By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau . San Francisco – President Obama signed the Supplemental Appropriations Act yesterday, which includes the $67 million dollars in additional funding for the Filipino veterans’ lump sum claims. Filipino veterans said they welcome the news, saying the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should now process all claims [...]

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News, North America Bureau . Encino, CA – The arnis team from Cebu is at the top of the Eskrima world, after  a week in Mexico battling for national pride. The Philippines is among 15 countries that participated in the 2010 World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) championships. The team of [...]

07/30/10 Poll results opinions for the question: “Isyu Ngayon (Thursday): Will the AZ fuel anger toward immigrants?”

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North American Bureau . San Francisco – About a hundred Filipino veterans and their advocates flocked to the War Memorial Building Thursday morning, eager to hear the good news from Jon Skelly, the Manila Regional Director of the United States Veterans Affairs. (VA). The U.S. Congress passed the final version of [...]

By Ging Reyes, ABS-CBN News Bureau Chief, North America . San Francisco, CA – A Filipino payroll clerk is now behind bars on charges of embezzlement and grand theft.   Maria Lourdes Dionisio of Pacifica, California, together with Hannah Yau, a financial analyst, pled not guilty to the charges during their arraignment at the San Francisco [...]

By Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Burea . Brooklyn, New York – “Obama! Listen! Pass reform now!” This was the chant of hundreds of protestors who joined the solidarity march for Arizona on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York. They called for a permanent repeal of SB 1070 and an end to mass detention and [...]

By Fleur Magbanua-Mansur, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau . Phoenix, Arizona – Hundreds of people flocked to the state capitol in over 100 degree temperatures Wednesday night to celebrate a temporary victory against Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law. Fil-Am business owner, Brandon Bulos is relieved that for now, it will not be a crime if [...]

Congress passed Supplemental Appropriations Act for more funding towards Filipino World War II veterans.

Protesters in New York demonstrate against Arizona’s immigration law.

Filipino Americans react to the Arizona’s immigration law.

07/29/10 Poll results opinions for the question: “Are you in favor of the Arizona court’s decision to block police from stopping and checking the status of suspected undocumented immigrants?”

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau . A federal judge has temporarily blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration law called SB1070, just one day before it was to go into effect. This means that police will not be allowed to check the legal status of a person they have stopped. [...]