Hiligaynon Association in Quebec Celebrates 28th Anniversary
PHOTO: In support of Ambassador to Canada Petronila P. Garcia’s advocacy to strengthen the network of Filipino community organizations across Canada, Deputy Chief of Mission Francisco Noel Fernandez III (front row, eighth from the right) attended the 28th anniversary of the Kahirup (Hiligaynon) Association of Quebec (KAQ) held at Hotel Universel in Montreal, Canada on 05 October 2019.
The anniversary ball saw the induction of the new officers of KAQ led by its president Jeannette Perignon (front row, seventh from the right). The ball also had various cultural performances from the KAQ Dance Troupe and other song-and-dance medley rendered by Filipino talents in Montreal.
Montreal is home to approximately 35,000 Filipinos and Canadians of Filipino heritage. The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa provides monthly consular outreach missions to the Filipino community in Montreal. (Ottawa PE photo)
For more information, visit https://www.ottawape.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassy.ca or https://www.facebook.com/PHinCanada/.