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PASKONG PINOY sa OTTAWA (Filipino Christmas in Ottawa)

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PR 194 2023 Paskong Pinoy sa Ottawa 2 December 2023

The Philippine Embassy in Canada and the Philippine Centre Canada, in partnership with the National Arts Centre, invite you to join us for a festive holiday market - the Filipino way!

Come and feel “Paskong Pinoy sa Ottawa” (Filipino Christmas in Ottawa) on December 2, 2023 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, at the National Arts Centre (NAC), 1 Elgin Street.

Shop for holiday goodies and gifts made by local Filipino businesses and artisans, learn how to make a parol (lantern), and enjoy listening to Filipino Christmas carols.

Please check NAC’s webpage below and feel free to share:

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35377

To showcase your products/business: kindly register at https://tinyurl.com/PaskongPinoysaOttawa-Vendor

We look forward to a joyful Christmas celebration with you on December 2 at NAC!

PH Ambassador Receives a Bangsamoro Parliamentary Delegation

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PR 191 2023 PH Ambassador Receives a Bangsamoro Parliamentary Delegation

31 October 2023 - Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita S. Austria received a 25-member parliamentary delegation from the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) on 31 October 2023. The Committee on Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs of the Bangsamoro Parliament is in Ottawa for a study visit to familiarize themselves with Canada’s experience in working for the welfare of indigenous peoples. While in Ottawa, the delegation received several briefings from the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada and met with several Canadian senators and members of parliament. They also met with other advocates of indigenous peoples’ rights. The high-level delegation was headed by four (4) Deputy Speakers, namely Lanang T. Ali Jr., Omar Yasser C. Sema, Nabil A. Tan, and Paisalin P. Tago.

Public Holiday Notice for the month of November 2023

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PR 188 2023 Holiday Advisory OttawaPE for November 2023 1

Filipino-led Business Council Calls on Philippine Ambassador Austria

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PR 187 2023 Filipino led Business Council Calls on Philippine Ambassador Austria

16 October 2023, Toronto - Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita S. Austria, received Toronto-based Canada-Philippines Business Council (CPBC), together with Philippine Consul General Angelica Escalona and officers from the Philippine Embassy and Consulate General in Toronto. The CPBC, organized in 2003 and led by its current President Ms. Cora dela Cruz, informed the Ambassador of the group’s reactivation and plans in light of current trade and economic discussions under Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.