February 1, 2026 – One of the most courageous journalists of our time, Maria A. Ressa, named one of Time’s Most Influential People and one of its Women of the Century, will speak at UBC Chan Centre on April 2 on the current breakdown of global information ecosystem and how interconnected communities of action can hold the line to protect democratic values.  

February 1, 2026 — When Prime Minister Mark Carney received a standing ovation from the assembled record numbers of global leaders in academia, business, diplomacy, government, media and politics after delivering his Special Address at the Plenary Session of the 56^th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in the picturesque Alpine town of Davos in Switzerland on Tuesday January 20, 2026 – apparently a rare occurrence in that setting –  Canada wrote in granite its global leadership in the annals of Canadian and world history! A shining moment, indeed. Carney’s historic speech inspired and led middle-power nations argue successfully that the “armor” of the old U.S. superpower-led rules-based order no longer fits the modern world. 

February 1, 2026 – On Tuesday, January 20, PM Mark Carney delivered a 16- minute speech at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, before the world’s most powerful political  and business leaders and shook the millions watching it on TV around the globe.

February 1, 2026 - Canadian Filipino immigration lawyer Reis Pagtakhan received the Community Involvement Award from the Manitoba Bar Association (MBA) during its mid-winter conference on January 23. The award is one of eight recognition awards “honouring colleagues who demonstrate excellence and commitment to the law, the legal profession and the community at large.”

February 1, 2026 - On January 20, the Government of Canada launched the Scholarships and Education Exchanges for Development Phase 2 (SEED-2) for students from the Indo-Pacific region including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) of which the Philippines is a member. The program is an expansion of Global Affairs Canada’s initial SEED program.

February 1, 2026 — Canada ranks among the Top 10 most powerful passports in the 2026 global index released by Henley & Partners, a London-based residence and citizenship planning firm. 

February 1, 2026 — “We were just there to help,” Donna Aiza Narvaza says. “We didn’t expect to witness something like that. But maybe surviving means we’re meant to remember – and to make sure it never happens again.”

January 16, 2026 — Is Canada prepared for a military confrontation with China in defence of the Philippines and Taiwan?

January 16, 2026 -  After promising landed status to caregivers in 2024, the Canadian government practically dashed hopes for those who chose this pathway to permanent residency. On December 19, 2025, Ottawa quietly published a brief media release announcing that it will pause its home care worker pilot programs. 

January 26, 2026 - There is a compliment offered with genuine warmth Filipinos in Canada hear often, “You’re so dependable.” It has been said and heard in other ways: Your’re so reliable, amazing, fantastic. To which, dutifully, we respond with gratitude because we feel valued, appreciated and duly recognized for our work ethic, and with humility because we’ve been reared within the spirit of this Christian credo. 

January 16, 2026 — Retired hospital care aide Jhosie Sico and her mother were visiting one of her sisters in Burnaby last April 26, 2025, when she got an urgent call from her sister-in-law, Jenny de Guzman, a little past 8 p.m.

January 1, 2026 — Filipinos in Canada are helping to keep their native country economically afloat with money remittances.

January 1, 2026 — The revelation by Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla about the construction of a five-level basement vault in the Forbes Park home of former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co makes us wonder if he got the idea of having an underground storage place to keep his loot from the Korean drama, Vincenzo.

January 1, 2026 — Following the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy in Vancouver, much of the public’s focus has rightfully been on the young lives lost and the grieving families. Yet quietly, in homes, prayer groups, and community halls, another group continues to process their grief: our seniors. 

January 5, 2026 — Hours after United States forces invaded Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, early Saturday (Jan. 3) in an operation codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, CNN cited sources saying President Donald Trump intends for the United States to “run the country” until a “judicious transition” takes place.

December 16, 2025 – Every journey starts with the first step and the FCC took that step on December 10 when the Vancouver City Council approved the Sim-Zhou motion promoting a Filipino cultural centre. 

December 16, 2025 - On the third year of its Balikbayan program, Coca-Cola is not only offering free shipping of 600 free Balikbayan boxes to Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, the softdrinks giant is taking a valued partner to the Philippines to hand-deliver a Balikbayan box herself to family she has not seen for over 15 years.