Port of Los Angeles ablaze, smoke advisory issued
LOS ANGELES — A fire that occurred around 6:30 pm Monday, Sept. 22 at the Port of Los Angeles was reportedly started by a welding torch, erupting a chemical-coated wharf…
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Filipino Advocates for Justice encourages Filipinos to vote in November
OAKLAND—The Filipino Advocates for Justice (FAJ), a Bay Area organization dedicated to making social change and realizing democratic and human rights for all, is launching a new campaign to get…
Homeland Security approves new designs for AB60 driver’s licenses
Bill to be implemented in Jan. 2015 LOS ANGELES —The Department of Homeland Security has accepted new wording that distinguishes the driver’s licenses of undocumented immigrants in California, after rejecting…
The passion of teachers
CULVER CITY — There is that saying: “Those who can, do; Those who can’t, teach.” It is insulting. The prestige is still there. Teaching is a very serious pursuit that…
LA police may soon issue citations, fines for ‘quality of life’ crimes
Includes public urination and walking dogs w/o leashes LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council recently adopted a new program that will allow police officers to issue citations and…
LA police may soon issue citations, fines for ‘quality of life’ crimes
Includes public urination and walking dogs w/o leashes LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council recently adopted a new program that will allow police officers to issue citations and…
506 Filipinos become naturalized Americans on Citizenship Day in LA
USCIS official encourages use of vast educational resources on naturalization LOS ANGELES — In this city, Filipinos ranked third among countries with the most number of people set to become…
AiAi delas Alas’ new young love, King of Talk Boy Abunda is back
AGE does not matter they say, especially when it involves love. For top comedienne Ai-Ai delas Alas, the age difference with her new boyfriend is not a hindrance to their…
Filipina runs for Glendale City Council anew
GLENDALE – After failing to make it in 2013, a Filipina is once again running for a seat in the Glendale City Council in the upcoming April 2015 city elections….
MTA bus and rail fares rise in LA
LOS ANGELES — Commuters will start paying more to board the Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses and railways this week. The MTA reportedly raised its fares Monday for the first time…
Women business pioneers share their success stories
LOS ANGELES – Nanxi Liu, Betty Porto and Toni Ko—three women from the technology, food and cosmetics industries, respectively—may not seem like they would have much in common. However, speaking…
$90 million seized after raids in LA Fashion District
LOS ANGELES – The city’s Fashion District was not only hiding the best bargains for clothing and accessories, but also a money laundering scheme linked to international drug cartels. On…
Immigration docs required to maintain health insurance under Covered California
About 98,000 families must verify lawful presence in US before Sept. 30 LOS ANGELES – About 98,000 families are being asked by Covered California to verify their lawful presence here…
City of Artesia to host ‘Int’l Diversity Festival’ on Oct. 4
ARTESIA – The City of Artesia is set to host its first ever “International Diversity Festival” on October 4, Saturday, on the city’s main thoroughfare, Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd and…
Immigration docs required to maintain health insurance under Covered California
About 98,000 families must verify lawful presence in US before Sept. 30 LOS ANGELES – About 98,000 families are being asked by Covered California to verify their lawful presence here…
Ara Mina looks forward to being a mom, sets aside marriage – for now
SEXY actress Ara Mina is looking forward to being a mother and has set aside being a bride—for now. Pregnant with her first baby by Bulacan Mayor Patrick Meneses and…
Fil-Ams raise money to send ‘community hero’ home
SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the Filipino-American community in the South of Market District in San Francisco have banded together to raise money to repatriate the remains of an undocumented Filipino immigrant…
LA councilmembers introduce resolution to call for end on gay blood ban
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mike Bonin (CD 11) Mitch O’Farrell (CD 13) introduced a resolution on Tuesday, Sept. 9, which calls on the Federal government to halt…
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program kicks off its 15th Annual Asian Small Business Expo
LOS ANGELES – The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) kicked off its first event in preparation for the 15th Annual Asian Small Business Expo happening on Saturday,…
Ex-USC professor pleads guilty to sexual assault of Filipino minors
LOS ANGELES – A 65-year-old ex-USC professor pleaded guilty on Friday, September 5 to traveling to the Philippines and sexually assaulting several underage boys between ages 9 and 17. According to…
Death of G.R.L. pop singer ruled suicide
Pop singer Simone Battle, 25, was found dead in her West Hollywood home on Friday, September 5th. The death was ruled a suicide by hanging, according to a Los Angeles…
Filipinos in San Francisco march to condemn violence
Because of the disturbing ascent in the crime rate, over 80 community members, mostly Filipinos, assembled a peace march to suppress the violence in the South of Market neighborhood in…
Pacquiao-Algieri fight ushers a new dawn of boxing promotion
CENTURY CITY – The small sensation of power that a press pass can give (it gets you past the first guards) ebbs quickly once you’re in corridors of an international…
Fast-food workers strike for higher pay in LA, across US
LOS ANGELES – “We want $15 and a union!” “Fast-food workers run this town!” “Si se puede!” These were some of the chants echoing from angry fast-food employees across the…
Filipino Americans dismayed over Cal MediConnect
LOS ANGELES – Nearly a half-million Californians–200,000 in Los Angeles County–are experiencing changes in their health insurance status through the state’s new Cal MediConnect. The pilot program is being tested…
New fees on remittances, driver’s license, considered for health program
LOS ANGELES — A proposed statewide law which seeks to provide health care coverage for California’s remaining uninsured could create new fees on remittances and driver’s license applications as a…
LAX flyaway shuttle service opens in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES – Good news for frequent flyers. Getting to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may have just become easier with the arrival of a new bus line that will…
Premier actor Mark Gil passes away at 52
OUR hearts are heavy because the Philippine showbiz industry has lost a great artist and person, Mark Gil. The actor passed away at 8am last Monday, September 1. He was…
Group says world is losing battle against Ebola
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The international group Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that the world is losing the battle against Ebola and lamented that treatment centers in West Africa have…
US’ first statewide plastic bag ban awaits Gov. Brown’s signature
California is a signature away from implementing prohibition to single-use plastic bags, after the Senate passed Senate Bill 270 on a vote of 22-15 last Friday, Aug. 29. The measure…