LA Fil-Ams mark 27th EDSA 1 anniversary
LOS ANGELES-Nearly 70 Pinoys gathered together on Feb. 25 at a church on Beverly Boulevard to commemorate the peaceful and bloodless revolution that overthrew a tyrannical and oppressive government….
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Cardinal Mahony should vote for next pope – Bishop Solis
ANAHEIM-Filipino-American Bishop Oscar Solis believes Cardinal Roger Mahony should be able to vote for the new pope in the upcoming papal conclave despite the criticisms surrounding the embattled senior…
12-year old Pinoy flies 1979 Piper plane
For 12-year-old Jervin Barcenas, getting on an airplane is one thing. However, being able to fly one is an entirely different story. A student of Saint Anne Catholic School in Santa…
Jessica Cox to visit Ethiopia
LOS ANGELES – Filipino-American motivational speaker Jessica Cox Chamberlain will be bringing her unique inspirational message, “think outside the shoe” to Africa in April. The 32-year-old Cox, who was born…
LA City Clerk’s Office and Election Division ready for March 5 polls
LOS ANGELES – With the March 5 primary nominating elections fast approaching, Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay and LA Chief of Elections Jacob Wexler spoke before members of…
LA mayor lauds NeighborhoodLIFT program on first anniversary
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said on Monday that of the few remaining Fortune 500 companies in LA, Wells Fargo Bank is one of the…
Laoag City International Circle, Inc.
LAOAG City International Circle Inc. (LCIC) will be holding its first general meeting and membership driver under the leadership of their 2012-2014 newly-elected officers this Sunday, March 18, from 12nn-5pm….
Filipino American Basketball Association of Metropolitan DC, Inc. (FABA of Metro DC)
THE Filipino-American Basketball Association of Metropolitan DC, Inc., better known as “FABA of Metro DC” was established on September 2001 by a group of Filipino-American volunteers from all over the…
Fil-American Association of Central Texas (FAACT)
THE Fil-American Association of Central Texas is an association of individuals and families of Filipino and American heritage organized to project the “Filipino image” by participating in cultural and civic…
Filipino American Republicans of Bay County
FILIPINO American Republicans of Bay County is the first Filipino political organization ever formed in Bay County. We are a non profit organization and chartered by the Republican Party of…
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce – Washington, DC (PACC-DC)
BUILDING business alliances for a stronger community. PACC-DC is a membership organization that promotes entrepreneurship in the Filipino American community. PACC-DC also contributes to business development initiatives and special events…
Philippine American Association of North Carolina Inc. (PAANC)
PAANC is a registered non-profit 501C(3) organization created primarily to enhance friendship and camaraderie among Philippine-American families in North Carolina as well as to provide assistance in humanitarian efforts both…
Bayahnihan Dazzles Audiences in NY, DC
Despite Hurricane Sandy’s wrath, the shows went on. The Bayanihan, the national dance company of the Philippines, performed before sold-out audiences in New York and Washington, DC on the same…
The Driving Force Behind LADOT
It has been said that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa chooses only the best and the brightest to work for him. Thus, when he announced last year that our…
Average debt up again for new college grads
It’s the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt and it’s another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan debt,…
Advocating for Active Participation among Fil-Ams
WHEN the Director of the Census Bureau appointed Ditas Katague to a new national advisory committee, it was just another milestone accomplishment for one of the highest-ranking Filipino-American officials in…
A Commitment to Excellent Leadership
In Santa Clara County, California, in between San Jose and Fremont lies Milpitas, a city rich in diversity. Since the 2000 census and again confirmed in the 2010 census, Asians…
A Lesson About Essentials
A few weeks ago, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell appointed multi-awarded Filipina writer, Sofia Molina Starnes, as the new Poet Laureate of the state of Virginia, reported the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily….
A Role Model for Public Servants
Retiring a few days ago, Anita Sanchez is the highest ranking and longest-serving government employee of the city and county of San Francisco. She lives to serve people, to empower…
Cora Basa Cortes Tomalinas, Multi-Awarded Community Activist
Dealing with rebellious children amidst a drug epidemic in the 1980s, Corazon “Cora” Basa Cortes Tomalinas knew she had to do something or lose her children for good. She lived…
Lorna Schofield, One of National Law Journal’s 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers and Nominee for Federal District Court Judge, Southern District of NY
She’s been hailed as a Super Lawyer, referenced as one of the top trial attorneys in the nation, and the National Law Journal named her as one of the 50…
Maria Mabilangan Haley, Former Adviser of Presidents Bill Clinton and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
ON SEPTEMBER 13, America and the Philippines lost one of its most outstanding leaders – Maria Mabilangan Haley, who died from brain aneurysm. The highest-ranking and most influential Filipino-American official…