Filipinos find healing, joy at LA Historic Filipinotown festival

Filipinos find healing, joy at LA Historic Filipinotown festival

It was all about healing, Filipino pride, and coming together over the weekend at the Baryo HiFi community festival. On Saturday, thousands convened on Beverly Boulevard in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown for the street festival celebrating Filipino American culture and creativity. The family-friendly event included popular Filipino-owned businesses, vendors and restaurants across Southern California. The neighborhood’s Unidad Park hosted free cult…

Filipino community in Hamilton comes together for victims of Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy

After 11 people were killed at the Lapu-Lapu Day event in Vancouver last weekend, Filipinos across the country are finding solace in one another, says Hamilton psychotherapist Joey Ruiz.

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Gloucester Hosts Filipino Heritage Celebration Honoring Nurses

Filipino community in Gloucester gathers at King’s Square to celebrate culture, cuisine, and honor healthcare heroes during Filipino Heritage Month 2025. (Photo from Viva O’Flynn) The Filipino Association of Gloucestershire is inviting everyone to “Experience the Philippines through Food, Music, and Culture” on Sunday, May 11, 2025, from 12 noon to 5 PM at King’s Square, Gloucester. Discover how Filipino healthcare workers continue to make a glo…

Filipino community in Hamilton to hold vigil tonight for victims of Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy #Canada #CDN #CDNNews #Ontario

After 11 people were killed at the Lapu-Lapu Day event in Vancouver last weekend, Filipinos across the country are finding solace in one another, says Hamilton psychotherapist Joey Ruiz.  “It’s the strength of the Filipino spirit that helps us survive, the sense of faith,” said Ruiz, who was born in the Philippines. “There’s a great sense of bayanihan — that sense of belonging or wanting to help that’s so ingrained in our culture.”  She’s among …