Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the Washington, DC-Metro Area from Virginia, Maryland, to Washington, DC.
VIRGINIA 18 October 2018 — Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel G. Romualdez heavily emphasized economic diplomacy in his two-day introductory visit to the Hampton Roads in southeastern…
WASHINGTON, D.C. 04 October 2018 – A new book on Philippine cuisine, “The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories And Recipes From Around The Globe,” made a successful debut in Washington, D.C.,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After attending the High-Level Meeting on the Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028) in New York held at the margins of the 73rd Session…
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Prior to his Washington visit, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol led the Philippine delegation to the Ministerial Breakfast on the Implementation of the Decade of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Washington DC (POLO-WDC), through the leadership of Labor Attaché Angela Librado-Trinidad, organized a town hall meeting and fellowship event for Filipino nationals…
Senate postpones Kavanaugh vote after Palo Alto University professor alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school Trigger warning: this story contains mild details of an alleged attempted…
In the last three days of the dramatic first week of hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, no other Senate Judiciary Committee members pressed as hard as…
First day of hearings for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee sparks partisan battle and protests One of the most concerning things for Democrats as soon as Donald J. Trump was elected…
The decision to hold the 120th Philippine Independence Day celebration at the Trump International Hotel was defended by the Philippine embassy in Washington on Tuesday, June 19. In a statement,…
WASHINGTON – The Philippine-U.S. relationship stands as a model for ensuring peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific and America is proud to call the Philippines a friend and ally, Secretary…
It’s nearly been two years since Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) was elected into office, making history as the first woman elected to represent Nevada and the first Latina in…
The Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, ruled in a split decision that Maryland’s income tax law is unconstitutional, as it fails to provide residents who pay income tax outside…
NSA crash attempt failed TWO people tried to ram the main entrance gate of the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., on Monday, March 30. An NSA…
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…
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…
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…
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….
