By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora (Anadolu photo) MANILA – A Filipino American was among the fatalities of a mass shooting during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California last Jan. 21. The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles on Tuesday identified the victim as Valentino Alvero, 68, a United States citizen of Filipino descent. […]

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – The Philippine Consulate General in New York on Tuesday expressed support on the calls of Filipino American nurses employed in two hospitals in New York for better wages and working conditions. The statement came as thousands of nurses employed at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai […]

By Abner Galino The nine-year-old Filipina American figure skater we featured here in Weekend Balita six years ago — who professed then about her desire to someday compete in the Winter Olympics — has evolved into a top-notch athlete and is resolutely closing in on her dream. Sofia Lexi Jacqueline Frank, 15, is one of […]

By Pauline Allen and Abner Galino Photo by Neal Adkins / @tapmysquares “My parents from PI, but they made me in Daygo,” runs a line in DreCat’s song titled “MadeInDaygo.” Well, if you didn’t get it. “Daygo” or “Dago” are slang terms for San Diego, particularly its inner-city neighborhoods. In the song Hearts of Man, […]

Lee Marinduque, a dedicated supporter of Senator Manny Pacquiao, speaks before a group of Filipino Americans at the Redondo Park Beach during a prayer rally. As the Philippine is ahead of the US by 15 hours in the international time zone, on August 21 — the nation would be commemorating it for Senator Benigno “Ninoy” […]

Seated from left to right: Imelda Bosing Wood, Princess Torres, Bernie Targa-Ganon and Kay Ortiz. Standing: Rey Ganon. Vics Magsaysay, Tony Garcia, Robert Gamo and Nikki Arriola. A motley group of Filipino Americans commemorate the 123rd Philippine Independence Day at the Signal Hill Hilltop Park in Long Beach. The park on the summit overlooks L.A. […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the California DMV is increasing the number of transactions that can be completed without a visit to a field office. The DMV has several methods to serve customers, including online self-service options, through DMV Now kiosks, or via a DMV business partner so that customers can “visit” the DMV by […]

CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY NAMES EDWARD S. KIM, M.D., M.B.A. ITS PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF, LEADING A NEW GENERATION OF CANCER CARE Nationally renowned cancer researcher and clinician joins a team of top-tier professionals speeding breakthrough treatments closer to home City of Hope Orange County, transforming the cancer care landscape, attracts nationally acclaimed clinician with vast history […]

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