On June 1, 2019, officers of the Babae: Council of Filipina-Canadian Women joined hundreds of Filipino Calgarians at the Eau Claire Market, Calgary to kick of the Philippine Heritage Month Celebration in Alberta. It was a very festive and exciting event. Babae board members took the lead in bringing its members to this very memorable experience. Families, young men, women and children came to take part in the very first FILIPINO HUMAN FLAG formation in Calgary. Babae members wore their respective blue, red, white shirts and they themselves became part of the Filipino Human Flag.
It was also a great opportunity to meet Deputy Consul Zaldy Patron of the Philippine Consulate General Calgary Office. Babae continues to support the event organizer, Philippine Festival Council of Alberta in its various community events which benefits its members. In 2018, the Government of Alberta declared June as the Philippine Heritage Month and this year various events in the Filipino community have been lined up to recognize the contributions of Filipinos in Canada.
