Pinatubo Aetas Photo Exhibit Opens in Sentro Rizal Ottawa 

Left photo: Johann Bona with MP Rechie Valdez and CDA Fernandez; Top right: Philippine Embassy personnel with Johann and Paula Bonna and some of the featured portraits; bottom right: ASEAN Heads of Mission join MP Kevin Lamoureux and MP Sonia Sidhu with Johann and Paula Bonna and CDA Fernandez (Photos from Ottawa PE)

OTTAWA, 21 October 2022 - In celebration of Philippine National Indigenous Peoples Month, the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, led by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III, hosted “The Pinatubo Aetas,” a photo exhibit by Toronto-based Johann Bona held at Sentro Rizal Ottawa.  

The exhibit opened on 18 October 2022 to representatives from the diplomatic corps, parliamentarians from the Canada-Philippines Interparliamentary Friendship Group, and officials from Global Affairs Canada and will run until 21 October 2022. It is open to the public from 1000H to 1700H.  

Johann Bona explains the process and his motivation in undertaking the portrait project.

For more information, visit https://www.ottawape.dfa.gov.ph,  https://www.philembassy.ca,  https://www.facebook.com/PHinCanada/   https://twitter.com/PHinCanada. END