China Lands Bombers on S. China Sea/W. PH Sea Islands

China's air force has landed bombers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of a training exercise in the disputed region, it said in a statement, reports ABS-CBN News.

Fil-Am Named General Manager of Leading SF Radio Station

Tina Pamintuan (Source: CUNY)

The San Francisco Unified School District and its community broadcast service KALW, a pioneer in public broadcasting since 1941, have selected Tina Pamintuan as new general manager with deep roots in both public media and education to lead the station., reports TheFilam/Inquirer.net.

Fil-Ams Win at SF Bay Area Critics' Circle Awards

Tiffany Villarin and Rinabeth Apostol (Photo by Kevin Berne)

Rinabeth Apostol and Tiffany Villarin both won Best Actress in a Play—in a tie, for playing twins—at the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle’s 42nd Annual Excellence in Theatre Awards. Robert Brill won Best Set Design for his work on Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s production of the musical “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations,” reports Inquirer.net.

Filipino Anti-Duterte Lawyer Faces Death Threats

Judge Jude Sabio

Filipino lawyer Jude Sabio, who accused his country's enormously popular president, Rodrigo Duterte, of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, told NPR/(Yahoo News) that he fears being assassinated.

Fil-Am Students' Film Wins Film Festival Prize

Sydney Avelino, Samantha Santos, Regine Garcia, Percival Parlade, Kevin Melendez, and Ronaldo Gonzales.

FilAm students from Oxon Hill High School won four awards at the 6th annual Prince George’s County Film Festival for their film "Unplugged" about teen phone addiction, reports Manila Mail.

Fil-Am Is Mayor of Booming Culver City, California

Filipino American Thomas Aujero Small recently became mayor of Culver City, which celebrated its centennial last year, and undergoing a phenomenal renaissance fueled in part by the many tech and entertainment companies choosing to call the city home, reports Inquirer.net.

Activist Priest Assassinated in Cagayan

Fr. Mark Ventura

The Philippine National Police (PNP) Cagayan Valley regional unit formed a task force to investigate the brutal killing of Father Mark Ventura on Sunday, April 29, reports Rappler.

PH-Born Lawyer Is Calgary's Newest Judge

L. Bernette Ho

A Philippine-born lawyer was appointed Calgary’s newest judge on Wednesday, April 25. L. Bernette Ho was appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary by the federal Liberal government, reports Inquirer.net.