President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo honoured a Winnipeg community leader, Dr. Romulo Magsino, with a 2006 presidential award for Filipino individuals and organizations overseas during the Awarding Ceremony and Testimonial Dinner held at the Malacanan Palace in Manila on December 7, 2006. The Pamana ng Pilipino Award, which Dr. Magsino received, is conferred on overseas Filipinos, who, ⇒

Halfway across the globe the work of a Filipino group to promote the interest and welfare of kababayans has won the nod from the head of the Filipino nation. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo rewarded the Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians with this year’s prestigious Presidential “BANAAG AWARD” at formal ceremonies in Malacanang Palace on December 7, ⇒

TORONTO–Filipino Canadian Jeff Rustia recently received the Philippine Presidential Pamana Ng Pilipino award at ceremonies held in Malacanang on December 7th, 2006. Rustia was recognized for being an “exemplary visionary and role model for Filipinos in Canada and around the world.” and for being the first Filipino Canadian to own and lead a successful award ⇒

United People’s Party of Canada Partap Dua, leader of the United Peoples Party of Canada and Mayoral candidate for Markham, has lashed out at those criticizing Wajid Khan for leaving the Liberals. Mr Dua stated that Wajid Khan seems to be the only ethnic politician, who actually showed some courage in the Liberal leadership race ⇒

The annual Winter Inter-Commercial Basketball League 2007 for the Men’s Division will start on February 4, 2007 at 2:30 PM at the Seneca College Newnham Sports Center at Finch and Don Mills in Toronto. Together with the Youth Division that started its tournament in November, 2006, PHILCAN have a total of 77 Teams playing in ⇒

Foreign students and workers in Canada who apply for permanent residence at the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo may be taking a big risk These applicants are usually well settled and adjusted here. They may have friends, relatives, a home, a career, and all of the other hallmarks of having a “life” here. It’s understandable that ⇒

The Philippine Independence Day Council (“PIDC”), an umbrella organization representing various Filipino-Canadian associations, would like to invite everyone to their Annual General Meeting (“AGM”). It will be held on Saturday, January 27th at the Golden Valley Banquet Hall, 2 Principal Road, Scarborough starting at 1 pm; light refreshments will be served. Community leaders, association members, ⇒

This report covers the period since the last report of 18 December 2006 up to now. I apologize for the lateness of this report. This Christmas was especially hectic for me with relatives from all over the US descending in my home for family get together during the season. The head of the relief distribution ⇒

The Bicol Region will wait for several years to recover from the devastation by Typhoon Reming (Durian). Right now the six provinces of the Bicol Region namely Camarines Sur, Albay, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, and Masbate are restoring of their electric power despite the presence of the Geothermal plant in Tiwi, Albay, Even agricultural plantations ⇒

The group that’s challenging the incumbent leadership at the upcoming elections within the controversial Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT) has proposed the establishment of a credit union for members. Dr. Francisco Portugal, campaign manager and spokesperson for the Save the Centre Movement and one of the co-founders of the FCT, stressed that the general community not ⇒