Lapu Lapu Tragedy

• Date for Lapu Lapu Day Festival 2026 set, one year after tragic events

  Eleven people were killed when an SUV drove into a group of people at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival on April 26, 2025. Dozens more were injured.

  Canada

  Jan 7
  
• Filipino BC defends funds distribution with former board members calling for transparency

  Lina Vargas was on the board for almost two years and told Global News that accountability and transparency are fundamental rights for all community members.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2025
  
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• Filipino community close to getting Vancouver cultural centre, but not everyone agrees

  'Perhaps if we had a home, things might have been a little bit different in this healing process,' Warren Dean Flandez with the Filipino Legacy Society told Global News.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2025
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• ‘Where’s that care?’ Group says Lapu Lapu victims need more government support

  According to the Filipino BC, no level of government has committed to dedicated funding for programs and services to aid those most affected by the April 26 tragedy.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2025
• B.C. judge upholds Lapu Lapu festival attack publication ban

  A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2025
• Lapu Lapu attack victim left to ‘fight the system’ in recovery, family says

  'He was in ICU, linked up to dialysis, linked up to a ventilator,' Vanessa Hill, Sico's partner, told Global News. 'His face wasn't his face. You could barely see his face.'

  Health

  Sep 9, 2025
• City of Vancouver to move temporary memorial for Lapu Lapu victims to cemetery

  Mourners have placed flowers, signs and other materials near 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street since the April 26 incident that killed 11 people.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2025
• 6 victims of Lapu Lapu tragedy remain in hospital 2 months later

  Officials said they cannot give specific details about the victims' injuries or their medical status. They were able to confirm that a child has been released from the hospital.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2025
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• Confusion surrounds Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu ‘memorial event’

  The motion, brought by Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, outlines an event called "Come Together; Vancouver Strong" at Rogers Arena in June, but no specific date has been set.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2025
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• ‘Soup Nazi’ actor dips ladle for Lapu Lapu Day attack victims

  "Soup Nazi" actor Larry Thomas will be picking up his ladle in a B.C. restaurant to raise money for victims of last month's attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival.

  Crime

  May 23, 2025