Volume 21 • No. 20 • October 16-31, 2025
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Nominate a Filipino woman making history!
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Nominations open for 2026 Pinay Trailblazers
Anita Gomez Miss Asia Pacific International First Runner-Up Story on page B8
The 2025 Trailblazer Awardees: Michele Majul-Ibarra, Ethel Fernandez, and Teresita Chiarella together with (front, seated) Outstanding Young Pinay Dr. Mira Villegas and Pinays Manitoba Legacy Awardee, Perla Javate. Photo by Rey-Ar Reyes Pinays Manitoba is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Pinay Trailblazer Awards! Every year, we honour extraordinary Filipino women – leaders, changemakers, and role models – who are making
Winnipeg heats up with Canada’s Great Kitchen Party
Filipino-Canadian chefs shine – Pastorin wins bronze
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Winnipeg’s culinary scene came alive at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party, where local chefs battled for regional glory and a spot at the Canadian Culinary Championship in Ottawa on January 30-31, 2026. Chef Emily Butcher of Bar Accanto claimed the gold with her show-stopping dish: Smoked duck and squash dumpling, massaman curry, fermented kohlrabi salad with black pepper glazed octopus, leche de tigre, pickled eggplant, toasted peanut, paired with Rosewood 2021 Riesling. Filipino-Canadian chefs made a memorable mark: Chef Norman Pastorin of Basta! Filipino Kitchen earned bronze with his inventive Rhubarb Sinigang – See PASTORIN A7
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Gold medal winner Emily Butcher (centre) of Bar Accanto with bronze medalist Norman Pastorin (left) of Basta! Filipino Kitchen and silver medalist Thermea Spa’s Darnell Banman.
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