[COLUMN] I was a 22-year-old new mom when my heart stopped and almost died
By Jenylyn Carpio My name is Jenylyn Carpio and I’m a sudden cardiac arrest survivor. In July 2005, I was 22 years old and a brand new mom to a…
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CA partners with Biden admin for mass vaccination sites in LA, Oakland
California will open COVID-19 community vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles later this February as part of a pilot project with the Biden-Harris administration. The pilot sites will be…
Super Bowl, Lunar New Year could spark COVID surge, warns CA health official
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services contributing editor The upcoming Lunar New Year and Super Bowl Sunday are both potential COVID super-spreader events, warned Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of California’s Health…
World’s first all-civilian mission to space will usher in new era of commercial space exploration
Inspiration4 mission will be commanded by tech entrepreneur and pilot Jared Isaacman who donates all crew seats and invites the public to participate LOS ANGELES – Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission…
NJ loosens COVID-19 restrictions, lifts curfew for restaurants
GOV. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday, Feb. 3 an executive order that relaxes indoor dining restrictions in the state. Murphy lifted the 10 p.m. indoor dining ban that has been…
PAL to gut over 2,000 jobs
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expected to lay off 2,300 jobs in mid-March as the airline weathers the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on travel demand. The cuts represent about…
Maria Ressa, press groups nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
RAPPLER co-founder and chief executive officer Maria Ressa has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 by Norwegian labor leader and parliamentary representative Jonas Gahr Støre. “Filipino Maria…
Actor Darren Criss joins ‘The Voice’
FILIPINO American actor Darren Criss will be joining the upcoming 20th season of “The Voice,” premiering on March 1. NBC on Monday, February 1, announced that Criss will be one…
Golden State Warriors virtually celebrate Filipino Heritage Night
THE COVID-19 pandemic has altered people’s lifestyles in the past year. With the shifting pandemic guidelines, many have had to follow the most basic ones, which include wearing face masks,…
[COLUMN] Disney Legend awardee Lea Salonga heads February celebrities-birthday celebrants
INTERNATIONALLY known Filipino Broadway star and singer Lea Salonga will celebrate her 50th birthday on Friday, February 22 and heads a bevy of prominent personalities celebrating their birthday in February,…
[COLUMN] Fake news: deadlier
ONE of the greatest inventions of the man inspired by the desire to share information is the internet. The impetus started in the 1960s “as a way for government researchers…
[COLUMN] Biden’s newest executive orders on immigration
ON February 2, 2021, Pres. Biden issued several additional Executive Orders (EO) on immigration. They include: (a) establishing a task force to reunify families separated at the border; (b) developing…
SMC Supervisor Canepa issues warning before Super Bowl
DALY CITY – San Mateo County Board President David J. Canepa made the following statement on Monday, February 1 following warnings by health officials across California that the Sunday, February…
PH to get 5.6 million vaccine doses from COVAX in Q1
THE Philippines will receive at least 5.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca through the World Health Organization-led COVAX facility within the first quarter of 2021. The country…
Report: Filipinos remain the most active internet, social media users globally
FOR the sixth consecutive year, the Philippines is hailed as the global leader in time spent using social media according to a new report. Filipinos spend an average of 4…
Biden signs executive order eliminating Trump-era barriers to legal immigration
UNITED States President Joe Biden signed a trio of executive orders on Tuesday, Feb. 2 that aim to undo former President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies, including addressing family separation…
Stakeholders begin rebuilding PH tourism industry in 2021
Foreign visitors drop to 84% in 2020 due to travel restrictions PHILIPPINE tourism stakeholders believe that this year is crucial in rebuilding the country’s tourism industry battered by the global…
WHO: No need to double mask
WEARING two face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is not necessary, according to a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO). In response to a question about the…
PH lauds United States for rejoining Paris climate deal
THE Philippine Department of Finance has welcomed the United States’ decision to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. Reentering the international treaty on climate change was one of U.S. President Joe…
California’s COVID-19 cases slightly decline, transmission still high
A WEEK after California lifted its stay-at-home order, the state is experiencing a steady decline in case numbers and hospitalizations. On Tuesday, February 2, 12,064 COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing…
[OPINION] Biden-Harris national strategy to beat COVID-19: What we need to know
THE United States of America is back, reclaiming leadership in combatting and beating threats to the lives of the people and the planet. The coronavirus pandemic is the most urgent…
[OPINION] McCarthyism and Murphy’s Law
Sen. Joseph McCarthy conducted the infamous U.S. Senate anti-Communist inquiries in the 1950s that besmirched the reputation of many prominent Americans, particularly those in show business and the labor sector,…
Fil-Am journalist Jose Antonio Vargas unveils new book exploring racial identity
The book will follow his best-selling 2018 memoir ‘Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen’ At a time when the world is working to undo traditionally destructive and exclusionary perspectives…
New COVID-19 walk-up testing site opens in West Covina
A new kiosk COVID-19 walk-up testing site is now open at Cameron Community Center in West Covina, California. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to…
MonteMaria Cellars brings ‘Blessings in a Bottle’ to commemorate 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines
MonteMaria sits on a plateau overlooking a serene ocean gateway where vessels large and small cruise to and from the southern tip of Luzon island in the Philippines. At 322…
‘Our stories are worth telling’: Kelly Marie Tran shares what ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ means for Southeast Asian representation
Arnis fighting sticks, Moro swords, wearing salakot (cone-shaped hats) — these are some of the touches of Filipino culture in “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Disney’s forthcoming animated film that will be the studio’s…
Breakout star Ella Jay Basco releases song with rapper Ruby Ibarra
“BIRDS of Prey” actress Ella Jay Basco has teamed up with Filipina American rapper Ruby Ibarra to release a song about brown skin despite society upholding colorism. Their latest collaboration…