[COLUMN] When does filing bankruptcy make sense?
NO one ever likes to talk about bankruptcy. However, it’s simply a fact of life. Things happen. Whether it’s losing your job, going through a divorce, having huge medical bills…
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[COLUMN] Will I have to pay spousal support if I file for divorce?
WILL I have to pay spousal support if I file for divorce?The purpose of spousal support is not defined by the legislature in that its purpose varies according to the…
[COLUMN] Senior seeks Chapter 7 relief for $20K credit cards
THE client is 66. He says he is now old all of a sudden. He migrated here in 2004 so that’s 15 years ago. When he deplaned at LAX, he…
[COLUMN] The fight of misclassified independent contractors in the gig economy continues
BACK in 2020, Proposition 22 was voted into law. App-based companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash spent upwards of $200 million in funding to get Californians to vote on this…
The pilot project of SFIO: Epiphany Cafe’s global expansion
EPIPHANY Café [franchise group] was born from a love of coffee and donuts. Through passion, and much dedication, Epiphany Café quickly became the gourmet donut café in Hamilton, before expanding…
PH files new diplomatic protests vs China
PHILIPPINE Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered the filing of three new diplomatic protests against China’s continued presence and other activities in the West Philippine Sea. In a series…
Secretary Locsin meets with US Senators Durbin and Menendez to discuss ties, issues of mutual concern
Washington D.C. - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr., accompanied by Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel G. Romualdez, met with United States Senators who affirmed the centrality of…
Pfizer COVID-19 boosters now available at Southern Nevada Health District clinics
The Southern Nevada Health District has begun offering Pfizer COVID-19 booster doses to people who are eligible at its clinics. This effort comes after the Centers for Disease Control and…
SFIO kicks off US education road tour
Smokefree Innotec, Inc. (SFIO), a New Zealand-based Filipino company, is starting its educational road tour in the United States. The company’s chairman, Jeths De Jesus Lacson, announced that SFIO has…
‘Ambush at the Embassy,’ this Sunday, Oct. 3 on Citizen Pinoy
The family consulted with several attorneys. One filed for political asylum for Vince, and when the expanded provisional waiver regulations came out in 2016, another attorney obtained an approved provisional…
[COLUMN] The October 2021 priority dates: No change from September
THE October priority dates are typically the start of the new “fiscal year” for visas, where a new annual supply of visas is made available. Usually, with a new supply…
Andrea Macasaet makes her Broadway debut as Anne Boleyn in ‘SIX’
SIX was supposed to premiere on March 12, 2020, the same day that Broadway went dark due to the looming global pandemic. More than a year and a half later and…
PH ranks last in COVID-19 resilience ranking
THE Philippines is the worst place to be during the pandemic, according to a study that measures economies’ resilience to COVID-19. In Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking released Tuesday, September 28,…
[COLUMN] COVID-19 scenarios
WITH the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC preventive guidelines, vaccines, and booster shot, people are so confused and scared, and are making the wrong choices, unwise decisions, and endangering…
[COLUMN] Geneva Cruz, Parokya ni Edgar release new music
FORMER Smokey Mountain lead singer Geneva Cruz has released a single entitled “Sinungaling,” which marks her comeback to the Philippine music scene after having been away for six years. Having…
‘My time as a boxer is over’: Manny Pacquiao retires from boxing to focus on political career
MANNY Pacquiao is officially hanging up his boxing gloves. The Filipino boxing legend made the announcement Wednesday, September 29 (Manila time), through a video posted on his social media accounts….
Lea Salonga joins ‘Pretty Little Liars’ reboot on HBO Max
TONY Award winner Lea Salonga has been cast as a series regular in HBO Max’s upcoming reboot of hit TV series “Pretty Little Liars.” According to Deadline, “Pretty Little Liars:…
Filipina filmmaker Marie Jamora on directing ‘Queen Sugar,’ cultivating a more inclusive filmmaker community
EVEN though the current Hollywood landscape still leans white and male, the calls for diversity and more sophisticated representations and renderings of communities of color ring loud and clear. As…
California reaches major milestone in spending federal rent relief dollars before eviction protections change on October 1
SACRAMENTO – The California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program marked another significant milestone with $650 million paid out to 55,000 households as the state prepares to transition to new eviction protections that take effect…
Palace: Duterte’s VP bid doesn’t violate Constitution
MALACAÑANG has maintained that President Rodrigo Duterte’s vice presidential bid in the 2022 national elections is legal. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement on Tuesday, September 28, after a…
Following federal approval, California ready to administer booster doses to high-risk residents
SACRAMENTO – With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for boosters for those over the age of 65 and high-risk individuals, Governor Gavin Newsom…
Duterte threatens to use military to ensure peaceful 2022 polls
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that he would use military force to ensure peaceful and free national elections in 2022. In his speech at the inauguration of the new…
Newsom signs suite of legislation in support of California’s immigrant community
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom signed a suite of bills on September 24 expanding the state’s humane immigration policies by providing protections and support for immigrants, including a new law to…
[COLUMN] The bucket list: Grazing in the grass (Part 2)
(Conclusion 1 of 2 parts) (Continued from last week …) You hope that a smattering of beautiful memories, yours as well as of those you leave behind, are indelibly marked…
[COLUMN] Are your debt problems getting worse every month?
IF you are searching for debt reduction solutions, no doubt you’ve been inundated with advertisements for various debt management programs, companies and solutions. The choices seem confusing to the average…
[COLUMN] Should I buy or rent?
THE ongoing debate of real estate is — “Should you buy or rent?” The right answer is: it depends. It depends on your situation and the factors in your lifestyle,…