Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the United States of America.
Officials encourage the community to utilize the county help line 211 to report acts of hate AS public health officials, scientists and the medical community are currently researching to combat…
A Filipino American is the incoming mayor pro tem of Sierra Madre, California for a second time. Rachelle Arizmendi, who was re-elected to the city council in 2018, was selected…
DESPITE critics lamenting the termination of the two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), United States President Donald Trump brushed off the Duterte administration’s decision by saying it would help the U.S….
THREE FILIPINO church leaders working in the United States on behalf of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Name Above Every Name (or KOJC), were charged this week by a…
Terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is a “move in the wrong direction,” according to U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper. The Philippines’ move…
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was Compelled and Could Not Decline February 9, 2020 (Los Angeles) In the Great Hall of Shakyamuni Buddha at the Holy Miracles Temple, a Dharma…
Filipino American organizer and former public school teacher Godfrey Plata is seeking to make LA more renter-friendly AS state primaries and caucuses get underway, all the focus is squarely pointed…
With lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, there is still a stigma around the disease that prevents patients, especially in the Asian American…
Groups condemn anti-API ‘racism and hate’ AS the global medical community continues to try to mitigate the threat of the severe coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) and leading social…
by Lauren Weber THE more than $34,000 in medical bills that contributed to Darla and Andy Markley’s bankruptcy and loss of their home in Beloit, Wisconsin, grew out of what…
Kingdom of Jesus Christ officials face federal charges for human trafficking, immigration fraud THE camp of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy on Thursday, January 30, claimed that former members of the Kingdom…
by Will Stone When the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus spreading throughout China was confirmed last week in Washington state, public health workers were well prepared to respond,…
Las Vegas, Nevada — Biden for President announced on Friday, January 31 its Nevada Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Leadership Council, which will focus on mobilizing and engaging Nevada’s…
Three Filipino church leaders based in the United States were arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents on Wednesday, January 29, for allegedly trafficking its members from the Philippines…
THE U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), announced last week the list of countries whose…
A Filipino American pastor was among the 13 members sworn into President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) by Vice President Mike Pence on Monday,…
The United States Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with enforcing changes to the public charge rule that could deny legal permanent residency status to certain immigrants if…
New rule would bar pregnant women who are suspected of traveling to the U.S. solely to give birth United States embassies across the globe received a note from the U.S….
The United States government will be providing P5.1 million in relief assistance to the communities affected by the Taal Volcano’s continuing activity, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said this week….
Community organizations in Los Angeles launched a collaborative campaign this week to encourage participation in the 2020 census as Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) risk being undercounted. Led by…
Asian American and Pacific Islander community members have until January 31 to enroll in one of Covered California’s qualified health plans. In a press conference last week, Asian Americans Advancing…
NEW YORK — For the first time, community organizations in New York and Florida are coming together to ensure Puerto Ricans and Filipinos are correctly counted come Census Day on…
There is currently a shortage of 11 million nurses in the United States, an immigration company said on Tuesday, January 21. U.S. employers are going overseas, including the Philippines, to…
ASIAN American and Pacific Islander community members have until January 31 to enroll in one of Covered California’s qualified health plans. In a press conference last week, Asian Americans Advancing…
Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg held campaign events in Los Angeles over the weekend, including a breakfast meeting with members of various Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. In…
New law extends paid family leave benefits from six to eight weeks and increases the rate of pay THE State of California has, since 2004, been a champion of paid…
WITHIN 10 years, all of the nation’s 74 million baby boomers will be 65 or older. The most senior among them will be on the cusp of 85. Even sooner,…
For the first time, community organizations in New York and Florida are coming together to get an accurate count of many Puerto Ricans and Filipinos there are, come Census Day…
by Pilar Marrero (Ethnic Media Services/La Opinion) In this issue, we continue with our occasional series meant to answer the most frequently asked questions regarding the census. If you have…
LOS ANGELES — A Filipina American this week became the first woman of color to be promoted to the rank of full professor within the University of Southern California’s English…
