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CANADA

Authorities confirm that Canada has officially flattened the curve

by Marieton Pacheco - Jul 6, 2020 As the U.S. confirms thousands of new COVID-19 cases daily, Canada’s new numbers are down by the hundreds. Authorities have confirmed in the past weeks, the country has officially flattened the curve. “Over the last 4 months, Canadians have come together to help each and keep each other safe....
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Utah AG Sean Reyes wins Republican primary in bid for re-election

by Jared Bray - Jul 6, 2020 SALT LAKE CITY — Filipino American Sean Reyes has won the Republican primary in his bid for re-election as Utah attorney general. The Associated Press called the contest for Reyes on Friday, when the latest statewide election results showed him with 54% of the vote over Utah County Attorney...
BREAKING NEWS

Supreme Court says states can punish “faithless electors”

by Lenn Almadin-Thornhill - Jul 6, 2020 On July 6, all nine Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that states can punish electoral college voters who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidates they have pledged to support. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan wrote: “The constitution’s text and the nation’s history both support allowing a...
BREAKING NEWS

Trump focuses on improving job numbers in U.S. over record-high coronavirus cases

by TJ Manotoc - Jul 2, 2020 The U.S. has more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in just a 24-hour period, before the July 4 weekend. At least 23 states have paused reopening plans to slow down infections. The U.S. has more than 2.7 million cases of COVID-19, with over 128,000 deaths. President Trump addressed concerns at...
COMMUNITY

SoCal Filipino community leader John Eric Swing succumbs to COVID-19

by Steve Angeles - Jul 1, 2020 Another Filipino American has succumbed to COVID-19, but to the Filipino community, John Eric Swing, is not just another statistic. Throughout the years, Swing, a former U.S. Marine veteran, has built a reputation for his community work and business expertise, spearheading programs of groups like Search to Involve Pilipino...

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New York Gov. Cuomo urges President Trump to acknowledge COVID-19 as a “major problem”

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NEW YORK — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on President Trump to not be a “co-conspirator” of the coronavirus, and finally acknowledge the virus as a major global problem. “If he does not acknowledge that,...

Filipino Canadian activists react to passage ...

by Rowena Papasin - Jul 6, 2020
CANADA
Supreme Court says states can punish “f ...

by Lenn Almadin-Thornhill - Jul 6, 2020
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Filipino frontliners call for more protection ...

by Steve Angeles - Jul 2, 2020
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Texas Filipino restaurant owners on facing mo ...

by Cheryl Piccio - Jul 2, 2020
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Entertainment

Meet the Filipino dance groups competing in JLo’s “World of Dance” competition

by Yong Chavez- Jul 3, 2020

Season 4 of NBC’s hit contest “World of Dance” features Filipino dance talents. Competing in the upper-division is UPeepz. The group traces its origins from a dance team from the University of the Philippines. They recently...
Before watching ‘Hamilton’ on Disney+: Here’s what you need to know

by Manny The Movie Guy- Jul 2, 2020

Hamilton: An American Musical is a must-see this Independence Day weekend. The music, the spectacle, but most of all, the history. “Hamilton” arrives on Disney+ on Friday and its worth your subscription, says Manny....Read More
Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing on love, consequences and “Us Again”

by Yong Chavez- Jul 1, 2020

In “Us Again,” directed by Joy Aquino, Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing play friends who went through an unexpected romantic entanglement. The stars talked about their characters Margie and Mike in the movie’s recent global press...
Filipina filmmaker Isabel Sandoval’s “Brooklyn Secret” to premiere in France on July 1

by Yong Chavez- Jun 30, 2020

Filmmaker Isabel Sandoval’s movie “Lingua Franca” was one of the movies celebrated at Frameline Film Festival’s pride showcase this past weekend. Born and raised in Cebu, the writer-director-actress graduated summa cum laude in college and pursued...

Community

‘The Park’s Finest’ restaurant honored for feeding frontliners amid pandemic

As Los Angeles shut down beaches and pulled the plug on fireworks during Fourth of July, local Filipino Americans were honored during Grand Park’s virtual block party. Among the familiar faces, along with a...
Fil-Am artist Patrick Martinez featured in LA’s Grand Park’s July 4th celebration

LOS ANGELES — Patrick Martinez is giving us a virtual tour of his studio, but at each turn are real-life messages and images. “Gloves, water; these are the things I’m thinking about and people are...
Filipino frontliners call for more protection as COVID-19 cases surge in California

CALIFORNIA — Over 5,100 were hospitalized in the past week due to COVID-19. As California emerges as one of the epicenters of the pandemic in the U.S., Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered indoor businesses to close...
SoCal Filipino community leader John Eric Swing succumbs to COVID-19

Another Filipino American has succumbed to COVID-19, but to the Filipino community, John Eric Swing, is not just another statistic. Throughout the years, Swing, a former U.S. Marine veteran, has built a reputation for...

Philippines

Philippine Anti-Terror Law faces Supreme Court challenge, as legal experts and Congressmen file petitions

Several groups on Saturday filed the first petition before the Supreme Court questioning the just signed Anti-Terrorism Law, saying the measure breaches the constitution. The petitioners — including a lawyers’ group led by Howard...
Filipino Canadian activists react to passage of Philippine Anti-Terror bill with indignation

VANCOUVER, BC — In an indignation action held in Vancouver after the recent signing of the Anti-Terrorism Act in the Philippines, activists distributed leaflets warning Filipinos about the dangers of the new law. Martial law...
Filipino activists continue to protest the Philippine anti-terror bill, urge overseas Filipinos to speak up

WOODSIDE, NY — As President Rodrigo Duterte marked his 4th year in office, Fil-Am Democratic activist groups in New York took to the streets to condemn the Philippines’ anti-terror bill that they fear could...
Fil-Am activists call for Duterte ouster on the 4th anniversary of his presidential inauguration

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday morning in downtown San Francisco, the chants of Filipino Americans calling for the ouster of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could be heard loud and clear. The demonstration, which took...

LIFESTYLE

Filipino trafficking survivors come together to overcome pandemic struggles with food business

JERSEY CITY — Filipino trafficking survivors Cecil Delgado, Michael Aznar and Michael Barclay, who left their abusive employer in Florida back in 2011, found jobs at an exclusive airport lounge in New Jersey just a...
Fil-Am gym owner puts extra safeguards in place as COVID-19 cases rise in the Bay Area

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Dumb-bells, kettle-bells, and weighted plates — that’s a lot of things to touch and hold, especially when multiple people use them a day here at the Full-Grip Barbell Gym...
‘MODA’ vlog explores lesbian mom and daughter’s long distance relationship

CALIFORNIA — Keeping their mother-daughter relationship strong, despite being thousands of miles away from each other amid the coronavirus pandemic, can at times be tough. But Tina Caunca of Milpitas and her daughter Yuri...
PingPod: Fil-Am entrepreneur’s innovative way to make table tennis safe to enjoy amid pandemic

NEW YORK — With social distancing in mind, PingPod is also the future of table tennis. PingPod co-founder and chief product officer, Ernesto Ebuen, said PingPod is the world’s first network of autonomous table...

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