2 August 2019, Calgary – Consul
General Zaldy Patron joined the Filipino-Canadian members of the Taguig community
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in their celebration of the Feast of Day of St.
Anne and the Fiesta of Taguig on 28 July 2019.
The Taguig Community of Edmonton,
headed by Mr. Oscar Dela Paz, and the Heart of YEG (HOY) Filipino Community,
led by Ms. April Dela Paz – Dela Cruz, were the event’s main organizers.
The Taguig Community of Edmonton has
been existing for 14 years now and started organizing the annual fiesta
celebration over the last 13 years. The
organization has undertaken several projects, including medical and dental
mission, feeding program, school supplies distribution and relief goods donation,
that benefitted the people of Taguig City, Metro Manila in the Philippines.
HOY, on the other hand, is newly-formed organization composed of
second-generation Filipinos who would like to support the Filipino-Canadian
community in Edmonton.
One of the highlights of the event was Consul General Patron’s administration of the oath of office of HOY’s first set of officers.
