• Conrad Santos is the first Filipino-Canadian elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1981 and the first Filipino-Canadian to run for Leadership of the NDP in 1989 (www.mhs.mb.ca).
• Maria Aragon is the “Winnipeg Entertainer of the Year” as selected by the Winnipeg Free Press Entertainment Department (Winnipeg Free Press, December 27, 2011).
• An HIV-positive Canadian who fails to inform his/her sex partner of his/her status can be liable for criminal assault (Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network).
