Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Commissioner-sponsored bill for restitution for victims of insurance scams passed state legislature SACRAMENTO — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday, August 18 issued Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to warn California consumers and…
By Zinnia Finn/Kaiser Health SAN JOSE — California’s third-largest city banished flavored tobacco products from store shelves this summer, joining scores of other cities and counties in the state in…
$2.6M facility brings much-needed family-friendly park space to former site of vacant lot SAN DIEGO — In a continuing effort to provide more high-quality recreational spaces to San Diegans in…
Expansion plans include locations in Grand Central, Brooklyn; First Philadelphia store to open next month JOLLIBEE, the Filipino fast food brand aiming to become one of the world’s top-five restaurant…
LOS Angeles County logged nearly 8,000 additional cases of the coronavirus over a three-day period, the Department of Public Health reported on Monday, August 22. Data from Public Health showed…
FORMER United States Representative Terence John “T.J.” Cox was charged with a swath of financial crimes tied to his congressional campaign, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Tuesday,…
THE Filipino American man who was famously photographed carrying a walis tambo (broom) during the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol has been sentenced to 45 days in…
IN a bid to court the Filipino American vote, Los Angeles mayoral candidate and real estate billionaire Rick Caruso recently hosted a special community event in celebration of the first…
THE U.S. Philippines Business Association (UPBA), with the support of the City of West Covina, is proudly organizing the first-ever Filipino American Frontliners Heroes Day (“Bayani Day”) on Saturday, August…
AHEAD of the contentious midterm elections, United States President Joe Biden secured a major victory for his administration by signing the Inflation Reduction Act, the long-awaited bill that, among other…
THE U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow the JYNNEOS vaccine to be given between layers of the skin (intradermally) for people…
THE Registrar of Voters has mailed over 1.9 million postcards to registered voters in San Diego County listing voting options for the Nov. 8, 2022, Statewide General Election. Every active…
SENATOR Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) recently joined Asian American and Pacific Islander community leaders on a tour of Las Vegas-area businesses. Cortez Masto joined Clark County Planning Commissioner Duy Nguyen and small…
WHILE Filipinos in the diaspora have their distinct ube memory – from the fish-shaped halaya with flecks of Star margarine or the jars of ube jam pasalubong from Baguio City, or ube in pastillas or otap – it was only about a decade…
Fil-Am community strength and unity will be on the spotlight on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Court A of American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey when Fiesta In…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and its partner government agencies, led by Consul General Neil Ferrer, went in full force to support the return of…
Officials urge unvaccinated New Yorkers to get vaccinated now THE New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) updated…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Sentro Rizal on August 3, 2022 welcomed 42 young Filipino Americans who were taking part in the 9th Cultural Immersion…
IN partnership with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley, Dynamico Space held two Startup Pitch Nights on July 27-28,…
SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Ferrer led the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco in touring the exhibits of the late Filipino American artist Carlos Villa at the Asian…
Californians whose licenses expire this month can upgrade to a REAL ID NEARLY a half million California drivers will need to renew their driver’s licenses this month, and the California…
OVER the past week, Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 metrics improved enough to move the county back to the medium level. The level is based on the Centers for Disease Control…
By Pilar Marrero/Ethnic Media Services Los Angeles County is getting ready to launch a project that could lower existing barriers to building much-needed affordable housing in the region. The model,…
Alden Richards is coming to Harrah’s Resort SoCal to bring a night of non-stop entertainment to the Funner crowds. Joined by special guest Sue Ramirez, this dynamic duo is excited…
Las Vegas, NV – The Cortez Masto for Senate campaign rolled out a list of 24 Nevada AAPI community leaders who are endorsing Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s re-election and will…
TO mark Fiesta In America’s re-opening after a two-year hiatus, a free daylong concert starring Original Pilipino Music legend Florante De Leon and singer-comic Fe De Los Reyes will be…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To address the growing impact of natural and manmade disasters exacerbated by the effects of climate change, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) has piloted…
CONSUL General Neil Ferrer and Mrs. Miriam Ferrer led the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco during a special screening of the Hollywood film “Easter Sunday,” starring Filipino American stand-up…
Estimated 1.6 million undocumented residents will benefit CALIFORNIA lawmakers and a coalition of advocates are rallying behind a bill that will expand access to state-issued identification cards to undocumented nondriver residents….
SoCal’s longest-running Filipino American tradition takes place September 3 at Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park LA LOS ANGELES, CA – FilAm ARTS (The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts…
