Southeast Asia Canada Business Council and Toronto Vancouver

Filipino-Canadians: Carmelita Tapia, president of the Southeast Asia Canada Business Council, said many Filipino-Canadians are looking forward to a visit from a leader who has focused on tackling corruption and building his country economy, according to Globe and Mail. However, those efforts – and Mr. Aquino will travel to Toronto and Vancouver, two Canadian cities with large Filipino populations. Aquino popularity – have been overshadowed in recent months by a controversy involving the deaths of 44 armed forces members during military operations in the central Philippines. He will fly to Vancouver on Saturday, where local Filipino associations expect him to hold a reception at the city Pan Pacific Hotel. The Philippine President will attend a state dinner at Rideau Hall with Governor-General David Johnston in Ottawa on Thursday, and will travel to Toronto the following day where he will participate in a business roundtable and community reception. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.