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Notable Filipino Canadians
Politicians
Cris Aglugub - Manitoba
former NDP MLA, the Maples 1999
Rey Pagtakhan - First
Filipino-Canadian Member of Parliament (1988-2004), First Filipino-Canadian
Cabinet Minister (2001-2004)
Conrad Santos - First Filipino Canadian elected in
Canada in 1981 (to the Manitoba Legislature), and First Filipino Canadian to run
for the leadership of A political party (Manitoba NDP, 1989)
Mike Pagtakhan - Winnipeg City Councillor,
Point-Douglas Ward (2002-present
Flor Marcelino - first
Filipino woman elected MLA in Manitoba
Community Leaders
Estrellita Aguinaldo -
co-founder and current President of the Fiesta Filipina Dance Troupe and Board
of Director for the Philippine Independence Day Council
Luz Del Rosario - member of the Halton-Peel Grant
Review Committee, Past President of Culture Philippines of Ontario, the 2006
Mississauga Citizen of the Year and current Mississauga Public Trustee
Resty Del Rosario -
chairperson of "Spirit of Kalayaan", President of Culture Philippines of Ontario
Tobias Enverga Jr. - Founder and President of the
Lucena City Association of Ontario. (www.geocities.com\lucenacitycanada).
Current President of the Philippine Independence Day Council (PIDC), an umbrella
organization for over 300 associations in Canada (www.pidctoronto.com)
Dr Roland Guzman, former Honorary Philippine Consul
General in Manitoba
Edda Pangilinan, current
Honorary Philippine Consul of Manitoba
Alicia Natividad - first Filipino woman admitted to the
Ontario Bar and founder of Canada Philippines Business Council
Rafael Nebres - President, Philippine Chamber of
Commerce-Toronto (www.pcct.ca) President of Asian-Canadian Entrepreneurs and
Professionals, President of PhilCan Athletic Club, Executive Vice President of
the Philippine Independence Day Council, Director Bicol Canada Inc. and Vice
President of Canada-Philippines Business Council.
Ching Quejas - President,
Kalayaan Community Centre, Mississauga, Ontario.
Jose Saavedra Jr. - former president of the Association
of Filipino-Canadian Accountants (www.afcatoronto.org), former president of the
Philippine Independence Day Council(www.pidctoronto.com), former president of
the Canadian Multicultural Council of Asians in Ontario (www.cmcasians.com),
President of the Leyteno Association of Ontario, current member of the Advisory
Council to the Toronto City Police Chief William Blair, Council Member (Board of
Director) of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (appointed by the
Lt. Governor of Ontario), Chair of the Legal and Legislation Committee and
Member of the Discipline Committee.
Lito Taruc, President,
Philippine Association of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Victor Nombrado - Current Artistic Director of the
Kayumanggi Philippine Performing Arts - the oldest dance group in Winnipeg since
1970, First Philippine dance group in Manitoba to participate in an
International Festival in South of France
Entertainers
Ramon Torralba - musician (HOTDOG - Philippines' 70's
band)
Joey Albert - singer
Rey Ann Fuentes -
singer/dancer
Ina Raymundo - actress
Mikey Bustos - Canadian
Idol finalist, singer
Martha Joy Lim - Canadian Idol finalist, singer of
mixed Filipino ancestry
Cola Guevara - Filipino rapper, male fashion model
Joseph Acol [young JP] - First minor (13 yearold)
Filipino-Canadian rapper | young JP's official website
Eleanor Calbes - world renowned opera singer, founding
artistic director of Mississauga City Centre Opera and recipient of
Mississauga's musician of the year in 1986
Lilac Cana - classical singer, writer and producer who
performed for Pope John Paul II during World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto
www.lilacsounds.com
Romeo Candido - independent film producer, musician and
director.
Nancy Castiglione - Spokesmodel for Bobson clothing
line, TV personality, actress.
Ma-Anne Dionisio - Theatre actress, best known for her
role as Kim in the Canadian Premiere production of Miss Saigon and as Eponine in
the US National Tour of Les Miserables
Lexa Doig - Actress on
Stargate SG-1 and Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
Philip Guerrero - Known as "PJ Phil" on YTV's The Zone
as a host in the mid-1990s
Emm Gryner -
Singer-songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry
Rannie Ilag, songwriter
from Winnipeg; wrote songs for "Koreantelenovelas" in the Phils including "Ikaw",
"Walang ibang Mamahalin and "Handog" among others but the most popular was "Di
ko na Kaya" which was the Filipino theme song for Endless Love 2: Winter Sonata)
Chyrell Samson - Local
Balladeer and Love Song Singer (www.chyrell.com)
Ron Josol - Comedian (www.ronjosol.com)
Elena Juatco - Canadian Idol Finalist, wild card
Hazel Lorraine - Actress and model who appeared in
several movies and Canadian TV shows
Jane McLean - actress
Rodney Ronquillo - Songwriter/Composer/Record Producer.
Casey and Jennifer Mecija, musicians (Ohbijou)
Cassie Steele - Actress on Degrassi: The Next
Generation
Edward Timbol - Actor
Earl Pereira - Wide Mouth Mason bassist
Leilene Ondrade -
Actress/Model
Alex Steele - Actress
Joy Olimpo - Television personality/Model/Columnist,
best known as co-host of YTV show Girlz TV
Magdaragat Philippines
Incorporated - Filipino dance troupe that performs during Folklorama in Winnipeg
Nina Lee Aquino -
Director/Dramaturge/Playwright/Artistic Director (fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre
Company), www.fu-gen.org)
Kristoff Abrenica, scholar
for ABS-CBN's first season of Pinoy Dream Academy
Journalists/Broadcasters
Zuraidah Alman -
Co-Anchor, Morning News. Global TV Ontario
Ace Alvarez and Gie Alvarez - Producer and Host of
"Front Page Philippines" on OMNI TV. Also the Managing Editor and Associate
Editor, respectively, of "Manila Media Monitor" www.manilamediamonitor.com
Pauline Chan - Anchor CFTO Toronto news
Ruben Cusipag - publisher of "Balita", the largest
Filipino-Canadian community paper in the Greater Toronto Area (www.balita.ca)
and recipient of "Most Outstanding Filipino-Canadian" award
Marianne Dimain, news reporter, Anchor for CP24 News,
Toronto
Jennifer Ellson - journalist for the Montreal Gazette
(Montreal, Quebec), Forbes Asia (Singapore); host and writer for "Mabuhay
Pilipinas" on CHTV Montreal; "Most Outstanding Young Filipino-Canadian" awardee
in 1998
Zenaida Ferry-Kharoubi -
publisher and editor of "Filipino Star" and owner of Gilmore College (Montreal,
Quebec)
Hermie Garcia - publisher
and editor of The Philippine Reporter (www.philreporter.com)
Melissa Grelo - news reporter, Anchor for CP 24 News,
Toronto
Emmie Joaquin,Publisher
and Editor of Pilipino Express (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Eddie Lee - publisher and editor of "Atin Ito"
(Toronto, Ontario)
Bin Kon Loo - publisher and editor of Filipiniana News
(Toronto, Ontario)
Richard Madan - Business/Money Specialist CityNews and
CP24, Toronto
Hazel Mae - former Rogers Sportsnet anchor
Fred Magallanes - publisher and editor of "Filipino
Forum" (Montreal, Quebec)
Flor Marcelino, Publisher and Editor of Philippine
Times (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Rosalinda Natividad-Cantiveros - Long time resident of
Winnipeg and Editor-in-Chief of the Filipino Journal - Winnipeg's longest
running Filipino-ethnic newspaper.
Sharon Navarro - Anchor
Matet Nebres - reporter
for CFTO Toronto
Kris Reyes - news reporter, Anchor for CP24 News,
Toronto
Michael Serapio - associate producer for CTV programs
including Canada AM, Sunday Edition, The Giller Awards and many others.
Marivel Taruc - Anchor CBC
News Morning
Joe Sulit, Lito Taruc, Chester Pangan, Lucille Nolasco,
Sheryll Dandan-Zamora, Jun Rivera and Donna Natividad-Arenas, program
producers/hosts for Filipino programs aired over CKJS 810 AM, a multilingual
radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba that caters to diversed cultural origins and
ethnic groups
Kim Villafuerte, Jason Bagni and Jazzmine Buslon -
hosts of TRIP, a Filipino youth-oriented talk show aired over CHHA 1610 AM in
Toronto
Nicole Reyes - Co Host for NBA XL on Rogers Sportsnet
Writers
C. E. Gatchalian - playwright, poet, fictionist
Primrose Madayag Knazan - playwright, published author,
native of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Sports
Alex Pagulayan - 2004 World Pool Champion
Edwin Montal - Pool Player
Jonathan de Guzmán - midfielder for Feyenoord Rotterdam
Julian de Guzmán - professional soccer player
Artists
Rod Dioso - Professional Artist: Digital Media (http://www.pageshome.com)
Nestor Gutierrez - Professional Artist(painter)(http://artsbygutz.spaces.live.com)
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Romi C. Mananquil -
Professional Artist and founder of the Philippine Artists Group [http.//www.philippineartist.com].
His art work was used in the 1 and 2 peso coin in the Philippines and his 5 peso
vignette called "Declaration of Philippine Independence" was also used in the
100,000 peso centennial note, a Guiness Book of Record holder.
www.mananquil.com
Josephine Liwanag Geronimo- Realistic Portrait Painter
(http://www.josephinegeronimo.com)
Others
Dr. Romulo Magsino - Former Dean of the Faculty of
Education, University of Manitoba. Now a Dean Emeritus.
Dr. Roberto S. Clemente - Prominent researcher in the
field of Agricultural Engineering.
Virginia Guiang - Long-time community volunteer,
inducted to the Order of Manitoba in 2004, current Executive Director -
Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba.
Nelia Laroza - First
Canadian nurse to die from SARS on June 29, 2003 - North York General Hospital
Melanio Catre Sr. -
founder and former President of National Congress of Filipino Canadian
Associations, former Board of Directors Ontario Place, Former Board of Directors
Canadian National Exhibition, Former Member Toronto Police Commission - Race
Relations
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