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SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ENRIQUE MANALO VISITS TORONTO’S “LITTLE MANILA”
2024-05-15
(Left to right) Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Philippine Ambassador to Canada Maria Andrelita Austria (back), Minister for Small Business Rechie Valdez, Consul General Angelica Escalona (back) and Member of Parliament and Chair of the Canada-Philippine Interparliamentary Friendship Group Marco Mendicino
Toronto, 09 May 2024 – Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo went on a waking tour of Toronto’s “Little Manila” at the Wilson-Bathurst area, visiting several Filipino business establishments in the area together with Minister for Small Business Rechie Valdez and Member of Parliament and Chair of the Canada-Philippine Interparliamentary Friendship Group Marco Mendicino.
Minister Valdez hosted a dinner for Secretary Manalo at Kabalen, which specializes in Kapampangan dishes.
The increasing number of Filipinos in Toronto led to the establishment of many Filipino businesses in the area including restaurants, bakeries and variety stores. The area is now generally associated with the Filipino business community and is unofficially and affectionately called Little Manila. END
(Left) Secretary Manalo visit Verna’s Laguna Special Buko Pie (Right) Secretary Manalo with MP Mendicino walking along Wilson Avenue where many of the Filipino establishments are located