PH Consulate General, Toronto Police Service Organize “Hate Crime” Webinar 

The Hate Crime Webinar flyer (top photo) and the webinar presentation (bottom photo). (Toronto PCG, Toronto Police Service photos)

TORONTO 07 December 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto organized a virtual seminar on “Hate Crime”, in partnership with the Toronto Police Service, as part of its Gender and Development (GAD) program on 02 December 2020.  The webinar was presented by Detective Sergeant Scott Purches and Detective Kiran Bisla, both of the Hate Crime Unit of the Toronto Police Service.

The Consulate liaised with Police Constable Ryan Park of the Toronto Police Service on the webinar due to the rising incidence of hate crimes in the city. Police Constable Park is the Liaison Officer for Asia-Pacific at the Toronto Police Service.      

The webinar was well attended by Filipino Canadian community organization leaders and members and the personnel of the Consulate and its attached Philippine government offices. The webinar was linked to the Consulate General’s Facebook page to maximize viewership and so it can be accessible for people to watch even on other days. To date, there are already 732 views on Facebook.

Philippine Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro formally opened and welcomed everyone at the webinar, which was well-appreciated by the community for its relevance.  At the end of the presentation, Consul General Castro thanked the resource speakers, Detective Sergeant Purches, Detective Bisla, and Constable Park for the very informative webinar and presented them with Certificates of Appreciation. END

Philippine Consul General to Toronto Orontes V. Castro welcomes everyone to the webinar and presented the Resource Speakers from the Toronto Police Service. (Toronto PCG photo)

Philippine Consul General Castro thanks the Toronto Police Service resource speakers, Detective Sergeant Scott Purches, Detective Karin Bisla, and Police Constable Ryan Park of the Toronto Police Service by presenting the Certificates of Appreciation. (Toronto PCG photos)

Screenshot of Consul General Castro, the resource speakers, and some of the participants on the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto’s Facebook Page. (Toronto PCG photo)

For more information, visit https://www.torontopcg.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philcongen-toronto.com, or https://www.facebook.com/PHinToronto/.