Filipina American To Run for New York City Mayor

Deirdre Levy (Source: Inquirer.net)

Deirdre Levy, an educator, community organizer, and advocate, is running for mayor of New York City, the first Filipino American to run for the office (See Inquirer.net for story) 

Aussie Woman Says In Court She's the Half-Sister of Pres. Marcos, Jr.

Analisa Josefa Corr and her husband James Alexander Corr (Source: AP/ Photo by Bianca De Marchi)

Analisa Josefa Corr, an Australian, who says she is the half-sister of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appeared in a Sydney court on Friday on charges of causing a drunken disturbance on an airliner and pledged not to drink alcohol at airports or on planes while she is on bail (See AP/Cebu Daily News for story).

California AG Bonta Issues Alerts to Protect Immigrants

 California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued two consumer alerts to protect the state’s undocumented immigrants from scams and remind them about their immigration rights (See Inquirer.net for story).

First Fil-Am Woman in California Assembly Named Asst. Majority Whip

Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) (Source: Inquirer)

California’s first Filipina assemblymember, Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles), has been appointed assistant majority whip of the California State Assembly (See Inquirer.net for story).

Filipina American Is Interim Mayor of Oakland, CA

Filipino American Nikki Fortunato Bas, a lifelong community organizer and defender of worker rights, is the interim mayor of this most populous city on the eastern rim of San Francisco Bay. Then on Jan. 6, Bas will be taking on yet another unprecedented role for a Filipino American in Alameda County or in any of the eight other Bay Area counties when she swears into the Board of Supervisors(See Inquirer.net for story).

San Fernando, Pampanga on CNN's List of Best Cities to Go for Xmas

San Fernando, Pampanga (Source: Facebook)

The City of San Fernando in  Pampanga was included on CNN’s “15 of the best places to go for Christmas”(See the summitexpress.com for story).

First Filipina American Elected to California State Legislature Inducted

Jessica Caloza made history as the first Filipina elected to California’s State Legislature. Her induction ceremony, held in Sacramento, was attended by supporters and community leaders who celebrated this groundbreaking achievement (See Asamnews.com for story).

PH Opens University Classrooms to 31 Myanmar Refugees

This photo shows the four Philippine universities that will welcome Myanmar refugees under a USAID scholarship program. (Source: Philstar)

Thirty-one refugees who fled Myanmar's military regime are rebuilding their disrupted lives in an unlikely place: classrooms of Philippine universities (See Philstar for story).