Philippine Consul General to San Francisco Neil Ferrer attended the United States Coast Guard Sector San Francisco’s Change of Command Ceremony on May 24, 2024 at Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco. The Change of Command Ceremony, a time-honored tradition, saw the relief of Captain Taylor Lam, and the assumption of Filipino-American Captain Jordan Baldueza as…
OAKLAND – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, joined the 52nd anniversary gala of the Philippine Medical Society of Northern California (PMSNC) at the Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel in Oakland, California on May 18, 2024. In his message, Consul General Neil Ferrer recognized the PMSNC’s efforts “in elevating the…
MENLO PARK – Consul General Neil Ferrer met with executives of Facebook’s parent company Meta at its Silicon Valley headquarters in Menlo Park, California on May 15, 2024, as part of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s economic and tech diplomacy work in Silicon Valley. Meta’s Director of Public Policy Molly Montgomery, and Executive Assistant to the Vice President…
SAN FRANCISCO – On Friday, May 24, Mayor London N. Breed, Treasurer José Cisneros, and the San Francisco Human Services Agency together celebrated five years since the launch of San Francisco’s Museums for All program. Started in May 2019, the city’s Museums for All program began with the support of more than 15 museums and…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel had already featured these individuals as “success stories” in earlier episodes of Citizen Pinoy. However, they all had their own immigration questions that they wanted to ask Atty. Gurfinkel. So, for a special Your Tanong, My Sagot – we are bringing these Success Story subjects back one more…
Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or hallucinations, engage in inappropriate or repetitive behaviors, or refuse to let caregivers help them. Upward of 95% of patients experience these neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, which tend to fluctuate over time and…
by Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases was about 17 times what it was, on average, during the same period in each of the four years before, according to the Centers for Disease…
Disaggregated data could play a major role in resolving the U.S.’s health care inequities, revealing information about diverse populations that have not previously been counted. Standards for federal data collection have not changed since 1997. But in a monumental move, the Office of Management and Budget March 28 announced new standards for data collection, to…
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by Kevin Dinh AS a Vietnamese American, May is an important month for me. It is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, a monthlong celebration where AANHPI communities come together to celebrate the diversity of cultures, breadth of achievements and contributions communities like mine have made in the U.S. For many like…
It has been three years since our parish council, staff members, and I collaborated to craft our parish’s vision and mission statements. The process of formulating them was deliberate, requiring prayerful consideration, discernment guided by the Holy Spirit, and in-depth discussions on our parish’s history, demographics, values, needs, and priorities. I am confident that we…
THE high cost of living in California and over regulation has made a lot of parents evaluate whether to move out of state. The most common states that people move to are Texas, Arizona, Nevada, or Florida where the cost of living is lower and taxes are less or non-existent. However, if a parent with…
by MoTHER Staff Emotions soared at the community celebration of Mother’s Day organized by the International MoTHER Movement on Saturday, May 18th at the Pilipino Workers Center Larry Itiliong Village in Historic Filipinotown (HiFi). The certificates were signed by the co-chairs and attested by MoTHER global honorary chairwoman Dyan Kristine Miranda Pastrana who is the…
by Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal, its version of Medicaid. At an Ethnic Media Services briefing, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) leaders and community health care providers explained how Medi-Cal is…
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the nation to tackle medical debt, targeting hospitals for their role in feeding a $2.9 billion problem. For over a year, the nation’s most populous county has worked on a comprehensive plan to track patient debt and hospital collection practices;…
SACRAMENTO — In the first year after its launch, the California vs. Hate initiative has provided support services to 1,020 victims of hate crimes and incidents. At a press briefing here May 20 morning, the California Civil Rights Department, which heads up the multi-year initiative, unveiled new data and findings from the initiative’s first year…
Las Vegas – Abelardo Ramos, the creative force behind ALTA MODA, brings a fresh perspective to traditional Filipino attire, merging classic elements with contemporary flair. His stunning Ternos and Barongs will be the highlight of the much-anticipated ALTA MODA event, set to be a night of elegance and cultural celebration. The vibrant colors, intricate designs,…
Lifeguards still needed! The city of Las Vegas will open the Carlos L. Martinez & Darrio J. Hall Family Pool at Gary Reese Freedom Park for the summer season Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, from noon to 4 p.m. each day. Garside Pool also will be open Memorial Day from noon to 4 p.m. They…
The perception of a floundering economy will loom large as women of color — a large and reliable, but often overlooked, voting bloc — head to the polls this November. Approximately 57% of Latinx women, 55% of AAPI women, and 49% of Black women think things have gotten worse in the country over the past…
For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled to fill their prescriptions for the medications they need to control their blood sugar. Without Ozempic or a similar drug, Cooper Harris suffers blackouts, becomes too tired to watch her grandchildren, and struggles to earn…
Month-long challenge prompted over 800 high school students to register or pre-register to vote SAN DIEGO – On Monday, May 20 the City of San Diego announced the winners of the Shirley N. Weber Voter Registration Challenge during an awards ceremony at City Hall. The Office of the City Clerk partnered with the Office of Child…
More than $818,000 is ready to be claimed by hundreds of residents and businesses SAN DIEGO—The City of San Diego is trying to reach businesses and individuals who are owed money by the city in the form of refunds or vendor payment checks. According to the city’s Unclaimed Monies Report, over $818,000 is currently being…
ADU bonus program recognized for potential to rapidly increase supply and density of affordable housing SAN DIEGO – Recognizing progress toward its goal of creating homes that all San Diegans can afford, the City of San Diego has been named a winner of Ivory Innovations’ annual national Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability in its Public Policy and…
Looking for a delightful weekend adventure? Hop aboard the 7 train and whisk yourself away to MoMA PS1 for a dose of Filipino art that will surely uplift your spirits! Start your journey with the vibrant world of Pacita Abad’s exhibition, running until September 2. Then, dive into the captivating narrative of “Little Manila Queens:…
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil and Assistance to Nationals Officer Leonida Longcanaya, attended the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Region 9 Northern California Regional Network Open House on May 15, 2024 at the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco. The…
IT is easy to understand how people in general, being more health conscious today, could mistake distilled water as the “cleanest and healthiest” water for drinking. After all, it is nothing but pure H2O. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Distilled water (neutral, pH 7) could come from distillation (tap water boiled into vapor and…
CONSUL Neil Ferrer of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco attended the 10th Annual Silicon Valley Briefing on May 7, 2024 at the Faculty Club of Stanford University. The annual briefing was hosted by the International LDS Business & Civic Association, led by its chair Marguerite Gong Hancock, in collaboration with The Church of…
San Francisco – Lumina Pandit is Latin for “Spread the Light”. Inspired by Saint Thomas Aquinas and one of the benchmark events of the University during its quadricentennial celebration in 2011, Thomasians USA, the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association in the United States, is staging an alumni homecoming event on July…
LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel had already featured these individuals as “success stories” in earlier episodes of Citizen Pinoy. However, they all had their own immigration questions that they wanted to ask Atty. Gurfinkel. So, for a special Your Tanong, My Sagot – we are bringing these Success Story subjects back one more…
