Progressive lawyer is first Fil-Am elected to LA City Council

INQUIRER.net US Bureau 11/10/2024

LOS ANGELES – Filipino American progressive candidate Ysabel Jurado, who held a lead over incumbent Kevin de León for the District 14 seat on the Los Angeles City Council, declared victory Friday, thanking her supporters and community…

Fil-Am doctor, husband accused of health care fraud, tax evasion

INQUIRER.net US Bureau 07/27/2024

LOS ANGELES – A Filipino American physician and her husband, who operate a clinic in Anchorage, Alaska, have been charged with health care fraud and tax evasion. Dr. Claribel K. Chua Tan, a 60-year-old rheumatologist, and her…

Meet the first Filipino American judge in the US

Mary Villegas 06/02/2024

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel “Red” Recana, the first-ever Filipino American judge in the United States, has been serving in the California judiciary for 40 years. It all still seems surreal for Recana, given his humble…

Fil-Am sentenced to life in prison for killing his in-laws

INQUIRER.net US Bureau 06/01/2024

VISTA, California – A 46-year-old Filipino American who gunned down his father-in-law and brother-in-law in Valley Center, San Diego County, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 50 years. Christian Bobila,…

Fil-Am student found dead in New Jersey

Jun Nucum - INQUIRER.net 03/18/2024

SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities have announced the discovery of the remains of Hayley Alvarado, an 18-year-old Filipino American student who had been missing since she left her New Jersey residence shortly before Christmas last year. Her body…

Trendy Filipino slang every Fil-Am should know

Andrei Yuvallos 01/14/2024

Filipino slang is basically another language—well, almost. Here are some terms used words to get you started. Much like people, languages change over time. The introduction, evolution, and contexts of words change—which means we always have to…

Fil-Am Harvard student secures scholarship at Oxford

Hans Carbonilla 11/17/2023

A Filipino American has been named one of the recipients of the American Rhodes Scholarship for 2024. The accolade places Oakland native Eleanor M. Wikstrom among the nine Harvard College students set to embark on an academic…

Arizona police releases videos of Fil-Am poisoning her husband through his morning coffee

Hans Carbonilla 10/13/2023

In the middle of a contentious divorce, a Filipino-American is facing attempted murder charges in Tucson, Arizona after allegedly poisoning her husband of 17 years through his morning coffee. As part of their investigation, the Tucson Police Department has…

Dwight Ramos: 5 things you might not know about ‘The Saint’

Mary Villegas 09/06/2023

If gushing over and cheering for Dwight Ramos isn’t enough for you, then let these deets about “The Saint” fuel your passion even more for the Filipino-American basketball player. Ramos was initially known for his skills in…

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