PHNO-HL: FILIPINO-CANADIAN, A TORONTONIAN NAMED SENATOR - DFA REPORT

FILIPINO-CANADIAN, A TORONTONIAN NAMED SENATOR - DFA
REPORT

[PHOTO -Tobias Enverga Jr.]
MANILA, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 (PHILSTAR) By Pia Lee-Brago - A
Filipino-Canadian has been appointed to the Senate of Canada.
In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine embassy in
Ottawa said that Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday the
appointment of Tobias Enverga Jr. to the Senate effective immediately. He is the
first Filipino-Canadian to sit in the Senate.
Enverga was one of five distinguished Canadians joining the 105-seat Senate
of Canada where they are expected to serve until the age of 75.
He fills one of two vacant seats for Ontario while the other four will
represent Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
"I look forward to working with these talented individuals," the Prime
Minister said. "Their skills and experience will help further advance our shared
goals of jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for all Canadians."
Prior to his appointment, Enverga was a project manager at the Bank of
Montreal, where he has worked for more than 30 years.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Letran College, a Masters
Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business at York
University, and a Computer Studies Certificate from Centennial College.
Enverga has been involved in various organizations and charitable projects,
and is the first Filipino-Canadian elected to office in the city of Toronto.

He also served as trustee to the Toronto Catholic District School Board, a
co-chair of the Asian Heritage Month celebration for the Greater Toronto Area
and was previously a director of the Canadian Multicultural Council-Asians in
Ontario.
He is also the founder of the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation and a
former president of the Philippine Independence Day Council.
In 2012, Enverga was the recipient of the Queen's 60th Diamond Jubilee medal
of distinction.
Within the Filipino community in Toronto, Enverga is known for his active
involvement in charitable projects in the Philippines, which include medical
missions, building schools, churches and artesian wells, funding livelihood
training programs, and supporting Bantay Bata and GK Villages in Camarines Norte
and Quezon City.
He was conferred the Linkapil Award by the Office of the President in 2008.

"The Philippine embassy in Ottawa hails the appointment of Enverga together
with Filipino communities across Canada. Slowly but surely, Filipino excellence
continues to gain recognition in the highest echelons of Canadian officialdom.
We hope that his appointment will inspire other Filipino-Canadians to achieve
their own high aspirations in this welcoming land of opportunity," Philippine
Ambassador to Canada Leslie Gatan said. immediately. He is the first
Filipino-Canadian to sit in the Senate.
Enverga was one of five distinguished Canadians joining the 105-seat Senate
of Canada where they are expected to serve until the age of 75.
He fills one of two vacant seats for Ontario while the other four will
represent Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
"I look forward to working with these talented individuals," the Prime
Minister said. "Their skills and experience will help further advance our shared
goals of jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for all Canadians."
Prior to his appointment, Enverga was a project manager at the Bank of
Montreal, where he has worked for more than 30 years.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Letran College, a Masters
Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business at York
University, and a Computer Studies Certificate from Centennial College.
Enverga has been involved in various organizations and charitable projects,
and is the first Filipino-Canadian elected to office in the city of Toronto.

He also served as trustee to the Toronto Catholic District School Board, a
co-chair of the Asian Heritage Month celebration for the Greater Toronto Area
and was previously a director of the Canadian Multicultural Council-Asians in
Ontario.
He is also the founder of the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation and a
former president of the Philippine Independence Day Council.
In 2012, Enverga was the recipient of the Queen's 60th Diamond Jubilee medal
of distinction.
Within the Filipino community in Toronto, Enverga is known for his active
involvement in charitable projects in the Philippines, which include medical
missions, building schools, churches and artesian wells, funding livelihood
training programs, and supporting Bantay Bata and GK Villages in Camarines Norte
and Quezon City.
He was conferred the Linkapil Award by the Office of the President in 2008.

"The Philippine embassy in Ottawa hails the appointment of Enverga together
with Filipino communities across Canada.
Slowly but surely, Filipino excellence continues to gain recognition in the
highest echelons of Canadian officialdom. We hope that his appointment will
inspire other Filipino-Canadians to achieve their own high aspirations in this
welcoming land of opportunity," Philippine Ambassador to Canada Leslie Gatan
said.


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