City of LA launches emergency rental assistance program
RENTERS in the City of Los Angeles have until the end of April to apply for the second round of rental assistance. LA, in partnership with the federal government and…
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Rock throwing incident reported at restaurant in LA’s Historic Filipinotown
ANDRE Cadiz was having lunch outside of Dollar Hits in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown on Saturday, April 3 when he heard a man yelling incoherently. The 26-year-old Filipino American graphic…
LA Catholic leaders hold prayer vigil in solidarity with AAPI communities
AMID the surge in racial violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the United States, Los Angeles Catholic leaders held an outdoor candlelight prayer vigil in solidarity with…
Southern California community commemorates 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines
Parishioners of Incarnation Catholic Church in Glendale, California observed a Eucharistic celebration of 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines last Sunday, March 21. The event started with praying the…
Private nannies, housekeepers now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine as restrictions lift in SoCal
California Dept. of Public Health ramps up community outreach to encourage more AAPIs to get vaccinated MORE groups in Los Angeles County are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. As…
Archbishop Gomez to celebrate candlelight prayer vigil in solidarity with AAPI community at Incarnation Parish in Glendale
Archbishop José H. Gomez will celebrate an outdoor Prayer Vigil for Racial Acceptance on Holy Wednesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at Incarnation Parish in Glendale (1001 N. Brand Blvd.,…
Filipino Angelenos sound off on Echo Park Lake repair effort, protests
AS the City of Los Angeles moves towards excavating the homeless encampments at Echo Park Lake this week, hundreds of homeless residents and advocates continue to push back on the…
SUHSD Seeks Donations for Karangalan Scholarship 2021
THE Sweetwater Unified High School District (SUHSD) is seeking assistance from the community for donations to its 2021 Karangalan Scholarship. The Karangalan Scholarship was established in the Spring of 2000,…
PH Consulate in LA: Fil-Ams advised to ‘exercise vigilance’ amid anti-Asian violence
FILIPINOS and Filipino Americans should ‘exercise vigilance’ amid the reported attacks against Asian Americans, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles advised. The Consulate General issued an advisory on March…
Fil-Am nurse practitioner part of Cal State LA’s community care program
In time of COVID-19, Cal State LA’s Chin Institute places nurses in at-risk communities On her first shift in the field in her new job, Cal State LA nursing graduate…
Mayor Gloria reflects on first 100 days of progress
Touts efforts to address COVID-19, homelessness, among other issues WITH Saturday, March 20 marking his 100th day in office, Mayor Todd Gloria reflected on the major steps taken to improve the…
Los Angeles County relaxes COVID restrictions with move into red tier
LOS Angeles County this week gave the green light for several businesses and activities to operate indoors, including restaurants, gyms and movie theaters, as it moved into the less restrictive…
Fil-Am Uber driver verbally harassed at LAX
A Filipino American Uber driver was reportedly subjected to racist comments by a passenger at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) earlier this week, according to a viral video. The…
LA County to reopen indoor dining, gyms, movie theaters on March 15
A YEAR after the start of the coronavirus, Los Angeles County announced that indoor operations will resume anew for key sectors like restaurants, movie theaters and gyms starting Monday, March…
One year after schools closed, LA County prepares to reopen campuses to in-person learning
LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and other officials discuss the reopening of elementary schools in the county AMONG the most contentious issues of the coronavirus pandemic, the push to re-open…
‘She left behind this legacy’: Nurse of nearly 3 decades dies of COVID-19 in West Covina
SINCE she was a child, Amelia Agbigay Baclig dreamt of becoming a nurse. Baclig, 63, fulfilled that dream and worked for almost three decades at West Covina’s Queen of the…
LAPD finds fake ID with Duterte’s photo
THE Los Angeles Police Department had a laugh over someone’s fake identification card using a photo of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. On Wednesday, March 10, vice officers retrieved a California…
North Hollywood Fil-Am restaurant Tatang burglarized, cash taken
SINCE the start of the pandemic, independently-owned restaurants have been fighting to keep their doors open. Tatang, a Filipino American restaurant along Oxnard Street in North Hollywood, California, had to…
5-star rated LA Downtown Medical Center celebrates 2nd anniversary
LA Downtown Medical Center (LADMC), a five-star rated hospital by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the heart of Historic Filipinotown, is marking its second anniversary. LADMC…
One year later: Remembering Loretta Dionisio, the first COVID death in LA County
ONE year ago, Los Angeles County marked its first death attributed to COVID-19. Loretta Mendoza Dionisio, a retired 68-year-old Filipina, was traveling with her husband, Rodrigo, when she contracted COVID-19….
[EVENT] California state resources for small businesses webinar – 3/11
Join California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA and City of Glendale Treasurer Rafi Manoukian, CPA, on Thursay, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. PST for a free webinar…
‘Something this important shouldn’t be difficult’: Filipinos navigate appointment system as more groups become eligible for vaccines
AS of Monday, March 1, eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine expanded to include workers in education, emergency services and food service. But website errors in the state’s My Turn COVID-19…
Non-essential travel discouraged as LA County’s COVID-19 cases rise
OFFICIALS in Los Angeles County are urging the public to avoid non-essential travel as spring break season begins. This latest advisory comes nearly a year into the pandemic and as…
Innocent Fil-Am driver killed during fiery sheriff’s pursuit in LA
AN innocent Filipino American driver was killed on Tuesday night, March 2 when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s pursuit ended in a fiery crash in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District. Jeeves…
‘Dedicated to her work’: Pinay nurse dies of COVID-19 in SoCal
A Filipina mother of two sons from Whittier, California has died from COVID-19 after working on the frontlines as a licensed vocational nurse. Rowena “Wendy” Miguel, 53, died on January…
Grocery workers in LA County to receive ‘hero pay’
THE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an urgency and temporary ordinance on Tuesday, February 23 that requires larger grocery retail and drug retail stores located in the unincorporated areas of…
Back to school? Parents, educators still hesitant about in-person learning until COVID cases drop, more vaccines
LAUSD to allow some on-campus activities in March THE Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is slated to welcome back certain on-campus activities by the first week of March, but…
As LA County vaccine eligibility expands, Filipinos prepare for return to ‘normal life’
Starting March 1, workers in food service, education and childcare and emergency services will be eligible for vaccine in LA County WHILE the coronavirus vaccine is currently only available to…
Search continues for Chula Vista Fil-Am mom missing for almost 2 months
THE search for the missing Filipina American mother of three in Chula Vista, California continues, nearly two months after her sudden disappearance. A group of people looking for May “Maya”…
LA County food, education, emergency services workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in March
ESSENTIAL workers in food, education and emergency services will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Los Angeles County starting March 1. Those who work in food and agriculture, education and…