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MAFBEX 2026 Sets the Stage for a Bigger 20th Year Celebration
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (229+ words) The heart of MAFBEX 2025, however, was captured in its short documentary, where behind-the-scenes moments revealed the dedication that brought the event to life. Accompanied by striking visuals of preparation, coordination, and execution, one message stood out: "Behind every grand event…...
Baryo Hi Fi Returns to Historic Filipinotown on Saturday, May 16 with Afro-Filipino Icon Joe Bataan and a Stacked Lineup of Food, Music, Art, and Cultural Programming
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (599+ words) Los Angeles, CA " May 2026 " After drawing more than 17, 000 attendees last year, Baryo Hi Fi returns to Historic Filipinotown on Saturday, May 16, 2026 for its third annual celebration of Filipino culture, creativity, music, food, and community in Los Angeles. What began as…...
Carlton Cares: Building communities through faith, compassion and action
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (375+ words) For more than two decades, Carlton Cares has been rooted in a simple mission: helping people through faith, compassion and community action. Founded through the vision of Ronson Provido, Carlton Cares focuses on supporting underserved communities through outreach efforts that…...
The heartbeat of global healthcare: The enduring legacy of Filipino nurses
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (371+ words) As'National Nurses Week'is observed across the United States this May, hospitals, healthcare systems and public officials are once again recognizing the profession that stands closest to the daily realities of illness, recovery and human vulnerability. Yet in cities such as'Los…...
Mylah de Leon, veteran journalist, passes away at 82
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (413+ words) LOS ANGELES "Distinguished journalist and award-winning lifestyle columnist Mylah de Leon passed away on May 1, 2026, after a lingering illness. She was 82. Mylah was born and raised in the Philippines. She attended St. Theresa's High School and graduated from the University…...
City of Carson wins National Associate of Government Communicators Blue Pencil & Gold Screen award for first time in city history
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (334+ words) Asian Journal News Share Post Viber icon Viber Email CARSON, CA " The City of Carson's Public Information Office won a prestigious Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award during a ceremony held May 12, 2026, at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Greater…...
Historic Filipinotown honors mothers and caregivers at Mother's Day tribute
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (818+ words) LOS ANGELES "Mothers, caregivers and women community leaders were honored during a Mother's Day Tribute celebration held Saturday, May 9, at the headquarters of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans in Historic Filipinotown. The event was hosted by the International Mo THER…...
Thanks to director Anton Juan for nominating me as Best Supporting Actor
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (613+ words) THE rehearsals were exhausting, often lasting until late midnight, for Vince Ta'ada's "SA" Series at the Philippine Stagers Foundation Blackbox Theater on Calabash A corner G. Tuazon streets in Balic-Balic, Sampaloc, Manila. On the day of the show, I prayed to…...
Alcohol: No safe level
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (562+ words) Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS, Cardiac Surgeon Emeritus in Northwest Indiana and chairman of cardiac surgery from 1997 to 2010 at Cebu Doctors University Hospital, where he holds the title of Physician Emeritus in Surgery, is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He…...
Ruffa Gutierrez's daughter, Lorin Bektas, graduates and follows her own path
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1359+ words) When you come from a family of well-known actors, people expect you to follow in their footsteps. But not Lorin Gabriella Gutierrez-Bektas, the eldest daughter of actress-beauty queen Ruffa Gutierrez and her former husband Yilmaz Bektas. The lovely and eloquent…...