Rape cases linked to PH drug war – US report
The United States State Department revealed on Thursday, March 15, that there were at least eight reported cases of rape allegedly perpetrated by 16 policemen between January 2017 and July…
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Fil-Am priest charged with rape of Philadelphia minor
A 49-year-old Fil-Am Catholic priest has been charged this week with raping a teenager girl in Philadelphia, and filming the attack. Rev. Armand Garcia was arrested on Monday, March 4…
Trump administration faces multiple lawsuits against abortion “gag” rule
THE Trump administration is now facing multiple legal battles over its new rule in Title X, the federal family planning grant program, that would, among other things, cut funding to…
Beware of Impostor Scams
Criminals Pose as Businesses or Government Agencies to Steal Your Identity AARP has found that older Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are often targets of certain fraud (www.aarp.org/AAPIfraudsurvey). Scammers often…
Senate expected to pass resolution blocking Trump’s national emergency
Trump likely to veto the resolution Following Senator Rand Paul’s announcements over the weekend that he intended to support a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration, Senate…
Trump administration unveils plan for historic investment in America’s students through Education Freedom Scholarships
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, February 28, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, along with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), unveiled Education Freedom Scholarships (EFS),…
NaFFAA announces departure of executive director, launches national search for successor
Washington, DC – The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) recently announced that Jason Tengco, NaFFAA’s current Executive Director, intends to step down from his role at the end…
There’s a new ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill in the House
by Shefali Luthra MEMBERS of the House on Wednesday, February 27 offered their version of a “Medicare-for-all” bill that is broader than what’s been put forth by Sen. Bernie Sanders…
‘Immigration rights in limbo’ say immigration reform advocates
AS President Donald Trump marked the completion of two years into his presidency just last month, immigration remains to be the biggest issue for his administration, which has remained persistent…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assures US will defend PH against any attack
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week assured that the U.S. would uphold its treaty with the Philippines in the event the latter country is attacked in the…
Is striking for school nurses the way to go?
As teachers across the country walk out of their classrooms, hit the picket lines and demand higher pay, they’re keeping school nurses in mind — asking for more of them…
Older Fil-Ams vulnerable to immigration fraud — AARP
Many Filipino immigrants have fallen victim to immigration scams, a new digital campaign from AARP has revealed. Seven percent of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders have been exposed to immigration…
California sues Trump administration over national emergency declaration
THE news of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration has now reached a legal challenge in the form of a lawsuit on Monday, Feb. 18 led by the attorneys general…
Trump declares national emergency for border wall funding
Republicans split on support as other lawmakers seek lawsuits After Congress approved a spending bill to avert another government shutdown, President Donald Trump on Friday, February 15, declared a national…
Tropicales named as new Tourism Attaché for PDOTSF
MARIE Soleil P. Tropicales has been appointed as the new Tourism Director/Attaché for the San Francisco office of the Philippine Department of Tourism. Director Tropicales assumed her post last January…
Fil-Am federal workers reflect on longest gov’t shutdown ahead of a possible second closure
Trump ‘extremely unhappy’ with current deal Filipino-American Ted Aquino has been an air traffic controller at John Wayne Airport in Irvine, California for more than 20 years. After emigrating from Manila,…
Trump highlights health agenda with vow to lower ‘unfair’ drug prices
by Julie Rovner and Ana B. Ibarra IT was not the centerpiece, but health was a persistent theme in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday…
US open to ‘useful’ adjustments in Mutual Defense Treaty with PH
The United States government is open to any “useful” adjustments to the U.S.-Philippines 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim announced on Thursday, February 7. …
Top-level US officials to review US-PH defense treaty
Department of National Defense (DND) Chief Delfin Lorenzana announced on Monday, February 4 that a high-ranking panel of United States officials will review the U.S.-Philippines 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT)….
Civil rights, advocacy groups make case against proposed 2020 Census citizenship question
AMID the ongoing legal battle over whether or not the 2020 Census should ask about citizenship, civil rights and immigrant advocates this week discussed the question’s social and legal ramifications….
Federal employees head back to work after longest shutdown in history
Five-week partial shutdown results in $11 billion loss, according to CBO On Monday, Jan. 28, hundreds of thousands of federal government employees returned to work after the government reopened on Friday,…
Plan for 18-week fully paid parental leave introduced in LA
The City of Los Angeles could soon have an 18-week fully paid parental leave policy through a proposed motion introduced during the city council’s meeting on Tuesday, January 29. The…
Trump agrees to temporarily reopen government without border wall funding
Deal comes after two bills to end longest government shutdown failed in U.S. Senate As the government shutdown continued on to its 35th day on Friday, January 25 — the…
Democrats reject Trump’s proposal of temporary protection for immigrants, call it a ‘non-starter’
As the government shutdown entered its 32nd day on Tuesday, January 22 — the longest its ever been in U.S. history — President Donald Trump’s most recent proposal to offer…
Fil-Am commissioner resigns from LA Board of Public Works after being named in FBI warrant
THE first Filipino-American paid commissioner for the city of Los Angeles has “voluntarily resigned” from his post on Friday, January 18, after being named in a federal search warrant. Joel…
Providers walk ‘fine line’ between informing and scaring immigrant patients
by Ana B. Ibarra While the Trump administration decides whether to adopt a controversial policy that could jeopardize the legal status of immigrants who use public programs such as Medicaid,…
Trump eyes Fil-Am Utah attorney general and pastor for president’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs
Two Filipino-Americans are among the 12 individuals President Donald Trump intends to appoint to his Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), the White House announced on Thursday,…
UCI conducts investigation following tragic death of Fil-Am student
The fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon suspended at UCI A FRESHMAN at UC Irvine died following a party in the early morning of Saturday, Jan. 12. Eighteen-year-old Noah Domingo — a Filipino-American…
Filipina assumes post as Asian American Journalists Association’s new executive director
COMMUNITY leader Naomi Tacuyan Underwood is the new executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA). Underwood joins AAJA from the Washington, D.C.-based Faith & Politics Institute, where she served…
First LAUSD strike in 30 years underway
‘Teachers are the most important in our community’ CHILLY temperatures and rainfall didn’t deter the more than 30,000 Los Angeles educators, teachers union members and public school advocates from walking…