DESPITE delivering his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA), Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte maintained that the nearly three-hour speech was not his “swan song” or final public performance. “Today’s my last SONA. This is by no means my swan song,” he said Monday, July 26, before attendees at the Batasang Pambansa Complex…
WE have watched the videos live on TV and saw with our own eyes how a mob of armed Trump supporters breached the Capitol last January 6. This was to stop the Constitutionally mandated certification of the Electoral College votes by members of Congress that would make official the victory of Joe Biden over Donald…
A LOT of people in debt often already know what they need to do once they realize that bankruptcy is their only way out. But they usually delay the decision to file because they try their best to avoid it if at all possible, and they will only rush to act when they face an…
4th of a series (Select a handful of those things in your bucket list that have the highest chance of coming to fruition given your time frame. In tech speak, it means before your life’s energy goes into ‘ low batt mode’ and life has run out of sockets to plug into.) As you begin…
LOS ANGELES — BayaniPay, a fintech company with the mission of enabling borderless banking, today launched a web app to empower global professionals working abroad to take care of their families and communities back in their home countries. BayaniPay was designed to meet the specific requirements of Asian American global professionals, who make up over…
Combine efforts to accelerate the dream of homeownership for Americans with low to moderate incomes MOST Americans will experience a lifelong reliance on credit to qualify for everything from credit cards to home loans. Navigating this series of credit journeys can be quite complex – especially the home buying experience. FinLocker provides an end-to-end user experience…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A few months ago, the boxy, teal truck parked outside a McDonald’s in this Inland Empire city might have drawn hundreds of people willing to stand in line for hours under the scorching sun. The truck is San Bernardino County’s mobile vaccine unit, which brings COVID-19 vaccines directly to people. But…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Getting clean drinking water cost Ignacio Padilla his health insurance. The World War II veteran needed to repay the loan for the water pump installed on his 1-acre property in rural Tulare County, the only source of water to his mobile home. He carefully socked away a few thousand dollars so he…
FILIPINA weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist. The 30-year-old Diaz defeated other competitors, including world record holder Liao Qiuyun of China, when she set a new Olympic record of 224 kilograms (total) in the women’s 55 kilograms weightlifting event in the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, July 26 at the Tokyo International…
FILIPINA American Lee Kiefer made history at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, July 25 as she became the first American to win a gold medal in individual foil. The 27-year-old Kiefer, who represents the United States, defeated defending champion Inna Deriglazova of Russia 15-13 in the women’s foil final held at the Makuhari Messe Hall…
The summer games are officially underway. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics — pushed back one year due to the pandemic — began on Friday, July 23 and are set to end Aug. 8. Though the onset of new viral variants and the ongoing surges continue to distract athletes and fans alike, national and ethnic pride continues…
By Elisabeth Rosenthal / Kaiser Health News The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a booster shot to be effectively protected against new variants of COVID-19 and that the company would apply for Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for the shot. Top government health officials immediately and emphatically…
METRO Manila has reverted to a stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) “with heightened restrictions” after the country’s health department confirmed local transmission of the more infectious Delta variant of COVID-19. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, July 23, announced that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to place…
Travelers from US still required to undergo 10-day quarantine THE Philippine government’s COVID-19 task force has revised the protocols for fully vaccinated travelers to qualify for “green lanes” upon arrival in the country. The country’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the revised rules for “green lanes” that will apply to fully-vaccinated international arriving passengers to…
NEVER MIND if some of these “influencers” in the Republican Party and Conservative media are attempting to rewrite history like FOX News’ Sean Hannity, for example, who said on January 20, Wednesday, on his own show: “Just like we’ve been saying, please take COVID seriously. Enough people have died. We don’t need any more deaths….
LOS Angeles County is observing a “rapid rise” in COVID-19 transmission with cases doubling over the last 10 days, according to the county Department of Public Health. As of Thursday, July 22, the county recorded 2,767 new cases of COVID-19, resulting to an 80% increase. This latest update is the highest number of cases since…
THE Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 requires that US Citizens sponsoring an alien for legal permanent residency execute an immigration form I-864 Affidavit of Support. This is an agreement between the US Government and the Sponsor to promise to support the immigrant beneficiary seeking admission to the US at a level…
Part 3 of 4 Technical analysis is the study of historical market data including price and volume. It helps long-term investors time their entry (buy) or exit (sell). If timing is off, gains will be lower no matter how strong business fundamentals are. Technical analysts depend on tools to find trends and patterns in the stock market. Such tools…
Q: I WORK in healthcare where there is a strict policy of no unapproved overtime, and no going on breaks unless we have a reliever. We are forced to skip our breaks if there is no reliever (which happens a lot because we are often understaffed). As for overtime, we don’t even ask for approval…
WHETHER a loved one dies as a result of an auto accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle accident or an elderly loved one dies as result nursing home neglect/abuse, it is non-economic damages that resonate with a jury. These damages for the loss to the plaintiff of the decedent’s love, companionship, comfort, care, assistance, affection, protection, society…
The question of course is why would anyone need to convert his Chapter 7 case to Chapter 13 when the former is a total wipeout of debt, while the latter would require partial or full payment of debt? It’s because after you file your Chapter 7 case, the estimated value of your house was wrong,…
SINCE it first participated in the Olympics in 1924, the Philippines has managed to take home a total of 10 medals, of which three were silver and seven were bronze. No Filipino has ever won a gold medal, but the country is certainly not giving up on that elusive golden dream. The 2021 Tokyo Olympics,…
FILIPINA American Iraq War veteran Gina Ortiz Jones has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the undersecretary of the Air Force, becoming the first woman of color to serve in the role. The Senate on Thursday, July 22, confirmed the 40-year-old Iraq War veteran, who was nominated by President Joe Biden back in April….
FILIPINA actress Toni Gonzaga and Filipino American actor Dante Basco have been cast as the lead stars of an upcoming romantic comedy film set to shoot next summer in New York City. “Asian Persuasion” will tell the story of an underachiever who comes up with an outlandish plan to avoid alimony obligations to his fashion…
EMPLOYEES in Clark County—which includes the Las Vegas area—will be required to wear masks while working in indoor public spaces amid a new spike of COVID-19 cases in the region. On Tuesday, July 20, the Clark County Commission approved a mask mandate that would apply to employees in the county who work in indoor public…
FILIPINA tennis ace Alex Eala is now the second best junior player in the world after dominating the junior grade A tournament in Milan, Italy last week. As per the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings released Tuesday, July 20, the 16-year-old tennis star from the Philippines garnered 2,786.25 points, overtaking France’s Elsa Jacquemot who dropped…
A SIDE agreement or “addendum” in implementing the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States has been submitted to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. “There is no change in the VFA. The document will not be changed but there will be some addendum, side agreement to implement the…
