Bacolod steals PAL Interclub spotlight
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Golf Club is on the brink of making history as the first senior team to win the PAL Interclub title while competing in the Founders…
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Canlubang opens 1-point lead over CCC
Jesse Hernandez leads Canlubang with 47 points at the start of the 76th Phiippine Airlines Senior Interclub at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod on Monday. BACOLOD…
Philippine Airlines is #2 Top Travel Brand in S.E. Asia, #1 in the Philippines
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has placed second in the list of Top 10 Travel Brands in Southeast Asia for 2024. The second-place ranking puts PAL of most Southeast Asian carriers, as…
Why Black History Month Matters to Filipinos: A Shared History of Struggle and Progress
Every February, the United States commemorates Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black Americans. This observance traces its roots to historian Carter…
Rounds at Marapara critical in Seniors title hunt
BACOLOD–Senior play, which takes the lid off of the 76th edition of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub on Monday, will have the Championship division playing the tree-lined Marapara on the…
Ysabel Jurado, LA’s first Fil-Am councilmember, sworn into office
Los Angeles Councilmember Ysabel Jurado of CD14 (center left) is joined by Dolores Huerta (left), LA Mayor Karen Bass (center), former Cerritos Mayor Mark Pulido (center right), LA City Controller…
Filipino advocates condemn ICE detention conditions, call out PH gov’t for inaction
Filipino migrant advocates from the Tanggol Migrante Campaign denounced the inhumane conditions in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers and the lack of response from the Philippine government…
With Looming Federal Cuts, Senior Health Care Needs a Shake-Up, CA Leaders Say
BySelen Ozturk For California’s older adults, “mental health is the big gap we’ve never been able to fill,” said Anni Chung, president and CEO of Self-Help for the Elderly. Left…
Trump’s Already Gone Back on His Promise To Leave Abortion to States
Abortion foes worried before his election that President Donald Trump had moved on, now that Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion policy, as he said on the campaign trail, “has been…
California Housing Officials Recommend State Protect Renters From Extreme Heat
Citing the hundreds of lives lost to extreme heat each year, California state housing officials are urging lawmakers to set residential cooling standards long opposed by landlords and builders who…
Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of the studies would reveal whether…
PAL INTERCLUB PHOTO RELEASE – 76TH PAL INTERCLUB CEREMONIAL TEE OFF
Officials from Philippine Airlines, Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club, and Bacolod Golf and Country Club are pictured after hitting the ceremonial balls to kick off the 76th PAL Interclub…
Demi Moore predicted to be Oscar’s best actress
Demi Moore with her famous pet Pilaf, a micro Chihuahua. Photos courtesy of Rogelio Medina DEMI Moore has been one of my favorite actresses since I saw her in the…
Delariarte comes out of retirement to play for Southwoods
Jerome Delariarte, a one-time national champion and multi-pro events winner, will come out of retirement to play for Manila Southwoods as the Carmona-based squad seeks another successful defense of the…
11 FilAm chefs among James Beard Awards semifinalists
Several Filipino American chefs and a sommelier have earned a spot on the prestigious list of semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, one of the highest honors in the…
Urgent immigration issues under Trump in Part 2 of Citizen Pinoy’s Kapihan with ConGen Mangalile, Fil-Am Press Club of New York
AS President Donald Trump pushes forward with his mass detention and deportation agenda, “Citizen Pinoy” presents the second part of its special Kapihan episode, bringing essential information to the Filipino…
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s survivorship portal gives researchers free and unparalleled data analysis
Co-corresponding authors of the Cancer Discovery paper on the St. Jude survivorship portal (L to R): Xin Zhou, PhD, Jinghui Zhang, PhD, and Yutaka Yasui, PhD. Photo courtesy of St…
Choosing our poison
THE World Health Organization observes “World No Tobacco Day” on May 31st of each year to remind people around the globe about the deadly effects on smoking and to inspire…
Excitement builds for 76th PAL Interclub
The excitement is building as the prestigious 76th PAL Interclub prepares to return in a week’s time, and golfers from across the country are gearing up for one of the…
Filipina Assemblymember Caloza leads community swearing-in, files disaster-related bills
California state Assemblymember Jessica Caloza of District 52 took the oath of office administered by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas during a community swearing-in ceremony at the Los Angeles River Center…
14th Medicaid MSP-SNAP
In recent years, rising inflation has made it harder for many seniors to pay their expenses. This month, we’ll look at programs that can help with the cost of groceries…
Glendale YMCA gets new team leaders for Board of Directors for 2025-2026
From left: Tamar Kevonian, Board member; Elizabeth Manasserian, chair; Nora Yacoubian, committee chair; Edith Fuentes, vice chair; George Saikali, president/CEO; and Arnella Putzel, exec. assistant to CEO. GLENDALE – On…
Trump’s Early Health Moves Signal Intent To Erase Biden’s Legacy. What’s Next Is Unclear.
President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs. The…
What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health
For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day…
H-1B Workers’ Babies Will Not Get Birthright Citizenship Under New Trump Ban
BySunita Sohrabji Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship broadly applies to many residents without lawful permanent status. Babies born after Feb. 20 to parents holding temporary work or student visas…
After LA Fires, Immigrants Face Deportation Threats
BySelen Ozturk After one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history burned over 50,000 acres of Los Angeles County, immigrants are already cleaning up. After one of the worst…
Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of the studies would reveal whether…
Trump’s Funding ‘Pause’ Throws States, Health Industry Into Chaos
States and the nation’s health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze nearly all federal grants at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, a…
Remembering former Pres. Cory Aquino on her birthday
Former Pres. Corazon Cojuangco Aquino and Rogelio C. Medina I SAW a Facebook post from Jose Ma. Montelibano that said: “Old friends gathered to reminisce about a great lady that…
Cangolf, Luisita lead inductees into Interclub Hall of Fame
Canlubang and Luisita, clubs with the most storied rivalry in the rich history of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub, will be honored by leading three other clubs into enshrinement in…