In support of Ambassador Petronila Garcia’s advocacy to strengthen the network of Filipino community organizations across Canada, Deputy Chief of Mission Francisco Noel Fernandez III attended the 28th anniversary of the Kahirup (Hiligaynon) Association of Quebec (KAQ) held at Hotel Universel in Montreal, Canada.

The anniversary ball saw the induction of the new officers of KAQ led by its president Jeannette Perignon, the cultural performance of the KAQ Dance Troupe, and other song-and-dance medley rendered by Filipino talents in Montreal.

Montreal is home to approximately 35,000 Filipinos and Canadians of Filipino heritage. The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa provides monthly consular outreach missions to the Filipino diaspora in Montreal.