Lapu Lapu Festival

• ‘Just wreckage’: Vancouver police, witnesses recall Lapu Lapu tragedy on 1st anniversary

  It has been a year since the devastating Lapu Lapu festival attack. Global BC takes a look back at what happened, what people saw and how they are trying to move on.

  Canada

  Apr 26
  
• B.C. MLA pens letter to return unused funds to Lapu Lapu victims

  Mable Elmore, who is the MLA for Vancouver-Kensington, where the incident happened, has written a letter to United Way BC about the money raised.

  Canada

  Apr 23
  
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• Lapu Lapu victim, who lost high school sweetheart, says system failed him

  Blaine Redlac, 29, was hit on his right leg and thrown up to 10 metres when a vehicle plowed through the festival in Vancouver on April 26.

  Crime

  Mar 16
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• United Way BC defends handling of Lapu Lapu donations

  Four days following the tragedy, in which 11 people were killed and dozens more were injured, United Way BC announced the Kapwa Strong Fund.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Lapu Lapu victim’s family says bureaucratic red tape prevents them from getting help

  AJ Sico's mother, Jhosie, said her son used to help pay for the household and the family and his injury has left so much uncertainty.

  Crime

  Mar 5
• ‘Everything has been a struggle’: More questions from Lapu Lapu victim about donations

  The family of a young man severely injured in the Lapu Lapu Festival tragedy says they are not getting the help or the financial support they expected.

  Crime

  Mar 4
• Lapu Lapu Festival new location revealed as grieving son asks for pause

  A Burnaby man who lost his entire family at last year’s Lapu Lapu Block Party is calling on organizers to halt plans for this year’s event.

  Canada

  Feb 25
• Full breakdown of the Lapu Lapu tragedy donations and where the money went

  In a statement to Global News the CEO of United Way BC said that every dollar they raised in response to the April 26 tragedy has gone and will go toward supporting the community.

  Economy

  Feb 25
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• More questions about Lapu Lapu donations and where the money went

  Of the 36 agencies that received grants through United Way’s Kapwa Strong Fund, the United Filipino Canadian Association of BC received the highest amount, totalling $165,000.

  Economy

  Feb 24
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• ‘Makes me feel angry’: Lapu Lapu victim questions where donation money went

  Alejandro Samper’s mother, Glitza, his father, Daniel, and his sister, Glitza, were killed after a vehicle rammed a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver on April 26.

  Crime

  Feb 23