16 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY August 16 - 31 , 2018
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Nicole Uguil Gutladera
BIRTHDAY : July 7 PLACE OF BIRTH : North Vancouver , BC PRESENT CITY : Vancouver , BC PROFESSION : Biomedical Physiology Student BIGGEST INFLUENCE : As a child , Britney Spears and Hillary Duff CURRENT PROJECTS : Finishing my degree FAV . ACTORS : Kate Winslet , Leonardo Decaprio , Will Ferrell , Tom Hanks FAV . VOCALISTS : Mariah Carey , Miguel , SZA , Jorah Smith FAV QUOTE : “ What you think , you become ”
Filipino Canada Association of the East Kootenay
The Vancouver Philippine Consulate General together with the Philippine Overseas Labor Office , SSS and Landbank conducted a consular outreach in Cranbrook on August 18 , 2018 at the Days Inn . The outreach coincided with the annual picnic sponsored by the Multi-Cultural Society of the East Kootenay . The Filipino Canada Association of the East Kootenay had a tent and served Filipino dishes which have become favorites among local residents .
Eduardo ‘ Edz ” Valdez honoured at Knights of Columbus international convention
Eduardo ‘ Edz ’ Valdez has been recognized for two years in a row for being the top recruiter of the Knights of Columbus worldwide .
Valdez of Surrey , British Columbia was honoured in the August 7-9 , 2018 Supreme Convention of the Catholic fraternal order held in Baltimore , Maryland .
“ Each fraternal year , the Supreme Council Board of Directors recognizes individual Knights , councils ,
and assemblies for outstanding achievement in the areas of charitable outreach , membership growth and retention , fraternal leadership , and insurance sales and service ,” the Knights of Columbus announced . “ The Order ’ s principles — charity , unity , fraternity and patriotism — continue to guide all of its programs and initiatives . This recognition showcases the best examples of those principles in everyday practice .”
At the 136th convention , the Knights of Columbus declared Valdez as the 2017-2018 recipient of the Orderwide Top Recruiter Award , recruiting 118 members this fraternal year .
Last year , at the 135th Supreme Convention held in St . Louis , Missouri , Valdez was also honoured as the recipient of the 2016-2017 Orderwide Top Recruiter Award for bringing in 122 members .
Father Michael J . McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882 .
Father McGivney is a candidate for sainthood . His cause for canonization is open , and he was given the title “ Venerable Servant of God ” by the
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Holy See in 2008 .
The Knights of Columbus today counts nearly two million members and over 15,000 councils worldwide .