Atty. Angeles congratulates EPIC

Lawyer Joseph Angeles congratulated the Edmonton Philippine International Centre (EPIC) organizers for their efforts that will lead to the launching of a Filipino Centre in May.

“We wish EPIC all the best,” said the Edmonton-based lawyer, who runs the Angeles Law firm at the West side of Alberta’s capital city with wife and fellow lawyer Katrina, and two other lawyers.

EPIC is an organization that has campaigned to find a community centre where the Filipino community members can gather, hold important meetings, and conduct activities.

Angeles and the Philippine Business Society of Alberta, of which he is the legal adviser, have been supportive of the efforts of EPIC at the start of its inception.

EPIC’s Ida Lucila told the AFJ, Feb. 18, that the Filipino community members can sign up for membership for only $20 a year.

“There has been a clamor that we should have a Filipino Hall,” said Lucila of the Philippine Arts Council. (Moses Billacura) and are any one of the following: o the spouse or common-law partner of the principal foreign worker o the dependent child of the spouse or the principal foreign worker o the dependent child of the dependent child (grandchild of principal foreign worker or spouse)

 A dependent child cannot be the principal foreign worker.

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