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Philippine Embassy in Canada Features Northern Philippines During the 9th Winter Escapade Launch

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23 August 2024, Ottawa – The Embassy of the Philippines in Canada successfully launched the 9th Winter Escapade in its Mindanao Hall on 22 August 2024.

Dubbed as “True North Goes North,” the 9th edition of Winter Escapade will take visitors to a 10-day all inclusive tour from Manila to Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Baguio, and Pangasinan from 9 to 18 February 2025. It will be an adventure-packed and enriching vacation experience to explore the scenic landscapes, cultural treasures and the breathtaking natural wonders of northern Philippines.

In her welcome remarks, Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita Austria invited guests to join Winter Escapade 9 for two main reasons, in addition to reconnecting to one's roots. Firstly, to promote the Philippines to Filipino-Canadians  as a first class tourism destination and to expose their children to the country’s beauty and richness of its culture, and show them the myriad of reasons that they should be proud of their Filipino heritage. Secondly, to make a concrete contribution to the Philippines’ economic development by strengthening the tourism industry.

Mr. Jojo Clemente, President  of Rajah Tours Inc., the designated ground handler of Winter Escapade 9 in the Philippines, presented the WE9 tour package. Mr. Allan Coo, Country Manager for Canada of Philippine Airlines,  shared PAL’s discounted airfare rates exclusively for the Escapade participants. Ms. Chola de Jesus shared her experience in joining Winter Escapade over and over again, and highly encouraged the audience to participate in the WE9.

The guests were treated to a taste of the northern Philippines’ cuisine such as bagnet, dinakdakan, pinakbet, okoy-kalabasa, turon, and the all-time Filipino favorite summer dessert, halo-halo.

The Winter Escapade is a tourism promotion program of all Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Canada designed for Filipinos and Canadians to travel to the Philippines and discover new attractions and destinations in the country.  It targets to bring 300 participants from Canada to the Philippines.

The itinerary and other important information about Winter Escapade 9 can be accessed at http://winterescapadeph.com/. END

CALL FOR REGISTRATION FOR FILIPINO AND FILIPINO-CANADIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS, SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND EXPERTS IN CANADA, AND FILIPINO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA

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Consistent with Republic Act 11035 or the Balik Scientist Act implemented by the Philippine Department of Science and Technology, and as part of the Philippine Government’s efforts to strengthen and expand research and development networks and capabilities in the industry, energy and emerging technology sectors, the Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Canada is calling on all Filipino and Filipino-Canadian Graduate Students, Scientists, Engineers and Experts in Canada, and Filipino Science and Technology Organizations in Canada to register and be informed of programs, including the DOST Balik Scientist Program (BSP).

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A few more weeks before the “Paaralan sa Pasuguan” on August 27 & 28, 2024, as we celebrate Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa 2024.

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Meet our guest facilitators for the first day of the Embassy’s summer camp, Ms. Stephanie Bea (Ate Stephanie) and Ms. Feona Awas (Ate Feona). They are students of Carleton University taking undergraduate studies, and currently serve as officers of the Carleton University Filipino Students’ Association (CUFSA). 

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