Filipino-Canadian Shawn Maranan, point guard for the Winnipeg Wesmen, was selected by the Winnipeg Sea Bears to play in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) draft summer of 2024. He is the third player from the Wesmen to ever be selected for the summer professional league. Maranan follows Jelane Pryce and Nar...

The Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library (MCML) will collaborate with the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba Inc (PCCM) to curate an exhibit dedicated to Filipino handicrafts and artifacts in the summer of 2024. This is the museum's first time highlighting Filipino creativity and ingenuity through arts and craf...

The Philippine Ambassador to Canada, Maria Andrelita Austria, made her first visit to Winnipeg since her appointment February 21, 2023. On April 6, she held a town hall meeting for the community at the Holiday Inn at 1740 Ellice. Ambassador Austria was joined by Overseas Workers Welfare Officer Benny Reyes, Philippine...

The cast and creative team for the much anticipated Canadian premiere of the first fully Filipino musical were revealed in an event held at Max's Restaurant yesterday, March 19. Created by Filipino-Canadian Joseph Sevillo, Mabuhay! A New Musical has been in development for five years and is the first musical ever de...

The rich Philippine culture was in the spotlight this weekend as Winnipeg's indoor botanical attraction at the Assiniboine Conservancy, The Leaf, hosted an event titled "7,000+ Islands: Kalikasan, Kultura at Kapwa.". Coinciding with the biome's "Flora of the Philippines" display, the event "pa...