Prime Minister Stephen Harper: President Benigno Aquino

Hockey Day In Canada Dept: Harper arrived in Manila on Friday night following a six-day tour to India. It's the first visit by a Canadian prime minister in 15 years. Milewski: Harper leaves unanswered questions in India Harper's hockey day in Canada is cricket, according to CBC. There's a very specific characteristic to the Filipino economy, though, and that's the money it gets annually from its overseas diaspora, a sum which last year topped $20 billion and filipino-Canadian groups will watch Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit not necessarily for what he says about the Philippines, but for what he says about their growing community and its labour issues back in Canada. He is scheduled to meet President Benigno Aquino at the presidential palace on Saturday and increasing bilateral trade is high on the agenda. Two-way annual trade is a modest $1.5 billion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.