Community Roundup

Ontario’s financial services regulator offers multi-cultural  consumer education about the benefits and challenges of private mortgages. TORONTO, March 6, 2025 The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has educational information to help inform  consumers who don’t qualify for traditional mortgages from banks or credit unions, and are considering private …

Ontario’s Financial Services Regulator offers five simple steps to help immigrants and their families plan for retirement. TORONTO, March 6 2025 Immigrants now make up more than 34 percent of Ontario’s  population. For many, relocating to a new country comes with its own set of challenges, and understanding financial matters …

As we step into our fifth year as a food village, it’s incredible to reflect on the journey we’ve witnessed—small businesses taking their first steps, growing steadily, and becoming something beyond their wildest dreams. Watching that happen within our community has been nothing short of a blessing. Because at the …

Talamak Golfers Allianz, an association of mostly Filipino-Canadian golf enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Area, recently held its Annual Awards and Appreciation to honor and recognize the club’s outstanding performers, corporate sponsors and supporters.  Notably, the club bestowed its most important award to LBC, the Philippines’ premier cargo forwarding firm, …

Two prominent Filipino-Canadian community organizations in the Greater Toronto Area have celebrated the “Asian Food and Cultural Festival” in a display of cooperation and collaboration. On November 23, 2024, the Philippine Independence Day Council( PIDC) and the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation( PCCF), both notable non-profit and volunteer-run entities, purposefully joined the special event with great enthusiasm …

THE killing of national hero Andres Bonifacio is not just a gruesome deed committed by Filipinos against their fellow countrymen. It is also a battle of controversial documents and texts. On Dec. 1, 1928, Lazaro Macapagal gave his account of the execution of the Bonifacio brothers and published it in …

November 9, 2024, was a memorable evening of Filipino beauty pageantry in Ontario. The Philippine Independence Day Council( PIDC), the quintessential umbrella organization of several community associations in the province held its annual beauty competition at the Korean Canadian Cultural Centre. Leslie Street, North York, Toronto, Katleen Mae Ranjo Ortiguera …

Boy Vizmonte, wife, Eileen Vizmonte and their eldest son, Noel Vizmonte On a delightful evening at Congee Queen in Dundas, Mississauga, the Upsilonian community gathered to extend a warm welcome to Boy Vizmonte ’77, his wife Eileen, and their son Noel.  Boy, who previously served as Philippines’ Undersecretary of the …

As Rafael Policarpio, affectionately known as Raffy, approaches nearly a year since his retirement on December 15, 2023, it’s inspiring to see how he has transformed this phase of his life into a vibrant and fulfilling journey. Transitioning from a successful career in logistics, Raffy has embraced retirement not as …