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PHILIPPINES ATTENDS AFS GLOBAL CONFERENCE

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A delegation from the American Field Service (AFS) Intercultural Program Philippines, led by its President Rahiema Bagis-Guerra, attended the Global Conference of the American Field Service (AFS) Intercultural Programs held in Montreal, Quebec.

AFS organizes the exchange program participated in by secondary school students with the intention of “helping build a more peaceful world by promoting understanding among cultures.” Filipino secondary school students actively participate in the AFS educational exchange program.

HILIGAYNON ASSOCIATION IN QUEBEC CELEBRATES 28TH ANNIVERSARY

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In support of Ambassador Petronila Garcia’s advocacy to strengthen the network of Filipino community organizations across Canada, Deputy Chief of Mission Francisco Noel Fernandez III attended the 28th anniversary of the Kahirup (Hiligaynon) Association of Quebec (KAQ) held at Hotel Universel in Montreal, Canada.

The anniversary ball saw the induction of the new officers of KAQ led by its president Jeannette Perignon, the cultural performance of the KAQ Dance Troupe, and other song-and-dance medley rendered by Filipino talents in Montreal.

Montreal is home to approximately 35,000 Filipinos and Canadians of Filipino heritage. The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa provides monthly consular outreach missions to the Filipino diaspora in Montreal.

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN OTTAWA PROMOTES HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS IN REGINA

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Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia despatched a consular team to Regina, Saskatchewan from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa last 27 September 2019. In a breakfast meeting on 28 September 2019 with the newly elected officials of the Philippine Association of Saskatchewan led by its president, Architect Pepito Escanlar, Deputy Chief of Mission Francisco Noel Fernandez III enjoined the community leaders to be vigilant in monitoring cases of illegal recruitment and human trafficking affecting Filipinos in the province. DCM Fernandez shared with them information on the basic elements of illegal recruitment and human trafficking, while noting the limitations of Canadian legislation regarding human trafficking.

There are approximately 33,600 Filipinos and Canadian of Filipino heritage in the province of Saskatchewan, most of whom reside in the cities of Regina and Saskatoon.