2nd Pinoy festival in British Columbia promises to be bigger in June | TFC News British Columbia
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This is but a sneak preview of the activities that Kababayans will be able to participate in
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during the 2nd Pinoy Festival in Bernabeu this coming June 22nd.
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The Hataw Sumbayanan is expected to be a big hit among festival goers
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as organizers are aiming for a wider audience participation.
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The event also promises to have the largest Sisuit or Daigro tribal dance.
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There will also be a beer garden, a new highlight that is expected to draw crowds this year.
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We're going to have a beer, barbecue, and music garden.
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Benguet Society of PC is leading that and they're going to call it a D-Buy Beer Garden.
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It'll be like just another place, another feature within our event
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where folks can relax with their barkada, with their family,
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to enjoy everything that Pinoy Festival has for that day.
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The Pinoy Festival Alliance and the Mabuhay House Society
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are co-organizers of this event that has the support of more than 90 Filipino organizations.
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Filipino-Canadian Councilor Maita Santiago said
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she is grateful that the city of Bernabeu has given a grant to the Pinoy Festival
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that aims to celebrate Filipino culture.
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Santiago added that she feels inspired by the overwhelming community support for the festival.
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From Cordillera to Mindanao, mula sa kabataan hanggang mga seniors,
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from cyclists to off-roaders, we really got everybody.
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We got everybody joining in and it's very heartwarming, it's inspiring,
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and really it shows us, it will be a day to show our culture, our unity, and our pride.
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Mabuhay House Society Chair Sammy Jorombawa is hopeful that the second Pinoy Festival
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will further strengthen community engagement while promoting the cultural heritage of Filipinos.
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To ensure that the various participating Filipino groups are included in the planning,
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the organizers called for a community meeting where they discussed
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various activities lined up for the June event.
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There will be panda rides and Filipino-Pinoy Olympics for the kids
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and also an exciting art exhibit.
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We're going to have a competition for the youth category to do on-the-spot painting
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and also a seniors category for them to do some paintings.
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Local talents, rappers, DJs and beatboxers and other live musical performers
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are expected to pull in the young Pinoy adults.
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Monica, who's a youth volunteer coordinator, stressed that for young Filipinos like him
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who were born and raised in Canada, it is really important to continue to have a connection with the community.
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Me, myself, as a second-generation immigrant, you know, growing up,
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I had a little bit of trouble connecting with my local Filipino community.
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People, meeting people that were like me who had the same lived experience.
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I think the Pinoy Festival celebrates Filipinos of all backgrounds,
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regardless of whether you moved here when you were younger or you were born here in Canada.
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There will not be food vendors and stalls for Filipino business owners throughout the venue.
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The festival will move to the bigger Swangard Stadium in Burnaby
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as the organizers expect twice the number of revelers this year.
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We do urge people to take transit and to carpool.
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There is parking that's going to be around,
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but of course this is going to be an event from 8.30 all the way to 9 p.m.
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And so with last year, it was, you know, 14,000 to 15,000
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and so we're only expecting double those numbers.
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Thiago, who served in the board of Mabuhay House Society,
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said it is remarkable to witness various Filipino groups
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coming together to undertake this big project.
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At the end of the day, it's about empowering our community,
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our leaders, our Kababayan, right?
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And everybody and everybody.
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This is a community effort.
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It's community-driven.
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And I think that's something that we can, you know, really be proud of.
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Last year's Pinoy Festival was graced by several elected officials
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in B.C. led by Premier David E.B.
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Rowena Papasin, ABS-CBN News, Burnaby, British Columbia.
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