[OPINION] The price of leadership and freedom
“Failure is an orphan while success has many fathers.” The blame for what’s happening in Afghanistan is being heaped on President Joe Biden. He has taken responsibility for it, declaring,…
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[OPINION] Biden: American troops shouldn’t ‘be dying in a war Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves’
HEARTBREAKING. We watched videos of Afghan people rushing to board U.S. military cargo jets to escape the wrath of the Taliban in Afghanistan. About 600 men, women and children were…
[COLUMN] Ask Gustavo: What you need to know about getting help paying rent in California
By Gustavo F. Velasquez, Director, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) What is the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program? The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program offers financial assistance…
[OPINION] Be ready with your ‘vaccine passport’ to live and enjoy life for the greater good amid the escalating threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant
SOCIAL CONTRACT is defined in political philosophy as “an actual or hypothetical compact, or agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties…
[OPINION] Fear not, get vaccinated and save your life: FDA to give final approval for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
EVEN AS the Delta variant of COVID-19 pushes the surge in infection, hospitalization and death rates among unvaccinated people, the vaccination rate has stalled to just a little below 50%,…
[OPINION] Cuomo has to go: President Biden publicly calls on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign following investigation confirming sexual harassment of multiple women
DISAPPOINTED. Betrayed. Angry. These are a few of the emotions that I feel as a woman, as an American citizen, and as a registered Democrat. When the news about sexual…
[COLUMN] Protecting against the Delta variant: Get vaccinated, wear masks to save our lives, vulnerable groups
I FEEL YOU. I feel as exasperated as all of you are as we have been fighting this war against COVID-19 for more than a year now. We thought COVID-19…
[OPINION] January 6 terrorists told them ‘Trump sent us’: Attacked Capitol police officer testified under oath and asked for greater investigation into the attack on US democracy
WE have watched the videos live on TV and saw with our own eyes how a mob of armed Trump supporters breached the Capitol last January 6. This was to…
[COLUMN] Believe it or not: Some Republican officials, FOX News hosts, other conservative leaders now join Democrats in urging people to get vaccinated
NEVER MIND if some of these “influencers” in the Republican Party and Conservative media are attempting to rewrite history like FOX News’ Sean Hannity, for example, who said on January…
[COLUMN] How to fight the infodemic
IT’S bad enough that the U.S. and the rest of the world have had to suffer a pandemic. But, along with the election of Donald Trump to the presidency and…
[COLUMN] Whose health? Our health! Filipinos organized to address chronic diseases
By Ruby N. Turalba Filipino Americans are disproportionately impacted by chronic diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases including heart attack and stroke, type 2 diabetes, and overweight/obesity. The National Center…
[COLUMN] Myths vs facts: Why some people still refuse to be vaccinated despite the risk of COVID-19 and the Delta variant
SEPTEMBER is just weeks away and children are going back to school in person soon, even earlier in California where most schools begin in August. Yet, the coronavirus pandemic continues…
[OPINION] Think of the possibilities: America is investing in the future of our children with extended child tax credit amid pandemic
DID you already check your bank account? Did you see up to $300 a month for each child under age 6 and up to $250 a month for each one…
Why are Republicans suppressing the American people’s right to vote — the foundation of our democracy?
WHY? This is just so mind-boggling because the Republican Party — either current or former holders of positions of public trust, including former President Donald Trump and the party’s leadership…
[OPINION] Clean energy investments will put us back on track to address climate change and grow the economy
By Lorenzita Santos, Outreach Coordinator, One APIA Nevada Nevada is turning the page after a difficult year dealing with the challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Our economy is slowly…
[COLUMN] Your legacy is on the line
Can family-owned enterprises embrace longevity as their enduring value? There is a saying that’s anathema to family-owned businesses around the world and this validates the degeneration of 90% of family-owned enterprises when…
[COLUMN] Noynoying, Arroying and Duterting
The demise of former Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III has opened the floodgates of platitudes even from those who didn’t think much of him during his incumbency. This has…
[OPINION] The Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading fast: Red states, communities of color, youth are the most vulnerable
“THE greatest threat” is how Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease doctor, calls the Delta variant of COVID-19 toward the elimination of the virus in the nation….
[OPINION] ‘Valued friend and partner to the United States’: Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s death mourned by Biden as his legacy is remembered internationally
FILIPINOS in America and around the world were shocked to hear about the passing of Former President Benigno Aquino III, better known as Noynoy or PNoy (President Noy). After all,…
[OPINION] The first Pinoy cosmonaut?
FORMER President Donald Trump has been blamed for sowing distrust in mainstream media by tagging them as purveyors of “fake news.” But the harsh fact is that the press, including…
[OPINION] Pandemic effect: Older Americans are retiring early to live life to the fullest, but less educated ones face retirement without much savings
BABY BOOMERS are retiring early in America because of the pandemic, but there seems to be two parallel America for those who were born between 1946-1964 as they look forward…
[OPINION] Protecting our kids with COVID-19 vaccines
By Dr. Erica Pan CALIFORNIA’S future is brighter now that protection from COVID-19 is within reach for even more of our loved ones. Adolescents aged 12 to 15 can join…
[OPINION] Worried about your health care during the pandemic? Supreme Court rules Obamacare lives on!
OUR generation has been facing the biggest threat to our life and safety because of the coronavirus pandemic, which to date has already infected more than 178 million people around…
[COLUMN] H.R.3 is the last thing we need right now
By: Bill Wong, board member, Las Vegas Asian Chamber Last month, Congress re-introduced H.R.3, a bill that would enact price controls on prescription drugs. While well-intentioned, price-setting legislation could harm…
[OPINION] California has reopened! The reward of strict safety measures, intensive vaccine rollout and people thinking of the greater good
A LIFETIME AGO! That is how 16 months feel since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted and turned our lives upside down. This is especially true for California — home to the…
[OPINION] Public opinion fools?
If the Pulse Asia survey is to be believed, the next president of the Philippines will be another Duterte or another Marcos. And Vice President Leni Robredo has as much…
[OPINION] Tourists or tourrorists?
Congressman Andrew Scott Clyde, a Republican, is not stupid. He is a successful businessman on top of being the representative to the U.S. Congress for the 9th congressional district of…
[OPINION] A majority of Americans support Biden’s infrastructure plan. But why are Republicans blocking it?
POLL after poll reveals that a majority of the American people, about 6 out of 10, want the Infrastructure Plan proposed by President Joe Biden to come to fruition. The…
[COLUMN] Part 2: To stay or to say goodbye? Why some women choose to walk out the door and say goodbye to forever love with their husbands
JUNE is the time of the year when many people here in America choose to tie the knot. Why not? It is springtime giving way to summertime with all the…
[Opinion] Power corrupts…
AND absolute power corrupts absolutely! British politician Lord Acton may have been the first to state this truism in these words but he was not the first to apply it….