Welcome to the Bayanihan Community Centre

... your opportunity to support, serve and showcase our community with pride


It is the home of Canadians of Filipino ancestry in Victoria, British Columbia. Owned and operated by the Bayanihan Cultural and Housing Society, the centre is supported by the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association, the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Caregivers' Association, and the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Seniors Association.

Philippine History Lecture Series
Now Ongoing

The much-awaited Philippine History lecture series !!!




Theme: “Discovery, Conquest and Evangelization of the Philippines” (Audio-Visual Slide Presentation and Lecture Series)


By: Dr. Oscar Perez de Tagle, lecturer


Monday Evenings 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., March - April 2012


  • March 5 - Magellan’s Circumnavigation and the Discovery of the Philippines
  • March 12 - New Expeditions to Filipinas and Portuguese Conflict
  • March 19 - Conquest of Cebu and Manila & Discovery of Return Voyage
  • March 26 - Goiti and Salcedo: Pacification and Evangelization of the Islands
  • April 2 - Expeditions for Christianization of the Moros and Igorots
  • April 9 - Conclusion: Christianity in the Philippines, 1521-2011

    • Place:        Bayanihan Community Centre
                  1709 Blanshard St., Victoria, BC

    About the lecturer:

    Dr. Oscar Perez de Tagle has a Ph.D. in Economics and Educational Administration from the University of Wisconsin. He served for 10 years as Economist-Statistician with the B.C. Provincial Government in Victoria, then as International Management Consultant with UNDP, ADB and World Bank for 20 years. Dr. Oscar was also Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Victoria and Lecturer at Camosun Community College. He authored a Catholic Apologetics book for 3rd World Immigrants to North America that was published in Manila last March, 2011. Dr. Oscar is currently writing a 4-volume historical fiction series entitled “Who Are These Filipinos?”, the first volume of which includes sections on Magellan’s discovery, and Spanish conquest and evangelization, of the Philippines. Dr. Oscar is a long-time resident of Victoria and a member of the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association.