Nonprofits

DALY CITY, CA — Filipina environmentalist Gina Lopez spent time speaking to potential Fil-Am donors about out her latest efforts to uplift poor and disadvantaged communities in the Philippines, by emphasizing the need to use the...

LOS ANGELES —  A WWE superstar, UFC ring girl, and a handful of musicians, actors, and YouTubers played Santa’s helpers in Historic Filipinotown, spreading some cheer at the Search to Involve Pilipino American (SIPA)’s annual toy drive....

CALGARY, ALBERTA — Verna Marzo has always lived a healthy and active lifestyle since she came to Canada in 2001 as a caregiver. Through the years, she brought her sisters to Canada and even started her own...

In a little over a month, the Liter of Light organization traveled from California to New York with multiple stops in between — teaching over 2,000 young students how to make solar lights for people around...

COSTA MESA, CA — June is National Cancer Survivors month. But all year long, these Filipinas are treating these cancer survivors like queens, bringing smiles to their faces as they place floral crowns around their heads. The...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department and the city’s Mayor Mark Farrell, along with mayor-elect London Breed, gathered to show their support for this weekend’s annual gun buyback program. San Francisco officials praise Fil-Am founder and director...

SAN FRANCISCO — These are scenes from the recent production from acclaimed Pinay artist and choreographer, Alleluia Panis. “Incarcerated 6 x 9″ showcases the experience of what it is like to be a prison inmate. Following the...

A Filipina-American was recently celebrated in the United Kingdom for her advocacy in helping Filipino children in poverty. Melissa Villa was bestowed the Albert Schweitzer award at the World Literacy Summit held at Oxford University this past...

DAVAO — 19-year-old Dresfie Codriga lived most of her life with a severe case of scoliosis – a sideways curvature of the spine that can cause pain, breathing or heart problems. But thanks to Duncan Tree Foundation...

by Cheryl Piccio – ABS-CBN News HOUSTON, TX — 73-year-old Florencio Guinhawa’s story is one full of struggles: a 91-day hospital stay for colon problems, a Hepatitis C diagnosis, a year of chemotherapy, a major car accident, and...