FUN PHILIPPINES TORONTO FOOD AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Ottawa welcomes the FIRST-EVER

FUN PHILIPPINES Food and Music Festival in 2025

On September 1, 2024, at Parliament Hill, history was made as PLACA Chair Sgt. Philip Mendoza (Ret.) and Mr. Eduardo Villarta, Chair of KaMPi-Ca, officially sealed a groundbreaking partnership to bring the FIRST-EVER Fun Philippines Ottawa Food and Music Festival to life in May 2025. Surrounded by prominent Filipino community leaders, including Teresa Torralba, Executive Director of the Philippine Legacy and Cultural Alliance (PLACA), Chit Villanueva, Vice Chair of the Ottawa Valley Filipino Canadian Senior Citizens Association (OVFCSCA), and Danny and Nora Arriola, Founders and Chairs of the Philippine Dance Troupe of Ottawa (PDTO) and Philippine Independence Committee of Ottawa Valley (PICOV), this monumental moment marked the beginning of a vibrant Philippine cultural celebration that Fun Philippines will bring to the National Capital Region of Canada.