PH doubts US list of high kidnap risk countries
The Philippines’ Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) questioned the United States State Department list of countries with high kidnapping list as it included the country among the…
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US to fly, sail, operate anywhere int’l laws allow despite China warning
The United States on Friday, April 12, maintained it will continue its operations in the South China Sea (SCS) despite China’s protest about American forces stirring trouble in the waters….
Philippine Senators tell US lawmakers to stay out of country’s affairs
THREE Philippine senators this week filed a resolution seeking to rebuke American lawmakers for their supposed meddling in the Philippines’ affairs by condemning Sen. Leila de Lima’s detention and Rappler…
LA Dept. of Transportation unveils new transit plan with expansion of DASH service
PUBLIC transit in Los Angeles just got a lot more accessible. The LA Department of Transportation (LADOT) unveiled its new service expansion this week that includes wider access and increased…
Day of Valor in the nation’s capital honors Bataan & Corregidor heroes
Washington, D.C. — “I can think of no other place I would rather be today than at this ceremony, remembering with you the courage and sacrifice, the resilience and the…
US judge okays reparation for martial law victims
A United States federal judge approved the transfer of proceeds from late President Ferdinand Marcos’ ill-gotten assets to compensate the human rights victims of the martial law regime on Tuesday,…
24 charged in billion dollar Medicare brace scam
Federal officials on Tuesday, April 9, dismantled a $1.2 billion Medicare scam peddling unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting elderly and disabled patients through call centers in…
US continues to monitor flow of funds to PH
A United States Treasury official this week said the U.S. government is monitoring the flow of money into the Philippines. Sigal Mandelker, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence,…
Harvard admits highest number of Asian Americans in a decade as it awaits affirmative action lawsuit ruling
The amount of Asian American students admitted to Harvard University is the highest its been in the last decade, as revealed by the university’s latest admission cycle results for its…
Trump arrives at US-Mexico border after withdrawing threat to close it
President Donald Trump arrived at the southern border in Calexico, California on Friday, April 5 to tour a recently rebuilt section of two-mile fencing and to meet with local law…
Aegis Takes Centerstage at Thunder Valley Casino on April 6
One of the most popular OPM (Original Pilipino Music) bands in the Philippines gets to perform before their Filipino American fans as Aegis takes centerstage at the Pano Hall in…
Celebrate Earth Day in State Parks!
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With 2020 Census a year away, officials emphasize need to count all residents regardless of citizenship status, income level
THE 2020 United States census survey is one year away, and Los Angeles County officials are working to ensure that all populations within the vast county are counted and included…
Democratic and Republican parties lay down strategies for reaching AAPIs ahead of 2020
Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) continue to be the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and when it comes to public policy and politics, this growth has also been…
Fil-Am recruiters share benefits of joining US Army
In recent years, estimates have found that only 1 percent of young Americans are eligible to join military service. For the U.S. Army, there are about 33.4 million Americans between…
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke to AAPIs in Las Vegas: ‘I’m listening’
LAS VEGAS — There are 331 days until the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 22, 2020 and 586 days until the November presidential election. With Nevada as a swing state, Democratic…
Fil-Am Las Vegas judge heads city’s first-ever gambling court
WITH the image of Las Vegas comes those of blackjack tables, slot machines, and colored poker chips with the accompanying image big cash wins and prizes. But less thrown in…
PH Consulate General Lauds Successful Iowa Trade Mission to the PH
Chicago, Illinois – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago lauded the United States business delegation from Iowa that successfully conducted a trade mission to the Philippines on 20-23 March 2019….
US lawyer to aid PH victims of sexual abuse case vs American priest
United States-based lawyer McDonald Worley recently arrived in Biliran, Eastern Visayas to interview nine of the alleged victims of American priest Rev. Kenneth Hendricks, who is now detained in Quezon City…
Bataan Death March/Battle of Leyte Gulf commemoration on April 6
The Bataan Legacy Historical Society, in partnership with the Veterans Administration Golden Gate National Cemetery, will commemorate the 77th Anniversary of the Bataan Death March and the 75th Anniversary of…
Trump administration changes course, asks court to strike down ACA
by Julie Rovner In a dramatic move that will have implications for the coming 2020 election, the Trump administration Monday night, March 25, reversed its previous position and asked a…
Thousands gather to rally for 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in DTLA
The 77-year-old senator from Vermont and mouthpiece for grassroots progressivism announced his second bid for presidency, stops by Los Angeles to rally supporters VERMONT Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for…
Burglar caught on camera entering home of Fil-Am family while they slept
A Filipino-American family in Vallejo, California was shocked when their home security camera footage revealed a stranger entering their house while they slept. Schendelle Bohulano, whose sister owns the house,…
Governor Newsom doubles down on decision to temporarily shut down death penalty
Despite facing opposition, the newly-elected California governor reaffirms his executive order, signaling a shift in the American perspective on capital punishment WHEN California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a moratorium on…
Crowd at CA Capitol demands immigrant health coverage
By Ana B. Ibarra and Harriet Blair Rowan | Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO — “Vivan los inmigrantes!” echoed through the halls of the state Capitol on Wednesday as immigrants and…
Fil-Am who mailed explosives to political officials, Trump critics pleads guilty
Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., the Filipino-American man from Southern Florida who was accused of mailing pipe bombs to numerous political figures and Trump critics last year, pleaded guilty on Thursday,…
Filipina-American millennial confirmed to LA Board of Public Works
LOS ANGELES — A high-ranking Filipina American in City Hall is now a commissioner on the Board of Public Works. Jessica Caloza was confirmed to the position on Tuesday, March…
LAX breaks ground on $4.9 billion airport train
Largest contract in city history to create more than 2,000 construction jobs LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday, March 14, broke ground on the Automated People Mover (APM),…
The Power of A Woman Who Forgives
Off-Broadway show “Miracle in Rwanda” marks 25 years since the end of the Rwandan Genocide; Play written and co-created by Leslie Lewis, daughter of Fil-Am businesswoman and philanthropist Loida Nicolas…
Fil-Am UC Irvine student confirmed to have died from alcohol poisoning
Student’s father suspects “fraternity hazing” to be the cause as investigation continues The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed alcohol poisoning to be the cause of death of a Fil-Am…