The community group Filipino BC is calling on all levels of government to step up and commit direct and long-term funding to help victims of the Lapu Lapu Festival and their families.

According to the organization, no level of government has committed to dedicated funding for programs and services to aid those most affected by the April 26 tragedy.

Eleven people were killed and dozens more injured when an SUV drove into the crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver.

“I think we’re still hearing that the acuity of need for basics is still quite high,” Kristina Corpin-Moser, executive director of Filipino BC, told Global News.

“I think also what we’ve noticed is that by and large, it has been the community that has led the emergency and recovery response. And so while the United Way

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