Tax season is open! Here’s how to get your refund quickly
TAX season officially opened Jan. 24, but early birds will have to wait for refunds until March, as the Internal Revenue Service is barred from issuing payments before Feb. 15….
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Hope after the rain: An update on Gawad Kalinga’s Typhoon Odette relief operations
An operation walang iwanan: Typhoon Rai/ Odette update Last December 17, 2021, Gawad Kalinga Philippines (GK) activated Operation Walang Iwanan: Typhoon Rai: Odette (local name) in response to the calamity…
Moderna vaccine receives full FDA authorization
Full FDA authorization allows for more physician flexibility when prescribing the vaccine Nearly two years after the earth-shattering coronavirus pandemic began, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has become the second major…
[OPINION] Filter out the noise: Watch ‘PANATA SA BAYAN: The 2022 Presidential Candidates Forum’ on February 3 at 5 PM PST
February 3 at 5 pm PST/ Feb 4 at 9 am PHL Time STOP whatever it is you are doing on February 3, Thursday at 5 p.m. PT and watch…
[COLUMN] Are you a lighthouse?
A lighthouse is a standing sentinel on high ground, a guide to navigation for those out on the open sea heading in to port. As a very young girl, I…
Lunar New Year 2022: How to usher in the Year of the Tiger
HAPPY Lunar New Year! Welcome the Year of the Water Tiger! Unlike the fixed new year of the Gregorian calendar commonly celebrated on January 1st, the date of the Lunar…
Lunar New Year Promotions at the Grove and The Americana at Brand!
Celebrating Year of The Tiger, great promotions from January 24 – February 6 The festive nature of the holidays continues with the 2022 Lunar New Year. The storied meaning, tradition…
[COLUMN] Is the integrity of the 2022 presidential election, disqualification case against Bongbong Marcos being compromised due to political pressure on Comelec?
THE Commission on Election’s (COMELEC) consequential decision on the disqualification case against Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) has been up in the air for a long time with…
Biden appoints Fil-Am community leader to regional role at Small Business Administration
PRESIDENT Joe Biden this week appointed a Filipina American community leader to a key regional leadership role at the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Geri Sanchez Aglipay was named…
How to get free COVID-19 test kits in Los Angeles County
Need to get rapid tested for COVID-19? There are several ways Los Angeles County residents can receive a free at-home COVID-19 test. The LA County program is designed to increase and…
Filipino-Chinese psychologist named president of Cal State University Channel Islands
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Richard Yao, Ph.D., to serve as the fourth president of California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). Yao, who identifies as a…
[COLUMN] Are PPP and other federal pandemic loans dischargeable in bankruptcy?
MANY self-employed individuals have relied on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other federal pandemic loans to rescue their businesses from going under. If you notice, many restaurants that we…
[COLUMN] I got my conditional green card through my US citizen spouse but we divorced. Now what?
A person who obtains his/her green card via marriage to a US citizen spouse, and who is married for less than 2 years has conditional permanent resident status. A conditional…
[COLUMN] CA employees may have more paid sick leave due to COVID surge
Q: COVID continues to be problem for many and is hitting close to home with these new variants that are highly contagious (I know relatives and friends who are getting…
[COLUMN] Why using your married child as a co-borrower to refinance your house is a bad idea
MANY parents who may have problems refinancing their house due to low income in retirement or due to low credit score sometimes resort to the idea of having their married…
[COLUMN] God’s never-ending call
“The Lord’s call is not an intrusion of God in our freedom; it is not a ‘cage’ or a burden to be borne. On the contrary, it is the loving…
[COLUMN] Filing bankruptcy due to excessive credit card debt?
Are you seriously in debt and don’t know what to do? Individuals who have accumulated excessive debt are often left to ponder whether bankruptcy is their only realistic way to…
Filipina doctor runs a company that offers free COVID-19 tests in NYC
Filipino American doctor and businesswoman Jona Jane Tajonera lost her older sister Gina to COVID-19 in April 2020. Back then, coronavirus was well on its way to wreak havoc in…
Gov. Murphy signs bills requiring New Jersey schools to teach Asian American history
Governor Phil Murphy signed a couple of bills last week that will ensure that the contributions, history, and heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are included in the…
From pandemic to endemic: Will we ever be there?
Even as COVID-19 hospitalization rates surge in some parts of the U.S., many public health experts are advising a shift from thinking of the crisis as a pandemic to an…
Filipino Americans in Las Vegas aid communities hit by Typhoon Odette
LAS VEGAS – Filipino Americans in Las Vegas, through the Philippine American Charity Foundation (PACF), a non-profit charitable organization in Nevada, sent funds to municipalities struck by Super Typhoon Rai,…
Gold House, other API brands to usher in Year of the Tiger with campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Gold House is partnering with several Asian and Pacific Islander-owned brands for its second annual Lunar New Year campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to bring…
[COLUMN] Nevada State Taxes
Nevada does not have corporate or personal income tax. It’s for this reason that businesses leave their states of residency to set up shop in Nevada. Individuals also flock to…
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveils new strategic plan
Mayor Todd Gloria released on Wednesday, Jan. 26 his administration’s updated strategic plan which outlines the changes he hopes to see in the lives of individuals, families, organizations and communities…
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with $100,000 EasyPlay, Cash Drawings at Pechanga
AS 2022, the Year of the Tiger, approaches, Pechanga Resort Casino welcomes everyone to join in the celebration of the festival with a series of promotions and giveaways this February….
Covered California has a record 1.8-M enrollees with the Jan. 31 deadline approaching, encourages uninsured Filipino Americans to sign up now
SACRAMENTO — With the final deadline for the current open-enrollment period quickly approaching on Jan. 31, Covered California announced that 1.8 million Californians have signed up for coverage as of…
