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B.C. Filipino community group upset with Vancouver city council's sudden Lapu Lapu Day memorial event decision
A sudden Vancouver city council decision to host a Lapu Lapu Day memorial event at Rogers Arena this month was made without ...
Thousands gather for Pinoy Festival in Burnaby as Filipino community reflects, rebuilds
Thousands of people filled Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Saturday for the 2025 Pinoy Festival — a daylong celebration of ...
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Vancouver Mayor, Filipino advocacy group at odds over Lapu Lapu memorial event
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he’s surprised by criticism of plans for a large memorial event this month to honour victims of ...
Seattle festival celebrates Filipino resilience after attack in Vancouver
Eleven people were killed in Vancouver when a car drove through a crowd at a Filipino dance group performance.
Burnaby, B.C.'s Pinoy Festival aims to 'turn grief into grace' following Vancouver festival tragedy
"We rise."That's the theme of this year's Pinoy Festival, a celebration of Filipino culture happening on the heels of what ...
The Canadian Press on MSN10d
Memorial mass in Vancouver to mark 40 days since Lapu Lapu tragedy
Members of Vancouver's Filipino community and others will honour and pray for victims of the Lapu Lapu festival attack at a ...
The Canadian Press on MSN10d
Pain lingers for Filipino community and others, 40 days since Lapu Lapu tragedy
On the 40th day since Connie Sombrea attended the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver — an event that would end with 11 people ...
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Seattle festival celebrates Filipino resilience after attack in Vancouver
SEATTLE — Just over a month after a deadly incident at Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu Day Festival, the Kalahi Philippine Folk Dance group returned to the stage over the weekend at Seattle Center for ...