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…
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Metro Board approves proposal to decriminalize ExpressLanes
The one-year pilot program will allow drivers without transponders to use ExpressLanes without ticket or fine THE Metro Board of Directors last week approved a proposal to enact a one-year pilot…
Teachers respond to this week’s deal to end week-long LAUSD strike
“Why does it take a strike for the district to meet our basic needs?” THE Los Angeles teachers union on Tuesday, January 22 successfully negotiated with the school district on a…
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…
Philippine Center in New York Hosts Fishers of Men Art Exhibit
Cebu-based artist Gil Francis Maningo and New York-based Alfonso Ompod, Jr. made a promise when they were students in the UP College of Fine Arts that they will hold a…
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…
Teachers union, school district reach tentative agreement to end six-day strike
After six days, the Los Angeles teachers union and school district have reached a tentative agreement that could end the city’s first teachers’ strike in 30 years. The United Teachers…
LA County leaders offer “oasis of support” to immigrants in the Trump era
Amid the ongoing national conflict regarding immigration policy, Los Angeles County has vowed to protect immigrants rights by expanding legal resources, providing medical care and maintaining access to other public…
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,…
‘It felt like a giant was holding our house’: Fil-Am survivor recalls Northridge Earthquake on 25th anniversary
Twenty-five years ago this week, the 1994 Northridge Earthquake rattled Southern California and left behind an aftermath of collapsed freeways, widespread power outages, leveled buildings, and thousands of heavily affected…
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…
Nevada Assemblymembers Nguyen, Frierson speak before APIA community
LAS VEGAS — Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen of Nevada’s 10th District (AD-10) and Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson spoke before the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) community on Saturday, January 12. As…
Study: Housing workforce shortage is barrier to affordability
California needs at least 200k new residential construction workers OAKLAND, Calif. — According to California’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), the golden state must dramatically increase the productive capacity…
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…
Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood announces new president, Paul Mirador
ONE of the newest creative-driven business organizations, the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood announces Paul Mirador as president beginning January 2019. Previously holding the position of Vice President,…
PeDRO induction in Los Angeles
PeDRO (Philippine Disaster Relief Organization) held its induction of new officers and members at the Philippine Consul General’s offices in Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 9th. Leading the induction ceremony…
Overnight Sepulveda tunnel cleaning will restrict lanes near LAX
THE Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services will clean the walls in the Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel near Los Angeles International Airport, requiring overnight lane closures for four nights next week….
Newsom diverges sharply from Washington with health care budget
by Samantha Young and Ana B. Ibarra Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled his first state budget, one that leads California down a very different…
Federal shutdown mostly spares health coverage, but other issues loom
The length of the shutdown will dictate how furloughed and unpaid workers will be affected by Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News As the partial government shutdown drags on, about 800,000…
Advocacy groups urge Newsom to “prioritize” AAPI issues
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom sworn into office, puts forth statewide single-payer healthcare plan, reinvention plan for DMV As California Gov. Gavin Newsom was inaugurated this week, a coalition of 40…
Fil-Am union organizer, parents sound off on upcoming LA teachers strike
Following rejected LAUSD proposal, teachers union prepares to strike on Jan. 14 as educators fight for smaller classes, more resources After a nearly two-year-long fray with the Los Angeles Unified…
Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles holds gala and induction of board officers
THE Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles on January 5, 2019 welcomed new Board Members Fiona Hilario and Atty. Jay Tiuleco, and Vice President for Marketing…
Celebrating APIA representation in Clark County
I AM grateful to Commissioner Justin Jones and all the Clark County Commissioners for their work ensuring diversity and inclusion of all Nevadans. Commissioner Jones’ district has the largest growing…
Embr Wave Bracelet to warm up and cool down crowds at CES 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada– January 10, 2019 – Embr Labs, the first company to make temperature personal, is now at CES 2019 in Las Vegas to demonstrate its flagship product the…
US Navy destroyer sails near disputed islands
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed near the disputed islands in the South China Sea where China has built military installations on Monday, January 7, as trade talks between the…
US carbon emissions saw sharp rise in 2018, data shows
After years of declining carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the U.S. saw emissions take a sharp increase in 2018, according to new data published on Tuesday, January 8. According to…
New CTA International Ranking Lists 16 Countries Leading in Innovation Friendliness
Las Vegas, NV – January 8, 2019 -During the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) State of the Industry Address at CES® 2019, CTA announced 16 out of 61 countries are leading…