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Los Angeles · April 2026. From Quezon City to Sacramento: Jessica Caloza and the Filipina Who Broke California's Glass Ceiling. jessica caloza, first filipina california state assembly, fil-am politics, historic filipinotown, rob bonta, assembly district 52, eagle rock, quezon city, aca 18, uc board of regents, kagitingan, filipino american representation, sacramento, los angeles. COMMUNITY PROFILE • APRIL 2026 From Quezon City to Sacramento: Jessica Caloza, the First Filipina in California's State Legislature She grew up watching TFC in a working-class household. Now she writes state law — and she's just getting started. Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) represents California's 52nd Assembly District. She was sworn in on December 2, 2024 as the first Filipina ever elected to the state legislature. (Photo: Office of Assemblymember Caloza) On a December morning in 2024, inside the California State Capitol in Sacram...

USA • March 2026. No Kings Rally, Iran-OFW Crisis, Rob Bonta Medicaid Defense, and Fil-Am Community Updates. no kings rally 2026, iran war ofw repatriation, rob bonta medicaid ice, fil-am briefing march 2026, operation epic fury, strait of hormuz, filipino american news, vanessa de jesus notre dame, alex eala wta, daly city anniversary. USA BRIEFING • MARCH 2026 No Kings III, Iran-OFW Crisis & the Bonta Defense: PinoyBuilt USA Briefing — March 29, 2026 Millions march against federal overreach and the Iran war. OFW repatriation accelerates. Rob Bonta shields Fil-Am communities from ICE. Vanessa de Jesus heads to the Elite Eight. Alex Eala eyes the clay season. PinoyBuilt USA Briefing — March 29, 2026: No Kings III, Iran-OFW Crisis, Bonta Defense & Fil-Am Updates. (PinoyBuilt graphic) There are weeks when the news arrives in a steady drip — a policy shift here, a sports result there, the ordinary pulse of a diaspora community keep...

USA • March 2026. No Kings Rally, Iran War Day 29, OFW Repatriation Crisis, Rob Bonta, Vanessa de Jesus Notre Dame, BINI Coachella — PinoyBuilt Daily Briefing March 28, 2026. no kings rally 2026, iran war filipinos, ofw repatriation middle east, rob bonta attorney general, vanessa de jesus notre dame basketball, bini coachella 2026, fil-am news briefing, ice deportation filipino, philippine energy crisis, no kings protest march 28, march madness filipina. USA • MARCH 2026 No Kings. No War. No Fear: America Takes to the Streets as 2.4M OFWs Brace for Impact Millions rally across all 50 states in the third No Kings protest. The Iran war enters Day 29 as Houthis join the fight. OFW repatriation accelerates. Rob Bonta fights ICE data sharing. Vanessa de Jesus and Notre Dame reach the Elite Eight. BINI heads to Coachella. A PinoyBuilt Daily Briefing. Filipino Americans rally in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. Photo: PinoyBuilt. On a Satu...

Hiddenbrooke, CA • March 2026. PinoyBuilt Daily Briefing: Tariffs Hit 100-Year High, OFWs Stranded in Gulf, Rob Bonta Sues Fake Charities, Jersey City Blocks ICE. daily briefing, fil-am, filipino, tariffs 2026, ofw iran war, rob bonta, immigration ice, filipino american news, pinoy diaspora, balikbayan box, gulf crisis, daly city, holy week 2026. DAILY BRIEFING • MARCH 27, 2026 Tariffs Hit a 100-Year High, OFWs Stranded in the Gulf, Jersey City Blocks ICE & Rob Bonta Sues Fake Charities The numbers that define your Friday: $3,800 per household in tariff costs, 1,033 kababayan stranded in the Persian Gulf, and a California AG fighting scams and pipelines on two fronts. PinoyBuilt Daily Briefing — your Filipino-American lens on the news that matters. (PinoyBuilt graphic) Good Friday morning, kababayan. It is March 27, 2026 — the Friday before Holy Week — and the world is not slowing down for Lent. The United States is now operating un...