The Filipino Canadian Association of Cochrane Alberta (FCACA) has partnered with another nonprofit to teach seniors how to navigate the digital world.

In celebrating the 124^th anniversary of Philippine independence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commemorated the start of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Philippines in 1949.

The Victoria-Filipino Canadian Association (VFCA) works to instill in Canadian Filipinos an awareness, pride and appreciation of Filipino history and cultural heritage, to raise community awareness of Philippine culture and traditions, and establish strong ties with other ethnic minority groups in Victoria. At Mabuhay 2022, the VFCA achieved all these.

Parishioners attending the 5 p.m. mass at Saint Andrew’s Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia, on June 12, 2022 must have thought, on stepping inside the Cathedral doors, that they were in a foreign country.

After more than two years of the pandemic, Canadian Filipino communities across the country are preparing for in-person events to celebrate this year’s Philippine Independence Day on June 12 and the third year of Canada’s Filipino Heritage Month in June.

The words“Working Together” and Bayanihan identified the members of the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association (VFCA) and its affiliates as they walked proudly, waved cheerfully, and danced energetically to the beat of the Igorot gongs.

Canadian Filipino businesswoman Maria Santos-Greaves was among six honoured in this year's surrey Women in Business Awards.

According to the 2021 census data recently released by Statistics Canada, Canadian society is now aged with  19 per cent 65 or older.

A multi-sectoral elections watchdog promises to safeguard the May Philippine national elections – at least as far as overseas voting within Canada is concerned.

Overseas voting for the Philippine national elections in Canada is not quite in full swing. Although the official start of overseas voting according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) started on April 10, the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa reports that as of Monday, April 11, it has not yet received ballots from the COMELEC headquarters in the Philippines.

The Canadian Filipino Net is proud to launch its renewed website with a fresh look, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly digital platform. 

Canadian Filipino artist Ovvian Castrillo-Hill recently received a grant from the Telus Storyhive 2021 Voices program which will enable her to produce a documentary series, Ex-Situ: Thriving in Our New Bayan, about fellow kababayans in British Columbia’s Peace Region.

As part of the National Children’s Week in January, the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto launched Children’s Corner on its official website.

(Editor' Note: at the end of each year, CFNet reviews all the articles it has published and selects for its yearend review articles that were the most read, most liked or had the most impact.)