Six months after Vancouver festival attack, sadness and confusion for Filipino community
October 24, 2025
It's been almost six months since the deadly attack on the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, and Rev. Francis Galvan says the Filipino community is still experiencing anger, confusion and sadness. Galvan, a pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C., says he'll visit a memorial site to light candles in honour of the 11 people who died.
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