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COTABATO CITY -- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has started preparing a list of its nominees for major posts in the incoming administration of presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- An organization of Filipino professionals is hosting its annual gala scholarship awards night at the Wattis Room on Davies Symphony Hall at 6:00 p. m. on Sunday, June 5.
Read more: SF Bay Area Fil-Am professionals to host scholarship awards gala
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on May 13 said it is open to a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) amid plans of presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to amend the Philippine Constitution.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is open to enforcing some of the peace and order policies that presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte had implemented as mayor in Davao City.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland -- A Filipino federal security officer suspected in three fatal shootings outside a high school, a mall and a supermarket in the Washington, D.C., area was arrested Friday, police said. Three people were also wounded in the shootings.
Read more: Filipino nabbed in shootings that killed 3 in Washington, DC area
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CHICAGO -- Diana Jocelyn Gumila, 46, faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a mandatory $250,000 fine and restitution after she was found guilty April 17 on 21 counts of Medicare fraud and three counts of making false statements pertaining health care.
Read more: Chicago-area Filipino nurse gets 10 years for $20M Medicare fraud
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The case of the 11 Filipino bakery workers who claimed human trafficking and labor abuses against a prominent Filipino family doing business in America was revived recently with a multimillion dollar judgment in favor of the workers.
Read more: Court awards $15M-plus in damages to 11 OFWs in LA bakery suit
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Family members of Filipino World War II veterans can now apply for parole visas and reunite with parents here in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced May 6.
Read more: Parole visas okayed for PH families of Filipino WWII vets in U.S.
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Joe, a Filipino national was the caregiver for “Mr. Smith.” He cared for Mr. Smith like his own father. One day, he noticed that Mr. Smith was having difficulty breathing. Joe immediately called 911. The paramedics arrived and tried to revive the patient until one of the paramedics discovered that there was a living will with a “Do not resuscitate” clause. All further effort to revive the patient was aborted.
Read more: The tolerated U.S. presence of dedicated Filipino caregivers
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WASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama singled out 19-year-old Filipino American student Regine Ledesma from a crowd of more than 1,500 dinner guests, calling attention to her story as “an example of what is at stake” in the national debate over comprehensive immigration reform.
Read more: Fil-Ams feted at AAPI History Month kick-offs in Washington, DC
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