Supreme Court DACA decision is ‘reprieve,’ not victory
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its DACA decision, but it did not actually uphold DACA. Instead, it based its decision on procedural technicalities, that the government…
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LA County surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths as more businesses reopen
Despite early statements alluding to the possible extended lockdown, California lawmakers re-open dine-in restaurants and grooming services Four months after cities and states across the United States first began shutting…
Huwag maging pasaway: Wearing a mask in public is now a state order in all of California
LISTEN! The coronavirus is NOT done with the United States, no matter how much President Donald Trump would want you to believe in March that it would disappear by the…
Woman who went on racist tirade against Pinay exercising at Torrance park is found but not arrested
A Long Beach, California woman who was caught on video twice last week hurling anti-Asian sentiments toward two individuals, including a Filipina American in one instance, was located by Torrance…
Fil-Am DACA recipients breathe a sigh of relief as US Supreme Court halts ending of program
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, June 18 stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from rescinding a program that protected more than 800,000 young undocumented immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came…
Black Fil-Am artists mark African American Music Appreciation Month with new tracks illuminating current events
Since 1979, the United States has celebrated African American Music Appreciation Month every June to honor and recognize the influence African-American singers, composers, and songwriters have had in the country’s…
Filipinos say life has worsened – poll
RECENT survey results released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Thursday, June 18, revealed that 83% of Filipinos think the quality of life has worsened in the last 12 months….
Over 6K Filipinos abroad infected with virus
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, June 19, reported 37 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, among overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of infected…
Cayetano: Amend or repeal anti-terror bill if critics are right
PHILIPPINE House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, June 19, called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to work with the national government to prevent potential abuses under…
How to download Twitter videos online?
Ever since Twitter’s introduction of video, a lot of people have been taking screencaps of tweets containing videos. This is because the videos are automatically uploaded to Twitter and can…
DACA recipient: Why Filipino Americans must act now to protect the Filipino undocumented community
By Raymond Partolan Oftentimes, when people come across the phrase, “undocumented immigrant,” images of men, women, and children of Latin American heritage coming across the southern border of the United…
Paano tumutulong ang 2020 Senso sa mga komunidad
Bakit mahalaga ang pagsagot sa 2020 Senso? Ang mga istatistika ng senso ang magsasabi kung paano ilalaan ang bilyun-bilyong dolyar na pederal na pondo sa mga komunidad sa buong bansa…
Fil-Am chefs from LA to Seattle raise funds to help BLM, social justice causes
With the third straight week of protests ongoing in the United States, Filipino American chefs along the West Coast are contributing to the Black Lives Matter movement by donating proceeds…
In memory of Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco: Industrialist, political leader, sports patron, a great Filipino
We first met the late visionary industrialist Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco some 50 years ago in 1969, when we were both elected to the House of Representatives. We served until 1972…
US Supreme Court ruling halts Trump administration’s bid to end DACA program
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, June 18 stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from rescinding a program that protected more than 800,000 young unauthorized immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came…
All California residents required to wear face coverings in public
The California Department of Public Health on Thursday, June 18 released updated guidance that requires Californians to wear a face-covering in high-risk settings. A growing body of scientific research has…
‘Mabuhay’ mural paying tribute to front line workers unveiled in Queens’ Little Manila
FILIPINO organizations, businesses, artists, local elected officials, and community leaders unveiled a new mural on the southeast corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue known as “Little Manila” on Friday,…
Medical tips and pearls
COVID-19 stat update Globally (as of June 16, 2020, 16:11 GMT): 8,169,122, deaths – 440,544, new cases – 60,455, new deaths, 1,948; USA: 2,189,253, deaths – 118,122, new cases –…
KC, Apl.de.Ap being linked romantically
IT seems that the rumors of KC Concepcion and Apl.de.Ap having a romantic liaison will not die down. Speculations of something brewing between the two were fueled when people saw…
Fil-Am man in SF confronted by white couple for stenciling ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of own home
A Filipino American man was stenciling “Black Lives Matter” in chalk outside his San Francisco home last week when a white couple confronted him and accused him of defacing private…
The July 2020 Priority Dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment-based categories. A priority…
Palace: Duterte to wait for anti-terror bill to be vetted before making his decision
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday, June 17, said President Rodrigo Duterte will be waiting for the vetting process to be finished before deciding whether to sign or veto the anti-terrorism bill. “When…
US voices concern over Ressa’s guilty verdict
THE United States on Tuesday, June 16, expressed concern over Rappler executive editor and chief executive officer Maria Ressa and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. being convicted of cyber libel by…
Filipino tycoon Danding Cojuangco dies at 85
BUSINESS tycoon Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr. on Tuesday, June 16, passed away at the age of 85. The chairman and chief executive officer of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) died of…
PH tourism stakeholders tell balikbayans: Postpone trips to the homeland for now
Many Filipinos in the United States are looking at the possibility of traveling back to the Philippines even while the world is going through a pandemic. However, the tourism sector…
Is the Philippines really independent?
ON June 12, 1998, Filipinos the world over commemorated the first centennial of Philippine independence, based on the establishment of the Philippine Republic by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12,…
FilAm Arts town hall illuminates patterns of racism, colorism within Filipino community
“WE need to start a conversation.” For the past few weeks, this has been the party line among Filipino Americans who recognize the deeply rooted racism embedded into the community….
Nanay Fedelina, human trafficking survivor kept by Filipino family for 4 generations in Southern California, dies at 83
Fedelina Lugasan, a former domestic worker who spent 65 years enslaved by a Filipino family, died on Thursday, June 11 in Long Beach, California. She was 83. Fondly known as…
Metro Manila to remain under GCQ until June 30
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has decided to extend the general community quarantine on Metro Manila until June 30, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Aside from Metro Manila, several areas in…
Experts: If you have relatives in a nursing home during pandemic, get them out
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services SAN FRANCISCO — The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the plight of U.S. seniors, who have been disproportionately infected and killed by the disease. Eight…