Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
SAN Diego County released an $8.11 billion recommended budget on Thursday, May 4 that continues increased spending to fight homelessness; take on mental health and substance use disorder challenges; improve…
Effort will guide arts and culture investments SAN DIEGO – The City of San Diego is creating its first-ever comprehensive cultural plan to guide investments in arts and culture in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cries of “Marcos is not welcome here!” filled the air in front of the White House as Filipino-Americans and supporters gathered at the nation’s capital to protest…
Two measures now making their way through the State Assembly aim to improve how California draws new district maps to ensure more participatory elections. By some accounts, California’s independent redistricting…
Members and friends of the Filipino American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG-GLAC) gathered to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the Historic “FILIPINO AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP MONUMENT”, a community-based and supported…
MILLBRAE – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer visited Mills High School in Millbrae, California on April 13 where he had a conversation with senior high school…
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Consul General Neil Ferrer joined other members of the San Francisco Consular Corps in the 9th Annual Silicon Valley Briefing held at the Computer History Museum. The…
SAN JOSE – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer paid a courtesy call on San Jose City Mayor Matt Mahan on April 12. The two sides held discussions…
Las Vegas – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) toured the Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders (HAPI) Medical Center with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community leaders to highlight her efforts to…
As they announced their re-election bid on Tuesday morning, April 25, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris drew early support from a broad swath of organizations representing minority…
Guns are the biggest killers of American children and are tied to an unprecedented rise in suicides and homicides among this generation, according to new data that paints a damming…
WITH the first cases of the newest Omicron strain confirmed in Los Angeles County, residents are being asked to be aware of possible new COVID-19 symptoms and take precautions. The…
A COLORFUL pinwheel garden served as the backdrop on Wednesday, April 26 for a Child Abuse Awareness press conference at the County Administration Center downtown. Chairwoman Nora Vargas, County Child…
A UNIQUE pop-up will take place at the Kalayaan Center in the Philippine Center Building (447 Sutter Street) in San Francisco on May 5-7 called Merkado Kultura. From home décor…
SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Ferrer, along with the Philippine Consulate team, recently met with Mr. Alan Beebe, co-founder of #KYOS, a pioneering Web3 project focused on “Earn-to-Learn[1]to-Earn” initiatives,…
SAN FRANCISCO – In commemoration of World Autism Awareness Day in April, an exhibit featuring the artworks of children and adults on the autism spectrum opened at the main lobby…
Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends. These are some of the emotional and financial struggles long covid patients face years after their infection. Physically, they…
With its dancing cats and lip-synched grandmas, TikTok has gained a massive foothold in the U.S., but lawmakers here say the platform threatens privacy rights and raises serious national security…
City of San Diego residents can have paperwork securely shredded and recycled for free SAN DIEGO – Just finished filing your latest tax return and wondering how to safely dispose…
IF it’s spring, then it’s high budget season at the county. Preparations are in full swing for a May 4 release to the public. Staff began preparing the new two-year…
DID you get an earthquake early warning alert on your smartphone for an earthquake near Palomar Observatory seconds after 6:16 p.m. on March 31? The quake shook parts of San…
Online tool intended to provide real-time weather and situational data for daily awareness and during emergency conditions SAN DIEGO – To help San Diegans understand and better prepare for environmental…
Activities are open to everyone and available for volunteer opportunities SAN DIEGO – The month of April is Earth Month and the City of San Diego has upcoming events and…
THE state awarded San Diego County Probation a $1.2 million grant to establish two Mobile Probation Service Centers that will help its clients and the community access services conveniently. The…
by Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services MediCal enrollees are encouraged to update their information to keep their status as the state reviews eligibility for the first time since the Covid-19…
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco held its second consular outreach for the year at Mirabeau Park Hotel in Spokane Valley, Washington on March 26-28, 2023….
Godofredo Ng, 85 GODOFREDO T. Ng, MD, FACS, a popular general surgeon, medical leader and missionary to the Philippines who has resided in Raleigh, North Carolina since 1967 died from…
WHEN Filipino American veteran photojournalist Nicanor “Nikki” Arriola and his wife Julienne were attacked and assaulted in front of the California state Capitol in Sacramento, he knew it was a…
Originally published in Inquirer.net WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of former U.S. service members and Filipino American community advocates released an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging that the issue…
APRIL 18 marked the 2023 Tax Day around the United States, but this year, some taxpayers across California have several months to file and pay their taxes. The IRS previously…
