City of Las Vegas 2024 summer season Pool schedules & events
Lifeguards still needed! The city of Las Vegas will open the Carlos L. Martinez & Darrio J. Hall Family Pool at Gary Reese Freedom Park for the summer season Memorial…
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Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
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Women of color will vote with their pocketbooks this November
The perception of a floundering economy will loom large as women of color — a large and reliable, but often overlooked, voting bloc — head to the polls this November….
High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment
For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled to fill their prescriptions for the medications they need to…
Top high schools in voter registration challenge recognized
Month-long challenge prompted over 800 high school students to register or pre-register to vote SAN DIEGO – On Monday, May 20 the City of San Diego announced the winners of the…
Does the City of San Diego owe you money? Check if you’re on the list
More than $818,000 is ready to be claimed by hundreds of residents and businesses SAN DIEGO—The City of San Diego is trying to reach businesses and individuals who are owed…
City of San Diego wins 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
ADU bonus program recognized for potential to rapidly increase supply and density of affordable housing SAN DIEGO – Recognizing progress toward its goal of creating homes that all San Diegans…
PH CONSULATE ATTENDS OPEN HOUSE OF THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (WHIAANHPI) REGIONAL NETWORK
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil and Assistance to Nationals Officer Leonida Longcanaya, attended the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and…
PCGSF gets insights from 10th annual Silicon Valley Briefing at Stanford
CONSUL Neil Ferrer of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco attended the 10th Annual Silicon Valley Briefing on May 7, 2024 at the Faculty Club of Stanford University. The…
UST Alumni Gala in America set for July 2024 in SF
San Francisco – Lumina Pandit is Latin for “Spread the Light”. Inspired by Saint Thomas Aquinas and one of the benchmark events of the University during its quadricentennial celebration in…
New data: SF street homelessness hits 10-year low
Biennial homeless count finds 13% decrease in people living in tents and on the streets from 2022, hitting the lowest level since before 2015 SAN FRANCISCO – New data released as…
The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care
by Michelle Andrews KFF Health News For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these “NPs” often perform the same tasks…
Gov. Newsom boosted Califonia’s public health budget during Covid. Now he wants to cut it
When a doctor in Pasadena, California, reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and bone and joint pain,…
Keeping our neighborhoods clean as we commemorate Memorial Day and continue to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
By: Vince Yuen, Community Organizer May is an exciting month for the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Not only is May AAPI Heritage Month, a month-long celebration that pays…
California’s $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in
by Angela Hart KFF Health News TURLOCK — For much of his young life, Jorge Sanchez regularly gasped for air, at times coughing so violently that he’d almost throw up….
Fil-Am conquers Mt. Apo
Palomo is second-oldest man to reach peak of highest mountain in the Philippines GLENDALE – Proving once again that “age is just a number,” 81-year-old Los Angeles resident and Filipino…
Free Hepatitis B screening at the PH Consulate in SF on May 24
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Hep B Free San Francisco Bay Area (SF Hep B Free) invite everyone to a Hepatitis B Education and Screening Community…
City of Las Vegas offers free Symphony Park Arts Festival on May 25
Bring the family to enjoy a day of art in the park The city of Las Vegas invites the public to celebrate the arts at the third annual Symphony Park…
Cox awards $35,000 in scholarships to high school seniors
Cox Las Vegas recently presented $35,000 in scholarships to 10 college-bound, high school seniors in Clark County. The annual Cox Diversity Scholarship Program has awarded $385,000 in scholarships since 2014….
4S Ranch community celebrates new Four Gee County Park
THE San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation opened Four Gee County Park to an eager crowd of close to 200 people on Saturday, May 11 in 4S Ranch….
Legendary comedian and actor Martin Short appointed as new mayor of Funner, CA
Funner’s fourth celebrity mayor, Martin Short, has officially taken the oath of office FUNNER – Harrah’s Resort Southern California officially welcomed iconic comedian and actor Martin Short as Funner, California’s…
City of San Diego unveils new and improved Interactive Project Finder Map
Tool helps San Diegans find out about projects in their neighborhoods and events citywide SAN DIEGO – The City of San Diego has developed a new interactive Project Finder Map that uses Google…
ConGen Ferrer speaks on PH-US relations at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer graced the fireside chat set up as guest speaker at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California hosted by Kalidip Choudhury, Ph.D. The…
Daly City’s inaugural Legacy Business celebration at city hall
DALY CITY – In recognition of National Small Business Week, the City of Daly City hosted its first Legacy Business Celebration on May 2, 2024 at City Hall. “Small businesses are…
FILIPINO POP ARTIST GIGI DE LANA CALLS ON CONSUL GENERAL FERRER FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL BAY AREA CONCERT
Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed rising Filipino pop artist Gigi De Lana and her band Gigi Vibes, during their call at Sentro Rizal of the Philippine Center in San…
FYLPRO IMMERSION PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2024; DEADLINE TO APPLY MAY 31
The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) is now accepting applications for its signature immersion program in the Philippines, scheduled for the week of November 9, 2024. FYLPRO is a network of…
Governor Newsom’s cuts to the Equitable Building Decarbonization program will harm low-income communities
LAST week, Gov. Gavin Newsom released an updated state budget proposal that cuts $283 million in funding from the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program (EBD) — a 30% reduction. The proposed…
Easing the toll of Alzheimer’s on women
As California’s population ages, the burden of Alzheimer’s is increasingly falling on women. In response, the state has launched a new initiative aimed at raising public awareness about the disease…
Women of color will vote with their pocketbooks this November
by Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services The perception of a floundering economy will loom large as women of color — a large and reliable, but often overlooked, voting bloc —…
In a national first, Medi-Cal is helping unhoused Californians
by Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services In the nation’s most ambitious effort to address social needs, a $12 billion Medi-Cal initiative now provides services for the unhoused including stable housing…
Wooten honored with prestigious California public health award
THE California Department of Public Health (CDPH) honored County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma J. Wooten with its highest recognition, the Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health….
