PACQUIAO CANCELS PUBLIC APPEARANCE, US GAYS URGE NIKE TO DROP PACMAN

By Steve Angeles and Troy Espera, ABS-CBN North America Bureau May 16, 2012 Advocates of same-sex marriage in the U.S. are still pressuring Nike to drop boxer Manny Pacquaio as its commercial endorser, even after Pacquiao had clarified that he was not a homophobe, and denied saying that gay people should be put to death. [...]

FILAM CATHOLICS SAY OBAMA COULD LOSE THEIR VOTES AFTER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SUPPORT COMMENT

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau May 16, 2012 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – His controversial statement supporting same-sex marriage has certainly not given President Barack Obama a boost in popularity. A recent poll shows that a third of America like him less, now that he champions gay and lesbian rights. But Obama continues [...]

JESSICA SANCHEZ BATTLES HEALTH ISSUES CLOSE TO IDOL FINALS

By Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN North America Bureau May 16, 2012 LOS ANGELES – In tonight’s American Idol top 3 performance night, Jessica Sanchez will compete against two formidable male contenders, Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet. Sanchez tweeted earlier that she’s having a problem with her throat. Her fans hope that tonight, the 16-year old Filipina-Mexican-American [...]

PACQUIAO BEATS UP OBAMA FOR DEFENDING GAY MARRIAGE

-Fox Sports News Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has come out swinging against US President Barack Obama’s personal endorsement of same-sex marriage. In an interview with the National Conservative Examiner, the religious Pacquiao said Obama’s view was nothing more than a direct attack on the morals of society and the will of God. “God only expects [...]

FILIPINO FAMILY REBUILDS HOME, RETURNS TO DEVASTATED SF SUBURB

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau May 15, 2012 SAN BRUNO, Calif – On the night of September 9, 2010, families in a neighborhood in San Bruno, California did not see it coming. A transmission pipeline ruptured, a deadly fire erupted— leaving eight people dead and 38 homes damaged. The Bernardo family is among [...]