Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Los Angeles–The Los Angeles-based non-profit organization, People’s Community Organization for Reform and Empowerment (People’s CORE) along with Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV), KmB / Pro-People Youth, and The Park’s…
CERRITOS – As expected by political pundits in the ABC school district, Lynda Johnson, a paralegal by profession, cruised to an easy victory when she topped the recent ABC School…
LONG BEACH – Bishop Oscar Azarcon Solis held a special mass celebration for Typhoon Haiyan(Yolanda) victims in the Philippines on November 20 at St. Mary Medical Center Chapel in Long…
LOS ANGELES—In spite of being surrounded by many competing grocery chains in its area, the Little Tokyo Market Place proves to be the only place to find the best in…
LOS ANGELES—The LA Auto Show is upon us again, and this year’s iteration of the car expo promises to be a big one. Environment-friendly cars, concept models, and innovative technologies…
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…
District Cites “Financial Risk” in Decision to Settle Voting Rights Suit Cerritos – The ABC Unified School District Board of Education voted during Tuesday’s meeting to settle a California Voting…
Air pollution ‘chokes’ young boys and girls – Sen. De Leon LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, November 14, a diverse coalition of community-based, public health science and conservation groups launched,…
Los Angeles, 14 November 2013 – The officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General participated in the 5K Walk spearheaded by the Philippine Disaster Relief Organization (PeDRO) together with…
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – As Filipinos here in San Diego wait to hear from their loved ones, many are helping to gather supplies to send to their devastated homeland….
Walnut Mayor Tony Cartagena, Filipino- American and long time resident of Walnut, appeals for Disaster Relief Aids from various organizations, companies, and community members in the San Gabriel Valley to…
HOLLYWOOD – In a youthful show of solidarity, as many as 800 Filipino-American students gathered in Hollywood on Monday to show support for their lolos and lolas on Veterans Day….
Appeals for add’l donations, body bags as rescue and relief efforts pick up pace LOS ANGELES – Overwhelmed with support flowing in from all over Los Angeles and other parts…
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…
LOS ANGELES – On Monday night, President Benigno S. Aquino III declared a state of national calamity in order to expedite the government’s rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in the…
FULLERTON – A Filipina labor trafficking survivor testified at a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, detailing how she was brought to the country and forced to work at an elderly care…
BATON ROUGE – Nerelyn Soreta, a Filipina teacher in Baton Rouge, LA charged with assaulting a wheel chair bound student, is now out on a $10,000 bail. According to a Balitang…
LOS ANGELES – Amid ‘conflicting’ and ‘misleading’ information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in a press briefing, officials of Asia Pacific Health Care Ventures (APHCV) emphasized that proper education…
Builds on gang prosecution success LOS ANGELES – A Filipina lawyer is banking on her success as a gang homicide prosecutor to serve as a springboard for her bid to…
LOS ANGELES – Sharon Arlanza Yost, a 33-year-old Filipina based in San Diego, is suing the United States government for negligence, false imprisonment and for negligent and intentional infliction of…
By Peter Schurmann & Video: Jacob Simas – New America Media Ed. Note: In September former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took over as president of the University of…
LOS ANGELES—An alliance agreement signed on October 28 by the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (US DOL WHD), Western…
GLENDALE – Calm, cool, and collected, Glendale City Mayor Dave Weaver seems like he’s always prepared to answer any questions fielded his way wherever he may be. In an exclusive…
LOS ANGELES – Historic Filipinotown (HiFi) Council officials announced on Wednesday that they will hold a Lantern Festival and a Christmas Chorale Competition on Dec. 14, 2013 at the Silverlake…
Hosted by The California Endowment LOS ANGELES – Parents and students attended a town hall meeting hosted by The California Endowment on October 28 at Hollenbeck Middle School in Los…
