New Jersey

Why have dozens of Filipino nurses succumbed to COVID-19 in New Jersey? A medical frontliner tells Balitang America it’s because Filipino nurses are more likely to accept higher-risk duties. One group has now organized a fundraiser...

A newly opened Filipino restaurant in New Jersey is doing its best to keep business afloat. As Don Tagala tells us, their delicious offerings include popular street foods and classic delicacies that remind customers of home....Read More

For the first time, New Jersey voters will cast their ballots for a U.S. president via an all mail-in election in November. Governor Phil Murphy said the state has been preparing as early as August to...

Mayor Arvin Amatorio says that his town of Bergenfield is getting guidance from New Jersey’s education department, but specific and concrete federal guidelines are what parents want to hear....Read More

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — An arrest that shocked everyone in the town of Ridgewood. 22-year-old Thria Bernabe was placed in handcuffs while leading a Black Lives Movement protest on July 4. “The reason for the arrest was to...

NEW JERSEY — After the ABS-CBN 25-year franchise renewal was denied by the Duterte administration on July 10, Filipinos and international journalists reacted to the news. The news has made headlines around the globe, many critics...

JERSEY CITY — Filipino trafficking survivors Cecil Delgado, Michael Aznar and Michael Barclay, who left their abusive employer in Florida back in 2011, found jobs at an exclusive airport lounge in New Jersey just a few months...

NEW YORK — They are just a few of the growing number of young Filipinos who are actively taking part in changing America’s history. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge, the Filipinx for Black...

FORT LEE, NJ — All this Fil-Am nurse wanted was to hand out snacks and water to the protesters and the police during a black lives matter protest in Fort Lee. “I wanted to show my...

In a response to what many are calling systemic police abuse, the Minneapolis City Council held an emergency meeting on Friday to push forward some big changes. This happened on the heels of the murder of...