“To build something worthy of our community, any proposal brought forward in our name must be grounded in transparency, sound planning, and accountability.“ filipinobc.com/fbc-news/202...

“This wall is not just a painting. It’s a site of remembrance, reclamation, and resistance. It’s also a love letter to the strength of our community — and to the generations before and after us who continue to fight for joy, justice, and healing.” - Mara Cortez dailyhive.com/vancouver/la...

Community honours Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy victims through mural www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Since the tragedy of April 26, 2025, most of our work has focused on supporting families who lost loved ones and people who were injured and hospitalized. We are now offering individual support to the wider community that’s been affected. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

Filipino BC is looking for volunteers for the re-launch of the Kapwa Centre for Community Resilience. As a volunteer, you’ll help prepare spaces for gatherings, share information about upcoming programs, and welcome folks with respect and compassion. APPLY NOW: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

After a fulsome and productive meeting on Monday, Filipino BC is confident and reassured that the City of Vancouver is committed to prioritizing the interests of victims and their families and will take thoughtful and deliberate action to address their concerns. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

"What we're seeing here is a gap. […] we're going to be asking the same questions whether it's a temporary memorial or this memorial event or benefit concert — have you spoken to the families yet?" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Forty days of grieving, remembering, surviving, and supporting one another through unimaginable loss. May their souls rest in peace. And may our community continue to find strength in each other. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

While we understand the City of Vancouver’s desire to create space for collective mourning and healing with a large-scale event at Rogers Arena, it is critical that this process centres the voices of the families and affected communities. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

Filipino BC and the Archdiocese of Vancouver will be marking 40 Days of Mourning on Thursday, June 5 at 6 p.m. at St. Andrews Parish in South Vancouver. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

What happened here is not a natural disaster. It is a social disaster, one that exposes deeper harms and systemic gaps. When the crisis is emotional, communal, and psychological, it’s harder to name. You cannot see a fire burning inside someone. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

Filipino BC continues to advocate for the memorial to be treated with cultural sensitivity and deep empathy, especially as many feel that the grieving process is still ongoing. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

Three families have started the financial support process with the Canadian Red Cross case manager who’s working alongside Filipino BC. We anticipate that these households will receive their one-time lump sum support payments as early as this week. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

The Kapwa Centre for Community Resilience will be open for the Victoria Day holiday tomorrow, Monday, May 19, from 5 PM to 8 PM.  Community Update | May 18, 2025 filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

As families and community members continue to grieve and visit the memorial around John Oliver Secondary School, we’d like to gently remind the public that we are taking a victim-centred approach to the upkeep of the memorial. Community Update | May 15, 2025 filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

Today, we met with Latincouver and Consul Generals from Latin American. We recognize the profound loss to the community and we will develop a plan to work closely with them moving forward. Community Update | May 13, 2025 filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

The Government of Canada has fast tracked visas for people travelling to Canada for funerals. Community Update | May 12, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

About $140,000 in grants from the #KAPWASTRONG Fund will be distributed this week via e-transfer to quickly deliver funding to nonprofits, non-registered charities and community groups supporting people affected by the tragedy. Community Update | May 11, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

The Government of Manitoba announced it will match donations up to $50,000 for the KAPWA STRONG Fund, an initiative launched by the United Way of BC and Filipino BC. Community Update | May 10, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

The Resilience Centre welcomed over 70 individuals Friday night including families and groups of friends looking for a place to gather, reflect, and reconnect. Community Update | May 9, 2025 filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

The Canadian Red Cross is working with @filipino-bc.bsky.social to support those impacted by the tragic events on the day of the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver. You can help by donating to the Canadian Red Cross ​2025 Vancouver Lapu Lapu Festival Appeal at give.redcross.ca/page/25VLLFA

We honour the lives lost in the recent tragedy and hold their families close in our thoughts. May their memory live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved them. Community Update | May 8, 2025 - filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

In times of hardship, when systems have failed us, it’s been our shared experiences, resilience and care that have carried us through. Community Update | May 7, 2025: filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

We strongly encourage groups to apply for up to $25,000 in grants for the KAPWA STRONG Fund. Read more in our community update: filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...

Together, we are #KAPWASTRONG, and proud to work with United Way, a well-established organization that will collect donations and distribute them through a grant system that will meet the current and emergency needs of our community and those impacted. filipinobc.com

In Tagalog, we say, magpahinga, which means to rest. And the Resilience Centre is made for people to do just that. When it reopens today from 5 to 8 PM, anyone who has been affected by the tragedy can gather for a meal, connect, learn about resources and rest. filipinobc.com/lld-x-fbc-co...