Officials detail a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ as cases surge across the country WEEKS after counties and cities across the country began reopening public life and slackening social distancing mandates, public health officials are reporting dramatic surges in positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths, putting into sharper focus the dire situation in areas of low vaccination…
A FILIPINO American defense attorney has made history after being appointed as the new Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge. Hon. Jerry Bustos Vinluan III, 49, is the county’s first Fil-Am judge, appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on July 9. He will fill out the position left by Judge Kim Baskett, who retired last…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is looking to speak with the United States government about the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), a treaty between the two countries that the president had previously wanted to terminate. In a prerecorded address aired Monday, July 19, the chief executive said that the proposed extension of the VFA is “on the…
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 to haunt us through the more infectious Delta variant, which is now the cause of more than 83% of new cases in the United States,…
LEYNA Bloom, a Black and Filipina American model and actress, has become the first openly transgender woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue. Bloom, 27, shared the historic cover, photographed by Yu Tsai, on her Instagram account, which has amassed over 400,000 followers. “This moment heals a lot of pain in the…
Ito ay serye ng Medicare Tips hatid ng Clever Care Health Plan, isang nangungunang tagapagbigay ng East meets West Medicare services na sensitibo sa kultura ng kanilang mga miyembro. Para sa malapit nang mag-65, maraming desisyon na kailangang gawin para sa inyong healthcare coverage. Maraming mahusay na serbisyo ang Medicare, pero karamihan sa dental services…
PHILIPPINE Senator Manny Pacquiao has been ousted as the president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). During the national assembly held in Pampanga on Saturday, July 17, the ruling party announced the vacancies of all national officer positions and committee chairs, removing Pacquiao from his post. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi was later installed…
CALIFORNIA Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced the launch of the Office of Community Awareness, Response, and Engagement (CARE) within the California Department of Justice (DOJ). As part of the effort to advance justice for all Californians, CARE will work directly with community organizations, state and local elected officials, and members of the public to…
THIS September, Hayley Arceneaux will be the first pediatric cancer survivor and youngest American to go to space, all to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Inspiration4 is the world’s first all-civilian mission to space led by commander Jared Isaacman. The 38-year-old founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments donated…
A forensic scientist representing the province of Masbate has won the Binibining Pilipinas 2021 top prize. Hannah Arnold beat out 33 other candidates to win the Binibining Pilipinas International crown on Monday, July 12 in ceremonies that took place at the Araneta Coliseum and hosted by 2018 Miss Universe winner Catriona Gray and Miss Grand…
SANTA ANA, Calif. — One week the food pantry had frozen crabmeat; other weeks, deli meat or plant-based “meat.” The week before the Fourth of July, there was no meat at all, and a reminder that the pantry would be closed the next two weeks. Even though she never knows exactly what she’ll get, Lesli…
That’s the tagline that several of us in the parish thought of as we face the challenge of evangelization. We’ve got to bring Glendale to God and God to Glendale! It’s overwhelming work, but it can happen if we all “tag-along” with those who want this to make this happen. After all, as I’ve shared…
IT is no secret that the insurance industry wants claimants to be unrepresented in order to take advantage of them with lowball settlement offers and unfair denials of liability. For example, in nationwide class-action litigation, former Allstate employees testified that they were “trained to build rapport with customers and discourage them from hiring lawyers.” This…
Dear Attorney Tan, I was driving home and was at a complete stop when another driver rear ended my car. I was not feeling well after the accident, as my back seemed very tight and stiff. I took some days off from work. After a week, I contacted the other driver’s insurance to report the…
THE decision to terminate one’s marriage typically brings to the forefront many issues all at once. Issues pertaining to property, support, and child custody need to be addressed in a divorce proceeding. In a long term marriage especially, these issues are often heavily litigated between the spouses, and can take a significant amount of time…
California Supreme Court issues new ruling FOR two years, Jessica Ferra worked as a bartender for Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC. Loews paid Ferra hourly wages as well as quarterly nondiscretionary incentive payments, which refer to payments for an employee’s work that are owed to employees based on a prior agreement or promise and dependent on…
Stock traders use fundamental analysis and technical analysis to buy stocks. Fundamental analysis involves looking at a company’s business metrics such as revenue, earnings and debt. Technical analysis involves looking only at a stock’s recent price movements and identifying buy and sell signals in its chart. Technical analysis identifies price trends and chart patterns. Technical analysts believe past…
THE Philippines is “well-prepared” to combat the more transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, according to National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19. In a media briefing with experts from the Department of Health (DOH), NTF Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they have anticipated the arrival of the Delta variant in the country. “Well prepared…
Travelers from US still required to quarantine for 10 days THE Philippines has updated its roster of “green” or low-risk nations, which qualifies vaccinated travelers for a shorter quarantine period upon arrival in the country. In a statement released Friday, July 16, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the revised list of 57 countries and jurisdictions…
The CARES Act is federal legislation that was adopted after the pandemic to help our country and people survive the pandemic created unemployment, businesses losses and financial hardship. It provided for the much-needed stimulus package, the PPP loans for businesses to protect wages, and pandemic unemployment benefits for those who lost their jobs due to…
ON July 15, 2021, Atty. Gen. Garland brought back “administrative closure” to immigration courts by overruling a previous decision made during the Trump era, which “concluded that the immigration courts’ use of the tool of administrative closure was not authorized.” This is great news, as now administrative closure is again authorized, and there could be…
County reports more than 1,000 new cases a day for the past week AS a response to the mounting coronavirus cases, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will restore the mask mandate that requires masks to be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status, the department said on Thursday, July 15. The new mandate…
Current DACA recipients will not be affected A United States federal judge on Friday, July 16 blocked new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era initiative that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling would not affect the…
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services contributing editor ASIAN Americans cheered the July 12 passage of California’s API Equity Budget, a three-year $156 million initiative which seeks to equip the AAPI community with resources to combat hate crimes. “This is historic and unprecedented. It is the outcome of many community-based organizations who rallied to get this…
A FILIPINA was shot and killed by her live-in partner in Minot, North Dakota over the weekend. According to the Minot Police Department, it received a call just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, regarding a woman who had been shot multiple times in northwest Minot. The victim, 29-year-old Arnalyn Repalam, was taken to…
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued a Heat Alert as high temperatures have been forecast for the following areas: • Antelope Valley – Saturday, July 17 through Tuesday, July 20 • West San Fernando Valley – Sunday, July 18 through Tuesday, July 20 Public Health reminds everyone to take precautions to avoid heat-related…
MORE than a million doses of the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine developed by American firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have arrived in the Philippines. In a tweet, the World Health Organization Philippines confirmed the arrival of the first batch of J&J’s Janssen vaccine donated by the United States through the WHO-led COVAX facility. The aircraft carrying…
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 ages 6 to 17 with a note “CHILD CTC”? If you file taxes electronically should have already seen these payments in your bank account, while…
THE “additional restrictions” in Metro Manila have been lifted as it relaxes to regular general community quarantine (GCQ) until July 31, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday, July 15, announced that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to…
