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Biggest Filipino festival set in Canada

Friday, March 27, 2009
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TORONTO -- Filipinos Making Waves Festival, the largest annual Filipino mainstream Summer festival in Toronto will hold its big show on August 14, 15 and 16 at the very pulse of Toronto, the Yonge-Dundas Square.

Hosted by Focus Philippines and Friends Cultural Arts & Music, the festival will feature concerts, an impressive array of talent, visual art exhibits and cultural performances. Free to the public, this festival is expected to draw a big crowd for all the exciting, fun-filled activities, shows, craft and food booths.

Filipinos Making Waves Festival is all about arts, entertainment and tourism. It promotes, among others, the three "T's": Trade, Tourism and Talent.

Shopping promises to be an exciting activity as Philippine businesses showcase products truly representative of the Philippines. Major exporters from the Philippines have joined in to give Canadians a taste of our products and our culture. There will be food booths to serve our delectable Filipino cuisine. Festival news will circulate around the globe to help promote tourism in Toronto and Canada, as well as our beloved Philippines!

The Filipinos Making Waves entertainment schedule promises to be a real treat. A big part of Filipinos Making Waves is to put a grand spotlight on our world-renowned talents. As part of tradition, big Filipino celebrities will grace the festival. Joining the entertainment bandwagon is an assortment of world-class dances troupes, marching bands, live bands and singing sensations. There will be presentations from our ethnic and cultural groups. Youth Waves, a popular treat at the Festival and is organized by our Filipino youth will make bigger waves this year. The same group that you singing sensation Passion and Melissa R of the PussyCat Dolls' fame. Watch out for their big announcements!

In this year's biggest Philippine festival celebration at Yonge-Dundas Square, the Philippines and the Filipinos will be seen, heard and remembered.

Interested parties (sponsors, food or craft vendors and talents) for maximum exposure, please visit our website: www.filipinosmakingwaves.com or email at makingwaves2009@gmail.com


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This is an opportunity for

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 03:41.

This is an opportunity for the Philippine government to extend all-out support during this occasion to showcase meaningful attributes of the Pilipino, lest it be just a grand karaoke gathering, rapping, bamboo poles dancing, & the like, which have soused most presentations of this kind of festivity.

--there are nurses, doctors, engineers, architects, & other profession that must be heralded for their valuable contribution to Canada.
--cut down on the Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah mimickers...

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The venue often referred to

Submitted by EROS INI (not verified) on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 02:13.

The venue often referred to as the Toronto version of the legendary Time Square in the big apple is the Dundas Square in the core of the city along the main drag named Yonge Street, also the longest street in the world. The intersection is called Dundas Street.

Pilipinos in the GTA or greater Toronto area are referred to as visible minority, they are an integral part of the bustling humdrum of a city and other boroughs, from bus operators, gift shop clerks, coffee shop counter maids. One may even see a petite public bus driver and oh in national tv networks, Pinay anchors, on-site news broadcasters. It does not matter anymore if Pilipinos are mistaken as Vietnamese, Indons, and those coming from the Far East. Pinoys are here period! The countless OFWs as nannies, domestic helps, & exploited have their priceless contribution to Canada.

It would be great to see audio-visuals of tourist spots, same as what Jamaica & other Caribbean countries are doing...their boards of trades are government subsidized. Why not do this here in our own country? Let’s show them what we’ve got on those jumbo screens up above. Go! Go! Go! Mabuhay ang bayang Pilipinas!

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"The largest annual Filipino

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 09:05.

"The largest annual Filipino mainstream summer festival in Toronto." I have to disagree. This festival has no originality whatsoever. Shame on them!

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I think you got the message

Submitted by diwani (not verified) on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 05:35.

I think you got the message wrongly.It states "largest Filipino...annual festival..." and not largest annual festival as you may have understood, all right! So why "shame on them"? The group aims to show its different culture to others and wanst to have fun. Instead of throwing criticism, why not join in the fun which we would much appreciate. Otherwise...if there is nothing good you can say to others, then keep that mouth to yourself, full stop!

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Let's not say "shame on

Submitted by Grace (not verified) on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 00:41.

Let's not say "shame on them." We should unite not disagree. Or, are we are just thinking of our own personal interests that we do shows on the same dates? It's sad to think that each one wants to be on top. Who has the originality then?

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