California redistricting wins big in Prop. 50 special election
By Claire Morales True Managing Editor SACRAMENTO, California – Californians gave a resounding support to the redistricting measure as Proposition 50 easily passed on Election Day, boosting Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats in the state. The latest results posted in the California Secretary…
MORE NATIONWIDE PROTESTS VS CORRUPTION IN NOVEMBER; Weekly Black Friday rallies set to build up big Bonifacio Day march
By ALFRED GABOT Editor in Chief MANILA/SAN FRANCISCO – Angry and frustrated groups, including students from state universities and private schools, have scheduled a series of mass rallies in Manila and other key cities nationwide in a continuing protests to…
NEWSFLASH!!!! Typhoon Tino: Nearly 200 dead in Cebu, nearby provinces
By Ma. Cecilia G. Madelo. Correspondent CEBU CITY — Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) battered Cebu province and the Visayas triggering massive floods that left over 111 dead and the number is rising, more than 188 of which in Cebu…
Lea Salonga, H.E.R., Liza Soberano lead DreamWorks’ voice cast in Filipino-inspired film ‘Forgotten Island’
Yes, Virginia, Tony award winner and Broadway legend Lea Salonga, Filipino American Grammy winner H.E.R., and Filipino American actress Liza Soberano are lending their voices to DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming film “Forgotten Island,” the first international production by a major studio to spotlight Filipino stories….
50% of Pinoy families rate themselves as poor — SWS survey
QUEZON CITY — If a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey is to be the basis, five of 10 Filipino families, or 50 percent, considered themselves poor. The SWS survey , which was made on September 24 to 20, also…
APEC leaders adopt Gyeongju Declaration on AI, growth; Marcos greets China’s Xi
GYEONGJU, South Korea – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joined Asia-Pacific leaders in concluding the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on November 1, as member economies adopted the Gyeongju Declaration, a landmark commitment to harness artificial intelligence (AI), digital innovation, and…
PHL nat’l gov’t debt dips to P17.46 trillion
MANILA – The national government’s total outstanding debt continued its downward trajectory, declining to P17.46 trillion as of end-September this year, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. The BTr said the total debt eased from the P17.47 trillion recorded as…
US-based Butler, 6 others deliver PHL’s gold medals in Asian Youth Games, to get cash incentives
BAHRAIN/MANILA – US-based Filipino Isabella Joseline Butler ruled the jiujitsu girls’ -63kg division at the Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir on October 30 to end the Philippines’ campaign in the Asian Youth Games. The 17-year-old Butler conquered United Arab Emirates’…
Housing still a big challenge even in Hayward where it is relatively affordable
By Jun Nucum HAYWARD, California – One great achievement in the fulfilment of the American Dream especially among immigrants is to have a steady roof in their heads either by owning their own homes or affording the cost of rent…
THE OUTSIDER: A wake-up call for Cebu
The heartbreaking images coming out of Cebu following Typhoon Tino tug deeply at the national soul. Just 45 days after a 7.2 earthquake rattled the island, another calamity struck—this time not from beneath the ground, but from above. Torrential rains…
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