Celebrating the Filipino Community in Canada
Filipina Canadian writer Patria Rivera reflected on her literary journey and the Philippine history behind her debut novel in Toronto on Oct. 28. Held at Another Story Bookshop on Roncesvalles Avenue, the evening brought together Filipino Canadian writers and community members for poetry readings and a conversation about Rivera’s life and work. The event served […]
Filipino-Canadian writer Patria Rivera will headline KAPISANAN’s Edge of KLWKN Lit Series finale in Toronto on Oct. 28, featuring poetry readings and a book drive for a mobile library in the Philippines. The free event, A Night of Poetry and Prose with Patria Rivera, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Another Story […]
Fiesta Filipina Dance Troupe of Canada is celebrating 60 years of dance in Canada, with a new generation of dancers carrying its legacy forward in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 1966 by Filipino immigrants, Fiesta Filipina has grown into Canada’s longest-running Filipino dance company. The organization showcases Philippine culture through performances across Canada and […]
A family vacation in the Philippines sparked an idea for Cambio & Co. co-founder Gelaine Santiago: open a business that shares Filipino products with the rest of the world. “That trip was really eye-opening because it (showed me that) there’s so much I didn’t know about the Philippines,” she said. Santiago was born in Bulacan […]
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, The Tita Collective—an all-Filipina sketch comedy group—once again proved that they have what it takes to make the audience lol in tandem as they delivered fresh takes on their comedic routines. The five-member group composed of AP Bautista, Belinda Corpuz, Ellie Posadas, Alia Rasul, and Maricris Rivera performed at The […]
For many small, emerging Filipino food entrepreneurs, attending major Filipino festivals can be impossible: vendor booths usually start at $1000, and can go upwards of $3000 for multi-day events. That’s exactly the gap Kainan Na Inc. set out to close, by building a community-first model where vendors can show up together, share resources (such as […]
When you’re Filipino in the GTA, food isn’t just about food: it’s about memory, comfort, and community. For Shine Asuncion, founder of ‘Kain Tayo’ (meaning “let’s eat”), it became the spark for building something on Facebook that thousands of kababayans now rely on. Asuncion started the group in the middle of 2020, right when the […]
With a tour guide waving the Philippine flag at the front of a group of over fifty people, organizers from the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Toronto (UPAAT) and Kababayan Multicultural Centre (KMC) led participants on a free walking and food-tasting tour in “Little Manila” (Bathurst and Wilson Streets) last Saturday, Oct. 18, […]
It’s a question that often gets asked every OFW (Overseas Foreign Worker), every balikbayan (a Filipino coming back to the Philippines from another country), every family member coming home from any trip: where’s my pasalubong? Pasalubong is that sweet Filipino habit of bringing a little something home after a trip—think snacks, shirts, keychains, or a […]
When Teri Vlassopoulos began writing her novel, “Living Expenses,” she didn’t just want to tell a story about infertility—she also wanted to explore parts of herself that often went unseen. Born and raised in Toronto to a Filipina mother and Greek father, Vlassopoulos drew heavily from her biracial upbringing to infuse authenticity and nuance into […]