Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Los Angeles County has 51 new deaths and 2,708 new cases of COVID-19, officials announced on Tuesday, July 28. To date, LA County Department of Public Health has identified 178,642 positive…
UNITED States immigrant officials recently announced that new foreign students will not be allowed to obtain visas to the United States if their courses are completely online this coming fall…
New applications will not be accepted for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that has prevented certain young undocumented immigrants from being deported, the Department of Homeland Security…
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be providing $5 billion to nursing homes among other actions to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the…
LA County cracks down on businesses, infection rate among younger adults increases As Californians grow more restless over the coronavirus pandemic, the state continues to break its own records. This…
Asian American labor force and businesses disproportionately disrupted by COVID-19 compared to whites, UCLA report finds LAST week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that closures were once again being put…
GLENDALE is the latest Southern California city that has approved imposing a fine to those who are not wearing a facial covering in public. The city council on Tuesday, July…
Forty-eight Filipino American elected officials and leaders are among the over 250 Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) who have publicly thrown their support behind former Vice President Joe Biden….
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco (PCGSF) announced on Tuesday, July 21 that it has suspended all applications for consular services that are done in-person effective Thursday, July 20…
City to add 1,400 testing slots at three COVID-19 testing sites and an expansion of CityTestSF; testing to be located in communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor…
SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor London N. Breed announced a plan to support investments in housing and shelter as part of a broader Homelessness Recovery Plan that will help the City create…
Third reported soldier death near base within past month A young Filipino U.S. soldier was found dead last week near the Fort Hood Army base in Texas, marking the third…
This past spring, Joshua Obra and his younger sister Jasmine moved to Anaheim, California to be closer to Disneyland. The siblings considered the theme park their “second home,” as they…
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on and continues to complicate nearly every system of bureaucracy, housing instability becomes an even greater threat to residents facing job and income loss and…
Legal and civil rights organizations condemn Trump for blocking ‘undocumented immigrants from fair representation’ United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 21 signed a memorandum that would exclude undocumented…
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 50 new deaths and 2,741 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, July 21. Of the latest positive cases, 57% occurred in people…
Jollibee opened the doors of its second store in Jersey City last week, more than a month after the inauguration of its Edison store, in the midst of the pandemic…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that it will offer a webinar on Tuesday, July 21 to help employers and employees in Southern California’s Filipino…
More than 9,100 overseas Filipinos are now infected with the coronavirus, as the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, July 20 reported 135 new cases. The additional cases bring…
The survey also found that the majority of Asian Americans support recent protests, police reform The coronavirus pandemic has been the singular, collective constant of 2020. The virus has been,…
A federal judge on Friday, July 17, ordered the Trump administration to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program following growing complaints that new…
THIRTY sidewalk signs have been placed around Los Angeles’ Westlake and Pico Union neighborhoods, signaling residents that they live in areas that are at higher risk of COVID-19 transmission. Led…
The Filipino American student who made headlines for being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools is now bound for Harvard University. Craig McFarland, a Filipino and Black teenager from Jacksonville, Florida,…
Members of Congress fear its ambiguity will be used against lawful protesters As the controversial anti-terror law in the Philippines continues to get international attention, 50 members of the United…
CLARK County on Thursday, July 16 reached a new record for additional coronavirus cases within a 24-hour period as 1,315 cases were announced. Thursday marked the highest one day uptick…
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, Filipino Americans across the country have shown their bayanihan spirit by supporting workers on the front lines of the…
FOREIGN nationals with long-term visas will be allowed entry into the Philippines starting August 1. Malacañang Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. made this announcement on Friday, July 17, saying that the…
After receiving backlash and pressure from universities, students, and technology companies, the Trump administration on Tuesday, July 14, reversed a policy that prohibited international university students from continuing their studies…
California Governor Gavin Newsom this week announced another round of closures, from bars to indoor shopping malls, as positive cases and hospitalizations associated with the coronavirus continue to be reported…
The $487.5 million Bond for the November 2020 ballot will fund essential City infrastructure and support San Franciscans’ mental and physical health with new investments in parks, open spaces, behavioral health…
