Q: I work for a medium-sized California company. I receive a salary, but I’m a nonexempt employee. I travel out of town a few times a month as part of my job, sometimes during my regular work hours, but often outside of my regular work hours. My friend told me that my salary only pays…
THE client is young in his 50s. Believe me, that’s young. The client owns and operates a business that used to generate $800,000 of revenues yearly with good profit for the last 10 years. But even before the virus hit, his business was really slowing down. Last year, his gross receipts were down by 30%….
FOR the first time and for one night only, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino will stage an ALL Filipino artist concert featuring three top Divas of Philippine live entertainment. Queen of Soul Jaya, Concert Queen Pops Fernandez and Pop Diva Kuh Ledesma complete an ensemble of Divas that has never been done on live stage before….
A pioneering program for college students in California took another step forward last week when Governor Gavin Newsom swore in over 3,200 fellows as the latest cohort in the state’s College Corps Fellowship. The #CaliforniansForAll program, launched in response to COVID-19, is the first of its kind in the state. Collegiate level students from the Community,…
SENATOR Catherine Cortez Masto joined supporters across Northern and Southern Nevada over the weekend, hosting events with the Latino community, stopping by Seafood City for a meal with AAPI community leaders, joining Black community leaders at Men Who Cook, and engaging with union leaders and members across the state.
Proposed Council policy updates expand outreach process, build on other initiatives to deliver projects equitably SAN DIEGO – To ensure more San Diegans are able to provide feedback about infrastructure projects they would like to see prioritized in their neighborhoods, the City of San Diego is updating its policies on how it gathers input. The…
AS ballots start showing up in mailboxes around San Diego County, the Registrar of Voters office is encouraging voters to vote early. More than 1.9 million ballots for the Nov. 8 Statewide General Election were sent out to registered voters last week. If you haven’t received yours by Oct. 17, contact the Registrar’s office. “San Diego County…
City seeking applications from qualified organizations to host town hall meetings on diverse community needs SAN DIEGO – The City of San Diego’s Office of Child and Youth Success is planning a series of community-based meetings to collect public input that will help inform the city’s first Child and Youth Master Plan. In order to…
Fire Station 52 will be the 11th new or rebuilt fire station since 2015 SAN DIEGO – On Monday, Oct. 17, Mayor Todd Gloria, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, Councilmember Joe LaCava and Fire-Rescue Chief Colin Stowell broke ground on the newest City of San Diego fire station. Construction is set to begin…
A HUNDRED years ago, in the 1920s, the state of California began a public health initiative to “expel” Filipinos from the Golden State. Amid a tuberculosis outbreak that impacted hospital occupancy, the California State Board of Health at that time called Filipinos who were hospitalized with the disease “one of the worst problems at the…
ONE of showbiz’s hottest hunks, Derek Ramsay, has decided to semi-retire from showbiz to spend more time with his loved ones. The decision seems to have formed after the pandemic and lockdowns, as well as his marriage to Ellen Adarna. In an interview with PEP.ph, Derek explained his decision to semi-retire, and GMA Network’s agreement…
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer joined Mayor London Breed and the Filipino American Community in the 18th annual official celebration of Filipino American History Month in the City and County of San Francisco on October 5, 2022 — hosted by the Golden State Warriors’ Filipino American “hype man” Franco Finn, and NBC…
THIS encore episode of Citizen Pinoy in San Diego is special because all the guests are associated with the U.S. Navy in some way. That is why, leading U.S. Immigration Atty. Michael J. Gurfinkel refers to this as the “U.S. Navy episode.” In Part 3 of “Your Tanong, My Sagot” from San Diego, viewers will…
Montclair, CA — The Inland Pacific Ballet (IPB) has selected Bella Pableo, a Filipino American ballerina, to star as Clara for this year’s 2022 holiday performance of the Nutcracker, which will take place at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga and the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside. Tickets are available for weekend performances…
The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), a joint initiative of the Philippine Embassy, Consulates General in the United States, and the Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI), announced the 2022 FYLPRO Delegates. This year’s class marks the first in person immersion program in more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 FYLPRO Delegates (in…
IN honor of Filipino American History Month, get to know seven more Filipino Americans who are serving across the Biden-Harris Administration, from the office of the Vice President to government agencies. Continued from Part I: Fil-Ams in the Biden-Harris administration Loni Cortez Russell Deputy Associate Administrator Office of the Administrator, Office of Public Engagement and…
Los Angeles, CA — It wasn’t exactly an emergency, but Michael Reed, a security guard who lives in Watts, had back pain and ran out of his blood pressure medication. Unsure where else to turn, he went to his local emergency room for a refill. Around the same time, James Woodard, a homeless man, appeared…
THINKING about one’s demise is not something people want to spend time thinking about. However reality is that we all have to face this one day. It is just a matter of whether you depart this world prepared or unprepared. If you pass away with at least $184,500 in gross assets and you do not…
THE answer is coldly and astoundingly, yes. All California employers must provide Workers’ Compensation benefits to their employees under California Labor Code Section 3700. If a business employs one or more employees, it must satisfy the requirement of the law. First, what is workers compensation insurance? As the term implies, it’s a compensation plan for…
On October 31, the Supreme Court will hear two cases that will determine the future of affirmative action. Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) is suing Harvard and University of North Carolina (UNC) for considering race in their application process. Further, SFFA says Harvard’s admission policies discriminate against Asian American applicants. SFFA is a creation of…
Los Angeles, California — Health-e-Charity, a 501c(3) non-profit founded in 2017, today announced a partnership with Manny Pacquiao Foundation, the charity named and founded on behalf of future Hall of Fame boxer, Manny Pacquiao. The new partnership will launch Phase Two of Bodhi Connect in the Philippines, where a team of volunteer doctors and nurses…
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will exit its state of emergency in February 2023, almost three years after it was first declared. Newsom on Monday, Oct. 17 said that the state will end the pandemic response on February 28, 2023. This timeline gives the health care system needed flexibility to handle any…
Q: I’m an account executive at a real estate company. I enjoy the work and I’m good at it. But I started having problems when I went on maternity leave, when my boss gave the majority of my best accounts to male colleagues on my team. I didn’t get them back when I returned to…
We’ve got to keep moving, trusting, and persisting amidst life’s difficulties and challenges. We’ve got to continue believing in the capacities and graces that God gives us, and we’ve got to fix our eyes on His promises for all who remain steadfast and faithful to him. And when everything seems at odds with our desires,…
