Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the State of Nevada.
LAS VEGAS – Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, through the Philippine American Charity Foundation (PACF), a non-profit charitable organization in Nevada, sent funds to municipalities struck by Super Typhoon Rai,…
NEVADA is ordering over half a million additional at-home COVID-19 tests in response to the current surge in cases, according to Governor Steve Sisolak. The Silver State is expected to…
LAS VEGAS – Chinese New Year in the Desert/Spring Festival proudly returns to Las Vegas for the 11th consecutive year on Feb. 3 – Feb. 6, 2022. Chinese New Year…
FILIPINO Americans in Las Vegas are doing their part in helping those devastated by Super Typhoon Rai. Known locally as Typhoon Odette, it blasted into the Philippines on December 16,…
The Southern Nevada Health District reminds everyone that COVID-19 testing is available at locations throughout the community. People seeking testing should visit one of the many community sites rather than…
NEVADA residents and community leaders are remembering Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senator majority leader who was the state’s longest-serving member of Congress, who died this week at the age…
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Epifanio ‘Jun’ Capistrano on Sunday, December 12th, 2021 at the age of 69. Jun will be…
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) to introduce the bipartisan Streamlining EIDL Act to improve the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) application process…
The Asian Community Development Council’s first inaugural InspirAsian Gala was held on Friday, December 3rd at the Champagne Ballroom at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event…
NATHAN Valencia, a Filipino American college student from Las Vegas, will be laid to rest during a memorial service and funeral mass nearly a month after he died during an…
A FILIPINO American college student died from injuries shortly after an amateur charity boxing match in Las Vegas last week. Nathan Valencia, a 20-year-old student of University of Nevada Las…
GEARING up for the 2022 midterm election, Rep. Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and state Assemblymember Rochelle Nguyen (AD-10) joined the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Democratic Caucus of Nevada…
For a 4th year in a row our local Massage Envy Las Vegas/Henderson locations partnered with US Vets Las Vegas to support our Veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day. For…
LAS VEGAS – Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations, the Southern Nevada Health District will begin administering Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to…
Boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are planning to reignite their rivalry in a possible rematch, only this time it is going to be on the basketball court for…
“My life is a duality. I am proud of my Iranian heritage and I am also a proud American.” For 33-year-old Nadia Hojjat, the combination of her personal background and…
The Southern Nevada Health District has begun offering Pfizer COVID-19 booster doses to people who are eligible at its clinics. This effort comes after the Centers for Disease Control and…
A FILIPINO American man was fatally stabbed to death in his own home in Las Vegas on Friday, August 27, according to the authorities. Vergel Guintu, 48, had just returned…
Leaders of the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on Monday, August 23 held a welcome dinner reception with Dr. DeRionne Pollard, the incoming president of Nevada…
EIGHT-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas made their grand arrivals in Las Vegas ahead of their fight on Saturday, August 21. The fighters…
A FILIPINA American physician in Las Vegas, who has been transformed into a Barbie doll for her frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic, is inspiring others that they can “make…
THE majority of Nevada counties are considered at high risk for COVID-19 transmission, according to Nevada Health Response. The agency’s update on August 10 said that 13 of the state’s…
NEVADA schools will be facing new mask-wearing and COVID-19 testing rules in the coming school year. The move comes after Governor Steve Sisolak issued an emergency directive on Wednesday, August…
EMPLOYEES in Clark County—which includes the Las Vegas area—will be required to wear masks while working in indoor public spaces amid a new spike of COVID-19 cases in the region….
Kataluna Enriquez, a Filipina American transgender woman who was crowned Miss Nevada USA on Sunday, June 27, will become the first openly transgender woman to vie for the Miss USA…
NEVADA Governor Steve Sisolak, along with First Lady Kathy Ong Sisolak, attended a special multicultural event highlighting the impact of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on the…
By Gloria Caoile AFTER a difficult year for the arts and art lovers, Las Vegas was treated to a performance of BROADWAY STRIPPED by Broadway Barkada on Friday, June 11….
WRAPPING up Asian Pacific American History Month with a bang, the National Federation of Filipino American Association-Nevada (NaFFAA-NV) joined forces with Bamboo Bridges and SEIU Local 1107 to honor our…
CLARK County is poised to return to pre-pandemic life on June 1 after the county commission voted to lift the local COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings and capacity limits. The…
PHILIPPINE Consul General Edgar Badajos, who recently took the helm of the Consulate General in Los Angeles, led the team’s first outreach mission in Las Vegas at the beginning of…
