Filipinos in government

The U.S. Department of State’s third-ranking official is Filipino-American. Meet Brian Joseph Bulatao, a Harvard and West Point alum who is out to make a difference in the U.S.-Philippines alliance, as undersecretary of state for management....

There may be mounting calls from Democratic lawmakers for Congress to begin the process to impeach President Trump. But a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday showed that 61 percent of American voters actually oppose...

Filipina American Marjan Philhour was selected by San Francisco’s first African American woman mayor London Breed to serve as her senior advisor. In this exclusive interview, Philhour talks about how she and Mayor Breed plan to...

Fil-Am Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, the openly-gay Iraq war veteran, who narrowly lost to Republican Representative Will Hurd in Texas’ 23rd congressional district in 2018, announced she is ready to take on the incumbent candidate again....Read More

Fil-Am California Congressman TJ Cox joined the calls to end opioid abuse, as social media giant Facebook launched its stop opioid silence campaign on Tuesday. Rep. TJ Cox – Stop Opioid Silence (SOS) One in two...

VANCOUVER, BC — The Philippine Ambassador to Canada has returned to the Philippines following a recall order issued by President Duterte on Canada’s failure to ship back garbage stuck in Manila. Some kababayans are worried about...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — For Francine Delgado and her daughter Kiersten, further changes to or a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) causes anxiety and uncertainty. Delgado pays for her own insurance working as a...

LOS ANGELES — With 52,000 registered overseas voters under the Los Angeles consulate district, some candidates have made their rounds to hear the concerns of overseas Filipinos. “It’s very important for them to know you better, because other people...

It was months of deliberation and speculation. But some Fil-Am politicians say it’s understandable why former vice president Joe Biden waited to announce his candidacy for the highest political office. “I think he wanted to see...

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee Tom Perez speaks with Rommel Conclara about the voting impact of the Filipino American community, and shares his thoughts going into the 2020 presidential election. Perez, the chair of...