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LOS ANGELES — In the past few years, the LA-based Pilipino Workers Center has been taking the lead when it comes to human and labor trafficking. The organization recently held a two-day conference called Towards Freedom,...

by Pat Nabong, ABS-CBN News CHICAGO — These Filipino Americans have lived to tell their stories —- 47 years after the declaration of martial law in the Philippines under the Marcos dictatorship. They want the younger...

Toronto, Canada — At the corner of Bathurst and Wilson, also known as Little Manila, the allied organizations of Bayan Canada raised their banners and voices to oppose alleged human rights violations in the Philippines. In...

LOS ANGELES — Some 300 proud University of the Philippines alumni gathered together with a pair of Vice Presidents to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UP Alumni Association of Greater Los Angeles. “The whole point...

PHILADELPHIA — After more than an hour delay, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his 1.5-hour State of the Nation address on Monday in the Philippines. But human rights defenders who gathered at the Philadelphia City Hall on...

LOS ANGELES — The intensity has picked up. Manny Pacquiao came into the gym earlier than usual and sparred for ten rounds on Tuesday afternoon.Despite his laser line focus in the ring, the Pacman continues to fulfill....

The Philippine Commission on Elections has officially announced the winners of the 2019 Philippine midterm elections. But before we go into that — here are the top candidates Filipino-American voters have chosen. And with the final...

VANCOUVER, BC — The Philippine Ambassador to Canada has returned to the Philippines following a recall order issued by President Duterte on Canada’s failure to ship back garbage stuck in Manila. Some kababayans are worried about...

NEW YORK — In a press conference in new york, community leader Loida Nicolas Lewis told members of the media why keeping the Senate independent in keeping democracy in the Philippines. Critics call former Davao mayor...

PHILIPPINES — A number of Filipino journalists and lawyers are behind a plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte — according to a matrix published by The Manila Times on Monday. The report supposedly details a closely...