in the disputed region.
July 1, 2024 — Canada and its partners in the Group of Seven (G7) nations have expressed “serious concern” over actions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) against vessels of the Philippines in the South China Sea.
June 16, 2024 – On June 3, 2024 the Honorable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced new, enhanced caregiver pilot programs that give migrant caregivers landed status on arrival. In past years, caregivers had been arriving under Canada’s temporary foreign workers program.
June 1, 2024 — Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly hosted her Philippine counterpart, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, in Ottawa on May 8, 2024.
June 1, 2024 — The Philippines and Canada have affirmed their commitment to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, home to more than half of the world’s population.
May 16, 2024 - Not-for-profit group Filipino BC recently announced a partnership with Hungerford Properties in the pre-development and feasibility study of a future Filipino community centre to be based in Vancouver, BC.
May 16, 2024 — Filipinos have been arriving in Canada as early as the 1800s and are now almost a million strong.
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 — 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.
