Lapu Lapu Tragedy

• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• ‘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
• After tragedy, Lapu Lapu victims were victims of ‘snooping’ at hospitals: report

  In the aftermath of the deadly Lapu Lapu tragedy last April, dozens of people were rushed to hospitals to receive care, but some were victims of snooping.

  Health

  Feb 18
• 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
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• 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