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Ambassador Austria meets the Filipino community in PEI

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PR No. 141-2024

PR No 141 2024

08 November 2024, Ottawa. Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria, together with a team from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, the Philippine Migrant Workers Office in Toronto and the Philippine Trade Section in Toronto met with the members of the Filipino community in Prince Edward Island (PEI) during her three-day visit in the Province.

Ambassador Austria swore in a newly-reorganized Filipino community group, Filipino Canadian Association of Prince Edward Island (FCAPEI) founded by former Honorary Consul Leticia La Rosa. FCAPEI is a non-governmental organization originally established in 1987 and was the first recognized organization in PEI dedicated to promoting Filipino culture and tradition. Its projects focus on youth development including a career exposure day, after-school programs, and sports fests.

In her remarks, Ambassador Austria highlighted the role of the Filipino community in PEI as one of the fastest growing communities on the Island. She encouraged them to keep aspiring for a strong community presence and a bigger footprint on the Province.

Community members shared their inspiring stories and struggles, while the visiting team took the opportunity to update them of the programs and welfare services available to Filipinos in the Province, through the Philippine Embassy and its attached agencies, MWO-Toronto and Trade Section-Toronto. “Maraming salamat po at kahit maliit ang community sa PEI ay dinalaw ninyo pa rin kami,” says one member.

PEI is home to an estimated 5,000 Overseas Filipinos. END

SENTRO RIZAL OTTAWA HIGHLIGHTS PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS TALES THROUGH STORYTELLING, SHADOW PUPPET SHOW, AND ART WORKSHOP IN CELEBRATION OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MONTH

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PR- 139 -2024

PR 139 2024 Storytelling 1

19 October 2024, Ottawa – In celebration of the 2024 Philippine National Indigenous Peoples Month, the Embassy’s Sentro Rizal Ottawa successfully hosted a shadow puppet show and storytelling, Once Upon the Sun and Sea: Explore Philippine Indigenous Tales, on 19 October 2024, held at Sentro Rizal Ottawa - Mindanao Hall of the Embassy. The event was composed of three (3) activities, namely, storytelling, shadow puppet show, and art workshop. It was attended by approximately 40 participants composed of young and adult members of the Filipino-Canadian community in Ottawa.

Changes in Accredited Collection Agencies of Pag-IBIG Fund

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PAGIBIG Advisory

PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ROB OLIPHANT

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PR-135-2024

Meeting with Rob Oliphant

Ambassador Austria poses with Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant following a comprehensive discussion on bilateral and regional issues

Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita S. Austria met with Mr. Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on 26 September 2024. They exchanged views on developments in the Indo-Pacific and discussed various activities to further deepen and grow the bilateral relationship between the Philippines and Canada. In particular, they discussed cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, agriculture and fisheries, education, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and climate change mitigation.

Ambassador Austria raised several issues of concern to the Filipino community, including the recognition of foreign credentials. A Member of Parliament representing Don Valley West, Ontario, Mr. Oliphant acknowledged the contribution of the Filipino diaspora to Canadian society and economy.