20 August 2023, Toronto- Philippine Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria participated in the annual Taste of Manila, the longest running Filipino street festival in Toronto on 19-20 August 2023. Now on its 10th year, the event attracted some 200,000 people over two days, and featured Filipino food, services and entertainment in a three block stretch in the heart of Toronto’s Little Manila.
Aside from delivering remarks at the event, Ambassador Austria also met with Members of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament Stan Choo (Associate Minister of Transportation), Michael Kerzner (Solicitor General), Robin Martin (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health), and Toronto City Councilor James Pasternak, and visited participating Filipino-owned business establishments.