By Balitang America Staff November 30, 2011 The U.S. House of Representative approved a measure to expand the number of family visas for hopeful immigrants with relatives in the U.S. on Wednesday. With a 389-15 vote, family-based visa limits is now raised from 7 percent to 15 percent per country. The measure is aimed to [...]

By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Nov. 30, 2011 NEW JERSEY – A United States District Judge granted a request for a temporary restraining order barring the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey from requiring nurses to help perform abortions. The order was issued November 3. Filipino nurses were among those [...]

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif.–Students at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School are in shock after finding out that Filipino American Anthony Angellano, who helped create the school’s successful dance program in 1995 was arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with his students. “I know a lot of people in dance [...]

By Balitang America Staff November 30, 2011 A warning for fruit juice-drinkers–poison may be in the next glass you drink. According to a report from testing organization Consumer Reports, ten percent of juices available in the markets have arsenic levels greater than the FDA’s standard for drinking water of 10 parts per billion. Consumer reports [...]

Immigration expert and legal counsel Attorney Lou Tancinco answers you immigration question on this week’s PINOY PANAWAGAN.

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau Nov. 30, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – Filipino-American Virgil Ortigas, a mixed martial artist, is fighting his way to the top. The 29-year old Ortigas from Vallejo, California, is a winner in the ring. He has won the Golden Gloves twice, in 2002 and 2004 for boxing.  He was [...]

By Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau November 29, 2011 NEW YORK – Simbang Gabi sa Consulado has been a yearly tradition for Filipinos in New York. But this 25-year old tradition may soon come to an end. The Archbishop of New York, Reverend Timothy Dolan, has asked for a stop to Simbang Gabi Mass, [...]

-By Balitang America Staff A Filipino American dance teacher in the city of Rolling Hills was arrested on charges of having sex with an underage girl, reports KTLA. Anthony Angellano, 31, faces charges for oral copulation and digital penetration with a minor. The girl was reportedly 16 and 17 years old when the incidents occurred, [...]