Ballroom, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada 7 May 2015
Reception and State Dinner
Ballroom, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada 7 May 2015 A state dinner given by The Right Honourable David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston at Rideau Hall capped the first night of a three-day state visit of President Benigno S. Aquino III to Canada. The Governor General of Canada expressed his pleasure on the visit of President continue reading : Reception and State Dinner
Interview with Raven Catherine Yray, Miss World Canada Candidate
Vancouver, Canada 7 May 2015 Raven Catherine Yray is one of the fifty candidates of this year’s Miss World Canada. Her parents are both Filipino though she was born in Vancouver. At the age of nine, her family went home to Iloilo where they lived for a while. Her objective for joining the pageant is continue reading : Interview with Raven Catherine Yray, Miss World Canada Candidate
Interview with Treenee Lopez, Global Pinoy Diaspora Canada
Vancouver, Canada 7 May 2015 Treenee Lopez has been living in Canada for more than thirty years now. She used to be a registered nurse and now an active member of Global Pinoy Diaspora Canada, an association of Filipino community which aims to help and promote Filipino immigrants and workers in Canada. She is also continue reading : Interview with Treenee Lopez, Global Pinoy Diaspora Canada
Interview with Philippine Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer
Vancouver, Canada 7 May 2015 Philippine Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer talks about the current situation of the Filipino community in Vancouver, the different issues that they are facing and how they work hand-in-hand with the Philippine Consulate in the city. He likewise discusses the highlights of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s visit to Vancouver continue reading : Interview with Philippine Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer
Welcome Ceremony
Rideau Hall Grounds, Ottawa, Canada 7 May 2015 Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Mrs. Sharon Johnston welcomed President Benigno S. Aquino III on the occasion of his state visit to Canada in their official residence at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The President rode a state landau (horse-drawn carriage) continue reading : Welcome Ceremony
Arrival in Ottawa, Canada
7 May 2015 President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived 12:10 in the afternoon (Ottawa time) on Thursday at the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa for the start of his three-day state visit in Canada. The President came from Chicago in the United States for a working visit where he met potential investors in business meetings continue reading : Arrival in Ottawa, Canada
Interview with Melda Rivera
Owner Pampanga’s Best Cafeteria Vancouver BC, Canada 3 May 2015 A pureblooded Kapampangan, Melda Rivera managed to establish her own restaurant where a variety of Filipino food is being offered. Kare-kare, sisig, dinuguan and sinigang are among the favorite dishes not only of Filipinos living in Vancouver but of some Canadians as well. According to continue reading : Interview with Melda Rivera
Interview with Mr. Paul Castanos and Mr. Mark Coronel
Ottawa, Canada 4 May 2015
Toronto City Hall (Old and New)
Toronto, Canada 2 May 2015 Toronto’s Old City Hall located at the corner of Queen and Bay Streets is an important landmark that was preserved for its history and impressive architecture. Taking almost two decades to plan and complete, it was officially opened in September 1899 by then-Mayor John Shaw. The Historic Sites and Monuments continue reading : Toronto City Hall (Old and New)