Portraits of BIBAK BC Members and guests from the BIBAK BC 2025 Christmas Party
in St. Patrick’s Gym on Saturday November 22, 2025

On October 25, 2025 BIBAK BC held a concert led by Kenneth Encencio to honour and give tribute to the seniors of BIBAK BC.
Here are the portrait photobooth pictures for all the attendees that participated and some that helped donate by purchasing a portrait print.

BIBAK BC 2025 Post Valentine Dinner & Dance

Pinoy Festival

BIBAK Christmas Photos by Manay

" We your officers are grateful to each and everyone of you who participated in this event. The challenges that we encountered makes us more resilient in bringing together our whole BIBAK BC family. " - BIBAK BC President Meredith Tayaban

”Simply knowing what your purpose is and your priority when it comes to having a dinner and dance fundraising event. Consider the people, the food, the music, and how you can make the event an enjoyable and memorable one. Fundraising is not all about money that you will raise but also the fulfillment that comes after.”

Though canao/kanyaw is deeply rooted in the spiritual i.e. offering or sacrificing an animal either for thanksgiving and/or appeasing the ‘anitos’ or ‘kabunyan’, in modern times, it is now a social gathering strengthening the ties within the community.

BIBAK BC Members banded together along with the Benguet Society of British Columbia organization on the afternoon of June 24, 2023. Both organizations joined other Filipino performances and other exhibitionists throughout the day.

This year’s annual BIBAK BC Valentines Dinner & Dance for 2023

BIBAK BC Christmas Party 2022

Annual BIBAK Christmas Party culminating in an eventful 2022. Though the celebrations may have been held on a date prematurely to the official holiday, the event still represents the symbol and celebration of Christmas for the BIBAK members and Igorots of the Vancouver region.

An event that is celebrated by young and old and visitors from even outside the community, all are welcome to gather and dance and sing with elders and children alike.

Celebrating the BIBAK Grand Canao and Anniversary 2022

Cañao In A Nutshell; Yesterady And Today

“The people of the Cordilleras have been practicing the age-old socio-religious ritual, Cañao or Kanyaw. Traditionally held as a thanksgiving rite to their God, Kabunian. It usually involves the sacrifice of animals (e.g pig, chicken, carabao) led by a village elder or a native priest. The bile of the sacrificed animal is read as this plays a significant role in the fulfillment of the ritual.

Different ethnolinguistic groups within the region have varying terms for this ceremony as they also have several reasons that call for the occurrence or observance of Cañao.

A family may hold one namely for someone's healing from an illness, for the celebration of birth, a marriage or death. A community for a bountiful harvest, crop protection and abundance or for well-being in general.

The second annual Benguet Society of British Columbia Adivay for 2022!

“Adivay” is an Ibaloi word that means “coming together”

A cultural celebration that brings together entire villages, communities and people, even if we are abroad.

Featuring the various variations of dances or “Tayaw” from each Municipality as well as booths that reflect what make each municipality special.