PH Consulate General joins Filipino Heritage Month Celebration in Calgary

As part of the celebration of the Filipino Heritage Month, a human flag formation is formed in Calgary on 1 June 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)

CALGARY 15 June 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary joins the Filipino community in Calgary in the kickoff celebration of the Filipino Heritage Month in Canada on 1 June 2019.

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 Philippine Festival Council of Alberta was the lead organizer of the event that 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.

Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron joined Alberta Minister of Transportation and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ric McIver and MLA Irfan Sabir in the festivities.

Deputy Consul General Patron highlighted the contributions of the early Filipinos who came to Canada and carved a good name for themselves through their hard work and virtues. He also called on the Filipino-Canadians to build a stronger and united community in his remarks.

There are about 175,000 Filipinos in Alberta out of the more than 930,000 Filipinos all over Canada. END

Luksong baka, a traditional Filipino game, played during the Filipino Heritage Month celebration in Calgary on 1 June 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)

Philippine Consulate General in Calgary officers and staff and their family members of the who joined the Filipino Heritage Month celebration in Calgary on 1 June 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)

For more information, visit www.calgarypcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinCalgary/.