Canadian Filipino
Informing, Engaging and Connecting Community
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 — Malaya Marcelino is the new Minister of Labour and Immigration in Manitoba.
October 16 — A mass will be offered for Aprodicio Laquian at the St. Mark Parish at UBC on October 20.
October 16, 2023 — Voters in Manitoba made history on October 3 by electing the first premier of First Nations descent in a province in Canada.
October 7, 2023 – Aprodicio Laquian, founding editor of CanadianFilipino.Net, has died.
September 16, 2023 – While participating in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia in early September, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and invited him to visit Canada in 2024 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Canadian-Filipino diplomatic relations.
September 16, 2023 –Canada ranked second in a new listing ofthe world’s best countries. Switzerland topped the global rankings for the second year in a row. Canada edged out Germany as the second best, moving up from third position in 2022.
August 16, 2023 – It didn’t take much to rally the troops, so to speak.
August 16, 2023 – Canada condemned on August 6 the “dangerous and provocative actions” by China against the Philippines in the South China Sea.
August 1, 2023 – Canada and the Philippines established diplomatic relations in 1949, and will mark an important milestone in 2024.
August 1, 2023 - A labour lawyer by training and now Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia gets it right on the nail about foreign credentials.
July 16, 2023 - Eleanor Laquian is a founding member of the Maple Bamboo Network Society, publisher of CanadianFilipino.Net.
July 16, 2023 - Following a unanimous vote by city council on June 14, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim sent a letter of support for a Filipino cultural centre to B.C. Premier David Eby.
July 1, 2023 - Over 300 nurses and healthcare professionals from the Philippines are expected to arrive in Manitoba as early as late summer with more arriving in the fall to join the province’s healthcare workforce.
July 1, 2023 - The nonprofit that publishes Canadian Filipino Net has received a boost with the addition of Dr. Rey Pagtakhan to its board of directors.
June 16, 2023 - In commemoration of the Filipino Migrant Worker’s Day and Filipino Heritage Month in Canada, the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver, in partnership with MWO-Vancouver and OWWA-Vancouver, successfully launched the book “Indomitable Canadian Filipinos” edited by Ms. Eleanor R. Laquian on 07 June 2023 at the PCG Lobby.
June 16, 2023 - Vancouver city council has expressed full support for the development of a provincial Filipino cultural centre.
