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In Illinois, 5-year old Fil-Am dies from flu-related illness
Apr 26, 2018A Filipino family from Carpentersville, Illinois is in mourning after their 5-year old daughter passed away due to influenza, the flu. The Kane County health department confirmed Wednesday that a pediatric flu-related death took place there... -
10 dead, 15 injured in Toronto van attack
Apr 24, 2018TORONTO — Ten people are dead and 15 others are injured after a van driver plowed into a number of pedestrians during lunch hour on Monday in the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue in Toronto. Authorities said... -
Detained Filipino speaks out against US Customs and Border Protection, alleging abuses
Apr 23, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — New details in the detainment and deportation of 25-year-old peace advocate Jerome Aba at San Francisco International Airport last week. “Hindi ako sanay na ako po mismo ngayon ang biktima na direkta ng paglabag... -
After heavy storms, Kauai still under flash flood warning
Apr 21, 2018KAUAI, HI — The island of Kauai is under a flash flood warning. “Now it’s clear but the storm is headed back again.We have a little break so we’re trying to do as much as we can.... -
Community outcry after Filipino activist detained in San Francisco is deported
Apr 19, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — Chants of justice continued to fill the international arrivals terminal at the San Francisco International Airport. Staged outside of the locked Customs and Border Protection office — Filipino-Americans and their allies have been a... -
Las Vegas casino shooting suspect apprehended in Texas
Apr 19, 2018LAS VEGAS — It has been 4 days since the tragic shooting took place at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, leaving one woman dead and one man still fighting for his life. The suspect is 42-year-old Anthony Wrobel,... -
Registered sex offender Filipino awaits jail time after conviction of gross lewdness
Apr 19, 2018LAS VEGAS — A Filipino man awaits sentencing after being convicted of open lewdness or gross lewdness, after pleading guilty to touching his own girlfriend’s daughter’s chest. The victim, who was a 17 year old, told the... -
Kauai storm leaves major island damage, hundreds displaced
Apr 18, 2018KAUAI, HI — The recent storm in Kauai left behind trucks buried in mud, damaged roadways, and landslides that are blocking roads into communities. “We haven’t had a chance to do damage assessment yet, because the roads... -
Supreme Court invalidates vague immigration provision, sparing a Pinoy from deportation
Apr 17, 2018The Supreme Court Justices have ended a provision in federal immigration law that they consider unconstitutionally vague — and now, a Filipino immigrant is spared from deportation. With President Donald Trump appointee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, casting the... -
Hawaii governor issues state of emergency after disastrous flooding in Kauai
Apr 16, 2018KAUAI, HI — The flooding on the island of Kauai this past weekend was so devastating, it prompted the United States Coast Guard to take this aerial survey on Sunday. Hawaii Governor David Ige issued an emergency...
