Filipino Canadians

by Marjorie Carmona Newman, ABS-CBN News EDMONTON, CANADA — From the annual festival to a vehicle train, it’s a new twist to the Filipino community’s celebration of Filipino Heritage Month and Philippine Independence Day this June, due...

VANCOUVER — Many Filipino Canadian frontliners in the lower mainland used to work double jobs shuttling from one senior home to another for extra income. But with the COVID-19 outbreak, they’ve been limited to work at...

With large public gatherings still prohibited across Canada, talented Filipinos in their communities are finding new ways to celebrate Philippine Heritage Month in June. In British Columbia, Philippine Days 2020 has turned a weekend festival in...

VANCOUVER — Restrictions’ slowly easing, and some businesses opening. But after two months of staying at home, some of these Filipino Canadians are not ready to go out just yet. And it’s not for fear of...

VANCOUVER, BC — Thousands of protesters gathered in a peaceful rally in Vancouver on Sunday night, demanding justice for the deaths of American George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality and injustice in both...

EDMONTON, CANADA — Weeks in isolation have taken a toll on many, who are now living in extended periods of unemployment and uncertainty. Many overseas Filipinos have never felt more homesick. Luis Oropesa is a permanent...

After being victimized by a scammer that used their personal information to commit fraud, more than a dozen Filipino-Canadian seniors can now look forward to a new round of help from the government. Prime minister Justin...

CANADA — An airshow to lift spirits up during the COVID-19 crisis ended in tragedy after a Canadian Forces’ Snowbirds jet crashed in Kamloops Sunday. One crew member, Captain Jennifer Casey is dead, and another member...

VANCOUVER — Filipino Canadians gathered outside Mount Saint Joseph hospital and Little Mountain senior residence in East Vancouver to pay tribute to frontliners. Holding placards of thanks, they danced and saluted the health care workers for...

CANADA — Early phases of re-opening the economy are in motion, but Canada’s travel restrictions are not easing up just yet. Immigration Minister, Hon. Marco Mendicino, said adjustments have been made for those holding visitor visas,...