FOREIGN nationals with long-term visas will be allowed entry into the Philippines starting August 1. Malacañang Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. made this announcement on Friday, July 17, saying that the…
Supervisor David Canepa of San Mateo County reminded county residents to follow guidelines issued by state, county and city officials designed to combat the wide spread of the novel coronavirus…
COMMUNITY advocate and pioneering civil rights lawyer Robert Gnaizda passed away on July 11, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was 83. Gnaizda, known as Bob to his colleagues,…
THE San Francisco Assessor-Recorder’s Office, headed Carmen Chu, will host a Digital Family Wealth Forum on Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Zoom to help families…
COUNTY and city officials from seven Bay Area counties issued a “shelter-in-place” order this week for its residents in a bid to stop the spread of the newly-discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV2),…
SAN FRANCISCO — A United States-based coalition, We Stand With ABS-CBN Coalition, held a protest rally on Tuesday, February 25 in front of the Philippine Center Building in downtown, which…
Bags, shoes, jewelry, accessories make use of unique, recycled, upcycled materials Woven textiles and beadwork from indigenous tribes. Hardwoods and plants from the Philippine countryside. Food bags from favorite snacks….
SACRAMENTO – THE National Asian American Coalition (NAAC), the National Diversity Coalition (NDC), pastors, housing advocates and members of the state legislature’s Senate and Assembly Republican Caucuses celebrated the recent…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.— After seeing two schools close down in the city over the past 19 years, an elementary school named after a Filipino Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist was…
SAN Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, community advocates and residents are encouraging voters to vote yes on Measure T which is included in the coming November 6 ballot. This was the…
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco (PCGSF) signed Spark*Connect*Empower partnership agreements with GMA Pinoy TV and Filipino Band Musicians Hall of Fame Foundation (FILHOFF) last October 5 in ceremonies…
“CRAZY Rich Asians,” a movie based on the first in a trilogy of books written by best-selling author Kevin Kwan, is opening on August 15 in US movie theaters. Lead…
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez made a brief visit to the Bay Area on Tuesday, May 22 to witness the opening of the Spark447 Workspace, the…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Filipinos opposed to the planned burial of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani gathered en masse in front of the…
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 12 unanimously adopted a resolution establishing a Filipino Cultural Heritage District in the city called SoMa Pilipinas. The resolution also…
SAN FRANCISCO—Families living in the South of Market area and community advocates participated in a protest along Natoma Street on May 13 to bring focus on the plight of long-time…
DALY CITY—Reelected Daly City Councilmembers Ray Buenaventura and Michael Guingona were sworn into office, along with Judith Christensen, at the City Hall on December 2. Buenaventura, Guingona and Christensen join…
Products to be sold Aug 19-22 at PH Center lobby in SF THE Department of Trade and Industry, led by Region 4A Regional Director Marilou Toledo, Region 4A Senior Trade…
YouTube sensations David and Andrew Fung, known as The Fung Brothers, were special guests at a McDonald’s-sponsored education workshop held in San Francisco last July 12. The Fung Brothers talked…
June 3 is an important date for Californians as voters will go to their polling places to vote in the Statewide Direct Primary Election. Registered voters will be able to…
Councilmember Myrna De Vera was selected by the city council to become Mayor of Hercules until December 2014, following a vote during the city council reorganization last December 10. This…
SAN FRANCISCO A team of five people from RN Response Network (RNRN) four RNs and a staff person flew to Manila last Nov. 14 to help in the ongoing relief…
SAN FRANCISCO—Filipino workers in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are set to benefit under a new alliance forged between the…
San Francisco city officials led by Mayor Edwin Lee, along with Asian American community leaders, kicked off the month-long celebration of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a…
