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RSG Foundation Stages ‘Dancing Like The Stars III’ June 27 at Omni Hotel
Special Feature of TheFILAMLA She fulfills many fashion dreams of hardworking women with “champagne taste but beer money” when it comes to designer accessories from Prada purses to jewelry to YSL shoes. Now she fulfills aspirations of “Dancing Queen and Prince” to land right up the alley of the popular “Dancing with the Stars” (DWTS). […]
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Independent port truck contractors receive more than $11M in settlement
Special Report by TheFILAMLA A class action lawsuit on behalf of 540 port truck drivers of Shippers Transport Express, Inc. (STE) settled last week awarding class members a gross settlement amount of $11,040,000, according to its lead attorney Conrado “Joe” Sayas, Jr. There is one Filipino contractor in the lawsuit. In a statement, Sayas, a […]
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PNB opens remittance center in L.A., its 12th in California
By Dante D. Ochoa The Philippine National Bank Remittance Center Inc. (PNBRCI) — owned by Philippine National Bank (PNB), the 7th largest bank in the Philippines — continues its drive to dominate the OFW-driven remittance market as it opened a new branch at the Equitable Plaza Building at 3435 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, last […]
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The Philippine Consulate is moving, to reopen March 2
The Philippine Consulate General is will move to its new location at 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90010. It will be closed on February 27 and re-open on March 2 at the new building. The change of location, that is four blocks from its present location, is part of a wider effort […]
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How to build a successful life in America: insights from a community health educator
By Cecile Caguingin-Ochoa The list of his achievements as the first Filipino American director of a thriving Multicultural Health Awareness and Prevention (MHAP) Center at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles goes beyond five pages. “The most important of these are those that link me with bringing services to the marginalized sector of the […]
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A fast-food bakery that’s heaven-sent to busy housewives
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. There are all kinds of business enterprises. Ostensibly, they are organized for obvious reasons – to thrive in the manner their owners hope they would do in a multi-ethnic environment. In the Southern California area, when Leelin Bakery & Café made its debut in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock, affectionately identified […]
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The practical woman and her pre-owned Prada
By Cecile Caguingin-Ochoa Right up in the alley of Little Tokyo Market is RSG Fine Jewelry, a jewelry and luxury specialist store. Maryann Samadi and her husband Behzad recently opened shop here for pre-owned handbags as the demand for these items grows. Maryann has been in the luxury bag re-sale business since 1990 and knows […]
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Philippine bananas coming to a store near you
By Dante D. Ochoa PANORAMA CITY, Calif. — Philippine highland Cavendish bananas, popularly known to Filipinos as “lakatan” and “latondan,” will now be available in the U.S., initially in California, some eight years after Philippine banana producers began eyeing the U.S. mainland market, according to the Philippine Embassy on September 14th. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia […]
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NextDayBetter to unveil Philippine-flavored innovations in L.A. launch
Social enterprise NextDayBetter will launch on September 28th at Cross Campus, in Santa Monica, featuring innovators and thinkers who, organizers say, are creating a better future for the Philippines and beyond. Inspired by TED Talks, NextDayBetter ideas and actions are Philippine-flavored and rooted in design, entrepreneurship and innovation, according to founder Ryan Letada, also known […]