Leni-Kiko supporters ramp up campaign in U.S. and Canada

Supporters of Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan tandem in Toronto. FACEBOOK

Supporters of the Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan team held well-attended events in dozens of U.S. and Canadian cities to celebrate Leni Robredo’s 57th birthday on April 23.

In Canada’s largest city, Toronto, where the most number of Filipinos reside, pro-Leni-Kiko rallyists at Bales Park dwarfed a rally by Marcos supporters held on the same day, according to Ted Alcuitas, editor of Philippine Canadian News. In Winnipeg, supporters gathered at the Valour Community Centre for food, music and fun.

Dante Aviso, lead organizer in Manitoba waves Philippine flag as part of the ceremonies. ((Photo: Alex Canlapan). Marchers in Vancouver (right). PCN

Meanwhile in Vancouver, B.C. the Leni-Kiko supporters held their Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan at the Sunrise Community Hall on April 24.

Leni-Kiko supporters gathered at Flushing Meadows in New York, while in Washington, DC, hundreds of the tandem’s supporters marched in Dupont Circle.

Rallyists in Flushing Meadows, NY (left) and Dupont Circle, Washington, DC. FACEBOOK

Similar events were held the San Francisco Bay Area, and cities in Southern California, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut and Massachussetts (See scheduled  events that took place on April 23 below).

More pro-Leni-Kiko events in North America are expected in the days before the  May 9 elections in the Philippines (see one announcement below).