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Philippine Embassy Joins Remembrance Day 2022 Event

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PR 218 2022 Philippine Embassy Joins Remembrance Day 2022 Event

14 November 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa joined Canada in commemorating Remembrance Day on 11 November 2022 in a solemn ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. The Philippine Embassy was represented by Third Secretary Jan Michael Gomez.

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Canada, and other Commonwealth Countries, to honor armed forces members who died in the line of duty. It is commemorated on November 11 to recall the end of hostilities during the First World War “at the 11^th hour of the 11^th day of the 11^th month” of 1918.

Philippine Embassy Meets with Filipino-Canadian Parliamentarian

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PR 217 2022 Philippine Embassy Meets with Filipino Canadian Parliamentarian

14 November 2022 – The Philippine Embassy, led by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel Fernandez III, met with Filipino-Canadian MP Rechie Valdez on 14 November 2022 to discuss the strengthening of Philippine-Canada bilateral cooperation.

CDA Fernandez briefed MP Valdez on the status of the Credentials Recognition in Canada (CRC) Project of the Philippine Posts in Canada (PPC). On top of migration issues and trade cooperation, MP Valdez and CDA Fernandez also discussed a possible visit of a Canadian Parliamentary Delegation to the Philippines. MP Valdez is the incoming chairperson of the Philippines-Canada Interparliamentary Friendship Group.

CDA Fernandez and MP Valdez were joined by Third Secretaries Jan Michael Gomez and Mary Jaselle Menteer, and Philippine Commission on Audit Officials, Ms. Adela Dondonilla and Ms. Nenita Bautista.

Philippine Embassy Connects Filipino-Canadian Students to OPM

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PR 216 2022 Philippine Embassy Connects Filipino Canadian Students to OPM

14 November 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa led by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel Fernandez III hosted Ugnayan: Karaoke Night as its culminating activity for Pinoy Music Fridays (PMF) at the Sentro Rizal Ottawa on 12 November 2022. Students from leading universities and colleges in Ottawa participated in the Karaoke Night.

PMF is the Embassy’s contribution to the Common Cultural Calendar of the Philippine Posts in Canada (PPC). From October 7 to November 11, the PPC have been posting featured OPM songs in their official social media accounts, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The PMF aims to promote OPM to the Canadian audience, particularly 2^nd and 3^rd generation Filipino-Canadians.

The PPC is composed of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Philippine Consulates General in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto.

Sillimanians Encouraged to Lead their Professional Colleges and Communities

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PR 211 2022 Sillimanians Encouraged to Lead PR

(Photo caption: Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III join the officers and organizers of the Ontario Silliman University Alumni Association (ONSUAA) at the Dumaguete Fiesta celebration in East York.)

The Ontario Silliman University Alumni Association (ONSUAA) celebrated the Fiesta of Dumaguete last Saturday, 5 November, at East York in the Greater Toronto Area. During the festivities, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa challenged Sillimanians across Canada to step up to positions of leadership in their provincial regulatory associations and parliamentary ridings. This call was in line with the Credentials Recognition in Canada (CRC) Project of Philippine Posts in Canada (PPC).

Citing that 2.59% of Canada’s population have Filipino heritage numbering 957,355, Fernandez likewise encouraged attendees to pass on their Filipino heritage to the younger generation in order to sustain the visibility of the Filipino diaspora across Canada.