Clockwise from top left: Ambassador Petronila Garcia, Consul General Maria Andrelita Austria, Consul Arlene Magno, and First Secretary Jeffrey Salik met with University of Victoria’s (UVic) President and Vice-Chancellor Jamie Cassels and Student Recruitment and Global Engagement Director Carolyn Russell to discuss UVic’s collaborative projects with the University of the Philippines. Ambassador Garcia delivered a presentation on the almost 70-year friendship between the Philippines and Canada at a forum organized by the Center for Asia Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) of the University of Victoria. Professor Victor Ramraj, Director of CAPI (3rd from left) and CAPI Associate Director Helen Lansdowne pose for a photo with Ambassador Garcia and her delegation right after the reception hosted by CAPI for Ambassador Garcia.