As aspirants begin to file for candidacy in the country today, one Kababayan has already won a seat in Canada's Parliament.

Making history as the first Filipina to be elected in the house of commons, Rechie Valdez is representing the Federal District of Missisauga-Streetsville in Ontario.

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