Groundwork laid for 2024 Canada visit of Philippine president Marcos Jr.
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.
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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 – 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.
April 16, 2024 — People in one-parent families (OPFs) in Canada that are headed by immigrant women tend to be poor.
April 16, 2024 — Filipinos are likely to experience or witness racism during community sports in Canada.
April 1, 2024 — Over 40 restaurants in eight provinces and 18 cities across Canada are participating in the third year of the Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC). This year’s month-long event comes with at least 250 national and local prizes up for grabs.
April 1, 2024 — Filipinos are saying they are happier these days.
April 1, 2024 — The Philippines held its first space cooperation conference on March 19, 2024, as the country seeks to explore opportunities presented by the heavens.
March 16, 2024 — When the federal government tables its budget on April 16 this year, Canadians can expect to hear measures to address housing.
March 1, 2024 — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently released data showing the Philippines as one of Canada’s top markets when it comes to study permits.
March 1, 2024 — Canada on February 21 formally opened in the Philippines its first agriculture office for the vast Indo-Pacific region.