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Cecile Azarcon honored with new tribute song
Cheska CK with Cecile Azarcon Photo from Facebook/@BaleKuCafe ‘The Songs Came Home’ celebrates the veteran songwriter behind enduring OPM favorites Veteran Filipino songwriter Cecile Azarcon-Inocentes is...
Elijah Canlas confirms split from Miles Ocampo, denies cheating allegations
Photo from Facebook/@notelijahcanlas MANILA — Elijah Canlas has confirmed that he and actress and television host Miles Ocampo have ended their relationship again, while denying allegations that infidelity or another...
Sampaguita Pictures actress Jean Lopez dies at 86
Photo from Instagram/@ barbicastelvi Veteran performer worked alongside many of Philippine cinema’s leading stars during the 1960s Veteran Sampaguita Pictures actress Jean Lopez, who appeared alongside some of Philippine cinema’s...
Jose Mari Chan, a man for all seasons
Photo Courtesy Jose Mari Chan/Jojo Guingona The “ber” months may have made him the enduring face of Philippine Christmas, but at 81, the singer-songwriter’s life continues well beyond the holidays...
Fil-Am actor JB Tadena joins ‘The Pitt’ for Season 3
Photo from Instagram/@jaybeetadena Former satellite engineer will play Dr. Reed Thomas in HBO Max medical drama LOS ANGELES — Filipino American actor JB Tadena has joined the recurring cast...
Mike Talplacido’s ‘In This Moment’ continues U.S. festival run
Photos from Instagram/@kissmymike_official Filipino American filmmaker Mike Talplacido’s feature directorial debut, In This Moment, is continuing its U.S. festival run after premiering Aug. 23 at the Roxie Theater during the San...
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MIFF to honor Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales at 2026 closing gala
Janine Gutierrez is scheduled to accept posthumous awards for her…
Mike Talplacido’s ‘In This Moment’ continues U.S. festival run
Photos from Instagram/@kissmymike_official Filipino American filmmaker Mike Talplacido’s feature directorial…
Elijah Canlas confirms split from Miles Ocampo, denies cheating allegations
Photo from Facebook/@notelijahcanlas MANILA — Elijah Canlas has confirmed that…
Philippine ties run through US Open field with Eala, Fernandez and Krawczyk
Eala represents the Philippines, while Fernandez and Krawczyk bring Filipino…
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Dateline Philippines
Dela Rosa escape complaint moves toward possible DOJ preliminary probe
MANILA — The Department of Justice is evaluating a renewed police complaint over the May departure of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa from the Senate, with prosecutors determining whether obstruction-of-justice allegations...
₱735.56 billion in proposed 2027 spending draws watchdog scrutiny
MANILA — A civil-society coalition reviewing the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 has identified ₱735.56 billion in spending that it says warrants closer scrutiny because of potential political discretion and...
Ombudsman orders Legarda to submit counter-affidavit in solar probe
Senate chief says senator has serious illness; allegations remain under preliminary investigation MANILA – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered Sen. Loren Legarda to submit a counter-affidavit in a preliminary...
Philippines moves to strengthen oversight of education, job-skills alignment
An interagency body and a 10-year national plan seek to better connect education, training and employment through shared data and measurable results MANILA — A renewed call for schools, employers and...
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Dateline USA
False hospice enrollments disrupt care for California seniors as fraud crackdown widens
LOS ANGELES — False hospice enrollments are disrupting care for California Medicare beneficiaries as authorities intensify scrutiny of an industry investigators say has been vulnerable to abuse in Los Angeles County....
U.S. adjusts immigrant visa appointments worldwide during consular training
State Department training places new emphasis on public-charge screening as applicants face interview delays; other stages of immigrant visa processing remain active WASHINGTON — Immigrant visa applicants worldwide are facing postponed...
California AAPI legislative foundation offers $2,500 college scholarship
Applications for AANHPI students are due Sept. 1 SACRAMENTO — The Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Foundation is accepting applications for a $2,500 college scholarship aimed at helping Asian American, Native Hawaiian and...
Trump signs narrower birthright citizenship, ‘birth tourism’ orders after Supreme Court ruling
President Donald J. Trump signs Executive Orders (The White House) New directives target specified categories of noncitizens and give federal agencies 30 days to issue implementation guidance WASHINGTON — President Donald...
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Convergence of History, Theology and Spiritual Imagination (Part 2 of a two-part series)
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Growing as an “ekklesia”
You have heard me say many times that Christianity is not merely a “me and Jesus” religion; it is an “us and Jesus” relationship—a communal bond. We do not come...
THE PAIN NO ONE COULD SEE
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and I want to share a part of my story that I once wanted to keep hidden. Grief does not always look like grief. Someone...
Singer-Actor Eduard Bañez Reconnects With His Motherland
Eduard Bañez is a former Filipino actor and television host and a current U.S.-based educator and digital entrepreneur who identifies as a historian and philanthropist. After a diverse career in...
Convergence of History, Theology and Spiritual Imagination (Part 2 of a two-part series)
Beyond “No Filipinos Allowed” — Filipino faith as a theological contribution
Three Filipino priests explore history, kapwa, dignity, and the distinctive contribution Filipino Catholicism can offer the wider Church
By Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz, J.D. What does Filipino Catholicism contribute to the American Church beyond growing congregations, devotional traditions and an increasing Filipino presence in parish life? That question emerged at...
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