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A president’s legacy: George H.W. Bush honored in funeral service at Washington National Cathedral
Dec 5, 2018WASHINGTON DC — Final farewells in Washington DC for the 41st president of the U.S. George H.W. Bush, who passed away last week. A state funeral service was held at the National Cathedral on Wednesday. Among the... -
Community remembers Thousand Oaks shooting victim, 18-year-old Alaina Housley
Nov 13, 2018NAPA, CALIFORNIA — Signs hung on Memorial Stadium in Napa for 18-year-old Fil-Am Alaina Housley, one of the 12 people killed in a mass shooting Wednesday at a western bar in Thousand Oaks. The Borderline bar shooting became... -
Filipino Marine killed on duty laid to rest in Hawaii
Sep 7, 2018HAWAII — Sergeant First Class Reymund Transfiguracion’s body was brought to St. Michael’s Church on the Big Island. The 36-year-old highly-decorated special forces green beret died on August 12th, from wounds he suffered from an improvised explosive... -
Arizona Filipino community honors the late Sen. John McCain
Aug 27, 2018Six-term U.S. Senator John Sidney McCain III passed away last Saturday in his ranch in Sedona, Arizona, with his family at his bedside. His death came after a year-long battle with brain cancer. The 81-year-old senator... -
Memorial for 22-year-old killed in Florida car crash
Jul 20, 2018JACKSONVILLE, FL — Gerry Yutuc has been living a nightmare since the death of his 22-year-old son, Greg, last Saturday. The Yutuc family was driving along Jacksonville’s Buckman Bridge when their vehicle figured in a car crash.... -
Former president George H.W. Bush hospitalized, less than one day after funeral of Barbara Bush
Apr 25, 2018Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital due to an infection that has spread into his blood, and is now reported to be responding to treatment. This comes following a weekend of... -
Thousands of LA County residents laid to rest at memorial
Dec 15, 2017LOS ANGELES — It looks and sounds like a regular funeral; mourners crying, joined in prayer, and paying their respects for the departed. But beneath the dirt, the remains of some 1400 people have yet to be... -
Fil-Am sailor killed in Navy destroyer collision laid to rest
Jul 11, 2017BONITA, CA — With his family dressed in all white, waiting outside of the church doors, the flag-draped casket of fire controlman, 2nd class Carlos Victor Sibayan made its way to the church for his burial.... -
Filipina mother and daughter killed in DUI crash
Apr 20, 2017Prayers of devotion have continued for the souls of 61-year-old Carina Bontilao Kubow and her 92-year-old mother, Angela Vilbar Bontilao. It has been a week since both were involved in a head-on collision late Thursday night, after leaving church... -
Filipino killed in Edmonton car accident
Feb 11, 2017by Marjorie Carmona Newman, ABS-CBN News EDMONTON, CANADA — The Filipino community in Edmonton mourns the loss of one of its own, after a fatal vehicle accident in January claimed the life of Oscar Manalo. “One more...
