By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau January 28, 2011 Dominador Palalay alias Dominado Palalay has been sentened to 9 months in prison for running a foreclosure rescue scam in Las Vegas. Palalay pled guilty to 1 count of theft in early January. He was ordered to pay more than $36,000 to his victims. [...]

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau January 28, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – A group of Filipino kids is taking matters in their own hands.  Knowing that California is facing a $28 billion budget deficit, these children decided that they would no longer rely on the government to fund their afterschool program at the Westbay [...]

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau January 28, 2011 LOS ANGELES – The Filipino community here gathered to celebrate the life of Filipino World War II veteran Max Clamor last night.  Clamor, who passed awway last week, was a war veteran who later turned into an activist against the Marcos regime, before coming to [...]

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Filipino-American professional pitcher Tim Lincecum is on the cover of the February issue of popular men’s magazine, GQ. Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, was named by GQ as one of the 25 Coolest Athletes of All-Time. Lincecum joins other sports heavyweights like Michael Jordan, Muhammad [...]

By Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Jan. 27, 2011 JERSEY CITY, NJ – Armed with their shovels and snow blowers, Northeast coast residents were once again digging themselves out of almost knee-high deep snow. A vast number of towns across New Jersey received more than a foot of snow during the latest winter storm. [...]

Steve Angeles, ABS CBN North America Bureau Jan. 27, 2011 LOS ANGELES – About a hundred hotel workers from the Wilshire Hotel walked off the job Wednesday afternoon to protest their wage decreases and lost benefits. Since last month, all of the staff lost as much as an average of $2 per hour. Their free [...]

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Jan. 27, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO -Filipinos joined dozens of seniors Wednesday night protesting the Obama administration’s proposals to cut Social Security benefits. 64-year old Alberto Villanueva was forced into early retirement in 2009 while working as an airport worker. He only gets $700 in Social Security benefits — [...]

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Jan. 27, 2011 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Fake immigration agents who deported a Filipino woman were back in court for their sentencing. A U.S.  District court sentenced a couple who posed as federal agents and deported a Filipina. Gregory Denny, Jr. was sentenced to three years in [...]

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Jan. 27, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – The man charged in killing San Francisco Police Officer, Fil-Am Nick Tomasito Birco, was sentenced to life in prison. On Tuesday, the San Francisco district attorney’s office announced that Steven Petrili was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for [...]