Florida

The bayanihan spirit came alive as Filipinos from different organizations reached out to hurricane victims. Meanwhile 90 percent of power has been restored as an estimated $29 million of damage has been reported in Escambia and...

Sally has caused one death so far and left half million residents in Alabama and Florida powerless. Affected Fil-Ams share their harrowing experiences....Read More

The Category 2 storm left 500,000 people without power in the coastal communities of Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Sally also brought in 30 inches of rain leaving coastal towns like Pensacola underwater....Read More

Florida’s top teachers’ union, along with local educators have sued Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and the state education commissioner Monday to block what they call the ‘reckless and unsafe’ reopening of public school campuses for face-to-face...

FLORIDA — Basketball is back, and for Fil-Am Coach Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat, the NBA “bubble” in Orlando can serve as a relief as the Miami area becomes one of the country’s worst hotspots...

FLORIDA — With record-high COVID-19 cases in Florida, these Martin County residents held a rally over the weekend, saying they will not comply with the mandate to wear masks in public places and inside businesses. Some anti-mask...

Evangeline Carrier, a Filipina nurse from Florida, took a job at a hospital in Northern California just before the COVID-19 pandemic, and soon tested positive for the novel coronavirus when the outbreak began. Carrier opened up...

FLORIDA — Despite the state being predicted as the next epicenter of the pandemic, the Sunshine State reported over 9,500 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, and 8,500 more on Sunday. It marks a record-high since the start...

FLORIDA — As Florida entered phase 2 of its economic recovery plan a week ago, the Sunshine State broke its record for the highest number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day since the beginning of...

by Paul Garilao, ABS-CBN News FLORIDA — For months, Florida residents — like the rest of the nation — have been ordered to stay at home for their safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But if evacuation...