Philippine Pavilion 2020

Happy Canada Day Filipino Brandonites. While the night is still young, I’m officially announcing the opening of the Registration for the Brandon Filipino Commun...ity Basketball and Volleyball League 2020 (Summer Season). Rules are as follows: Basketball: 1. Team submission a. Team must consist of 12-15 players (Team captain included) b. Aged 16 and above 2. Brandon residents only (subject to change, Registrants from Winnipeg will be declined) a. Must provide a valid proof of address together with the registration 3. Must agree to sign the indemnity form 4. Must agree to pay the registration fees (amount TBD) 5. Must agree to practice social distancing and hand hygiene 6. Venue and Date (TBD) Volleyball (Co-ed): 1. Open Registration (individualized) a. Team will consist of 10 12 players b. Aged (open to all, no age limit) c. Team members will be determined via draw through random.org 2. Must agree to sign the indemnity form 3. Must agree to pay the registration fees (amount TBD) 4. Must agree to practice social distancing and hand hygiene 5. Venue and Date (TBD) How to register: FB Messenger: knitknot (Jannette Francisco), Abby Moral and Adrian Fermin Email: [email protected] Registration Deadline: July 7, 2020 at 1700hrs. Disclaimer: Assigned committee and the Officers of BFC has the right to refuse and decline any incomplete registration and fees.

As our summer is quickly going by,we are trying to make it as enjoyable, interesting and involved as possible! Please welcome our Sports Commissioner Jannette Francisco to oversee all the sports activities we will have this summer! In connection with this, we have tapped enthusiastic and active members to fill in as head of different sports we have lined up: 1. Basketball league - Janette Francisco ( knitknot) ... 2. Billiards tournament - Ruben Mendoza We are still in need of other passionate and engaging members of our community to spearhead other sports activities like: 1.Fun Run and 2. Volleyball Any interested member can contact Jannette Francisco or send suggestions through our BFC email [email protected] Let’s make our BFC active this summer!!

One of the best part of tonight’s election!!! TIE Ang Secretary! For the 1st time ever, we have 2 official Secretaries ! The more officers the better! Congra...tulations Tomi Orale and Patrick John Celocia Salamat Po ng marami sa lahat ng Naka vote and for supporting your candidates. Salamat Po sa mga nominees and nag join sa tonight’s counting of votes - it was so much fun! Maraming Salamat sa lahat ng mga volunteers, incumbent officers and sa COMELEC committee.. And for Greatway Financial, thank you so much for allowing us hold the election in your office. You guys made it all happen!!

Hope to see you tonight at 7:30pm to witness the counting of votes and the announcement of new officers for 2020-2022... Good luck to all NomineesHope to see you tonight at 7:30pm to witness the counting of votes and the announcement of new officers for 2020-2022... Good luck to all Nominees

Good evening all, a great 2nd day of voting today as 171 community members showed up to vote. However, I have received a couple of disturbing incidents perpetra...ted by one member of this community. That said member has been openly campaigning for a nominee inside the polling place with other voters present , trying to sway voter's opinion inside and outside a polling station on the day of the election is outright demeaning and disrespectful of our voting process. This could be grounds for disqualifying a nominee. This said incident happened on the first day of voting. The second incident involves the same community member, this time said member has purposely inserted a hand inside a ballot box thereby tearing the secured tape that was signed by witnesses(nominees) that very morning prior to the start of voting. This is outright tampering of a ballot box. This member was not voting and has no business being inside the polling station at the time of the incident. It is unfortunate as we are trying our utmost best to keep this a clean, fair and transparent election. Such gutter behavior belongs in the street and not in our community. One more incident like that will cause the automatic disqualification of their chosen nominee. Again let us all make this election as honest and clean as we can make it for a victory without honor is a hollowed victory. Last day of voting tomorrow (June 24th). Come out and vote and see who your next set of officers will be. See you all at the Riverbank Discovery Centre for the counting of votes. Bring your lawn chairs. MABUHAY

ELECTION 2020- see full details below