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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ELECTIONS 2025

Registered Filipino overseas voters (in Posts/Countries adopting online voting) may vote online in the May 12, 2025 elections.

To participate, you must be pre-enrolled as an online voter. Pre-enrolment for online voting via the COMELEC Voting Portal is from March 10 to May 7, 2025.

The 30-day overseas voting period is from 13 April 2025 until 12 May 2025, at 7:00PM Philippine Standard Time.

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Demise of Senator Tobias C. Enverga, Jr.

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The Honorable Tobias C. Enverga, Jr.
1955-2017

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa joins the Filipino community in mourning the loss of Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. Senator Enverga was the lone Filipino-Canadian in the federal parliament. His passing was confirmed today in a Statement released by his office in Parliament Hill. (Photo credit: Senate of Canada website)

LABOR ADVISORY: Temporary Suspension of OEC Issuances

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Nov. 15, 2017

LABOR ADVISORY:

Effective November 15, 2017 and until December 1, 2017, the Department of Labor and Employment in the Philippines has issued a temporary suspension of OEC issuances, affecting only the following segment of OEC applicants:
a) Directly-hired applicants with no Philippine agency affiliation
b) Applicants backed by a Philippine recruitment agency

AMBASSADOR GARCIA MEETS FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN WINDSOR

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Photo caption: Top: Ambassador Garcia with officials from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, FCC and the Windsor Police Department; Meet and greet at the Filipino Community Center; Bottom left and right: Ambassador Garcia joins the meet-and-greet at the Filipino Community Center; Bottom center: Ambassador Garcia delivers her keynote speech during the FCC 25th Anniversary celebration. (Photos courtesy of Mr. Jayvee Macasaet)

ADVISORY

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We wish to inform the public of an advisory from the Export Trade Complaints Committee (ETCC) of the Philippines against trading with Shin Premier International Merchant, a company allegedlly offers A4 paper products for exportation operated by a certain Yeng Rachel Shin and John Chow Shin, and the following companies that are engaging in advance payment scam:

1. Shin International Export Co.;
2. Shin Pulp Paper Supply;
3. Fushin International Enterprise;
4. Sheen Papel; and
5. Shin Group of Companies/Grupo de Empresa.

The Philippine Paper Manufacturers Association Inc., (PPMAI) is the only trade and business organization of local paper manufacturers in the Philippines. Foreign paper buyers are advised to contact PPMAI via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information on Philippine paper products.