filipino veterans

These are among the American soldiers still fighting in Afghanistan. Their safety more in question now because of recent explosive reports that Russia paid bounties to Afghan fighters to kill them. “I certainly hope that’s not...

Filipino American service members of the United States Air Force gave their own version of the viral “Don’t Rush Me Challenge.” Using the song “Bebot” by Black Eyed Peas’ Fil-Am member Apl.De.Ap, these service members go...

SAN FRANCISCO — Before the shelter-in-place order, millions of San Francisco’s annual visitors would find themselves in SF Chinatown for the food and shopping experience. However, since the coronavirus pandemic — Chinatown has become a scene of...

Michael de Peralta knows the importance of fighting for survival for life. For the past 7 years, the U.S. Air Force veteran has become a respiratory therapist. But a health scare a few years ago had...

CARSON, CA — 75 years ago on October 20th was the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte, Philippines. It was the start of the campaign to free the Philippines from Japanese occupation, leading to the...

CARSON, CA — For three days, the Pinoy-hub of Carson, California was ground zero for hundreds of Filipinos tackling the most pressing community issues and concerns through the National Federation of Filipino American Associations’ (NaFFAA) 13th...

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier hosted a town hall meeting attended by hundreds. Speier said that due to recent mass shootings, stricter gun control measures must be passed. She said the Democratic-controlled House...

A press release is from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS — announced the termination of the Filipino WWII veterans parole program, which promotes family reunification. According to the USCIS acting director Ken Cuccinelli,...

A major blow to Filipino World War II veterans and their advocates — who have been fighting to get benefits from the U.S. government for decades. The USCIS has announced that the Trump administration is putting...

ARLINGTON, VA — Three rifle volleys fired in the distance, the sound of a lone bugler playing the taps, while the American flag that draped Belino Guzman’s casket was neatly folded and presented to his wife,...