13 July 2021, Toronto, Canada. – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto joined the Philippines in the celebration of July as National Disaster Resilience Month. A simple ceremony was held during the Consulate General’s flag-raising ceremony on Monday, 12 July 2021 to celebrate the occasion. Immediately after the flag-raising and …
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20 July 2021, Toronto, Canada. – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto joined the Philippines in the celebration of the 43rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, from 17 to 23 July 2021. A simple ceremony to celebrate the occasion was held during the Consulate General’s flag-raising ceremony on Monday, …
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The Sun Visor by Island Girl. Philippine lifestyle and fashion brands and manufacturers take on a six-month journey to capture America’s design capital, as they participate in NY NOW, a US-based lead generation, visibility and connection platform from July to December 2021. The eclectic mix of emerging and established brands …
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14 July 2021, Toronto, Ontario – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto is pleased to convey its congratulations to Filipino Canadian Dr. Patrick Alcedo’s short documentary film “They Call Me Dax” for winning the Best Short Documentary at the Cannes Indies Cinema Awards. “They Call Me Dax” is a documentary …
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Campaign aims to spread happiness by creating 700 million happy moments with Filipinos this 2021! MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos are known to be a bunch of happy people, to the point that other races find it peculiar how Filipinos can still smile and laugh amid unfavorable circumstances. Happiness may be …
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Toronto, 2 July 2021 – On 25 June 2021, Philippine Consul General Orontes V. Castro inducted the newly-installed Officers and Board of Directors for the term 2021-2022 of the Filipino Construction Professionals in Ontario (FilConPro) during the organization’s Annual General Membership Assembly via Zoom. During the Annual General Membership Assembly, …
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A peek at how the literary community copes with the repercussions of the pandemic The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), celebrates the National Children’s Book Day (NCBD). In accordance, the NCBD commemorates the date of the publication …
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Angel Cacnio in one of his exhibits for the NCCA Gallery in 2016 (Photo from NCCA Twitter account) Multi-awarded Filipino artist Angel Cacnio succumbed to pneumonia on July 13, 2021, at age 90. News of his death was announced by his son, sculptor Ferdinand Cacnio, through a Facebook post. “Angel …
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Former DFA Secretary Roberto R. “ Bobby” Romulo writes an “Urgent Appeal” in English, Tagalog and Cebuano and urges Filipinos to pass on his letter to others. His letter has gone viral. Dear Friends: This letter is about the sad plight of our country under the Presidency of Duterte which …
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We submit to you a certain houseguest: Jose Rizal, who was on the cusp of something historic, a ripple in the soul of a nation. Outside the shuttered windows of the host-pastor’s house was Germany with its phalanx of ancient pines and promises, but inside, being impaled on paper with …
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