There will soon be a Filipino Student Group at the University of Manitoba. Angela is working with other students to put it together and get their application in. She blogs about her journey with others to get the group going here:
http://www.derpinsel.com/weblog/2006/09/23/sigaw-planning-stage/
Oh yeah, Angela, it seems like a lot and the handbook is pretty confusing. Just talk to the people in the UMSU office, you will find they will be able to help you cut out the red-tape.