2 Filipinas Rule Over a California Town

Colma City Council: Left to Right: Helen Fisicaro, Mayor Joanne F. del Rosario, Joe Silva, Rae Gonzalez, Deputy Mayor Diana Colvin (Source: citizenaccess.tv)

Colma City Council: Left to Right: Helen Fisicaro, Mayor Joanne F. del Rosario, Joe Silva, Rae Gonzalez, Deputy Mayor Diana Colvin (Source: citizenaccess.tv)

Colma, California, may be tiny but its impact on the Filipino-American political and women's empowerment is huge. The city with a little over 1,500 residents boasts a town mayor, Joanne del Rosario, and her deputy, Diana Colvin, who both of Filipino descent, reports GMA News.