Filipino-American News

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 50-year-old Japanese man to life and 14 years in prison Wednesday on separate charges of murdering two Filipino women in a span of nine years.

Filipinos living in the United States shall now be counted in the 2010 Census as Filipinos and not merely as part of an Asian ethnic group, according to the Filipino Reporter.

The federal government announced Saturday proposed regulations it says will better protect the rights of live-in caregivers and make it easier for them and their families to obtain permanent residency in Canada.

When it comes to their annual Christmas party, the Filipino-American Association of Jackson is used to change.

The Philippine Embassy invites all overseas Filipino workers and members of the Filipino community in Brunei Darussalam for a Filipino get together to celebrate "Pasko Ng Pinoy 2009" tomorrow at the Multipurpose Hall, Scout Centre in Gadong from 9am to 5pm.

RIYADH: Three Overseas Filipino Workers in Saudi Arabia have been chosen as 2009 Bagong Bayani awardees in various fields by the Philippine-based Bagong Bayani Foundation, Inc.

As Martial Law took effect on Dec. 5 in Maguindanao province in Mindanao, site of a gruesome political massacre where 58 Filipinos, including 27 civilians and 31 media professionals were brutally murdered, some Filipino-American activist groups in the United States and other groups in the Philippines are asking the Philippines' Supreme Court to ...

Filipino community leaders said President Arroyo should resign after she declared her bid for Congress last December 1. Alice Bulos, founding president of the FilAm Democratic Club said it's a question of ethics.

Naomi Tacuyan Underwood, former Guam resident and 1998 graduate of Harvest Christian Academy, has been named one of the 100 most influential Filipino women in the United States, a recognition given by the Filipina Women's Network, Underwood announced.

Editor's Note: Odette Keeley, news anchor for "Stories From The Ethnic Media" on NAM's radio program, "New America Now" on 91.7 FM KALW, talks to ethnic media professionals about their outlets' news headlines and their take on the news of the day.

Friday, 4 December 2009, 2:24 pm Press Release: Mooplace Another Kiwi First: A Filipino Networking Site Filipinos in New Zealand have had the privilege to be among the first to join mooplace.com, a networking site for Filipinos across the globe.

Hard Rock Cafe Saipan will celebrate Christmas in Dec. 25 with a unique Filipino twist with its "Paskong Pinoy" event.

The Filipino Community of Guam and the Philippine Consulate General is sponsoring an island-wide home-made Christmas parol, or star, contest.

The Philippine and Norwegian governments will forge a bilateral agreement soon to lift the ban on au pair deployment to Norway.

KUWAIT The Filipino community in Kuwait was grief-stricken following reports about the massacre that killed 57 people in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao.

The recent massacre of innocent people in the southern island of Mindanao shows that the government is not for the people but a government for the select few.

Herm Card photo of Emma Pagcaliwagan with a portrait of her husband Jose 'Joe' Pagcaliwagan at the Veterans' Day remembrance at the War Memorial in downtown Syracuse.

ROME, Italy Filipino community leaders in Rome have come together to file a petition to ask President Arroyo to defer the alleged appointment of Congressman Antonio Cuenco as replacement of Philippine Ambassador to Italy, Philippe Lhuillier.

U.S. Census Bureau officials assured an audience of Asian and Pacific Islander community leaders, including Filipino-Americans, that undocumented immigrants will not be deported for filling out a census form, reports Asian Journal's AJ Press.

"He's the only reason I watch any boxing," Deputy Mayor Valerie Santos admitted at a meeting with Filipino American community leaders the morning after the Pacquiao-Cotto fight.