As a show of support for the 3rd Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC) happening during the whole month of April 2024, the officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary dined at Amihan Grill + Bakeshop in Downtown Calgary, one of the nine FRMC participating restaurants in Calgary.

Led by Consul General Zaldy Patron, the PCG personnel partook of Amihan’s FRMC prix fixe meal and also ordered other items in its delicious Filipino menu designed to entice Filipinos and Canadians alike.

“We would like to encourage our Filipino community and the non-Filipinos all over Canada to join us in promoting and mainstreaming the Filipino cuisine this whole month of April 2024,” said Consul General Patron.

The FRMC this year coincides with the celebration of the Filipino Food Month in the Philippines and the 75th Anniversary of the Philippines-Canada Diplomatic Relations.

Forty-five (45) participating restaurants in 21 cities and eight provinces across the country are joining this year’s FRMC. 

Twenty-six (26) of them are located in Alberta and Saskatchewan, which are under the jurisdiction of PCG Calgary.

Lucky diners at the 45 participating restaurants who will order the FRMC dishes will have a chance to win any of the more than 250 national and local prizes for the FRMC.

The 42 national prizes include four (4) domestic round-trip tickets in the Philippines courtesy of the Philippine Airlines and two (2) land travel packages from Rajah Tours Philippines.  

A total of nine (9) hotels in the Philippines, owned by Megaworld International, Vista Land, Discovery Hospitality, and Chroma Hospitality, are giving away certificates for 3D/2N hotel accommodations (except for one offering 2D/1N accommodation) in their respective properties.

Three (3) travel agencies based in Alberta, Canada, namely FlyFriendly Travel & Tours of Edmonton, Alexis International Travel of Red Deer, and Love Canada Travel and Tours of Calgary, will give travel vouchers worth CAD500 each.

Seafood City of Calgary and Smiles Mobile Remittance of Red Deer, on the other hand, are offering a total of 20 gift cards amounting to CAD100 each.

In addition, the 45 participating restaurants will raffle almost 200 dining vouchers as local prizes. LBC Calgary will give 20 gift certificates for the shipment of balikbayan boxes and couriers for raffle winners from Alberta.