Los Angeles County launches ambitious plan to tackle medical debt
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…
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Has California moved the needle on hate?
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…
Terno Elegance and Barong Brilliance: A Filipiniana Extravaganza – celebrating culture and creativity
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…
City of Las Vegas 2024 summer season Pool schedules & events
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…
Women of color will vote with their pocketbooks this November
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….
High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment
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…
Top high schools in voter registration challenge recognized
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…
Does the City of San Diego owe you money? Check if you’re on the list
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…
City of San Diego wins 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
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…
Pacita Abad’s Legacy and ‘Little Manila Queens: Mabuhay!’ : Celebrating Filipino artistry and creativity at MoMA PS1
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!…
PH CONSULATE ATTENDS OPEN HOUSE OF THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (WHIAANHPI) REGIONAL NETWORK
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…
[COLUMN] Distilled water: Unsafe!
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…
PCGSF gets insights from 10th annual Silicon Valley Briefing at Stanford
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…
UST Alumni Gala in America set for July 2024 in SF
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…
[COLUMN] Atty. Gurfinkel answers more immigration questions on a brand-new episode of Citizen Pinoy
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…
New data: SF street homelessness hits 10-year low
Biennial homeless count finds 13% decrease in people living in tents and on the streets from 2022, hitting the lowest level since before 2015 SAN FRANCISCO – New data released as…
[COLUMN] ‘Back to basics 2.0 summit’: Importing the right way
Long Beach – In response to the rapidly evolving landscape of the importing industry, EC Ferrer Customs House Brokers (CHB) Inc. in partnership with the Filipino American Chamber of Cerritos…
[COLUMN] Ensuring child safety and best interests: The implications of California Family Code 3011
Family Code 3011 represents a significant development in family law, specifically addressing cases where there are allegations of a history of abuse by one parent. When allegations of abuse have…
The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care
by Michelle Andrews KFF Health News For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these “NPs” often perform the same tasks…
Gov. Newsom boosted Califonia’s public health budget during Covid. Now he wants to cut it
When a doctor in Pasadena, California, reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and bone and joint pain,…
Baculio receives Lifetime Achievement Award from LBBA
THE Long Beach Bacolod Association (LBBA) will recognize and give its Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 to Atty. Augusto (Jun) Baculio on June 10, 2024 at the Recreation Park Community Center…
Keeping our neighborhoods clean as we commemorate Memorial Day and continue to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month
By: Vince Yuen, Community Organizer May is an exciting month for the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Not only is May AAPI Heritage Month, a month-long celebration that pays…
Special report on DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa
By Rogelio Constantino Medina DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa reiterates to this writer that the priority of his agency is the continuous implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law –…
‘SELLebrate’: Celebrating the success of Filipino entrepreneur Melody Avecilla
By Amrylois Ferido Contributor THE American Dream is something that many in the Filipino community aspire towards. Through her hard work and dedication, business entrepreneur, CEO, and now author, Melody…
California’s $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in
by Angela Hart KFF Health News TURLOCK — For much of his young life, Jorge Sanchez regularly gasped for air, at times coughing so violently that he’d almost throw up….
[COLUMN] Ensuring child safety and best interests: The implications of California Family Code 3011
Family Code 3011 represents a significant development in family law, specifically addressing cases where there are allegations of a history of abuse by one parent. When allegations of abuse have…
[COLUMN] The power and gifts of the Holy Spirit
ON Pentecost Sunday, we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, empowering them with bold faith and igniting them with passion, eagerness, courage, and determination to spread…
Fil-Am conquers Mt. Apo
Palomo is second-oldest man to reach peak of highest mountain in the Philippines GLENDALE – Proving once again that “age is just a number,” 81-year-old Los Angeles resident and Filipino…
8 DJs, 8 genres, 1 epic night
By: Mic Diaz AMBITIOUS as it may seem, stalwart dance music organizations Club Manila Los Angeles (CMLA) and Party Party People (PPP) staged a monumental shindig last Saturday, May 4…
Free Hepatitis B screening at the PH Consulate in SF on May 24
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Hep B Free San Francisco Bay Area (SF Hep B Free) invite everyone to a Hepatitis B Education and Screening Community…