HAVE A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR EVERYONE! MARK YOUR CALENDAR: August 11, 2013 IT'S PINOY FIESTA 2013  CONGRATULATIONS JOJO QUIMPO, Founding Chairman of Pinoy Fiesta. - Recipient of The Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Award and - Official delegate to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's 2012 State Visit to India, Philippines and Hong Kong.
 Pinoy Fiesta draws record breaking crowd by Roque Bodeng Juatco (Philippine Asian Chronicle Editor/Publisher) The hardworking Hirit Team was definitely overwhelmed by the huge turnout at Memorial South Park in Vancouver last Sunday, Aug 12. For months, the group worked overtime in conceptualizing, planning and rehearsing one of the greatest outside show for their beloved community. And the result spoke for itself. On the appointed date, a historic moment for the FilCan community unfolded as thousands upon thousands trooped down to Memorial South Park to join and enjoy a dynamic whole day affair performed for most of the part by local entertainers who showed their best, all for the love of service to the community. Pinoy Fiesta Unang Hirit sa Tag Init gained slow momentum after 3 years of hard work. The Mayor of Vancouver was so impressed by its show of dedication and superb presentation of Filipipno culture that he declared the day of the celebration as "Filipino Day" in Vancouver. The theme of Pinoy Fiesta is constant: show the world the best there is in our culture: "BE PROUD TO BE PINOY". Every year, participants of Pinoy Fiesta can't help but feel (and keep) a deep seated patriotism. The boldness of the organizers to show the color, music, grace and magnificense of the Pinoy culture in the streets of Vancouver via the the first ever Filipino parade 3 years ago amazed the locals to no end. Yes, we all know how beautiful the Pinoy culture is, but has anyone thought of proudly showing it? Just like the huge Indo-Canadian celebration in every city or the Korean and Chinese participation in mainstream parades. Finally, the tiger has awaken. The constant theme of "Be Proud to be Pinoy" became the slogan of every Pinoy who have seen the respect that the Unang Hirit team gained from the government (although its non political) and other ethnic groups. Indeed, the pride that swells in each and every one's heart cannot be contained anymore. Jojo Quimpo and the whole Hirit team have shown tons of gratitude to the community. This is the reason for the success that this group is enjoying right now. They are not centered on themselves they have their community in their hearts and minds in everything they do. The Hirit team is a group to reckon with. Outside forces have tried to break them. Personal problems of some members were pried into the open trying to hurt and cause trouble within. But the core group stuck it out hence, the sweet victory for them and the community. Mainstream media reported that the parade which attracted 81 participating organizations and busenesses drew 25,0000+ crowd. It was the biggest gathering of Pinoy and friends in the history of Vancouver. The program was incredibly well organized. The choice of local singers and guests were obviously well thought of. Everybody shined, no upstaging, all performers were given equal time on stage. And whoever will say again that we have no discipline when it comes to grabbing the center stage kahit sino daw ang matapakan para sumikat lang, can think again. The most disciplined Pinoys were there on August 12, Sunday at the Memorial South Park. From the organizers, performers, security, clean up crew to the army of volunteers and supporters. Is this a new breed of Pinoys? I dont think so, they have been there, on the sidelines observing the old generation. They have learned from our mistakes and devised a plan on coming together in the best possible way. Congratulations Hirit team - the old timers were huddled in one corner of the park totally amazed and proud of all of you. Looking forward to another great show next eyar. THANK YOU FOR MAKING US ALL PROUD TO BE PINOY! THANK YOU! MARAMING SALAMAT PO!  MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT PO SA INYONG SUPPORTA. IT WAS AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS. SOBRANG DAMI NG TAO. Someone commented "I haven't seen so many Filipinos in my entire 37 years in Vancouver in one event like it - only today." WHAT A SHOWCASE OF PINOY PRIDE AND UNITY! ANG SARAP MAGING PILIPINO!!! OUR BIG THANK YOU TO THE HIRIT TEAM: Jojo Quimpo, Janice Lozano, Ryan Ferrer, Roque Juatco, Marcy & Romeo Torr es, Paul Lumandas, Paolo Capili, Liza Lopez, Lu Lauron, Jayson De La Cruz, Aviva Santos, Dante Aviso, CJ Lacaba, Larry & Therese Baguisa, Alma Albanese, Angelo Siglos, Stella Reyes, Ruth Gomez, Josie De La Torre, Lucille, Rich, James, Andrew etc. TO OUR EVENT PRESENTERS: TFC, Shaw, Times Telecom, Pinoy Buzz, UMAC and Philippine Asian Chronicle. TO OUR STALLHOLDERS AND MAJOR SPONSORS: RBC, Goldilocks, Evelyn Lopez, Dr. Macasiray Dental Office, BMO, Suki, Kumare, National Bank and Fil-Can Clothing. TO OUR PERFORMERS: what a showcase of local talents. The spectators stayed all day long because there's no boring moments. All the guest artists did a fantastic job. Kudos! TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AND PARADE PARTICIPANTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS/LEADERS: you are the reason why Pinoy Fiesta 2012 was a big success. What an awesome cultural presentation. You made our community proud. AND MOST ESPECIALLY TO OUR HIRIT VOLUNTEERS we couldn't thank you enough to all your hard work and fun spirit of volunteerism. MARAMING SALAMAT PO! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! PARADE ROUTE MAP: TO ALL PINOY FIESTA PARADE SPECTATORS: Here's the PARADE ROUTE MAP. Parade will start at Fraser Street and 29th Avenue at exactly 11:00am. Be early and find the best spot along Fraser Street (29th Avenue and 41st Avenue) on August 12 (SUNDAY). 
SUMMER PINOY FIESTA IN VANCOUVER: DA BEST FOREVER Get ready to witness the beautiful and colourful Filipino culture. Pinoy Fiesta will showcase the world-renowned Philippine festivals such as Ati-atihan, Dinagyang, Sinulog, Moriones, Masskara, Penagbenga, Igorot etc. Featuring ABS CBN popular Kapamilya artist, PIOLO PASCUAL, as our special guest and the TFCkat Talent Search Western Canada Final. Thanks ABS CBN/TFC Canada for partnering with us 3 years in a row. This is open to the public for free. HIRIT NA PINOY! KITA KITS!
THE MOST AWAITED AND THE BIGGEST FILIPINO CULTURAL EVENT IN CANADA. Witness the biggest gathering of Filipinos showcasing the world famous Philippine festivals and the beautiful Pinoy culture such as the Ati-atihan Festival of Aklan, Sinulog of Cebu, Dinagyang of Iloilo, Masskara of Bacolod, Penagbenga and Igorot culture of Baguio, Moriones of Marinduque etc. This year's celebration will be at the Memorial South Park, 41st Avenue and Windsor Street, Vancouver BC, 10:00am - 8:00pm. The Cultural street parade will start from Fraser Street and 26th Avenue heading south to 41st Avenue and Windsor Street at 11:00am. COME AND JOIN US. PROUD TO BE PINOY!
BREAKING NEWS: ABS CBN Kapamilya star PIOLO PASCUAL will join the Pinoy Fiesta celebration as special guest.  THANK YOU! MARAMING SALAMAT PO!PINOY FIESTA 2011WAS A HISTORY MAKING EVENT. IT WAS THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST FILIPINO EVENT PRODUCED AND ORGANIZED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. Our BIG THANK YOU to Hirit Team, Pinoy Fiesta Organizing Committee, our event sponsors ABS-CBN/ TFC Canada, Times Telecom, Pinoy Buzz Entertainment, UMAC, Philippine Airlines, Philippine Asian Chronicle, Little Ongpin. To our volunteers, media sponsors, exhibitors, performers and especially to all organizations who took part to showcase our beautiful culture. THANK YOU! (Please see our full public Thank You letter at our "Blogs and News" Tab)
Highlights of Pinoy Fiesta 2011 celebration last August 6 at the Olympic Village on False Creek. For more videos check the "Videos" tab.
Kapamilya stars Jed Madela and Nikki Valdez, Derek Ramsay, Joey Albert and Miss Canada Rizza Santos joined the 2011 Pinoy Fiesta celebration
Mayor Gregor Robertson rocks the drums with Jojo Quimpo and the dynaMIX band. WINNERS OF THE PINOY FIESTA CULTURAL PRESENTATION AND STREET PARADE 2010.    CALL FOR ACTION: RELIEF OPERATION FOR TYPHOON SENDONG VICTIMS Mga Kababayan, The southern region of the Philippines was struck by the world deadliest typhoon of 2011, Sendong. Hard hit are the southern coastal cities of Cagayan De Oro and Iligan. As of today the rising death tolls already reached 1,000 and there are people still missing. President Noynoy Aquino declared these areas under state of calamity. In the aftermath of this calamity, we’re shocked by the magnitude of the devastation and casualties. We immediately expressed our concerns and worries towards our kababayans affected by the calamity. The Pinoy Fiesta Management and Hirit Production are responsible in organizing Filipino events that showcase and promote our Filipino culture and heritage in Canada. For the past two years we organized the biggest and the most successful Filipino events in British Columbia. · Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit sa Tag-init. (Filipino Cultural Street Parade and Festival) which was officially recognized by the City through Mayor Robertson’s Proclamation of “Filipino Fiesta Day” in the City of Vancouver. · Hirit sa Pasko: Parol Making Workshop and Parada ng Parol at the Santa Claus Parade which was witnessed by more than 300,000 spectators. The success of these events were attributed to the trust and confidence bestowed upon us by various Filipino community leaders and organizations. When the news broke out about the devastation caused by typhoon Sendong, a number of Pinoys and community leaders asked us to do something to help our kababayans and initiate a fund raising event. It is an honor and a privilege to heed our community’s call for action. And we will do everything to help and make a difference in the lives of the victims of the calamity. We are asking for your kind support in making sure that we provide immediate relief to the victims by donating any of the following items: clothes, blankets and other basic necessities to be sent back to the Philippines. Monetary and in kind donations can be dropped off on Thursday, December 22, at St. Mary’s Church/School Gym, 5251 Joyce Street, Vancouver (close to Joyce Skytrain Station) from 5:00-8:00pm. You can also drop off your monetary donation to any Times Telecom stores. Please be informed that you can also make your check payable to “Asian Heroes Canada Foundation”. The cash donation collected will be matched by our corporate partner, Times Telecom, which will be used to purchase medicines and ready to eat food to be distributed to affected families. We will turn over and send the funds to Times Telecom Manila office who will coordinate directly with our partners in the Philippines, the Mindanao State University and Iligan Institute of Technology who are now handling 900 families at the MSU-IIT Evacuation Center. They will directly facilitate our disaster relief efforts. The first wave of monetary donations will be sent in the Philippines on Friday, December 23, 2011. The relief goods will soon follow and will be delivered directly by UMAC Cargo. We will conduct this fund raising efforts with transparency. This Christmas, let us share our blessings to our brothers and sisters hit by typhoon Sendong. They won’t be spending their Christmas the way we would but in our own little way we can help out to uplift their spirit. Let us show them that WE CARE. Let us relive the spirit of bayanihan. Maligayang Pasko! Thank you so much for your support. Maraming Salamat po!
 Pinoy Fiesta Management presents: HIRIT SA PASKO 2011 Parada ng Parol atbp. November 25 at Red Robinson Theater - Parol Making, Christmas Bazaar and Live concert featuring The AMMO Band (original band of Arnel Pineda) with Jojo Quimpo, Janice Lozano and other popular local bands and artists. December 4 at Downtown Vancouver - Parada ng Parol at the Annual Santa Claus Parade with 300,000 expected spectators. For inquiries: please email pinoyfiestavancouver@yahoo.ca or call 778-868-2128, 778-918-2508, 778-241-4895 
Kapamilya stars Jed Madela and Nikki Valdez will join Derek Ramsay tomorrow at the Pinoy Fiesta celeration. Catch a glimpse of your favorite Kapamilya stars as they join the cultural street parade, 10:00am from Pacific Blvd to Olympic Village . Kita kits tomorrow!!!
FLASH MOB PINOY STYLE: The Filipino-Canadian community will make history on August 6th as thousands of Pinoys will do the Pinoy Ako Flash Mob at the Olympic Village on False Creek. Come and join the fun. Check the youtube video of Pinoy Ako under the "Photos and Videos" tab and try to learn the Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit sa Tag-Init flash mob dance. Mga Kababayan, Mag Hiritan tayo sa Sayawang Pinoy. Pinoy Ako! Pinoy Tayo! Kaya Natin Ito! The First Ever Filipino Cultural Streeet Parade was A HUGE SUCCESS! A MONUMENTAL EVENT! Thousands joined the parade with colorful and amazing costumes and floats. And thousands more lined up on streets to witness the first Filipino Cultural Street Parade last August 14th 2010. To commemorate this monumental event, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Proclaimed "Filipino Fiesta Day" in the City of Vancouver.This year's celebration will be another first to the Filipino community. For the very first time, the Filipino-Canadians will celebrate the very popular Pinoy Fiesta: Unang Hirit sa Tag-init at the famous Olympic Village on False Creek, Vancouver. The Filipino-Canadian community is going mainstream and is expecting thousands of participants and spectators to join the street parade and the festival at the Village.SEE YOU ON AUGUST 6th, 2011 at the OLYMPIC VILLAGE ON FALSE CREEK, VANCOUVER. BE PROUD TO BE PINOY!!!!For parade participation, volunteers, trade exhibits or sporsorship inquiries please email us at pinoyfiestavancouver@yahoo.ca.   |
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Interested to be one of our event sponsors? Contact us: pinoyfiestavancouver@yahoo.ca or 778-868-2128               ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS SUPPORTING PINOY FIESTA: Bank of Montreal Philippine Consulate General of Vancouver Aklanon Sto. Nino Assn. of BC BIBAK BC Kultura Pilipino VISDAK Multicultural Helping House Society MHHS Caregivers & Youth group Circulo Ilonggo Negrenses Association of BC Marinduque Association of BC KAHIRUP Pinoy Pride Vancouver Batangas Community 1800 Godmother Filipino Seniors Club of BC One Fil-Cooperative Migrante - BC Multicultural Sports Development Society Philippine Community Centre Society Baranggay White Rock Baranggay Fraser Kababayang Pilipino Metro Vancouver Philippine Independence Day Council Filipino-Canadian Cultural Heritage Society Philippine-Canada Trade Council Philippine Chamber of Commerce Toronto One La Salle Alumni Assn. Ateneo Alumni Assn of BC Sandugo Mindoro Assn. Filipino Plaza Society ASEAN Pista ng Bayan Independence Day Committee Sambayanang Pilipino Bohol Foundation Sampaguita Seniors Knights of Rizal Chapter ENSPIRE Tulayan Kathara Mindanaon Association Bayanihan La Riva Dance Group Kikkzz De Leon Music Group Praise Team MUSICA Society ECC Entertainment Freshgroove Java Jazz Group Healing Hands Nursing Services Ltd. Rondalla Group Jesus Is Lord Bukas Loob sa Diyos DSA Royal International Taekwondo Filipino Community from Seattle Filipino Community from the Interior region Pampangueno Association Zambales Association Zamboangga Association Sons and Daughters of Sto. Domingo Canadian Association Cabalen G & J Flavors Giorgios Golden Joy Bolalohan Kambingan nTrust Manila Express PNB Iremit Scotia Bank UFCW 1518/Overwaitea Food Group Joint Diversity and training Trust Four Kids Fabric Home Decor Gina's Hair Saloon Heritage Stylecuts Hair Saloon Pigs can Fly AWA - Agriculture Workers Alliance Mr. Cool Ice Cream Rainbow Ice Cream
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