By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau February 25, 2011 SANTA ANA, Calif. – After a 4-day trial and a guilty verdict on two  counts of battery. The case of the Filipino ejaculator is over,  for now. Lawyers for convicted Filipino Michael Lallana said they will appeal the verdict, but would not clarify when. Defense [...]

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America February 25, 2011 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The People Power Revolution of 1986 was 25 years ago, but these Filipino-American members of the Ninoy Aquino Movement or NAM remember the four-day revolution of 1986 that toppled the Marcos dictatorship. Ron Tan, NAM member, said the magic of EDSA [...]

By Marieton Pacheco, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Feb. 24, 2011 Filipino-Canadian Maria Aragon was a guest on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today.  The 10-year-old became an instant YouTube sensation after musician, Lady Gaga, tweeted about the girl’s rendition of her song, “Born This Way” early last week. Since then, Aragon has appeared on the Ellen [...]

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Feb. 24, 2011 SANTA ANA, Calif. – After about two and a half hours of deliberation, a jury found Michael Kevin Lallana guilty of 2 counts battery, and 2 counts committing a crime for sexual gratification. Lallana sat emotionless, as the alleged victim sat in a corner of the [...]

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau February 24, 2011 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Filipinos led two opposing groups who held demonstrations last night in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel.  One group wants to unionize — the other does not. Edgardo Santos, a houseman, said there is nothing wrong with the working conditions at [...]

Feb. 24, 2011 Email Matthew Sapaula at balitangamerica@abs-cbni.com for any financial questions or advice A new segment on Thursday on Balitang America is Matthew Sapaula, the “Money Smart Guy”. This week, he joins Balitang America via skype to talk about how to save money for investments and how to save money for retirement.

Isyu question: Should the U.S. limit aid to foreign countries such as the Philippines especially with the economic crisis?

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau February 23, 2011 Filipino-American community leaders and care providers in Anchorage, Alaska allege that the state government is discriminating against Filipinos — and they said they are not taking things sitting down. Members of the Filipino-American Assisted Living Home Providers Association of Anchorage, Alaska flocked to the Superior [...]

By Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Feb. 23, 2011 SANTA ANA, Calif. — On the second day of the Michael Lallana trial,  mental health experts took the stand to give jurors an insight into  Lallana’s personality and to see if he may have a mental  disorder  which led to him allegedly ejaculating into his [...]