18 October 2023, Ottawa - Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita S. Austria received Compassion Canada’s President and Chief Executive Officer Allison Alley and Director of Programmatic and Philanthropic Engagement Chris Ortiz at the Embassy of the Philippines.

Compassion Canada, an international NGO with programs across 27 countries, discussed their upcoming commitments and priorities in the Philippines, including enhancing disaster safety and economic resilience, and strengthening survival programming, having served 109,287 children over 51 years of operation in the Philippines and with 455 community-based organizations.

Ambassador Austria expressed support for development projects in the Philippines and shared insights on the Philippine government’s priority areas. END