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LA non-profit looks to stop homelessness by recruiting more Asian foster parents
Jun 18, 2018LOS ANGELES — Armida Chow and her husband Brandon have taken a different path towards parenthood. “We want to help our community we have children that need a loving home that can protect them or they just... -
Community rallies to support silenced Filipina high school graduate
Jun 15, 2018PETALUMA — “I never thought that when I was walking up to that podium that people would actually pay attention to what I was going to say.” This is the first time Lulabel Seitz has stepped onto... -
ICE arrests 162 in Los Angeles-area operation, including two Filipinos
Jun 15, 2018CALIFORNIA — Immigration officials have rounded up two Philippine nationals in its latest operations. ICE has announced that they have arrested 162 immigrants in several Southern California counties. Two Filipinos were among those arrested. This series of... -
Ohio Mayor Ronald Falconi on Trump’s immigration policies
Jun 15, 2018Joining BA in the studio is the first Filipino-American mayor in the state of Ohio, Republican Ronald Falconi, mayor of Brunswick. Falconi, a supporter of President Trump, discusses immigration reform and the administration’s policy separating children from... -
Tanduay becomes the world’s top-selling rum brand
Jun 15, 2018Filipino rum Tanduay has taken over Bacardi, to become the world’s top-selling rum brand. On Wednesday, Tanduay cited a report from Drinks International Magazine, which says the rum brand sold 19.5 million cases in 2017 —... -
Amid nationwide deportations, immigration advocates rally to “Keep Families Together”
Jun 14, 2018HIGHLAND PARK, NJ — Residents of Highland Park, New Jersey say they’ve had enough of what they call the “travesty of the Trump-era deportation policies” that have separated thousands of immigrant parents and children. “It just breaks... -
Kilauea volcano latest: Community comes together to rebuild
Jun 14, 2018HAWAII — While Kilauea volcano is busy changing the landscape of the Big Island, creating about 8 square miles of new lava fields so far, volunteers and the Hawaii National Guard soldiers are putting the finishing touches... -
Kalayaan Philippine Independence Day reception and protest at DC Trump International Hotel
Jun 13, 2018WASHINGTON DC — Philippine ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez congratulated President Donald Trump as he leads the Filipino community’s celebration of Philippine independence at Trump International Hotel in Washington DC. With him, representing the US,... -
More sexual assault victims join Filipina student’s lawsuit vs. USC gynecologist
Jun 13, 2018LOS ANGELES — A Filipina student’s routine medical exam at the University of Southern California’s Student Health Center has become a major scandal centered around the school’s gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall. Her visit resulted in race-based sexual... -
Maryland small town hit hard by flood
Jun 13, 2018by Mary Estacion, ABS-CBN News On May 27th, a historic town in Maryland was devastated with an epic flood, for the second time in two years. The town’s residents are having to bounce back yet again....Read More
