Tag: filipino
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Senator Enverga joins Pinoy Fiesta, ANCOP Walk 2015
On August 9, 2015 The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Senator from Ontario, joined thousands of fellow kababayans at the Memorial South Park in Vancouver, British Columbia to celebrate the largest outdoor Filipino cultural festival in British Columbia, Pinoy Fiesta Vancouver. “It is great to be in Vancouver and see so many fellow kababayans come…
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“PAHIRAMAN NG BAYAN” TUGON SA PANGANGAILANGAN – onefilcoop
ALAM BA NINYO na dito sa BC ay umiiral pa rin ang sistemang five/six (5/6) sa mga pautang? Hindi kapanipaniwala dahil napakalayo na natin sa Pilipinas pero kung tayo ay magtatanung-tanong sa ating mga kakilala at kaibigan ay sasabihin nilang mayroon dito niyan. Yes, may ilan tayong kababayan na biktima pa rin sa “kapit sa…
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Promoting our Pilipino Traditions – Our Common Responsibility
Parol making is one of our popular tradition that is dear to all Filipinos. Group together with Simbang Gabi, Christmas Carolling, Puto bung-bong, and Noche Buena, they make our Christmas celebration something to look forward to with excitement and eager anticipation. The Multicultural Helping House Society (MHHS), realize the importance of preserving and promoting this…
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Publisher Hit for Undermining Efforts to Unite Community
The president of a new umbrella organization representing several Filipino groups criticized what he considers as an attempt to subvert efforts to forge unity in the community. Joel Castillo, who was elected as the founding president of the United Filipino Canadian Associations of B.C. (UFCABC), was reacting to an editorial published in the July 2015…
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MGA PINOY SA SASKATCHEWAN NAIS MAGTAYO NG CO-OP
Nakipag-ugnayan ang Coop Development Officer ng Saskatchewan Cooperative Association na si G. Patrick Lapointe sa One Filipino Cooperative Of BC upang tulungan ang mga Pinoy sa kanilang lugar makapagtayo at makapagrehistro bilang isang samahang kooperatiba. Ayon kay G. Lapointe, nagtanong daw siya sa Ontario Cooperative Association kung may alam silang Filipino Cooperative sa Ontario at…
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Senator Enverga pays tribute to Philippine Heritage Band to celebrate 117th Philippine Independence Day
Ottawa- The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Ontario Senator, paid tribute to the Philippine Heritage Band and its 35th anniversary in the Senate of Canada. His speech in the Senate Chamber followed the 3rd annual Philippine Flag Raising on the Hill event in celebration of the 117th Philippine Independence Day, which has been taking place…
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Philippine Independence Day greetings from the B.C. New Democrats
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan and Vancouver- Kensington MLA Mable Elmore issued the following statement on the annual Philippine Independence Day celebrations on behalf of the B.C. New Democrats: “Today as millions of people in the Philippines and around the world celebrate Philippine Independence Day, we join with them in marking this great…
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Pinoy Picnic, Gala Night Planned For 117th Independence Festivity
A community picnic at Vancouver’s Slocan Park, and a formal gala gathering at a prestigious downtown hotel are two of the highlights of this year’s Philippine Independence Day celebrations. The Slocan Park picnic on June 6 and the dinner on June 13 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel are being organized by the United Filipino…
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PHILVETS MEMORIAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF BC
(originally the Philippine War Veterans & Ex-Servicemen Society of B.C) celebrated Bataan Day- A Day of Valor “Araw ng Kagitingan” on April 5. 2015 at the Vancouver Alpen Club, 4875 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, B.C. It was a “one of a kind celebration” in honor of the defenders of Bataan and the survivors of the infamous…