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Canadian Filipinos in Victoria celebrate “Mabuhay!”

“What is that lovely smell?” was a comment heard over and over at the Centennial Square in Victoria, British Columbia, on June 15. Even before the official start at 10 a.m. of Mabuhay, the ...

November 1 - 15, 2019

Editorial: Saint Andres Bonifacio (November 2019)
November not only commemorates All Saints and All Souls days but celebrates the birth of Philippine national hero Andres Bonifacio on November 30. To most Filipinos, he may not personify the idea of a conventional saint (he was a freemason married to a Catholic Gregoria de Jesus) but looking back at his life, Andres Bonifacio truly deserves a place in heaven and worthy of emulation by so many of us Filipinos who struggle to make ends meet while aspiring to serve a purpose much bigger than our own. Read more

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Victoria Filipino Canadian Association celebrates 50 years

On March 31, 2019, the Dave Dunnet Community Theater of Oak Bay High School in Victoria, B.C. was filled with the sound of gongs, bamboo poles striking against each other, the thudding of numerous ...

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Canadian Filipino dental hygienists form professional organization

A new organization representing Canadian Filipino dental hygienists launched on February 10 this ...

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Year End Gift from CFNet to You - #IAmCanadianFilipino: Filipinos matter in Canada

Celebrating is a huge part of our Filipino identity. The start of Christmas observance alone in the “ber” months starting in September long before Advent Season and ending in the second Sunday of ...

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Philippine projects empowering women and girls receive funding from Canadian embassy

The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines recently awarded the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) to nine projects across the ...

Canadian Filipino Net Volunteers Wanted!

We are looking for passionate Canadian Filipinos who want to raise the profile of Filipinos in Canada by providing news and views about Canadian Filipino communities across the ...

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Pinoys on Parliament seeks pathways for young Canadian Filipinos to succeed

In October, the Filipino Students Association at the University of Ottawa launched Pinoys on Parliament (POP), a conference aimed at young ...

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#IAmCanadianFilipino: Canadian Filipino Net counts the ways Filipinos matter in Canada

Celebrating is a huge part of our Filipino identity. The start of Christmas observance alone in the “ber” months starting in September long before Advent Season and ending in the second Sunday of ...

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Toronto’s Taste of Manila festival marks milestone year with 2018 celebration

It’s billed as the biggest Filipino street festival outside of the Philippines, and it’s undoubtedly a source of pride for Canadian ...

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