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Fil-Canadian community leader to run in British Columbia polls

Noemi Victorino will join the race for BC United in the provincial elections on Oct. 19.

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Rowena Papasin

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SGHaSGa4rls??si=zrGm6DgTgdiQAh-q&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>A Filipino-Canadian community leader was chosen by British Columbia&#x27;s main opposition party to run as their candidate in the Surrey-Guildford riding.Noemi Victorino will join the race for BC United in the provincial elections on Oct. 19 and will go against the candidate of the ruling New Democratic Party.Victorino previously worked with the Canadian Border Services Agency but left in 2019 to become a director for a non-profit involved in providing various services.The Fil-Canadian said she decided to run because she has seen that people’s lives have not improved, and she wants to help bring about change.&quot;It hasn&#x27;t been going well,&quot; Victorino said. &quot;For the last few years, I have watched the news daily. People are struggling and are hungry. If you look at the food bank statistics, there&#x27;s a lot of people now relying on food banks.&quot;Victorino was 18 when she and her family migrated to Canada in 1989.She said her heart has always been in public service, and running in the provincial polls is taking that spirit of service to the next level.Right after her candidacy was announced, Victorino immediately went door-knocking in her neighborhood and went with other B.C. United candidates to the Cloverdale rodeo.She said it is time for more Filipino representation in the provincial legislature.&quot;Being a woman, a Filipino, [and] a mother, it&#x27;s a long time coming,&quot; Victorino added. &quot;Filipinos have been here, we&#x27;re very productive, hardworking individuals.&quot;The candidate continued: &quot;We&#x27;re very loving, and caring, and if we take that to government, I think it will just do great.&quot;Victorino was joined by her party mate, Member of the Legislative Assembly Eleanor Sturko, who herself is running for re-election, at a roundtable talk with Filipino media.They both assured the community that should their party win in the provincial polls, they would continue with the Filipino cultural center project that was started by the NDP.But it was B.C. United that implemented spending cuts on social services, education, and healthcare when they were in power.As a result of these cuts, thousands of Filipino healthcare workers lost their jobs.But the two candidates promised that if their party wins and cuts are needed in government, they will make sure that front-line healthcare workers are protected.&quot;There are certainly efficiencies to be found, but it doesn&#x27;t come at the expense of front-line health care workers. We need all hands on deck,&quot; said Sturko.Victorino, meanwhile, said she will &quot;not leave people out in the cold. That is my promise.&quot;

Noemi Victorino will join the race for BC United in the provincial elections on Oct. 19.

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Fil-Canadian community leader to run in British Columbia elections

Rowena Papasin,

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Published May 30, 2024 07:22 PM PHT

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