Filipino Community & Lifestyle News
Asian-owned businesses stole the show as more than 100 vendors gathered at Sweet City Fest held at Stackt Market—a shipping container shopping centre—in Toronto from February 9 to 19, 2024. During the 10-day festival dedicated to celebrating all things sweet, Auntie’s Supply and Barkada Mrkt., both Filipino-owned companies, joined forces to curate the vendor market, […]
Pantayo—a quintet of Filipino musicians jamming songs using traditional Filipino musical instruments such as kulintang and gongs—is all set to perform at the Fourth Stage in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Pantayo is composed of members Eirene Cloma on vocals, bass and guitar; Michelle Cruz on vocals, agong and synth; Joanna Delos Reyes on […]
Alam ko eksayted kang makakita ng snow. I get it: I was once new to Canada, too. I was so excited to see snow for the first time. I expected snow to come down fluffy and soft, cold to the touch, yes, but not freezing cold. I thought the white stuff falling down from the […]
Born in the Philippines and raised in California, comedian JR De Guzman is an enigma: you can’t quite fit him into a definitive box. He’s a comedian, but he’s not just that. So much more than that. He’s elevated the art of comedy, which is difficult in and of itself. Let’s take a look at […]
As the first Filipino emcee at the Golden Globe Awards, Jo Koy‘s hosting gig on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 quickly turned bittersweet for Filipinos as his jokes made the star-studded audience squirm in their seats and hide their faces. Throw in Taylor Swift’s staring-into-Blank-Space expression while sipping champagne, and the Swifties have pretty much declared […]
Amidst grey skies on a cold afternoon on December 30, 2023 at Toronto’s Earl Bales Park, over 60 Filipino-Canadians huddled by Philippine hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s bronze bust to commemmorate the 127th year of his martyrdom. “It is with a deep sense of respect that I, as a Member of Parliament of Filipino descent, […]
Not too long ago, an article like this would not have existed—there simply wasn’t a lot of Filipino authors with published books in North America. With Catherine Hernandez’s Scarborough book getting a lot of buzz, and the success of the movie that followed afterwards, Filipino authors are starting to get noticed. Here are a few […]
When does Christmas officially start in the Philippines? While many countries wait until Halloween is over to put up their Christmas decor, the Philippines has already had a huge holiday headstart. With around 78 per cent of Filipinos practicing Catholicism, Christmas is one religious holiday that’s taken seriously. So how do Filipinos celebrate Christmas? Here […]
An unexplained manananggal sighting as an eight-year-old triggered Motzie Dapul‘s interest in horror stories and the occult. A manananggal is a winged, fanged creature with a severed lower body—a very common mythical creature in Filipino stories. “Nung eight-years-old ako, me manananggal sa labas ng bintana sa Batangas. Nakita ko ang anino, wala akong makita na […]
Kalamansi Collective owner Kris Pangilinan remembers well the first time he tasted kalamansi. The tiny citrus fruit, native to the Philippines, is smaller than a pingpong ball, but it “packed a punch”. Pangilinan was visiting the Philippines at the time, having a meal at Mang Inasal—a chicken barbecue restaurant—where they offered condiments such as soya […]