Pistahan Parade and Festival opens for 32nd time in San Francisco

The nation’s largest celebration of Filipino culture comes back to Yerba Buena Gardens on August 9 and 10.

Seafood City opens doors to Daly City, nearby residents

Daly City, reputed to have the highest concentration of Filipino Americans of any municipality in the United States, welcomed North America’s largest Filipino supermarket chain to cater to some 3.5 million Filipinos or an estimated 33.3% of the city’s population.

HEART OF HOPE (Dr Philip S Chua): Marijuana and cancer

The toxicity of marijuana (leaves and flowers of Cannabis) has been dangerously underestimated, especially its association with cancer. This false “innocence” is now being challenged by new studies. Recent findings show “a growing population of younger patients with high cannabis consumption who are presenting with aggressive cancers.” While the link between marijuana use and testicular cancer and respiratory illnesses has been well-reported, its link to these deadly cancers is only now becoming more obvious.

Rufa Mae in mourning with daughter, family in SanFo over hubby’s passing

Actress, singer, comedienne Rufa Mae Quinto is in mourning in the San Francisco Bay Area following the untimely death of her businessman husband, Trevor Magallanes.

AS I SEE IT: UCHS Batch ’65: 2025 Diamond Jubilarians on the go!

Three months from now, today, the Urdaneta City National High School Annual Reunion hosted by the UCNHSAAI for this year will be held on November 28 – 29, 2025.

Marcos accused of coddling ‘richest usec in the world’

His followers say he is Mr. Nice Guy personified. His critics say he is nothing more than a weak leader. Now, one of his allies in the Senate is accusing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of not only tolerating corrupt officials in his Cabinet, but is actually coddling “the richest usec in the world.”

DMW padlocks firm illegally recruiting Pinoys for US

Filipinos wanting to work in the United States beware.

The Department of Migrant Workers has simultaneously shut down eight branches of a visa consultancy firm nationwide after it was found to be illegally recruiting Filipino workers, specifically teachers, for jobs in the United States.

HEALTH & WEALTH: Referrals for Mobile Signing Services

As an accredited and commissioned Notary Public in California since 1981 and founder of Mobile Signing Services (MSS), I’m appreciative and thankful for the many referrals from our old and new clients, friends and family members and even from the Philippine Consulate Office.

LA County properties value crosses $2 trillion

Despite devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and scorched wide swaths of Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang announced the 2025 Assessment Roll increased by $82 billion or 3.91% over last year, marking 15 years of continuous growth with an estimated net local Roll value of over $2 trillion.

Stop to online gambling ‘epidemic’ urged; Cardinal David bewails death of altar boy over father’s arrest on ‘cara y cruz’

Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has urged the House of Representatives to muster enough courage “to put an end to the silent epidemic of online gambling.”