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**Calgary, 18 July** **2022** – The first-ever Philippine Trade Expo in Alberta, Canada, opened on 15 July 2022 in West Edmonton Mall (WEM) - the largest mall in the Western Hemisphere in terms of the number of stores (over 800 occupants).
**Calgary, 16 July** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary conducted its third Consular Outreach Mission for the year when it provided consular services for the Filipino community in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 12 to 14, 2022.
**Calgary, 11 July** **2022** – The Philippine Trade Expo Roadshow in Alberta and Saskatchewan, a joint project of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary and the Edmonton-based not-for-profit organization Filipino Canadian Trade Expo and Mission (FCTEM), will kick off on 15 July 2022 at 10:00 AM at West Edmonton Mall (WEM).
**Calgary, 11 July** **2022** – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary facilitated today, 11 July 2022, the medical repatriation of Mr. Bernardo Puno, 76-year-old Filipino national from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, who suffered ischemic stroke in November 2020. Mr. Puno was on a tourist visa at the time of his illness and did not have a travel and health insurance to cover his medical expenses.
**Calgary, 7 July** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary welcomes the recent formation of the Philippine Canadian Nurses Association (PCNA) in Alberta whose officers took their oath of office on 27 June 2022 before Consul General Zaldy Patron.
**Calgary, 6 July** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) organized the meetings of the Philippine delegation, led by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), that recently made an official visit to Calgary.
**Calgary, 4 July** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary conducted its second consular outreach mission for the year by providing services for the members of the Filipino community in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and the surrounding region of Peace River Country last 28-30 June 2022.
**Calgary, 21 June** **2022** – On the occasion of the 161st birth anniversary of Dr. José Rizal on 19 June 2022, the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary organized a ceremony where the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) unveiled a historical marker for the Dr. José Rizal Monument at Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.
**Calgary, 14 June** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary celebrated the 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence with two simple but meaningful events.
**Calgary, 6 June** **2022** – During their virtual meeting on 31 May 2022, Consul General Zaldy Patron briefed Alberta Minister of Health Jason Copping about the developments on the advocacy of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary for the easier and expeditious recognition of credentials of the Filipino nurses in Alberta.
**Calgary, 2 June** **2022** – To mark the start of the Filipino Heritage Month, which is being observed throughout Canada every June, the Alberta Government organized a flag-raising ceremony at noon time of 2 June 2022 at the McDougall Centre, the Calgary office of the Alberta Government.
**Calgary, 29 May** **2022** – The Dr. José Rizal Monument at Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, will soon be designated as a Philippine historical site.
**Calgary, 20 May** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary will either lead or participate in various public events to celebrate the 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Philippine Independence on 11-12 June 2022.
**Calgary, 26 April** **2022** – In appreciation of the key role he played in the successful installation of the first Dr. José Rizal Monument in Alberta, Canada, Consul General Zaldy Patron hosted Mayor Peter Brown of the City of Airdrie for dinner at Max’s Restaurant in Calgary on 22 April 2022 during the ongoing Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FMRC).
**Calgary, 14 April** **2022** – Consul General Zaldy Patron travelled to Edmonton, Alberta, on 11-12 April 2022 to promote the Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC).
**Calgary, 14 April** **2022** – Consul General Zaldy Patron recently met with Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi and Alberta Labour and Immigration Minister Kaycee Madu during his official visit to Edmonton, Alberta, on 11-12 April 2022.
**Calgary, 14 April** 2022 – As part of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary’s participation in the Fiesta Filipinas – Pahiyas Festival’s online cooking demonstration of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Chef Marlon Cabsaban of Streetside Grill and Café, took part in the online cooking demonstration of _pancit habhab_, a popular stir-fry noodle dish which originated from Lucban, Quezon, and is commonly served during the town’s famous Pahiyas Festival.
**Calgary, 12 April** **2022** – Upon the invitation of the University of Regina (UR) in Saskatchewan, Consul General Zaldy Patron made an official visit to UR on 7 April 2022 to explore and pursue education cooperation between the Philippines and the university.
**Calgary, 9 April** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary has started mailing the election ballots of the 16,524 registered overseas voters under its consular jurisdiction.
**Calgary, 8 April** **2022** – During an official visit to Regina, Saskatchewan, on 6-8 April 2022, Consul General Zaldy Patron met with Saskatchewan’s Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison and Minister of Advanced Education Gene Makowsky.
6 April 2022, Calgary – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary successfully conducted the Final Testing and Sealing of all the election materials, including the Vote Counting Machine (VCM), that will be used in the conduct of the 2022 Overseas Voting exercise.
**Calgary, 1 April** **2022** – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary marked the start of the Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC) with a lunch hosted by Consul General Zaldy Patron for Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek and her husband Mr. Todd Gondek at the Pacific Hut Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta.
**Calgary, AB** – Canada’s first-ever Filipino Restaurant Month – a joint project of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, Philippine Consulates General (PCG) in Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver, and the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) – will officially begin on April 1, 2022 and last until April 30, 2022.
**Calgary, 23 March** 2022 – To better educate the public about the conduct of overseas voting for the upcoming Philippine national elections in May 2022, the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary took part in a virtual electoral forum organized by Migrante Alberta on 5 March 2022.
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary announced today that the year 2021 was its most productive year so far since its establishment in February 2016.
Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron paid a courtesy call on Mayor Jyoti Gondek of the City of Calgary on 17 February 2022 at Calgary’s Historic City Hall.
Consul General Zaldy Patron and Saskatchewan Minister of Health Paul Merriman had a virtual meeting on 14 February 2022 to exchange ideas on Saskatchewan’s plan to recruit Filipino nurses from the Philippines as a way of strengthening Saskatchewan’s health care system.
An all-women group in Alberta, Canada, wanting to succeed in the fields of business and entrepreneurship recently paid a courtesy call on Consul General Zaldy Patron.
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary and the Binhi ng Lahi Folk Dance Troupe have once again collaborated on another cultural project “Sayaw Filipinas,” which capped a successful partnership between the two organizations in 2021.
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary organized a wreath laying ceremony at the newly inaugurated Dr. José Rizal Monument in Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, on 30 December 2021 to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. José Rizal, Philippine national hero
The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and Consulates General in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto have published a brochure that provides basic information on the accreditation process for internationally-educated registered nurses, including Filipino nurses, who wish to work as registered nurses in Canada.
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary will launch a new passport Online Appointment System (OAS) on 25 October 2020 for passport bookings from 23 November 2020 onwards.