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BERGENFIELD, NJ — An eleventh-hour attack on his character by the opponent did not stop this Filipino-American from becoming the next mayor of Bergenfield on the November 5th election. Democratic council president Arvin Amatorio unseated the...

BERGENFIELD, NJ — As polls opened from 6 AM to 8 PM on November 5th in Bergenfield, voters were tasked to choose their next mayor. Bergenfield is home to more than 5,000 Filipinos — 20 percent of...

CARSON CITY, CA — As election season nears, a history-making Republican Filipino mayor is now eyeing a state post. The first Filipino American mayor in the state of Ohio is running for higher office, hoping to...

CHICAGO — “We can and we will build trust between our people and our brave police officers so that the communities and police trust each other, not fear each other,” says Chicago’s mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. 56-year-old...

by Pat Nabong, ABS-CBN News CHICAGO — With less than a week before Chicago’s municipal election, Filipino-Americans here say that improving working conditions for immigrants and simplifying paths to citizenship should be on the next mayor’s agenda....

NEW YORK CITY — The biggest city in the US is now aiming to be the fairest city.   In his 2018 State of the City address, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out his new mission: to...

SAN FRANCISCO — The flag-draped casket of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee arrives at Duggan’s Serra Mortuary in Daly City, California. Law enforcement officials saluting the city’s first Asian-American mayor — who suddenly passed away Monday night...

SAN FRANCISCO — The flag at City Hall is lowered to half-staff today, due to the passing of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. According to reports, Lee suffered from a heart attack while grocery shopping late Monday...

SIERRA MADRE, CA — In the small mountain town of Sierra Madre, a Filipina official was elected to take charge as Mayor. We first visited the Sierra Madre City Council Chambers 3 years ago, on that day Fil-Am...

  by Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News   VALLEJO, CA — On January 3rd of this year, Bob Sampayan took his oath — officially becoming the first Filipino-American mayor of Vallejo, California. Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia — and later...