5 June 2019, Calgary – The personnel and
family members of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary joined the
Filipino community in Calgary on 1 June 2019 in the kickoff celebration of the Filipino
Heritage Month in Canada.
The Filipino Heritage Month is celebrated all over Canada every June of the year following the adoption of Motion 155 by the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada on 30 October 2018. Prior to this, the Province of Alberta issued its own Proclamation on 1 June 2018 declaring the month of June as the Philippine Heritage Month to recognize the significant contribution of the Filipino-Canadians to the social, economic, cultural and historical richness of the province of Alberta.
The event in Downtown Calgary was held
in the Eau Claire Market and featured the formation of Philippine human flag,
playing of traditional Filipino games such as patintero, luksong baka
and tumbang preso, and cultural presentation of the Youth Empowerment
Program (YEP).