Activities are open to everyone and available for volunteer opportunities SAN DIEGO – The month of April is Earth Month and the City of San Diego has upcoming events and activities for both Earth Day and Arbor Day to highlight environmental stewardship, the benefits of trees, and to remind San Diegans how to be we…
THE state awarded San Diego County Probation a $1.2 million grant to establish two Mobile Probation Service Centers that will help its clients and the community access services conveniently. The Board of State Community Corrections grant will allow Probation to purchase two vehicles approximately 22-foot-long, similar to a command center vehicle, that will help its…
by Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services MediCal enrollees are encouraged to update their information to keep their status as the state reviews eligibility for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time in three years, an estimated 80 million Americans whose health care is through Medicaid will have their eligibility for it…
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco held its second consular outreach for the year at Mirabeau Park Hotel in Spokane Valley, Washington on March 26-28, 2023. Passport, dual citizenship, and overseas voting (OV) registration services were offered during the Consulate’s first-ever consular outreach held in the Inland Northwest Region, which covers Eastern Washington…
Originally published in Inquirer.net WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of former U.S. service members and Filipino American community advocates released an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging that the issue of abandoned Amerasian children be included in the terms of the U.S.-Philippine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, as “a surge of new Amerasian children can be…
by Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services MediCal enrollees are encouraged to update their information to keep their status as the state reviews eligibility for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time in three years, an estimated 80 million Americans whose health care is through Medicaid will have their eligibility for it…
by Annie Walters Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Nevada April is Financial Literacy Month. Social Security is a vital part of any financial plan. . Our online tools can help you understand your potential Social Security benefits and how they fit into your financial future. You should periodically review your Social Security Statement (Statement)…
CONTINUING its efforts to expand the supply of affordable housing, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has made $25 million available for affordable housing developments. In addition to these funds, Project Based Housing Choice vouchers and Project Based Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers are also available. The latest round of funding available is through…
Las Vegas – The Las Vegas Science and Technology Festival returns to the Las Vegas Valley with nine days of FREE educational events for the whole family. Kicking-off April 28, the festival features over 40 events and concludes with a Giant Science and Technology Expo at the World Market Center on May 6. The annual…
SACRAMENTO – Bipartisan legislation by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber), which aimed at preventing the state from continuing to secretly dump Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) in unsuspecting communities, was stalled on Tuesday,…
SAN DIEGO – In the continuing effort to maintain an aging storm drain system, the City of San Diego is launching its annual Stormwater Maintenance Prioritization Public Survey, seeking input from San Diegans about which stormwater facilities to prioritize for future maintenance. The city’s storm drain system is composed of channels, pipes, levees, basins and…
14 library locations add Sunday hours, offering more access to library services SAN DIEGO – In an effort to provide access to in-person library services every day of the week, the City of San Diego Public Library (SDPL) is adding Sunday hours at 14 of its 36 library locations. Starting April 16, the 14 library…
SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Ferrer met with Mind the Bridge (MTB) co-founder and CEO Marco Marinucci on March 20, 2023 at the MTB headquarters in San Francisco to discuss the work of MTB and possible partnerships in line with the development of the Philippine startup ecosystem. MTB is an international innovation advisory firm, which is an…
SAN FRANCISCO – Recently, Mayor London N. Breed announced that the city will be expanding access to its programs to offer travel home for those experiencing homelessness. Through the Homeward Bound Program, the city provides paid travel home for people experiencing homelessness who are seeking to return to their family, friends or other support networks…
EVER had a bad online shopping experience? Maybe you ordered one thing but got another. Or that new company never shipped your order, despite charging you. So, what do you do? If you can relate, you’re not alone. In 2022, online shopping scams were the second-most reported type of scam to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)….
by Annie Walters/Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Nevada Social Security works with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the Social Security Act allows OIG to impose severe penalties against anyone who engages in misleading Social Security-related advertising or imposter…
STRENGTHENING efforts to prevent youth smoking, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 4 approved the acceptance of more than $1.6 million in funding from the California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program. The grant will fund enforcement-related activities ensuring businesses in unincorporated San Diego County follow the proper protocols required to…
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery, will be a paid holiday for San Diego city employees starting this year SAN DIEGO – Mayor Todd Gloria and the City Council have designated “Juneteenth,” which commemorates the end of slavery, an official paid holiday for City of San Diego employees. On Tuesday, March 21, the City…
by Sonny Vinuya SOFA’s first gala was a resounding success, bringing together individuals, families, and organizations dedicated to raising awareness, action, acceptance and advocacy in support of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) The event, held at the Milan Ballroom at the M Resort in Henderson, saw an impressive turnout of more than 300 people, mostly dressed…
WILSONVILLE, OR – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer paid a courtesy call on Mayor Julie Fitzgerald of the City of Wilsonville in Oregon and met with Filipino American community leaders in Oregon at the Wilsonville City Hall on March 27, 2023. During the call on Mayor Fitzgerald, Consul General Ferrer thanked…
FEDERAL and local agencies, community stakeholders, and ethnic media came together to raise public awareness and encourage people to report when they’ve been scammed. Katsumi Iwasaki is originally from Tokyo but has lived in the Bay Area for more than thirty years. After losing his partner of more than two decades to cancer, the soft-spoken…
by Peter White Ethnic Media Services 75% of voters say women and their doctors should decide; 9% say judges and politicians should decide Polls were clear before and after the 2022 midterm election. A large majority of Americans think abortion should be legal. More than any other issue, abortion rights brought people out to vote…
Connects CRK to Taiwan, Rest of Asia, North America, Australia and Europe Pampanga, Philippines — Clark International Airport (CRK) welcomes today EVA Air’s maiden flight with inaugural festivities that launch its daily nonstop flights between Taipei and Clark. The daily flight from Taiwan’s main airport, Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Clark International Airport (CRK), departs at 9:00 AM and arrives at…
UNDER the banner of the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP), 25 Filipinos Americans from across the U.S., including a living World War II veteran, were among the more than 5,000 participants who converged in White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on March 19 for the Bataan Memorial Death March (BMDM). Six Filipino…
South-Asian Women’s Alliance of Nevada (SWAN) inpartnership with the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) held its first freeSouth-Asian food distribution event on March 25, 2023, providing much-needed assistance tofamilies facing food insecurity in Las Vegas. This event, which was open to all members of thecommunity, distributed free food to 100 families and individuals. Each box…
MARCH is National Nutrition Month, an annual month of action that promotes healthy habits and food choices. This year’s theme, “Fuel for the Future” embodies why good nutrition is essential at every stage of life and lowers the risk for serious health problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Three behaviors including poor nutrition, tobacco…
Goal is to speed up building permit process for new and existing biotech projects SAN DIEGO – With the goal of making resources and information available to industry leaders and developers, the City of San Diego’s new Life Science Industry Pilot Program aims at revitalizing and expanding the life science industry in San Diego. The…
IF you spend any time with the ridiculously sweet animals at the County’s animal shelters, you might just be a “Fool Fur Love” and give one or even two a caring home. Perhaps, you might even be swooning over one of our campaign “poster” models like Olaf, a year-old blond German Shepherd, Ricky Bobby, a…
In the face of widespread economic strain, national conflicts and social unrest, surveys indicate that confidence in the future is at an all-time low in many countries, including the United States. According to the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer, 24 of the 28 countries surveyed are seeing “all-time lows in the number of people who think…
YOU get your regular shipments of dog food, have your gym membership set to auto-renew each month, and have a free trial subscription to some genealogy site. Helpful, keeps you from having to remember to pay every month, lets you try new stuff for free. But what about when you want to cancel? How is…
