10 June 2022, Ottawa - The Philippine Embassy in Canada joined the Filipino community in Ottawa for the annual Philippine Independence Day Gala on Friday, 10 June 2022. The highly awaited celebration saw Filipino and Canadian guests showing off their formal Filipiniana while being regaled by musical and dance performances over dinner.

Organized by the Philippine Independence Committee of the Ottawa Valley (PICOV), an association of Filipino community organizations in Ottawa, the celebration had Philippine Ambassador to Canada Rodolfo D. Robles as guest speaker. 

Ambassador Robles encouraged the community to continue commemorating and celebrating Philippine independence and pass on their heritage to the next generation.