A 63-YEAR-old former teacher is facing federal sex tourism charges after police uncovered that he traveled to the Philippines to have sex with a minor. Robert Ruben Ornelas, a schoolteacher and girls softball coach from Santa Ana, Calif., was taken into custody by the federal authorities because of charges involving his alleged involvement in sexual…
A 67-YEAR-old Filipina was killed after a tourist bus ran into her while she was crossing a pedestrian lane in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza on Oct. 23. Initial reports identified the victim as Priscilla “Precy” Moreto, an employee of San Francisco City Hall. Police report said that the incident occurred at around 11 am when Moreto crossed…
Because of the disturbing ascent in the crime rate, over 80 community members, mostly Filipinos, assembled a peace march to suppress the violence in the South of Market neighborhood in San Francisco. Together with the city officials and the police, community members picket with placards calling for peace at the busiest streets in San Francisco…
California is a signature away from implementing prohibition to single-use plastic bags, after the Senate passed Senate Bill 270 on a vote of 22-15 last Friday, Aug. 29. The measure written by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacioma) is now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature to make it into a law that is the first of its…
California is a signature away from implementing prohibition to single-use plastic bags, after the Senate passed Senate Bill 270 on a vote of 22-15 last Friday, Aug. 29. The measure written by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacioma) is now awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature to make it into a law that is the first of its…
Filipino-American Assemblymember Rob Bonta’s innovative small business bill passed the leigslature with “strong bipartisan support” and now awaits the approval of Governor Jerry Brown. Bonta believes in the incredible importance of small businesses in the economy of California that led to the creation of AB 2719. “There are over 3.3 million small businesses in California,…
THREE years after discovering video footage of two Filipino male nurses performing sexual acts with each other near a 98-year-old patient, a San Diego Court ordered the two men to stand for trial. Russell Torralba and Alfredo Ruiz, both 42, were ordered on Friday, August 9 to proceed to trial on one count of inflicting…
PAETE, Laguna native, now Chicago-based Paul Balan recently exhibited Pinoy artistry when he was chosen to design the prestigious National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Medal. This award is given to individuals or groups whose work has done great things in the field of history, literature, languages and philosophy. Now on its 49th year, established by…
