In Filipino Catholic tradition, there is a 40-day mourning period. On the 40th day, it is believed that souls ascend into the afterlife. So for many, our beloved community members are still with us. vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

There were also several families with young children.

RJ Aquino, Chair of @filipino-bc.bsky.social steps into the temporary Resilience Centre for victims and anyone impacted by the April 26 tragedy. Nearly 100 hundred people were already there.

The Filipino BC Resilience Centre will livestream the Holy Rosary Memorial Mass at today's Resilience Centre drop-in for affected community members in attendance.

Thank you to Chef TJ Conwi for supporting bringing extra meals to the Resilience Centre.

Filipino BC is opening the Resilience Centre at 5 p.m. at the Killarney Secondary School, offering wellness and coping support, and an assessment of community needs. Everyone who has been impacted by Saturday’s tragedy is welcome. #KAPWASTRONG

Filipino BC and United Way BC have launched a donation fund to support those impacted by the tragedy that took place at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver on April 26, 2025. 100% of the proceeds will go to impacted communities. #KAPWASTRONG filipinobc.com

Community Update - April 29, 2025.

This is my second attempt today to vote at this polling station. I brought snacks.

Better CityNews, but I'd still like to see reporters question police and NGOs about why they conflate sex work with trafficking and how criminalizing clients harms workers. After scanning CBC Manitoba, it looks like they decided not to cover this story.

Most newsrooms don't know the difference. After I submitted errors on some of their stories, they remained the same.

Winnipeg police arrested seven men for buying sex, then presented it as a human trafficking sweep in a news release to journalists. Purchasing sexual services is NOT the same as trafficking. Let's see how local media reported the story...

Now let's see how easy it is for police to trick journalists and bloggers into parroting the news release: swanvancouver.ca/resource/mis...