City Council · Vancouver 2026

Armor Valor

  • Not elected, City CouncilPreliminary count, City of Vancouver. All results

Vancouver Liberals candidate for city council, ballot number 125.

Armor Valor, ballot number 125 for City Council in Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Working residents and neighbourhood representation.

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Armor Valor, published by the Vancouver Liberals campaign.
Armor ValorCity CouncilBallot no.125

This record covers Armor Valor's work history as reported by Daily Hive and the Georgia Straight, the move from OneCity to the Vancouver Liberals in May 2026, and the campaign and party positions published for the 2026 council race.

How complete is the published plan?

The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.

  1. Housing supply and rental rules2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “Vancouver should be a city where the people who keep it alive can afford to live, work, and build a future here.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Armor Valor, city council candidate
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on housing: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.

    Every City Council candidate on housing, scored the same way

  2. Homelessness and the drug crisis1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on homelessness and drugs: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.

    Every City Council candidate on homelessness and drugs, scored the same way

  3. Policing and public safety1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.

    Every City Council candidate on public safety, scored the same way

  4. Transport and street design7/10

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on transport: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.

    Every City Council candidate on transport, scored the same way

  5. City taxes and the capital plan2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “Frontline workers are the heart of services in our communities, and we need to be able to support them to see our parks, libraries, pools, and community centres thrive”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Former OneCity council candidate Armor Valor joins Vancouver Liberals
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.

    Every City Council candidate on taxes and budget, scored the same way

  6. Climate and buildings1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.

    Every City Council candidate on climate, scored the same way

  7. Culture and nightlife1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on culture: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.

    Every City Council candidate on culture, scored the same way

  8. Child care0/10
    • 0/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No statement to read.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No statement to read.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No statement to read.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No statement to read.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.

    Every City Council candidate on child care, scored the same way

  9. Economy and small business4/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “Local governments should be doing whatever they can to reduce red tape to support local businesses, and supporting young people in taking the initiative of starting a business that serves their community”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slate
    • 2/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      “removing regulations in terms of zoning”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Welcome Armor Valor (campaign launch video)
    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.

    Every City Council candidate on economy, scored the same way

  10. Governance and City Hall4/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “Armor was also drawn to the party’s plan to explore a ward system, which would divide Vancouver into local districts and allow each neighbourhood to elect its own dedicated Councillor to City Hall.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Armor Valor, city council candidate
    • 2/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      “the Vancouver Liberals plan to bring in a referenda to give Vancouverites the choice towards being able to choose”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Welcome Armor Valor (campaign launch video)
    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.

    Every City Council candidate on governance, scored the same way

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Where can you hear Armor Valor?

No upcoming public appearance by Armor Valor is confirmed in the sources checked on October 3, 2026.

Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.

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About Armor Valor

Armor Valor appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 125. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.

The party page says Valor works as a cook at Children's Hospital, belongs to the Hospital Employees' Union, and used to own a small business. The page says Valor is a lifelong South Vancouver resident. The page says Valor sought a nomination with OneCity before joining the Vancouver Liberals.

The Vancouver Liberals campaign page describes Valor as a lifelong resident of South Vancouver who is running for city council.

Daily Hive, citing an earlier OneCity profile, reports that Valor is a trained chef who works at BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital, was head chef at Indochine Kitchen+Bar Fraser, and owned a takeout restaurant called KaonTa Chicken that is no longer in business. City of Vancouver business licence records list KaonTa Chicken under Armor Corrales as a caterer licensed for 2022 and 2023, with the 2024 licence marked as gone out of business.

Langara College's own directory says Valor, listed as Armor Valor Corrales, served as a student-elected member of its Board of Governors from October 1, 2021 to February 28, 2025 and from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The college's election page names two other students for the term that began on October 1, 2026. Daily Hive, citing his LinkedIn profile, reported in May 2026 that he also sat on the board of Filipino BC.

The Georgia Straight reports that Valor is a member of the Hospital Employees' Union.

Valor was one of OneCity's confirmed council nominees but was not chosen in the party's membership vote for its final four council candidates, and then joined the Vancouver Liberals under mayoral candidate Kareem Allam.

On October 3, 2026, the Philippine Canadian Inquirer listed Valor among 23 Filipino-Canadian candidates running in B.C.'s October 17 local elections.

Valor appears on the 2026 ballot as council candidate number 125 for the Vancouver Liberals.

voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.

Vancouver Liberals council candidate Armor Valor is a hospital cook and small business owner from South Vancouver Read the sources

Commitments and the available evidence.

Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.

18 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3

Support for frontline city workers

Valor said in a party release that frontline workers are, in the candidate's words, "the heart of services in our communities", and that supporting them is what allows parks, libraries, pools and community centres to work well.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The statement is a reason for joining the party. The party's own issues page carries the specific measure, a commitment to hire 400 unionized frontline workers for city services.
What still needs checking
Whether Valor has named a number of workers or a budget separate from the party pledge.

Small business red tape

Valor told Daily Hive that local governments should reduce red tape to support local businesses and should support young people who want to start a business that serves their community.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is a direct statement from the candidate. The party's own launch video for Valor, read through its automatic captions, has him naming zoning rules as an example of what he means by red tape. No specific permit, licence, dollar figure or date is named.
What still needs checking
Which permits or licensing steps Valor would change.

Ward system for Vancouver

The campaign page says Valor supports the Vancouver Liberals' proposal to explore a ward system that would divide Vancouver into local districts, so that areas such as South Vancouver have stronger representation at city hall.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ward system is a party proposal. The party's issues page says it would be examined by a citizens' assembly and then put to a public referendum. Valor's support is recorded on the campaign page, and in the party's launch video for Valor, read through its automatic captions, he names the referendum himself. No ward boundaries or timeline are stated in his own words.
What still needs checking
What ward boundaries or timeline Valor would support.

SkyTrain extension to UBC

The Georgia Straight reports Valor cited the party's plan to extend SkyTrain to UBC as one reason for joining.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party issues page lists completing the SkyTrain extension to UBC as its top transit priority. The Georgia Straight sentence naming this as one of Valor's reasons for joining is the reporter's own wording, not a quotation of Valor, so voche.me tags this as the party's position rather than Valor's own words. Council does not build SkyTrain, so the city role is advocacy and approvals.
What still needs checking
What a city council seat can actually decide on this project.

Affordability for frontline workers and young people

The campaign page says Valor wants Vancouver to be a city where cooks, nurses, care workers, cleaners, drivers, small business owners and service workers can afford to live and work.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states the goal. It does not set out a housing or wage measure the candidate would bring to council.
What still needs checking
Which council decisions Valor would use to change housing costs for these workers.

Explore a ward system

The page says Valor supports the party plan to look at a ward system, which would split Vancouver into local districts that each elect their own councillor.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Support frontline workers and youth

The page says Valor's goal is to make the city work for young people and to support the frontline workers who keep it running.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Easier path for small businesses

The page says Valor wants to make it easier for small businesses to open and stay open.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Our City Hall Pledge

Women Transforming Cities, a Vancouver charity that campaigns on City policy, asked every candidate for mayor and council to commit to six policy asks if elected. Its results table for the Vancouver Liberals marks Valor as committing to all six: housing access, transit and mobility, community spaces, food security, public washrooms and gender safety.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The results table is an image with no text version, which voche.me read by eye and described in the archived copy of the page. Kareem Allam and Jessica Walton, running for the same party, each have a personal sentence quoted on the page; no such sentence appears for Valor. Each ask below is tagged as not his own words for that reason.
What still needs checking
Whether Valor states any of these six commitments in his own words elsewhere.

Our City Hall Pledge: housing access

The housing ask, which the results table marks Valor as committing to, asks candidates to increase co-op, social and supportive housing in every neighbourhood by changing zoning rules that delay non-market homes (homes with rents below the market, such as social housing) within the first year of the term, to put non-market housing on public land, and to demand long-term funding from the provincial and federal governments.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. The results table records a yes for Valor, but no personal quote from him appears on the page, so voche.me tags this as not his own words.
What still needs checking
How many non-market homes Valor would aim for and which zoning rules he would change.

Our City Hall Pledge: transit and mobility

The transit ask, which the results table marks Valor as committing to, asks candidates to press the province for a low-income transit pass for people earning less than $40,000 a year, to speed up buses with measures such as dedicated bus lanes so at least nine transit corridors are finished by 2030, to add covered bus shelters, seating and lighting, and to give people more time to cross the street.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. The results table records a yes for Valor, but no personal quote from him appears on the page, so voche.me tags this as not his own words.
What still needs checking
Which corridors Valor would put first and what the work would cost.

Our City Hall Pledge: community spaces

The community spaces ask, which the results table marks Valor as committing to, asks candidates to extend library hours and pay library workers a living wage, to report how many City properties sit unused and give community groups priority access and lower rent, and to work with independent arts and culture venues and queer spaces to change permit and bylaw (City law) barriers.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. The results table records a yes for Valor, but no personal quote from him appears on the page, so voche.me tags this as not his own words.
What still needs checking
How many library hours Valor would add and which properties he would open.

Our City Hall Pledge: food security

The food security ask, which the results table marks Valor as committing to, asks candidates to increase the City's Sustainable Food Systems Grant and add an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Grant starting in the 2027 budget, to give City-owned real estate for a South Vancouver Community Food Hub, and to create at least four food planner staff roles.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. The results table records a yes for Valor, but no personal quote from him appears on the page. Food policy is not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points either way.
What still needs checking
The size of the grant increase and the cost of the four roles.

Our City Hall Pledge: public washrooms

The public washrooms ask, which the results table marks Valor as committing to, asks candidates to install prefabricated public toilets in high-need areas or portable toilets as a stopgap, to increase funding for keeping up existing City and Park Board washrooms, and to work with Downtown Eastside service providers and other governments to keep hygiene services such as mobile washrooms and showers running.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. The results table records a yes for Valor, but no personal quote from him appears on the page. Public washrooms are not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points either way.
What still needs checking
How many washrooms Valor would add and what they would cost.

Our City Hall Pledge: gender safety

The gender safety ask, which the results table marks Valor as committing to, asks candidates to fund the City's work on the Calls for Justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people, to reinstate a second Sex Worker Safety Planner role and give sex worker drop-in spaces steady funding, and to carry out survivor-led safety and violence prevention strategies on time.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. The results table records a yes for Valor, but no personal quote from him appears on the page. This ask concerns violence prevention and safety planning for particular groups, which voche.me tags to no scored issue rather than public safety (policing, fire rescue and street disorder programs).
What still needs checking
Which measures Valor would fund first and what they would cost.

30 km/h local streets with traffic calming

HUB Cycling, a regional cycling charity, asked candidates whether they support 30 km/h speeds on local streets with traffic calming for young people travelling to and from school. Its published Vancouver answers record Valor as answering yes. In his own words he wrote that physical changes to the street are what slow traffic down, and that pairing 30 km/h limits on local streets with traffic calming would make the lower speed feel natural to drivers.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is HUB Cycling's wording, and his answer restates it. He names no street, no cost and no date. The answers carry no date of their own.
What still needs checking
Which streets would get 30 km/h limits and traffic calming first, and what the work would cost.

Street safety work in the neighbourhoods that waited longest

HUB Cycling asked candidates to send speed cuts and quick street safety upgrades to underserved neighbourhoods first. Valor answered yes. He wrote that quick street upgrades would let the City move fast in the neighbourhoods that have waited longest, and that he would push for speed limits around the most dangerous intersections in Vancouver.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is HUB Cycling's wording, restated in his answer. He names no neighbourhood, no intersection, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which neighbourhoods and intersections Valor would put first.

At least 8 km of separated bike routes in the first year

In his answers to HUB Cycling, Valor wrote that he would work with his Vancouver Liberal colleagues to close gaps in the bike network and connect it to the regional network, with at least 8 km of routes built for riders of all ages and abilities in the first year, and hundreds of kilometres over the term.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The figure of 8 km in the first year also appears in the HUB answers of Jessica Walton, another Vancouver Liberals council candidate, so it is the party's figure, restated in his own words. He names no street, no cost and no source of money.
What still needs checking
Which gaps in the network would be closed first, and what the 8 km would cost.

Policies, budgets & programs

Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.

Founded the Langara Filipino Student Association

The Langara Voice reports that Corrales, then a re-elected Langara College Board of Governors member, founded the college's first Filipino cultural club, which formed after the Filipino student population grew.

Scope, limits and sources

This is a campus community project, not a City Council lever, so it is tagged to no scored issue. It supports the Board of Governors role recorded in the candidate's experience.

Talks, interviews & statements

Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.

Statement

Statement on joining the Vancouver Liberals

In a party release reported by Daily Hive and the Georgia Straight, and in the party's launch video for Valor, he gave the reasons for leaving the OneCity nomination race and joining the Vancouver Liberals, naming support for frontline workers, small business, the ward system proposal, and the UBC SkyTrain extension.

Debate coverage

Candid Candidates mixer, Global Shapers Vancouver and City Hive

Women Transforming Cities lists this meet-the-candidates event at Creekside Community Centre on September 29, 2026, hosted by Global Shapers Vancouver and City Hive. In an Instagram post on October 2, Valor says he joined the mixer with Jessica Walton, another Vancouver Liberals council candidate. voche.me found no record of what he said there.

Statement

Answers to HUB Cycling's election survey

Valor answered yes to all three of HUB Cycling's asks: 30 km/h local streets with traffic calming, street safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, and closing gaps in the separated bike network. He wrote that he would push for speed limits around the most dangerous intersections, and that the party would build at least 8 km of separated routes in the first year. The answers carry no date, so this date is the day voche.me read them.

Controversies & public scrutiny

Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.

No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.

Read the reporting

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Daily Hive

Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slate

Kenneth Chan reports Valor's move to the Vancouver Liberals and gives the work history: chef at BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital, former head chef at Indochine Kitchen+Bar Fraser, former owner of KaonTa Chicken, Langara College board member, and Filipino BC board member.

Daily Hive

Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set

Kenneth Chan's ballot order list. Valor appears as council candidate number 125 for the Vancouver Liberals.

CBC News

The messy politics behind the battle for a Filipino Cultural Centre in Vancouver

Justin McElroy's report on a dispute over who should lead a proposed Filipino Cultural Centre quotes Corrales, described as a former Filipino B.C. board member, saying people would understand the situation better if they knew about the breakdown between Filipino B.C. and the city.

Philippine Canadian Inquirer

Record number of Filipino-Canadian candidates run in B.C.'s 2026 local elections

Abi Sarabia M. lists 23 Filipino-Canadian candidates in B.C.'s October 17 local elections. Valor is one of two in Vancouver, listed as a Vancouver Liberals council candidate under the name Armor Valor Corales.

Check the evidence

Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 7 sources
Campaign 6 sources
Reporting 8 sources
Interview 1 sources
Event organizer 1 sources
Event listing 2 sources

Langara College's directory and the minutes of its January 25, 2024 Board of Governors meeting confirm the board role: two terms, October 1, 2021 to February 28, 2025, and October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. Langara's election page names two other students for the term that began October 1, 2026. No motion or vote by Corrales is recorded in the one set of minutes opened. The Filipino BC board role is less settled: CBC News in December 2025 and the Georgia Straight in May 2026 call Corrales a former board member, while Daily Hive's May 30, 2026 report, citing his LinkedIn profile, describes him as a current board member. voche.me did not find a board list published by Filipino BC itself. Langara's directory entry says he was nominated in the Emerging Leader category of the Province's Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards; voche.me did not find a provincial list that names him, so the claim is not recorded as fact. No personal campaign website was found; the City lists his Facebook, Instagram and X accounts and the party page. Women Transforming Cities' pledge results table marks Valor as committing to all six of its policy asks, but no personal quote from him appears on that page, so those six commitments are tagged as not his own words. His HUB Cycling answers are his own words. No accountability record, no Council record (Valor has not held elected office), and no confirmed appearance at an upcoming forum were found.

What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.

Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 3 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.

Reviewed again on October 3, 2026: the City's candidate list (read through a reader service, because the City's site refuses automated requests), the party's candidate page and event pages, VoteMate, Langara College's directory and election page, City business licence records, HUB Cycling's survey answers, Valor's six most recent Instagram posts and new reporting.

Checks still to do: Confirm current roles and ask for the implementation details of the representation proposal.

The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.

Experience & community

2022 to 2024, from City licence records

Owner, KaonTa Chicken

City of Vancouver business licence records list caterer licences for KaonTa Chicken under Armor Corrales for 2022 and 2023, and mark the 2024 licence as gone out of business. Daily Hive also reports the restaurant is no longer in business. Valor's Instagram profile still calls him its owner, and the party said his KaonTa Chicken team would cook its August 31, 2026 fundraiser dinner.

City of Vancouver open data · business licences 2013 to 2024
October 2021 to February 2025, and October 2025 to September 2026

Student-elected member, Langara College Board of Governors

Langara College's directory gives these two terms. The college's election page names two other students as the student board members for the term that began on October 1, 2026.

Langara College · Board of Governors directory entry
As reported in May 2026; called a former member in December 2025

Board member, Filipino BC

Daily Hive, citing Valor's LinkedIn profile, reported in May 2026 that he sits on the board of this non-profit organisation. CBC News called him a former board member in December 2025, and the Georgia Straight did the same in May 2026.

Former OneCity hopeful, ex-Park Board manager join Vancouver Liberals slate

Questions for the candidate

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What housing or business policy would most help service workers remain in Vancouver?

No response has been submitted.

Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?

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Is this an official page for Armor Valor?

No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Armor Valor's own campaign.

What is Armor Valor's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?

Armor Valor is number 125 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for City Council.

What party did Armor Valor run with?

Armor Valor ran for City Council with Vancouver Liberals.

Does Armor Valor currently hold public office?

Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Armor Valor.

How many sources does this Armor Valor profile cite?

This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

Has Armor Valor filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?

voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Armor Valor. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.

Why do some questions on Armor Valor's page show no answer?

The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Armor Valor in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.

When was the election Armor Valor ran in?

The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.

Space for campaign updates

HUB Cycling answers, a forum and new reporting added

voche.me read the City's candidate list, the party's pages, VoteMate, Valor's recent Instagram posts and new reporting. Added: his answers to HUB Cycling's election survey as three commitments and a talk, his October 2 post saying he attended the September 29 Candid Candidates mixer, the Philippine Canadian Inquirer's list of Filipino-Canadian candidates, and the October 13 food systems town hall. The October 1 Last Candidate Standing event left the calendar, because no source names Valor as taking part.

Langara board term and KaonTa Chicken dates corrected

The record said Valor sits on the Langara College Board of Governors. Langara's directory gives his last term as October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, and its election page names two other students for the term that began on October 1, 2026. City business licence records now date KaonTa Chicken to 2022 and 2023, with the 2024 licence marked gone out of business. Two biography lines now say that Daily Hive took the work history from OneCity's earlier profile and the Filipino BC role from his LinkedIn profile.

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