A friendship that began with a few words in Hiligaynon after church eventually brought my wife and me to our first Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with a Dutch-Canadian family. Through shared meals, memories of the Philippines, and unexpected kindness, we discovered another meaning of home.
I wasn't always interested in P-Pop. I once thought Filipino idol groups were simply imitating K-Pop. Then BINI's *Karera* found me during my physician licensure examination review, and ALAMAT introduced me to a different side of contemporary Filipino music. From childhood cassette tapes to listening on my commutes in Edmonton, here's a personal guide to discovering P-Pop, including the artists and songs I think deserve a closer listen.
