Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in Northern California.
AARP partners with APA Heritage Foundation to honor extraordinary AAPI innovators SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2014 – AARP is proud to sponsor the 10th annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month…
Sacramento—California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su recently announced the start of a statewide, multilingual campaign to educate workers and employers about wage theft and labor standards such as minimum wage,…
SAN FRANCISCO—State Senator Leland Yee has signed up a new lawyer to represent him with gun trafficking and corruption charges brought to him last week. Yee on April 2, chose…
Average $35 credit the result of State’s program to fight climate change SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Air Resources Board today announced that millions…
Average $35 credit the result of State’s program to fight climate change SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Air Resources Board today announced that millions…
SAN FRANCISCO—It came as a shock to many when the news broke out early morning of March 25 that State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested on public corruption charges made…
The Philippine Medical Society of Northern California (PMSNC) will hold its 42nd Anniversary and Installation of 2014-2015 Officers with a dinner-dance on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the San Francisco…
SAN FRANCISCO -Thursday, March 27 has been designated as the Community Call to Action Day urging members of the Filipino community in the United States to call the US State…
11 March 2014 – Visitors to the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on Friday, March 7, were greeted by personnel wearing purple flowers, in commemoration of International Women’s Day,…
Notice is hereby given that under Republic Act No. 9189, otherwise known as “The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003”, as amended by Republic Act No. 10590, all citizens of…
SAN FRANCISCO—Philippine Development Foundation (PhilDev) is hosting an international symposium with the aim of further developing the nation’s economy through the advancement of science and technological innovation. The conference is…
San Francisco—On Tuesday, February 11, on the 3-month mark of Super-Typhoon Haiyan hitting the Philippines, San Francisco legislators along with dozens of Bay Area residents and organizations mobilized on City…
SAN FRANCISCO—Is your Philippine passport still valid? If the answer is no, don’t wait until you have travel plans. Apply for your passport renewal at the earliest opportunity. Check if…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – In a unanimous decision, the California Public Utilities Commission voted today to expand California’s Lifeline Program, which provides affordable telephone service to low-income consumers, to include…
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – California and the nation face a growing crisis of unemployment and underemployment among boys and men of color, but the rapid growth of the health services sector…
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – Housing experts at The Greenlining Institute today applauded new mortgage rules that take effect Jan. 10. The new rules, from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), are…
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – Policy experts at The Greenlining Institute joined with other advocates in responding with cautious optimism to reports today that Gov. Brown’s budget will begin to repay cap-and-trade…
Cap-and-Trade Funds, Health and Safety Net Spending Are Major Concerns, Greenlining Institute Says SACRAMENTO – Gov. Brown’s upcoming budget – the first in many years in which the state has…
RIVERSIDE—Dr. Jin Park, a successful dentist, has made accomplishments in his entire professional career through the years. Born in South Korea, Jin moved to the United States at the age…
Councilmember Myrna De Vera was selected by the city council to become Mayor of Hercules until December 2014, following a vote during the city council reorganization last December 10. This…
Irvine City leaders and 99 Ranch Market officials held a “bread-breaking” ceremony and ribbon cutting on Nov. 16 to celebrate the opening of a brand new store, the Bread Farm…
Anaheim White House restaurant is hosting its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 24 and will kick off the start of the holiday season with a toy drive…
Honorary co-hosts include Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Phil Ting, Honorable David Chiu, and nearly 100 community leaders and organizations SAN FRANCISCO,…
Leaves over 30 years of distinguished public service SAN FRANCISCO—Former Civil Service Commission Executive Officer Anita Sanchez passed away last Nov. 19 after her long battle with cancer. She leaves with…
SAN FRANCISCO A team of five people from RN Response Network (RNRN) four RNs and a staff person flew to Manila last Nov. 14 to help in the ongoing relief…
SAN FRANCISCO—Filipino workers in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are set to benefit under a new alliance forged between the…
How, what and where to send donations SAN BRUNO— An outpour of donations and support for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda that hit the Philippines last Nov. 8 are continuously…
SAN FRANCISCO—AARP sponsored last Oct. 27, West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service’s effort to recognize Filipino American Victoria Manalo Draves, the first Asian American woman to win two Olympic gold medals for…
Passports, documents lost, asks for public’s help WHAT should be an uplifting and exciting time for a young group of performers from Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila, turned to be…
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – The Greenlining Institute and its coalition today applauded President Obama’s decision to nominate Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen as the next chair of the Federal Reserve…
