GMA International keeps OPM alive in Vancouver

GMA International in partnership with the Filipino Canadian Marketing Group (FCMG), Inc. celebrated decades of great Filipino music in its successful staging of the third Vancouver’s Original Pinoy Music Festival last July 19.

The one-of-a-kind musical celebration held at the Plaza of Nations in Vancouver, Canada drew in as many as 5,000 individuals who came from as far as the province of Alberta, and even Washington and Alaska, USA.

Adding prestige to the Festival’s talent-filled line-up was special guest performer, the multi-awarded Kapuso Soul Diva Jaya. With a repertoire of her original songs, as well as other great Filipino hits, Jaya delivered an impressive performance of all-Tagalog songs that resonated in the hearts of Filipinos in the audience.

Jaya’s visit to Canada was also marked by a heart-warming moment as her father whom she had not seen in over 24 years drove all the way from Edmonton, Canada to see her. Their reunion also allowed Jaya to meet her brother for the first time.

On her Instagram page, Jaya posted a photo with her father and expressed her happiness at their reunion.

“Ang bait talaga ni Lord, He made this happen. We got to bond, and go to church, laugh, cry happy tears, and show love that only a Father and a daughter can show. I love second chances... I love you god. I love you Tatay,” she posted.

The Festival was also a showcase of local Filipino talents, with performers from different generations paying tribute to the rich musical culture of their home country.

“For three years now, through this Festival, GMA Pinoy TV proudly celebrates Filipino music and shares its important role in our culture with our countrymen in Canada,” notes GMA Vice President and Head of International Operations Joseph T. Francia. “We hope to help build stronger ties between Filipino-Canadians and their home country.”

GMA International is the business unit that manages and operates the Network’s three international channels, GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV International.

For more information on GMA’s international events, visit the website www.gmanetwork.com/international. —Press Release