Covering the week’s most noteworthy life & style news stories impacting the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
By Zinnia Finn/Kaiser Health SAN JOSE — California’s third-largest city banished flavored tobacco products from store shelves this summer, joining scores of other cities and counties in the state in…
By Bernard J. Wolfson and Zinnia Finn [Editor’s note: KHN, which produces California Healthline, is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.] A California law that took effect in July requires health…
ACTRESS-turned-public servant Vilma Santos-Recto, who recently finished her term as representative of the 6th district of Batangas in June of 2022 and is now back to being an ordinary citizen,…
FAKE news Fake news, downright lies, mis- and disinformation, in various media, especially social media, have conceivably caused hundreds of million COVID-19 infections and deaths around the world. The falsehood…
Expansion plans include locations in Grand Central, Brooklyn; First Philadelphia store to open next month JOLLIBEE, the Filipino fast food brand aiming to become one of the world’s top-five restaurant…
LOS Angeles County logged nearly 8,000 additional cases of the coronavirus over a three-day period, the Department of Public Health reported on Monday, August 22. Data from Public Health showed…
by Katheryn Houghton LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Shannan Piccolo walked into a hotel with a tote bag full of Narcan and a speech about how easy it is to use the…
THE U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow the JYNNEOS vaccine to be given between layers of the skin (intradermally) for people…
SAN DIEGO – The Aklan Association of San Diego County (AASD) will proudly present the “2022 MUSA Fashion Show – A Fashion Show for All Generations” on Sunday, August 28,…
“Creative people are critical: they don’t stop with the given and the (supposedly) “obvious.” They are imaginative. They make a habit of thinking in more open and simple ways, keeping…
IT was eight o’clock on a quiet night in the municipality of Izalco in Sonsonate, El Salvador. The parish priest, Padre Napo, and his vicar, Padre Jorge, invited me to…
WHILE Filipinos in the diaspora have their distinct ube memory – from the fish-shaped halaya with flecks of Star margarine or the jars of ube jam pasalubong from Baguio City, or ube in pastillas or otap – it was only about a decade…
BEAUTY queen and actress Ruffa Gutierrez has a surefire way to keep her sanity despite the constant barrage of criticism leveled at celebrities: pay no attention to bashers. The former…
Fil-Am community strength and unity will be on the spotlight on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Court A of American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey when Fiesta In…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and its partner government agencies, led by Consul General Neil Ferrer, went in full force to support the return of…
Officials urge unvaccinated New Yorkers to get vaccinated now THE New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) updated…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Sentro Rizal on August 3, 2022 welcomed 42 young Filipino Americans who were taking part in the 9th Cultural Immersion…
SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Ferrer led the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco in touring the exhibits of the late Filipino American artist Carlos Villa at the Asian…
THE Polio virus was detected in the sewage system in New York City, a discovery that signals this dangerous virus has been spreading locally. Poliomyelitis (Polio) is a contagious, disabling,…
COVID vaccines and boosters have reduced the threat of COVID, allowing many people to gather, travel, and celebrate with more peace of mind. Vaccines and boosters provide the best protection…
What’s your game plan when you retire? The timing can be one of 3 ways: you yourself planned when it will happen; the government said it’s time you did; or…
OVER the past week, Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 metrics improved enough to move the county back to the medium level. The level is based on the Centers for Disease Control…
NONE of us wants conflict. On the contrary, we all want to live in peace and harmony. But the reality is that we will always live with conflict. There will…
THE World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) also known as the only World Talent Olympics celebrated its 25th year anniversary last July 22 to 30, 2022 in Anaheim, California. Team…
MULTI-AWARDED actress Cherie Gil, Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann in real life, passed away on Friday, August 5 after battling endometrial cancer. She was 59. In an Instagram post, her son,…
SoCal’s longest-running Filipino American tradition takes place September 3 at Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park LA LOS ANGELES, CA – FilAm ARTS (The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts…
CARE to dance? Most people have rhythm embedded in their DNA. Music moves them emotionally and physically. Music is a powerful gravity-defying force that can speak to the soul. Watch…
THE Filipino American Symphony Orchestra (FASO) presents CELEBRATION! featuring the music of Filipino singer and composer Jose Mari Chan and internationally recognized Filipino and classical suites. This concert is the…
Comprehensive Community Health Centers (CCHC) in partnership with LA Care, Health Net, Valley Presbyterian Hospital and Blue Shield of California invites members of the multicultural community to CCHC National Health…
ON July 30, 2022, at the legendary Bella Vista Polo Ranch in Santa Barbara, “Celebrating Life” (www.celebratinglife.la) had its extravagant debut with a flamboyant event, international guests and media. The…
