For the past 18 years, Edwin Obras has worked for the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department.
“Forgotten Island” takes you to a land of Filipino magic where memories are made and lost
Filipino folklore is freaky, and that’s the fun of it.
Bus carrying Filipino tourists overturns on way to Germany’s Oktoberfest, killing 2
A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward the Oktoberfest festival in Munich veered off a highway and overturned on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least eight others, Germany ‘s dpa news agency reported.
Report details death of Seattleite, 18 others at hands of Philippine soldiers
A group of about 50 Filipino activists, educators, lawyers, nurses, and community members held a rally outside the Philippine Consulate in Seattle on Aug. 19—four months after Philippine soldiers shot 19 people to death in Toboso in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.
US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud
The United States has asked the Philippine government to extradite a Filipino church leader, who was once an influential adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud that landed him on the FBI’s most wanted list, two Philippine officials said Thursday.
Filipino migrants—including green card holders with serious medical conditions—are suffering inside Tacoma’s Northwest Ice Processing Center
Earlier this week, federal immigration agents detained a 76-year-old Filipino green card holder, known as Tatay L (“Father” L), at what was supposed to be his citizenship hearing.
Chavez abuse claims prompt reflection on the history of Filipino farmworkers in the US
Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers united in 1965 to strike against California grape growers, under the stewardship of Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong and one of the founders of the National Farm Workers Association, César Chavez.
When their stories are forgotten, Filipino nurses bear the burden
The need for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic escalated to such an extent that nurse Rosary Celaya Castro-Olege came out of retirement to join the frontlines.
Deportation stopped, but Kuya G’s life still hangs in the balance
The deportation of Greggy “Kuya G” Sorio was stopped at the last minute on Sunday, but advocates say the fight to keep him safe—and to get him the medical care he needs—is far from over.
Filipino activists rally for accountability over delayed WA state consulate
Filipino activists took to the streets on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, demanding accountability for the Philippine government’s failure to open a consulate in Washington state.
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