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★ Director of World Health Organization to Trump: “Please don’t politicize the virus”
★ Bernie Sanders ends bid, presidential race now between Trump and Biden
★ Spain and Italy find ways to combat COVID-19, while giving aid to those impacted by the crisis
★ U.S. top infectious disease experts warns we may never return to normalcy after coronavirus
★ 500,000 face masks to arrive this week in Canada to help fight global health pandemic
★ Former Cerritos Mayor Mark Pulido ends 19-year run as an elected official in Southern California
★ U.S. death toll surpasses 10,000, as medical experts warn people to brace for the worst week
★ Filipino nurses prepare themselves for ‘apex’ of coronavirus pandemic
★ San Francisco community orgs feed Filipino seniors during crisis
★ Coronavirus travel restrictions impact Hawaii’s tourism industry, local officials take action to ensure safety

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9 April 2020

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BREAKING NEWS

Director of World Health Organization to Trump: “Please don’t politicize the virus”

by TJ Manotoc - Apr 8, 2020 Amid the global fight against coronavirus, President Trump lashed out at the World Health Organization — accusing the premier health institution of not being aggressive enough in handling the pandemic. “They called it wrong. They called it wrong. A really they missed the call. They could have called it...
BREAKING NEWS

Bernie Sanders ends bid, presidential race now between Trump and Biden

by Lenn Almadin-Thornhill - Apr 8, 2020 The choice of who will be the next president of the United States will now be between these two — President Donald Trump or former vice president Joe Biden. “I’m announcing the suspension of my campaign.” Presidential-hopeful, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, dropped out of the race on Wednesday, leaving...
featured news

Spain and Italy find ways to combat COVID-19, while giving aid to those impacted by the crisis

by Henni Espinosa - Apr 7, 2020 As the world continues to battle the coronavirus, the U.S. remains on top of the list: with over 379,000 cases, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center, as of Tuesday. Spain follows the U.S. with 140,000 cases, and coming in third is Italy, with over 135,000. China — where...
HEADLINE

U.S. top infectious disease experts warns we may never return to normalcy after coronavirus

by TJ Manotoc - Apr 7, 2020 As the U.S. surpasses 11,000 deaths on Tuesday, and being nine days away from the projected peak of the epidemic in the country, one question on a lot of people’s minds is when, if ever, can we all get back to normal. The country’s top infectious disease expert addressed...
featured news

500,000 face masks to arrive this week in Canada to help fight global health pandemic

by Marieton Pacheco - Apr 7, 2020 CANADA — Days after President Trump initially announced he will stop the export of 3 million face masks to Canada, Canadian officials confirmed Tuesday that the expected shipment of 500,000 face masks will arrive this week. This following a weekend of constant communication between the two countries, as Canada...

Entertainment

“Trolls World Tour” to make first ever at-home movie premiere

by Yong Chavez- Apr 8, 2020

“Trolls World Tour” was originally slated for a big Easter theatrical release, but due to the ongoing pandemic, it will be entertaining audiences first through a home premiere. It will be released on video through Fandango...
From couture fashion to protection masks: How Filipino fashion designer Alexis Monsanto finds purpose amid the pandemic

by Yong Chavez- Apr 7, 2020

Just before the coronavirus crisis hit, Los Angeles-based fashion designer Alexis Monsanto staged his Fall-Winter 2020 collection, not knowing that it will be one of the only shows to go through before lockdown. Like many who...
Coronavirus survivor, a Filipino filmmaker, documents his ordeal

by Don Tagala- Apr 7, 2020

QUEENS, NY — Across the nation, a glimmer of hope as nearly 20,000 patients have been able to recover from the disease. Among them is Fil-Am filmmaker Steven de Castro, who tested positive for COVID-19 on March...
Filipino Canadians create “Project CHOIR-antine” to lift spirits during global pandemic

by Marieton Pacheco- Apr 4, 2020

In this time of home isolation, siblings Mikey and Patricia Jose had a unique call to friends online: sing a song with them for charity. They called it “Project CHOIR-antine.” “To create community and uplift those...

Philippines

Advocates call for protection of seafarers after COVID-19 death of Filipino crew member on Grand Princess cruise ship

This was the Grand Princess Cruise ship docking in Oakland, Calif. last month. The first to disembark from the Port of Oakland were 19 crew members, 13 of whom are Filipino, and two passengers...
Nanay Fedelina’s long-awaited family reunion cut short by the coronavirus outbreak

LOS ANGELES — It was a reunion forty years in the making but cut short by the pandemic. Nanay Fedelina’s family — which includes her sister Eunila, Eunila’s daughter Luz and granddaughter Tiny —...
Under strict stay-at-home orders: A Fil-Am shares what living in quarantine is like in China

The battle against the novel coronavirus continues all over the world, in at least 196 countries and territories. As of March 26, confirmed cases have risen to almost 500,000. More than 22,000 people have...
NY Philippine Consulate temporarily suspends services; staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 recovering

NEW YORK — It’s been a week the Philippine Consulate General in New York went on mandatory lockdown after an employee tested positive for COVID 19 — no other employee there has tested positive...

LIFESTYLE

Texas Filipinos turn sewing hobby into a mask-making mission

HOUSTON, TX — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers are not only fighting to save their patients, but to also make sure they have enough personal protective equipment, or PPE’s. Hospitals, overwhelmed by...
New York Filipino restaurants find ways to serve with safer practices

NEW YORK — Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statewide “stay-at-home” order does not mean customers can no longer enjoy their favorite Filipino restaurants. Here in the Big Apple, these Filipino food favorites are making sure their...

sports

Kicking’ while distancing: Martial artists maneuver around pandemic to get their black belts

SAN DIEGO — From graduations to proms and other school ceremonies, the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed many plans. But for these students, they’ll keep their guards up while fighting their way to fulfill their...
Meet the 16-year-old Fil-Am coach providing free basketball training online amid pandemic

TEANECK, NJ — In New Jersey, there are now 427 positive cases of COVID-19, and 114 in Bergen County alone. 60 percent of those cases are in Teaneck – home to more than 800...

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