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PH Embassy Launches Sentro Rizal Ottawa Portal

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13 June 2022, Ottawa - The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa launched the Sentro Rizal Ottawa Online Portal on 12 June 2022. The portal is a platform that aims to connect people, especially Overseas Filipinos, to cultural, historical, media, and other related resources about the Philippines.

The online portal links relevant websites and social media platforms of partner agencies such as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Cultural Center of the Philippines, National Historical Institute, relevant museums in the Philippines, National Library of the Philippines, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, among others.

Philippine Flag Hoisted on Parliament Hill

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09 June 2022, Ottawa - The Philippine Flag was once again unfurled and hoisted on Parliament Hill to celebrate the 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence and Filipino Heritage Month in Canada. It will be recalled that this yearly celebration has been put on hold for two years in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related health protocols and restrictions.

Undeterred by inclement weather, Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles and other Embassy staff, members of the Canada-Philippines Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group spearheaded by Members of Parliament Kevin Lamoureux and Rechie Valdez, and members of the Filipino community in Canada gathered at the parade grounds of the House of Commons to hoist the Philippine and Canadian flags and sing the National Anthems of both countries.

Ministers Ahmed Hussein (Housing, Diversion and Inclusion), Sean Fraser (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), Senators Larry Patterson, Yona Martin, and other Members of Parliament were present during the celebration.

PH Embassy Conducts Briefing for Pinoy Parliamentary Interns

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Briefing for Pinoy Parliamentary Interns

04 June 2022, Ottawa - The Philippine Embassy in Canada conducted a one-day briefing for participants of the National Philippine Parliamentary Internship Program of the Parliament of Canada. The briefing provided a comprehensive view of Philippine foreign policy, trade and economic development, history and culture, geography, and bilateral relations between Canada and the Philippines.

The Embassy also introduced the interns to the administrative structure of the Philippine Embassy and its daily operations.