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Quincentennial Awardees Received their Plaques and Certificates from the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto

2021-07-10

09 July 2021, Toronto, Ontario – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto presented today the Consul General’s Quincentennial Awards to nine (9) individual awardees and four (4) Settlement Organizations, in a simple ceremony at the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto. Health measures and protocols were observed during the awarding ceremony.

The awardees were:
Individual Awardees:


  1. Mr. Ron Michael Adea – Filipino Canadian pianist

  2. Dr. Patrick Alcedo – Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director, Department of Dance, York University

  3. Ms. Renee Fajardo – Mezzo Soprano, College of Music, University of Toronto

  4. Mr. Jose Dominick Guballa – University of Toronto Ph.D. Student in Earth Science

  5. Mr. Rodolfo Lastimosa, Jr. – Elected Member, Council of the College of Nurses of Ontario

  6. Dr. Mark Mabanglo – Department of Biochemistry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

  7. Sir Ignacio “Mogi” Mogado – Artist/Sculptor of the life-size statue of Dr. Jose P. Rizal at Luneta Gardens in Markham, Ontario

  8. Mr. Clyde Pacis – CEO, Max’s Restaurant and President, The Paper Crane & Co.

  9. Atty. Ryan Tuazon – Regional Director, Anderson College of Health, Business & Technology


Settlement Organizations Awardees:

  1. Agincourt Community Services – represented by Ms. Jamillah T. Mananghaya-Poernama, Senior Manager

  2. Catholic Community Services of York Region – represented by Ms. Liezl Mirabona-Chavez, Settlement Counsellor

  3. Kababayan Multicultural Centre – represented by Ms. Flordeliz Dandal, Executive Director

  4. North York Community House – represented by Ms. Ellan Tan, Community Settlement Worker


The settlement organizations and individual awardees were recognized for their invaluable effort and activities and continued support to the Filipino Community and the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto. The official announcement of the Awardees was made on 12 June 2021 during the live streaming of the Consulate General’s Virtual Programme celebrating the 123rd Anniversary of Philippine Independence, the Filipino Heritage Month, and the Quincentennial Commemoration of the Philippines 2021.

The Awardees at the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto on 09 July 2021

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(Front row, from left to right): Ms. Liezel Chavez, Mr. Ron Michael Adea, Ms. Flordeliz Dandal, Labor Attaché Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo, Consul General Orontes V. Castro, Ms. Renee Fajardo, Mr. Clyde Pacis, and Ms. Jamillah Mananghaya-Poernama.
(Backrow, from left to right): Mr. Jose Dominick Guballa, Mr. Rodolfo Lastimosa, Jr., Ms. Ella Tan, Vice Consul Edward Chan, Dr. Patrick Alcedo, Consul Mary Grace Villamayor, Sir Ignacio “Mogi” Mogado, Atty. Ryan Tuazon, and
Dr. Mark Mabanglo.

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The Settlement Organizations Awardees, (from left) Ms. Jamillah Mananghaya-Poernama (Agincourt Community Services Association), Ms. Liezl Chavez (Catholic Community Services of York Region), Ms. Flordeliz Dandal (Kababayan Multicultural Centre) pose with (middle to right) Consul General Orontes V. Castro, Consul Mary Grace Villamayor, and Labor Attaché Atty. Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo (Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Toronto). Another awardee, the North York Community House, represented by Ms. Ella Tan, was not included in the photo. – END

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