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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY December 16 - 31, 2017
PICPA – Vancouver – 15th Year Anniversary Celebrations
December 10, 2017 – The
Vancouver Chapter of the
Philippine Institute of Certified
Public Accountants
(PICPA) celebrated their 15th
Year Anniversary on December
10, 2017. The Gala Event, held
at Riverside Banquet Halls in
Richmond, BC was attended by
founding members, members,
their families and friends. It
was also an opportunity for
the accounting organization to
express its appreciation to the
community for their full support
for all 15 years.
The Vancouver Chapter was
founded by the Group of Six
Filipino CPAs – Marissa Velarde,
Elizabeth Dee, Gloria Fidel,
Shirley MacNutt, Elsie Edillor and
Irene Dupaya. 15 additional CPAs
eventually joined and signed the
charter giving the organization
its Vancouver Chapter status.
The organization have a
membership of nearly 300 and
the organization is recognized
by CPABC as an extension of
PICPA-Manila. The Vancouver
Chapter had assisted members
in obtaining their accounting
designations in Canada. The
organization also successfully
appealed some cases of
candidates to the Canadian
governing
bodies.
The
Vancouver Chapter is authorized
to issue Certificate of Good
Standing for active members
pursuing
their
Canadian
designation.
Currently,
30
members successfully obtained
their designation through the
organization.
Professional
Development Trainings are
also being conducted quarterly
by the organization which
are also credited to CPABC
reporting
requirements
for
Canadian Certified Professional
Accountants.
The Vancouver Chapter also
assisted in forming the group
of Filipino CPAs in Calgary. It is
also active in the fund-raising
campaign for donations for the
Filipinos affected by natural
calamities in the Philippines. The
organization had also members
as volunteers assisting in the
preparation of Personal Income
Tax Returns for the needy. PICPA
Vancouver also hosted the 4th
International PICPA Conference
held in Vancouver.
The Vancouver Chapter will
continue to foster the well being
of Filipino CPAs by assisting
new members in obtaining their
Canadian designation, introduce
new members for apprenticeship
for Canadian accounting work
experience, and mentoring
program from members working
in various industries. The
mentoring program goes hand
in hand within the Professional
Development Program, now in
alliance with Acsenda School of
Management in Vancouver.
With the support from
the members and the Filipino
community,
the
Vancouver
Chapter
will
continue
to
update
members
in
the
new
announcements
and
developments of the accounting
profession in Canada. The
website of Vancouver Canada
is currently being updated and
expected to be fully operational
in the new year. The website
will be a resource for all
the organization’s activities,
newsletter and postings for
accounting job opportunities in
Canada.
(Photos
by
Christian
Cunanan)
L to R: Previous year Officers : Marissa Velarde, Pamela Gonzales, Awardees: L to R: Antonio Matias, Romy Cadavido, Nico Dereh, Joy Lagayan Dereh, Pat
Tess Balas, Hellen Marasigan, Cris Saguindan, Eugene Malbog, Parungao, Bert Parungao, Ernie Ong, Grace Jaoud, Jun Alianza, Jun Nicdao, Marissa
Velarde, Hellen Marasigan, Dan Roxas, Shirley MacNutt ( not in picture)
Antonio Matias, Ernie Ong
Special Awardees: Antonio Matias, Romel Boromeo, Dennis Kunis,
Araceli Fortaleza (representing Rey Fortaleza), Marissa Velarde, Dan
Fortaleza Group
Roxas, Hellen Marasigan
PICPA Past and Present Presidents : Pamela Gonzales, Grace
Jaoud, Dan Roxas, Elsie Edillor, Joy Lagayan Dereh, Bert
Parungao, Marissa Velarde, Founding President, Antonio
Matias
Jai Ho : Joy
Lagayan Dereh,
Pamela Gonzales,
Glo Fidel
Apple Plata entertains the
crowd
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