World War II

Quezon’s Game is the extraordinary true story of how former Philippine President Manuel Quezon, played by Raymond Bagatsing, risked everything to rescue more than 1,200 Jews from the Nazi regime. The film received a Texas-sized welcome...

It’s a remarkable story of survival and heroism that not many people knew about — and now the story that took place decades ago is hitting U.S. theaters this week, in Quezon’s Game, starring Raymond Bagatsing...

LOS ANGELES — It’s a remarkable story of survival and heroism that not many people knew about — and now the story that took place decades ago — is hitting U.S. theaters this week. Quezon’s Game,...

by Mary Estacion, ABS-CBN News WASHINGTON DC — It’s a photo that’s etched in many Filipinos’ minds. Less than three years before this historic picture was taken, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was heading up the Allied Forces...

CARSON, CA — 75 years ago on October 20th was the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte, Philippines. It was the start of the campaign to free the Philippines from Japanese occupation, leading to the...

CONNECTICUT — Born on August 19 in 1878 in Baler, Tayabas, Quezon, Manuel Luis Quezon grew up to become the second president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo – the first president of the revolutionary government....

A press release is from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS — announced the termination of the Filipino WWII veterans parole program, which promotes family reunification. According to the USCIS acting director Ken Cuccinelli,...

WASHINGTON D.C. — It has been a year since part-time ride-sharing driver Jose Juliano Baldoza Junior and his family immigrated to the U.S. But there were many bumps along the way for Jose — particularly when...

Many Filipino American decedents of World War II veterans will head back to the Philippines this October, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Leyte Landing....Read More

HONOLULU, HI — Last month, Filipino American World War II veteran Domingo Los Banos passed away at the age of 93. A well-known advocate for the Filipino veterans, Los Banos became a voice for thousands of people,...