Salt Lake City

WEST JORDAN, Utah — When it comes to finding Filipino food in the Salt Lake Valley, BFF Turon is your best friend. The restaurant opened in December and is the only place in Salt Lake devoted...

SALT LAKE CITY — Years ago, Eleanor Ramirez worked as a biology professor in the Philippines. “I taught at Cagayan State University in Tuguegarao for 17 years,” she said. These days, she has a new “classroom:”...

In Utah, a holiday surprise for Salt Lake City area residents recently pulled over by police. In collaboration with the office of the state’s Fil-Am Attorney General Sean Reyes, rather than receiving ticket violations, motorists were...

by Jared Bray, ABS-CBN News   SALT LAKE CITY — House Bill 155 has officially made its way through the Utah Capitol, giving the state the strictest DUI law in the country.  The legislation cuts Utah’s legal blood alcohol content limit by 38 percent...

by Jared Bray, ABS-CBN News   SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s new Catholic leader introduced himself to the Filipino community during a special welcome mass and reception Friday night. Though he’s only been here for a couple of weeks, Bishop...

by Jared Bray, ABS-CBN News   SALT LAKE CITY — After waiting two years for a new bishop, Utah Catholics finally got one: Filipino-American Oscar Solis. Solis took the bishop’s throne at the Cathedral of the Madeleine Tuesday afternoon, completing his official...

by Jared Bray, ABS-CBN News   SALT LAKE CITY — Filipino-American point guard Sedrick Barefield has worked his way into the University of Utah rotation this year, serving primarily as the team’s spark plug off the...

by Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News   LOS ANGELES — A closing prayer, and a ski set — all part of a warm Los Angeles goodbye for Utah-bound Bishop Oscar A. Solis. “I’m going to miss you big...

by Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News    LOS ANGELES — January is a busy month for devotees of the Santo Nino. Here, the Catholic faithful hold their images of the infant Jesus high, as they celebrate the “Sinulog”...

SALT LAKE CITY — After playing a semester at Southern Methodist University (SMU) last year, Filipino American basketball star Sedrick Barefield has found a new home at the University of Utah. Prepping for the upcoming season,...