Filipino green card holder detained by CBP after PH vacation

Elton Lugay 05/21/2025

NEW YORK — Maximo “Max” Londonio, a Filipino green card holder and father of three, has been detained at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after returning from a family vacation in the Philippines, sparking protests and renewed calls for government accountability.…

Filipino nurse assistant released from ICE detention, returns to PH

Elton Lugay 05/05/2025

NEW YORK — Dhenmark Francisco, a Filipino nurse assistant detained in the United States, has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and has self-deported back to the Philippines, according to the Philippine Consulate General in New York.…

2 Filipino green card holders released from ICE detention

Xenia Tupas 05/04/2025

LOS ANGELES – Two Filipino green card holders in ICE custody were released earlier this week following the order of an immigration judge at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. In a press release, Tanggol Migrante Network said Michelle,…

Several killed as driver plows into crowd at Filipino festival in Vancouver

Agence France Presse 04/27/2025

MONTREAL — Several people were killed after a driver plowed into a crowd at a street festival on Saturday in the Canadian city of Vancouver, local police said. “A number of people have been killed and multiple…

‘Gigil,’ ‘Videoke’ added to Oxford Dictionary

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 03/30/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Eleven Filipino words, including  ‘Gigil’ and ‘Videoke,’ were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its March 2025 update. In a commentary posted on its website, the Oxford English Dictionary explained: “Often, when we…

64-year-old Filipino green card holder detained by ICE

INQUIRER.net US Bureau 03/24/2025

LOS ANGELES – Lewelyn Dixon, a 64-year-old Filipino green card holder who has been a permanent US resident for 50 years, was detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while returning home to Seattle, Washington, from a…

Filipino missionary priest named prelate in Melbourne

Jerome Aning 11/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has appointed a Filipino missionary priest as one of two new auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Melbourne in Australia. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news website said the Vatican…

Filipino and karaoke: Fil-Am singer shows ‘link’ between the two

Immae Lachica 08/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Tell me you are a Filipino without telling me you are Filipino. Filipino-American singer and actress, Nicole Scherzinger did a solid one by doing karaoke to one of Pussycat Dolls’ hits, “Hush-Hush.” In every…

Kuwait lifts visa ban on Filipino domestic workers

Agence France Presse 06/25/2024

Kuwait said Monday it would lift a visa ban on domestic workers from the Philippines after a year-long suspension sparked by a row over the rights of employers and employees. An interior ministry statement carried by the…

Pope Francis appoints Filipino priest as bishop in California

Adrian Parungao 04/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino priest in the United States of America was appointed by Pope Francis as an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Sacramento, California on Saturday. In the announcement of the Holy See, Father…

Filipino virtual cashiers taking orders at New York restaurants

Mary Villegas 04/13/2024

Your next order of fried chicken at a New York City restaurant may come with a “hello” from the Philippines. Virtual assistants based in the Philippines have become a sought-after option for companies who want to do…

ICC hiring Filipino, Cebuano translators

Russel Loreto - @inquirerdotnet 03/19/2024

Translators of major Philippine languages are being sought to be hired by the International Criminal Court (ICC).  A move that lawyers of drug war victims believed could be a sign that its investigation of extrajudicial killings during…

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