Lapu-Lapu Day: Healing & Protest

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI. Vancouver's Filipino community is gearing up for a Lapu Lapu Day gathering this Sunday, almost exactly one year after a deadly vehicle attack at last. Year's festival claimed 11 lives on April 26th, 2025. This year's event, dubbed a Lapu Lapu Day of Togetherness, shifts to the Italian Cultural Center on Sloken Street, skipping the original Frazier. It's spot, with a strong emphasis on reflection, healing, and that Filipino spirit of buy-and-eye hand coming together to support each other. Organizers have ramped up safety big time, installing heavy-duty vehicle barriers at all entry points to block any speeding cars, thanks to pros from. Meridian Rapid Defense Group But not everyone's on board, survivors, victims, families, and the Lapu Lapu Society of BC are planning a protest starting at 10 a.m. Outside the center, arguing it's just too soon, while grief still runs deep.

1:01The suspect, Kaiji Adam Lowe, faces 11 murder charges and 31 counts of attempted murder, as the community leans on each other and pushes. For more government help to keep healing moving forward.