Victim of the a Lapu-Lapu day festival tragedy, AJ, centre, is comforted by a family member of victim Jendhel Sico, alongside his mother Jhosie Sico, right, before a commemoration memorial mass at St. Andrew’s Parish in Vancouver, on Friday April 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
By The Canadian Press
Apr 10, 2026 | 4:04 PM
VANCOUVER — Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Lapu Lapu Day car-ramming attack in Vancouver almost a year ago have attended a memorial mass alongside politicians and members of the public.
Premier David Eby, federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim joined about 60 others at St. Andrew Parish church on Friday to honour victims of the tragedy last April 26 in which 11 were killed and dozens were hurt.
Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver-Kensington, says the anniversary of the attack on the Filipino cultural festival is being “widely recognized” across the B.C. Filipino and Catholic communities.
She says the mass allows victims and families to come together to remember loved ones while showing support for one another.