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Fil-Am elected vice-mayor of Daly City
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No CommentsBy Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau DALY City, California – Filipino-Americans filled the Daly City Hall chamber on Monday night and cheered 2 kababayans for their achievements. Councilmember... -
‘World’s strongest family’ is Filipino-American
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsBy Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau CHATSWORTH, Calif.–With several international and American bench press records and championships, the power-lifting community considers them the world’s strongest family. Its matriarch is... -
A Filipino-American midwife, has been named 2011 CNN Hero of the Year.
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No Commentsabs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – Robin Lim, a Filipino-American midwife who helps poor women have healthy pregnancies and births in Indonesia, has been named 2011 CNN Hero of the Year. In... -
That long ago December
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsThis is a story of compassion…very aappropriate for the holiday…Merry Christmas to all!!! In September 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in... -
OFW families (Philippines) invited to big Christmas event
Posted on December 11, 2011 | No Commentsabs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – Families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are invited to attend a Christmas party on December 16 in Manila. Susan Ople, head of the Blas F. Ople... -
UK-based Filipina invents award-winning toy calendar
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsBy Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau LONDON – When Melinda Holohan lost her job not so long ago, she became a stay-at-home mom looking after her two children. It... -
Getting to know Filipino Christmas foods
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 7 CommentsBy Karen Flores, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – ‘Tis the season to be chubby especially here in food-loving Philippines, where treats and sweets abound in almost every corner of the country.... -
Philippines’ top barangay courts named
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsBy CZARINA NICOLE O. ONG MANILA, Philippines — The presidential awardees for this year’s most outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa or barangay courts in the country were recognized on Wednesday, Decembere 7,... -
Filipinos to benefit from proposed visa CAP changes
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsBy Balitang America Staff The U.S. House of Representative approved a measure to expand the number of family visas for hopeful immigrants with relatives in the U.S. on Wednesday. With... -
Hassle-free Filipino balikbayans’ return set
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsBy JUN RAMIREZ and RAYMUND F. ANTONIO MANILA, Philippines — Officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) are preparing measures for the “hassle-free” vacation of hundreds of thousands...