September 16, 2026 - Another Filipino film is headed to the Oscars and Vancouver audiences will have a chance to see it at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF).

September 16, 2026 — Mary Ann Manuel’s work is recognizable for its bold colour, emotional energy, and imaginative visual language. Her paintings invite viewers into spaces that feel both personal and open-ended, where memory, feeling, and hope come alive on the canvas.

September 1, 2026 — Following a design competition among artists to design a commemorative coin celebrating Filipino heritage in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) commissioned Vancouver-based artist and art educator Bert Monterona.

September 1, 2026 — The defence partnership between the Philippines and Canada is “entering a new era”.

September 1, 2026 — Just a month ago, Canadian Filipino Net’s editorial, ‘The 25th Story,’ sparked the idea of a Wellness Wing for our future Filipino Community and Cultural Centre. Two weeks later, my  Op-Ed ‘Why We Need a Wellness Wing… A One-of-a-Kind Hub’ laid out the heart of this vision—a call to transform tragedy into a new legacy of healing and belonging. The moment to act is now.

August 16, 2026 – Surrey, B.C.-based Himig Kabataan Cultural Society (HKCS) took home the Gold Award for College and Adult category at the 15th World Peace Choral Festival held in Vienna, Austria from July 23 to July 26, 2026. It also earned the award for excellent folk and national music. 

August 16, 2026 — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently announced that they have elevated bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership”.

August 16, 2026 — In our August 1^st editorial, The 25th Story, we called on our community to unite around a site for our future Community and Cultural Centre and advocated for the inclusion of a Wellness Wing.

August 1, 2026 - Filipino filmmaker Lawrence Fajardo’s sociopolitical drama Silenced Nights is one of 12 finalists for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Platform Award.

August 1, 2026 — Over 957,000 people in Canada reported Filipino ancestry in the 2021 Census.

July 16, 2026 — This 24^th article concludes the CFNet’s yearlong Kapwa Storytelling Project  launched on August 1, 2025 in the wake of the deadliest mass-casualty event in Vancouver’s history. The previous 23 stories have mapped the Canadian Filipino community's journey from the night of  the vehicle-ramming attack to the present. This final story provides an overview in three sections:  

July 16, 2026 — Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. met with the Filipino Canadian community in Vancouver on July 3, in what turned out to be a festive highlight of his official trip to Canada.

July 16, 2026 - On the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitral tribunal ruling invalidating China’s claim of the nine-dash line over South China Sea (now West Philippine Sea), Canada joined 13 other nations in reaffirming their “unwavering commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific that is peaceful, stable, and rules-based, anchored in international law.”

July 16, 2026 — When the going gets tough, Filipinos most often turn to their faith for solace.

July 1, 2026 - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrives in Vancouver, Canada on July 1, in time for the country’s celebration of Canada Day.

July 1, 2026  ̶  Emmy Buccat is the new president of Maple Bamboo Network Society (MBNS), the nonprofit that owns and operates the online-only CanadianFilipino.Net publication.

July 1, 2026 — Before arriving on Parliament Hill, I wasn’t sure if I belonged there.

July 1, 2026 — Filipinos have exploded in numbers in Canada, a country they have come to cherish as their own.