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LOS ANGELES — The National Federation of Filipino American Associations, or NaFFAA, held a special forum featuring some of the Southland’s few elected Pinoy officials. It was a gathering of Pinoy power as NaFFAA held its...

By Lynda Jumilla, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Asia-Pacific leaders called for increased international cooperation and solidarity against terrorism as they condemned recent terrorist attacks that killed hundreds in France and Lebanon and downed a Russian airliner...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Filipino American representatives of the Democrat and Republican parties offer insights into what Hillary Clinton’s and Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential bids mean for the Fil-Am community.  National Chair for US Pinoys for...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Terrence Valen, chair of the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), and Atty. Ted Laguatan, legal counsel for US Pinoys for Good Governance, weigh in on the United States’ role in the...

LOS ANGELES – Filipino and other minority business leaders threw in their support for one of the largest bank mergers in recent years: CIT’s acquisition of One West. “One West was the bank or is the...

Filipino American community leaders in San Francisco joined us in the studio to voice their opposing views on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States. Ted Laguatan of U.S. Pinoys...

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Staff Sept. 24, 2014 REDWOOD CITY, Calif – They hoped for some face time with Philippine Pres. Benigno Aquino III during his trip this week to the U.S., but...

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau July 21, 2014 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Catholic leaders in the United States are stepping up in support of a humanitarian response to the immigration crisis along the...

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North Bureau July 15, 2014 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – SF Bay Area Fil Am community leaders, Republican Rudy Asercion and Democrat Rodel Rodis, weigh in on Jose Vargas’ arrest....Read More

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 13, 2014 LOS ANGELES – It was a historic meeting of Filipino-American Democrats in Los Angeles. For years, they’ve struggled for representation in mainstream politics. Over the weekend,...