"As Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), I would like to thank the organizers and all those who help ensure the success of this festival, which promotes cross cultural understanding..."
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The Hon. Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P.
Mabuhay Festival is Also for Kids
Mabuhay Festival is also for Kids…KIDZ ZONE! Due to the overwhelming demand by parents who have small kids, Philippine Independence Day Council has allotted 20,000 square footage of space just for Kids and those who think like Kids.
[Posted June 25, 2008]
The Mabuhay Channel
In celebration of Philippine Independence Day, PersonalTV™ from Rogers is offering a free preview of the following popular Tagalog-language channel from June 5th- 19th, 2008: The Mabuhay Channel.
The Mabuhay Channel, a Tagalog-language channel, offers news, entertainment, movies, public affairs, music, lifestyle, documentaries, children’s entertainment, sports and travel programs 24 hours a day. The Mabuhay Channel’s programming includes comprehensive news programs such as “Teledyaryo Ala Una,” daily Filipino movies and much more. Channel 606
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[Posted June 11, 2008]
Little Miss Philippines 2008 Highlights Video
Check out the highlights from the Little Miss Philippines 2008 Pageant on YouTube
[Posted May 22, 2008]
Mrs. Philippines Raised Funds for the Poor
Philippine Independence Day Council started the year with a big and prestigious event, the Mrs. Philippines Pageant. The pageant was conceived to reiterate that beauty has neither age boundaries nor limits. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and true beauty is within each and everyone’s heart and spirit. A seven Thousand ($7000) cheque was presented to Temmy Pangilinan of ANCOP GK International to build houses for the poor. In the Mrs. Philippines Pageant, the candidates are not the only winners; the poor families who will receive the houses are the real winners.
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[Posted May 22, 2008]
Royalty to grace PIDC Fest
Bidding her legion of fans in the Philippines a temporary adieu, Ai-Ai de las Alas travels in July to
Toronto where the PIDC will roll out the red carpet. Dubbed the Philippines’ Comedy Queen,
Blockbuster Queen, and Concert Queen, Ms. de Las Alas headlines this year’s Mabuhay
Festival, flagship project of the Philippine Independence Day Council.
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[Posted April 22, 2008]
PIDC Toronto Annual Picnic
Click here for more info, events happening this June 14, 2008 at the PIDC Toronto Annual Picnic, to be held at Earl Bales Park.
[posted
April 14, 2008]
Get Connected, Get Listed, Reach the third largest community in the country!
The MABUHAY DIGEST Souvenir Program & Directory is a publication dedicated in showcasing the
associations, businesses and individuals who participate in events organized by the Philippine Independence
Day Council (“PIDC”) especially the “Mabuhay Philippines! Toronto Summer Festival”. It will contain a
comprehensive directory of businesses and associations that support the continued growth and preservation of
Philippine heritage and culture in Canada. In addition, the digest also offers the option to let the public
familiarize themselves with your company and/or organization. For a nominal fee, an article can be written
about your group to further publicize services, accomplishments, events and projects you may have.
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[posted
Mar 12, 2008]
PIDC Toronto GK Village to Rise in Bicol
Eight long hours on the road on the 14th day of January, 2008, tired and sleepless but well worth it when the Canadian entourage arrived at the site 9:00 am where the PIDC Toronto- GK Village will rise. The village will be situated at the town of Jose Maria E. Panganiban, Bicol Region, as promised by the officers and supporters of the Philippine Independence Day Council. The town of Jose Panganiban is about ten kilometers away from Daet, a mountainous area overlooking the sea. The town is an old mining town that was gravely affected when mining stopped in the region. What is worse, it is often affected by typhoons...
[posted
Feb 23, 2008]
PIDC
Supports the Jocelyn Dulnuan Fund
[posted
Oct 10, 2007]
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