Sky River Casino celebrates Lunar New Year with big money for Swipe & Win
SKY River Casino is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Swipe & Win*! For a limited time on January 29, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,…
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US-based Filipinos encouraged to visit the Philippines during upcoming tour
LOS ANGELES — Filipinos living in the United States are invited to travel back to the Philippines this summer. The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles officially launched the Very…
The long, overlooked history of Lunar New Year in the US
Around the world, Lunar New Year is celebrated in many unique ways: as Spring Festival in China, Tet Nguyên Ðán in Vietnam, Seollal in Korea, Losar in Tibet, Tsagaan Sar…
Bishop Solis celebrates Sto. Niño Mass in Gardena on January 27
Most Reverend Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the main celebrant of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the Feast of the Infant Jesus…
Art Hearts Fashion: Celebrating 10 years of changing lives through fashion
There is more to fashion than what meets the eyes. At Art Hearts Fashion, Erik Rosete heads the company with a passion that truly allows one to see how much…
[COLUMN] On the call to discipleship
THIS Sunday’s (January 22) Gospel presents Jesus’ intimate but challenging way of following him as his disciples. As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,…
City of San Diego announces selection of long-time resident as new poet laureate
Poet Jason Magabo Perez set to energize expansive literary arts scene for the next two years SAN DIEGO – Prior to his first public appearance at Mayor Todd Gloria’s 2023 State…
[COLUMN] XBB.1.5 is kraken!
WHEN it comes to diseases, especially contagious ones, prevention is the best strategy to avoid infection and transmission to others. And the best preventive tool we have is the vaccine,…
Duty Free Philippines hops into the Year of the Rabbit with 3-Day Sale
Duty Free Philippines (DFP) welcomes the Year of the Water Rabbit with the first sale campaign of the year dubbed “Chinese New Year Jan-Pack Sale” on January 21-23, 2023. International…
Oliver Tolentino again comes to the rescue of Miss Universe Philippines
HOLLYWOOD fashion designer Oliver Tolentino has once again answered the call to rescue the Philippines’ bet in a Miss Universe competition. Pageant fans will remember that it was 2015 when…
Pechanga Resort Casino celebrates the Year of the Rabbit with $100,000 EasyPlay, cash drawings
AS the Year of the Rabbit approaches, Pechanga Resort Casino welcomes everyone to join in the celebration of the festival with a series of promotions and giveaways in January 2023….
[COLUMN] New year, new YOU
It’s 2023 and it’s great to be back! After 2 years, my column is now active and I can’t wait to share more ideas, advice and beauty know-hows. NEW YEAR,…
[COLUMN] On welcoming the New Year
A close friend asked me what one word I could think of to describe my wishes this New Year. I told him that I don’t have one word but two…
[COLUMN] Coffee: Benefits and Risks
COFFEE, the waker-upper for 75 percent of adults in America, has been shown to have health benefits and also a risk among those who have severe hypertension for those who…
Resolve to give yourself the gift of health in 2023
THE County Health and Human Services Agency is encouraging San Diegans to resolve to be healthy in 2023 and get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu. Both viruses are circulating…
Get important tools that could save someone’s life
KNOWING how to perform CPR and how to locate and use an AED, automated external defibrillator, can help someone when seconds are critical. The collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during…
Older adults can start the year of the rabbit on a healthy note even as covid lingers
With vaccines and treatments, we’ve come a long way in preventing the worst outcomes from COVID-19. But older adults remain among the most at risk. As we gather together to…
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Graton Casino
ROHNERT PARK – Come to the all-round leisure and entertainment destination – Graton Resort & Casino – to celebrate Lunar New Year! The Lucky Golden Rabbit Giveaway will be held…
[COLUMN] Damage control
THE holidays may be behind us but their collateral health effects, among others, will linger a while. Medically speaking, it is actually a time for “damage control” for those of…
[COLUMN] The gift I wish for you
A CHARMING legend about the birth of Jesus relates that the shepherds hurried to the stable with their gifts. Each one brought what he had, some brought fruits of their labor, others…
[COLUMN] The departure lounge
AS we bid goodbye to 2022, the infamous year of this COVID-19 devastating pandemic and preparing to welcome a more hopeful and brighter new year of 2023, it reminds me…
[COLUMN] Of charmed lives and weathering the ‘winter of our discontent’
Have you ever gone through a “winter of discontent” and wondered quietly if you could trade your life for someone else’s? If you have, don’t flog yourself silly. You don’t…
Fil-Am personalities spread Christmas joy during HiFi Holiday Festival
CHRISTMAS came early this year during the 2nd annual HiFi Holiday Festival attended by Fil-Am celebrities and community members. Organized by Filipinos Advancing Creative Education (F.A.C.E.), the HiFi Holiday Festival…
Bivalent COVID boosters approved, available for 6 months and older
BIVALENT COVID-19 vaccination boosters are now approved and available in San Diego County for children as young as six months of age. The County Health and Human Services Agency is…
[COLUMN] Weight loss ‘cures’ diabetes
OBESITY has been known to be a major risk for the development of diabetes mellitus Type2 (DMT2) for decades. Being overweight not only increases the risk for diabetes but also…
[COLUMN] D3 and the brain
STUDIES have shown that the body relies on vitamin D to stave off heart disease, inflammation and even cancer. People with deficient vitamin D in their body are associated with…
[COLUMN] Christ is the reason
One of the things that make living in this land exciting is coming to an appreciation of the culture, the language and the origins of certain phrases that are repeated…
Here’s where to get free COVID tests
WITH the reopening of the federal government program to order no-cost COVID-19 tests, there are more options to get free tests this year. But how do you know what’s legit…
Sleigh bells ring, you recycling?
SANTA Claus, jingle bells, gifts, packages and — recycling? Yes! The holidays are a great time of the year to put your recycling skills to work, from all that wrapping…
Pinoys in the U.S. honor Philippine culture and history in “Maria Clara at Ibarra” watch party
Clad in their best Filipiniana attires, Pinoys abroad from New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco took a historical trip to Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo…