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BURLINGAME, CA — Models walking the runway to flashing lights and blazing music. It may seem to be your typical fashion show — but it’s so much more. This is the official charity fashion show by Share+Give...

The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking has been fighting for victims of modern day slavery for nearly two decades. CAST recently held a star-studded gala to recognize advocates in the anti-trafficking fight. Yvee Tadeo-Guevara tells...

SAN FRANCISCO – The remaining Filipino Veterans of World War II were honored by a brand new generation of Americans in San Francisco during the 74th anniversary of the Bataan Death March. Rommel Conclara has this...

LOS ANGELES – Filipinos in Los Angeles held a vigil to mark the second anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan. But while they remember the lives lost, they also used it as a moment to shed light on...

SAN FRANCISCO – When it was released back in 2013, Marivi Soliven hoped her novel “The Mango Bride” would help raise awareness about the plight of immigrant women who face abuse from their husbands. After winning...

LOS ANGELES – Oscar winners, music moguls, and the rich and famous; it’s not the typical place you would find Filipinos who have been exploited, swindled, and forced to work for almost no pay in a...

Celebrities lend their powerful voices for a good cause. Yong Chavez tells us why a particular red carpet event is a special occasion for some Hollywood stars....Read More

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Sept. 5, 2014 REDWOOD CITYY, Calif. – Clothing meant to be donated to survivors of last year’s Super Typhoon Yolanda will be burned, according to the Philippine Bureau...

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau July 24, 2014 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – The first and only book that describes the plight of survivors in Tacloban after Typhoon Yolanda or Haiyan is getting accolades...

By Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau July 1, 2014 MONTCLAIR, N.J – Seven months have passed since Typhoon Yolanda wreaked havoc in parts of the Philippines. Now a group of survivors — a talented dance...