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LOS ANGELES – The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has come and gone, and it was just like that line from The Fault In Our Stars—slowly, and then all at once….
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626 Night Market lights up Downtown LA on June 20 & 21
DTLA Night Market is a new kind of night market produced by the team behind 626 Night Market, the original and largest Asian-themed night market in America. Coming to the…
LA City Hall celebrates 116th PH Independence Day
LOS ANGELES – On Friday, the Los Angeles City Hall joined the Filipino community in LA in celebrating Philippine Independence Day. The celebration was organized by the Los Angeles Filipino…
BOE Notifies California Retailers of Upcoming Visits
Letters Mailed to Businesses Located in Select Zip Code Areas Sacramento – Retailers throughout the state are receiving letters from the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them about upcoming…
Tenure opponent says public schools must improve
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man behind the successful lawsuit to declare California’s teacher-tenure laws unconstitutional is a wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneur who says he has no gripe with teachers…
New Philippine Consul General assumes post
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco announces the arrival and assumption of post of Mr. Henry S. Bensurto, Jr., the new Philippine Consul General to San Francisco. Consul General…
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales meets the Bay Area Filipino community
San Francisco—Ombudsman ConchitaCarpio Morales and members of her delegation met with members of the Filipino-American community in the Bay Area last May 30 at the Philippine Consulate General. The Ombudsman…
Andy Soriano hosts surprise birthday party for his wife, Dr. Josefina Robles-Soriano
ON May 31, two birthdays, attended by almost 300 guests, were celebrated. The day began at noon with a birthday celebration for 7-year-old Gaston Soriano, the son of Andrew and…
Meet University of the Philippines’ President Fred Pascual on July 5
“Meet the Prez” is hosted by the UP Alumni of Greater Los Angeles The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Greater Los Angeles (UPAAGLA) will welcome current UP President…
Telecom, utility diversity programs set standard for Silicon Valley
New Report Documents Record Levels of Contracting with Firms Owned by Minorities, Women, Disabled Veterans BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – Ongoing efforts by California utility and telecommunications companies to diversify their supplier…
PWC continues call for action on TPS
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles-based Filipino community organization Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) continues its call for action on the advocacy campaign that asks the US government to grant Temporary Protected…
CPUC to Hold Community Information Meeting on Proposed San Onofre Settlement Agreement
ROSEMEAD, Calif., JUNE 9, 2014 — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a community information meeting June 16 in Costa Mesa on the proposed San Onofre nuclear plant settlement agreement…
DHS announces process for deferred action renewal
PWC to continue support for DACA-eligible Pinoys LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, June 5, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the details of the process for individuals to renew…
Cal MediConnect launched in LA County
LOS ANGELES – On May 29, Cal MediConnect was launched for ‘dual eligibles’ living in Los Angeles County at St. Barnabas Senior Services Center. According CalDuals.org, dual eligibles are those…
First Ballot Counting Update for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the first ballot counting update for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election. The update includes 19,246 ballots processed…
Consul General Herrera Lim Meets with Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles, 06 June 2014 – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors presented a plaque commemorating Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim’s appointment as Consul General to Los Angeles on 04…
Consul General Herrera-Lim joins panel discussion on Preparedness, Response and Recovery: Six months after Typhoon
Los Angeles, 06 June 2014 – Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim was one of the featured panelists during the panel discussion held by the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region on…
2014 California Primary Election: Democrat incumbents take the lead in the November ballot
Assemblymember Bonta gets in for re-election, Buenaventura loses bid for San Mateo County Superior Court Judge SAN BRUNO—California Gov. Jerry Brown easily won his bid for re-election to a second…
L.A. County Polls Close and First Election Night Ballot Count for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the closing of the polls and reported the first Election Night results for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary…
Ballots Left to be Counted for the June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan reported an initial estimate of outstanding ballots to be processed during the election canvass period for the June 3, 2014 Statewide…
LA Central Library holds free US citizenship workshop
LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of lawful permanent residents participated in the 2nd Annual Pan Asian Citizenship Workshop for free US citizenship application assistance at the Los Angeles Central Library on…
PCG kicks off 3rd PH Investment Trade Roadshow in Houston, TX
LOS ANGELES – Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. together with a topnotch investment mission from the Philippines kicked off the Houston leg of the 3rd Philippine Investment Roadshow in the…
It’s all systems go for the 2nd HFT Kalayaan 2014 Parade on June 7
Los Angeles— “Ipagbunyi ang Araw ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas! After the final preparation and meeting last Monday, June 02, 2014 at FACLA, the 2nd HFT Independence Day Parade Organizing (2HFTIDPOC)…
New Income Limits May Help More SCE Customers Qualify for Utility Bill Discounts
ROSEMEAD, Calif., June 2, 2014 — Beginning June 1, changes in the maximum-allowable income to qualify for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) and the Family Electric Rate Assistance…
Former undersheriff and current Gardena Mayor Tanaka running for LA Sheriff
LOS ANGELES – For most of the candidates hoping to become the next Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the final straw which pushed them to run…
CA State Senate passes bill to raise minimum wage to $13/hour
SB 935 (Leno) would give CA highest minimum wage in the nation by 2017 LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, May 29, California State Senate voted 21-12 to raise the state’s…
FVR gives new direction to the FVF and to all Filipinos around the world
LOS ANGELES – Former President of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) delighted the audience with his half-hour speech directed to the young and the young at heart, who came…
Local Filipinos join over 1,000 students, nonprofits, government and religious leaders
To sign agreement to work together for peace and social justice LOS ANGELES– Members of the Filipino community joined a diverse gathering of local nonprofit directors, student organizations and religious…
California Statewide Direct Primary Election takes place June 3
June 3 is an important date for Californians as voters will go to their polling places to vote in the Statewide Direct Primary Election. Registered voters will be able to…
Fil-Am appointed as LA Board of Transportation commissioner
LOS ANGELES – Only weeks since the recent appointments of Joel Jacinto and George Villanueva to separate commissions in the local government of Los Angeles, another Filipino-American was named by…