Filipino Canadians
From the inbox, we would like to thank Nelz for bringing this to our attention and sending this resource.
Nelz is from Canada, and has been very much excited in participating in our goal to bring The Filipino to the frontpage. We cover a whole lot of politics, but we are always happy to put some frontpage love to our fellow Kababayans all around the world.
Nelz sent us some famous Filipino Canadians. The source is here.
Politicians
Cris Aglugub – Manitoba NDP MLA, the Maples 1999-now
Gene Lara – Community Activist
Rey Pagtakhan – First Filipino-Canadian Member of Parliament (1988-2004), First Filipino-Canadian Cabinet Minister (2001-2004)
Conrad Santos – First Filipino Canadian elected in Canada in 1981 (to the Manitoba Legislature), and First Filipino Canadian to run for the leadership of A political party (Manitoba NDP, 1989)
Mike Pagtakhan – Winnipeg City Councillor, Point-Douglas Ward
Community Leaders
Tobias Enverga Jr. – Founder and President of the Lucena City Association of Ontario, Native of Toronto, Canada. His organization has donated over US$500,000.00 worth of Medical Equipment, supplies and medicines to Hospitals in Lucena City and other towns in Quezon province (www.geocities.comlucenacitycanada). He is currently the president of the biggest association in Canada, the Philippine Independence Day council (PIDC), the Umbrella organization for over 300 associations in Canada (www.pidctoronto.com)
Ching Quejas – President, Kalayaan Community Centre, Mississauga, Ontario.
Lito Taruc, President, Philippine Association of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Journalists
Zuraidah Alman – Co-Anchor, Morning News. Global TV Ontario
Pauline Chan – Anchor CFTO Toronto news
Ruben Cusipag – publisher of “Balita”, the largest Filipino-Canadian community paper in the Greater Toronto Area (www.balita.ca) and recipient of “Most Outstanding Filipino-Canadian” award
Marianne Dimain, news reporter, Anchor for CP24 News, Toronto
Jennifer Ellson – host and writer for “Mabuhay Pilipinas” on CHTV Montreal, writer for the Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Quebec) and a “Most Outstanding Young Filipino-Canadian” awardee in 1998
Zenaida Ferry-Kharoubi – publisher and editor of “Filipino Star” and owner of Gilmore College (Montreal, Quebec)
Hermie Garcia – publisher and editor of The Philippine Reporter (www.philreporter.com)
Melissa Grelo – news reporter, Anchor for CP 24 News, Toronto
Emmie Joaquin,Publisher and Editor of Pilipino Express (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Eddie Lee – publisher and editor of “Atin Ito” (Toronto, Ontario)
Bin Kon Loo – publisher and editor of Filipiniana News (Toronto, Ontario)
Richard Madan – Business/Money Specialist CityNews and CP24, Toronto
Hazel Mae – former Rogers Sportsnet anchor
Fred Magallanes – publisher and editor of “Filipino Forum” (Montreal, Quebec)
Flor Marcelino, Publisher and Editor of Philippine Times (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Rosalinda Natividad-Cantiveros – Long time resident of Winnipeg and Editor-in-Chief of the Filipino Journal – Winnipeg’s longest running Filipino-ethnic newspaper.
Sharon Navarro – Anchor
Matet Nebres – reporter for CFTO Toronto
Kris Reyes – news reporter, Anchor for CP24 News, Toronto
Michael Serapio – associate producer for CTV programs including Canada AM, Sunday Edition, The Giller Awards and many others.
Marivel Taruc – Anchor CBC News Morning
Entertainers
Emm Gryner – Singer-songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry
Hazel Lorraine – Actress and model who appeared in several movies and Canadian TV shows.
Cassie Steele – Actress on Degrassi: The Next Generation
Lexa Doig – Actress on Stargate SG-1 and Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda
Philip Guerrero – Known as “PJ Phil” on YTV’s The Zone as a host in the mid-1990’s
Ma-Anne Dionisio – Theatre actress, best known for her role as Kim in the Canadian Premiere production of Miss Saigon and as Eponine in the US National Tour of Les Miserables
Mikey Bustos – Canadian Idol finalist, singer
Leilene Ondrade – Actress/Model
Ron Josol – Comedian
Alex Steele – Actress
Rannie Ilag, songwriter
Elena Juatco – Canadian Idol Finalist, wild card
dear tobias enverga,jr.,
am a classmate of carmelita enverga and from luzonian now enverga university. my father cesar villariba was a colleague of the late tobias enverga. he wrote about the history of lucena and quezon and published tobias enverga’s article on banahaw.
am advocating lucena as a glocal learning city. engaging overseas lucenahin and quezonians in re-imagining lucena is part of my advocacy. i gather lifelong learning vignettes of citizens for the historical committee of lucena. any article/ narrative contribution from the lucena families in canada will be valuable.
i surf the web and found your website.perhaps we can link up. thank you.
marianita aka girlie villariba
Hi Girlie,
I remember you, how are you now? Ate Nini is here in Canada too.
you can contact me on my email pidctoronto@gmail.com
Talk to you soon.
Jun
dear mr jun enverga,
i am a volunteer of the entry program here in manitoba,located at 259 portage ave, rm.400,winnipeg ave manitoba. the purpose of the program is to assist not only the filipino newcomers but newcomers from other country as well,my assignment is to contact all filipino organizations so that our office can be of help to our love ones who will be coming here.
i would like to know where to contact them, if you do, please e-mail it to dy_am1@yahoo.com
thank tou very much and more power!
hi dyrol, i actually don’t have any relatives in Canada but i was given the chance to visit TORONTO for business trip for AT&T outsource. i was thrilled with Toronto but i am more interested with MANITOBA. I dont know why i have the thing for Winnipeg. unfortunately I dont have any relatives in Winnipeg that can sponsor me nor friends who can sign the affidavit and thats the only thing that I am lacking.. Can you help me with possible solution for me to be able to Migrate to Manitoba under Provincial Nominee.. I think i like Manitoba because of its fast petition process and cheap cost of living as per Website Post is concern.. I would appreciate all infos you can provide me thanks..
mizbarbwire@yahoo.com
Oh I failed to mention im here in Makati working for American Off-shore site. thanks..