AN additional 2.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the World Health Organization-led COVAX facility will be arriving in the Philippines later this May, according to vaccine czar Carlito…
PHILIPPINE Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered the filing of a new diplomatic protest against China over the presence of some 287 Chinese militia vessels in the West…
STRATEGY to sleep better To a significant number of people, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected their sleep, aggravating what is already an impaired activity for many. Sleep, “recharging our…
By Philip Reese, Kaiser Health News Amid a pandemic that left law enforcement agencies stretched thin and forced shutdowns that left young men with little to do, California registered a…
With the tax filing deadline on May 17, there are 1.2 million working families in California who are eligible for tax credits from the State of California but may not…
IT has been over a month since an elderly Filipino American man lost his only source of income when he was carjacked at gunpoint in Oakland, California, but his family…
Pogiboy, the newest Filipino hotspot in the nation’s capital and the reunion project of two trailblazing Filipino American chefs, was born as an homage to the fast-food chains they enjoyed…
THE Philippines on Wednesday, May 12, started inoculating its Filipino citizens with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Some 193,050 Pfizer vaccine doses arrived in the country on Monday, May 10, and…
“Salo-Salo” is an event that seeks to honor Philippine Independence Day on June 12 in San Bruno, California. Entrepreneurs Connie Villeta of Wicked! Photobooth and Edylyn Lagapa with NYL &…
New state-of-the-art center expands access to senior health services CONCORD – Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI), the East Bay’s leading provider of senior healthcare, is bringing PACE to Contra Costa…
HISTORICALLY, skin consciousness originated way back during the ancient Egyptian era when they considered such practice as complimentary options to beauty and hygiene. The dramatic evolution and growing technology of…
“MAGANDANG Buhay” co-hosts Jolina Magdangal, Melai Cantiveros and Karla Estrada have known each other for many, many years. Having known each other since joining the singing/impersonation contest “Your Face Sounds…
DEAR Atty. Gurfinkel: Both my husband and I have been U.S. citizens. In 2011, he filed a petition for our adult single son (Category F-1), which was later approved in…
Deadline to submit is on May 28; 400 photos to be showcased this September at a free outdoor photo show SAN FRANCISCO — The Partnership for the Presidio, in collaboration with…
Miguel Delos Santos, 27, remains hospitalized after suffering several gunshot wounds A FILIPINO American family is seeking answers after their 27-year-old son was shot multiple times in an encounter with…
AFTER months of getting delayed, an initial batch of 193,050 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines this week. The shipment of Pfizer’s jabs supplied by the World Health…
ANTI-Asian hate incidents in the United States continued to increase in the year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, according to a new report from Stop AAPI Hate, a…
THE California DMV will still offer the written drivers license tests in 32 languages, backtracking on its previous announcement that it would eliminate 25 of the languages, including Tagalog. The…
CALIFORNIA Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday, May 11 launched the Racial Justice Bureau within the state’s Department of Justice to address the increasing hate crimes in the state, particularly…
FILIPINA American singer Jessica Sanchez has debuted a new song that calls attention to the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents in the United States. “Us” was released on…
(Continued from last week’s issue…) Papa was proud of being a Naujeno even when he lived in the US after retirement. While living in Glendale, California in his eighties, he…
The CDC has published some specific guidance about what the fully vaccinated can do and cannot do, and AARP has asked experts to answer other common questions about life after…
AFTER the hardship of the Great Depression, the United States showed the world how to rise from the rubbles, reinventing itself by using the challenges as opportunities to become the…
WE are facing challenging times brought about by the coronavirus. Since March of last year, millions of people have lost their jobs. A lot of business owners have been forced…
SINCE 1990, the United States government has recognized the entire month of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) as a way to honor the nearly 24 million Asian…
CALIFORNIA Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a proposal on Monday, May 10 to send more direct payments to state residents, including middle-class taxpayers. The proposal stemmed from California’s budget surplus of…
