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PHILIPPINES INVITES MORE CANADIAN TRAVELLERS

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Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo visited Toronto from 23 to 27 August 2017 to personally encourage more Filipino-Canadians and Canadians to visit the Philippines. She conveyed this message when addressing the audiences at the Philippine Tapestry Fashion Show and the Mabuhay Philippines Festival which took place at the Arcadian and Nathan Phillips Square, respectively, in downtown Toronto.

During her visit, Secretary Teo explored new linkages with the chief executive of the Canadian Snowbirds Association (CSA), Mr. Michael MacKenzie. CSA is a non-profit, private organization supporting the rights and welfare of Canadians who travel out of Canada during the winter season, more popularly referred to as "snowbirds." She encouraged Canadian snowbirds to look at the Philippines as their tropical destination during Canada's winter season.

A separate meeting with the chief executive of the Canadian Executive Service Organizations (CESO), Ms. Wendy Harris, was arranged for Secretary Teo as she sought new partners for the Philippine Government's advocacy to ensure that the benefits of tourism will redound to the welfare of local communities and grassroots organizations. CESO spearheaded the conceptualization and implementation of the famous Loboc River Tour in the province of Bohol to stimulate greater tourist arrivals.

A live interview at pinoyradio.com provided another opportunity for Secretary Teo and Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia to promote travel to the Philippines and participation by listeners to the Winter Escapade program of Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Canada, which brings Filipino-Canadians and their guests to famous travel destinations in the Philippines.

Ambassador Garcia arranged the meetings and accompanied Secretary Teo during her visit in Toronto. Philippine Consul General to Toronto, Rosalita Prospero, provided the support of her team to this visit.

Message of President Rodrigo Duterte on the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of ASEAN

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PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN CANADA HOSTS “SAMPAYAN” EXHIBIT

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Sampayan Art Exhibit Photo

[Clockwise from top: Mr. Bartolome together with the Ambassador and the poetry readers; Ms. Maura David reads “Sampayan” by Rio Alma accompanied by Mr. Mark Galacio; Mr. Bartolome sings “Nena;” Ms. Coté reads “Sinampay” by Bien Lumbera.]

1 August 2017, Ottawa – In celebration of the Philippines’ “Buwan ng Wika,” the Philippine Embassy in Canada form ally opened today “Sampayan,” a solo art exhibit by Banyuhay singer Heber Bartolome at the Embassy’s Mindanao Hall. The exhibit, which runs from 1 – 15 August 2017, features an eclectic collection of Mr. Bartolome’s works, from the early days of the band Banyuhay to more recent works from his travels abroad.

PHILIPPINES CHAIRS 253RD MEETING OF THE HEADS OF MISSION OF THE ASEAN COMMITTEE IN OTTAWA

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ACO HOMS MEETING

Caption: (front row, left to right: Ambassador Kyaw Myo Htut (Myanmar), Ambassador Teuku Faizasyah (Indonesia), Ambassador Vijavat Isatabhakdi (Thailand), Ambassador Petronila Garcia (Philippines), High Commissioner Dato’ Aminahtun Karim Shaharudin (Malaysia), High Commissioner Pengiran Kamal Bashah Pengiran Ahmad (Brunei), and Ambassador Nguyen Duc Hoa (Vietnam).

31 July 2017, Ottawa - Philippine Ambassador to Canada Petronila P. Garcia chaired the 253rd Meeting of the Heads of Mission of the ASEAN Committee in Ottawa (ACO) held today at the Mindanao Hall of the Philippine Embassy in Canada. The ACO is composed of the High Commission of Brunei Darussalam, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, the High Commission of Malaysia, the Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Philippine Embassy is chair of the ACO from July to December 2017.—END--