Labor Department issues emergency rules to protect health care workers from COVID
LABOR Department officials on Thursday, June 10 announced a temporary emergency standard to protect health care workers, saying they face “grave danger” in the workplace from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new standard would require employers to remove workers who have covid-19 from the workplace, notify workers of covid exposure at work and strengthen requirements…
[OPINION] Tourists or tourrorists?
Congressman Andrew Scott Clyde, a Republican, is not stupid. He is a successful businessman on top of being the representative to the U.S. Congress for the 9th congressional district of Georgia. Clyde has impressive academic credentials, having graduated cum laude from Bethel College and having earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University…
Filipino parents, business owners weigh in on masks, social distancing ahead of CA reopening
WITH the grand reopening day of California less than a week away, Californians may start to feel that life is back-to-normal after more than a year of coronavirus-related lockdowns and restrictions. After 15 months of public health restrictions and wavering instructions from officials, the state-mandated COVID-19 guidelines will come to an end on Tuesday, June…
California orgs take measures to increase vaccinations for seniors, people with disabilities
CALIFORNIA organizations are taking action to provide accessibility and education on coronavirus vaccines for senior citizens and those with disabilities in an effort to increase vaccination rates among the groups. The California Department of Aging and California Commission on Aging are rolling out services to get more senior citizens and those who are homebound vaccinated…
[COLUMN] IRS to automatically correct unemployment taxation on your tax return
Unemployment benefits are fully taxed by the IRS. However, the recent American Rescue Plan makes the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits tax-free for 2020. President Joe Biden signed the Plan into law as of March 11, 2021. At that time, millions of Americans had already filed their taxes without knowledge of this new tax break….
[COLUMN] Filing for bankruptcy when everything seems hopeless
THIS is one thing I hear from people all the time: “If you ask me, I really hate doing this, but I feel I have no choice.” Of course, no one ever wakes up one morning and decide to just file bankruptcy without seriously thinking it over. Usually, people spend a lot of time going…
[COLUMN] A life of service
I’VE already spent 30 years of service in the priesthood, and still, priestly life fascinates me! What fascinates me most: Is the hand of God present and touching everything that I do and transforming it according to His will. I initiate, plan, and execute a project, a ministry, or a mission and God takes over,…
[COLUMN] Grounds for annulling a marriage
MOST couples that want out of a marriage in California usually file for Divorce. There are circumstances though that allow a couple to have their marriage “voided” rather than “dissolved.” There is a big difference between the two concepts. With a voided marriage, it restores the couple to status of unmarried person as if they…
[COLUMN] Is now a good time for filing bankruptcy?
IF you live in Los Angeles County, or in Southern California — including the counties of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino County — and you own the house that you live in, now is a good, no, now is a very good time to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy for a fresh start. Why? Because…
Jordan Clarkson supports Utah Fil-Am food truck targeted with racist graffiti
A Filipino American food truck that was recently vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti is set to serve customers again, thanks to Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson. The Fil-Am basketball star showed support for World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck, a local business in Layton, Utah that serves Filipino and Asian fusion food, after it was spray…
Medicare Tip #3-Q2: Programs to help pay for costs
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 mga malapit nang mag-65, maraming importanteng desisyon na kailangang gawin para sa inyong health coverage. Narito ang ilang helpful tips para inyong mabayaran ang…
Summer car maintenance tips
SPRING is here and summer is just around the corner. As we prepare for the temperature change, it is essential to prepare homes and vehicles for the changing seasons. Every winter, people across the United States prepare cars for snow and rain and rarely remember the importance of preparing vehicles for the summer heat. Los…
Museums in NCR Plus to reopen on limited capacity – DOT
MANILA — Historical sites and museums in NCR Plus will soon reopen their doors to visitors on a limited capacity, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo Puyat said today (June 11). The reopening, approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), limits these tourism sites to 20 percent venue capacity and…
[OPINION] A majority of Americans support Biden’s infrastructure plan. But why are Republicans blocking it?
POLL after poll reveals that a majority of the American people, about 6 out of 10, want the Infrastructure Plan proposed by President Joe Biden to come to fruition. The plan will create jobs that will expand the middle class and help the United States become more competitive in the 21st century, and yet why…
Filipino attacked at Manhattan subway station
A FILIPINO man was reportedly a victim of an unprovoked attack at a subway station in Manhattan. In an ABC7 New York Eyewitness News exclusive, the 52-year-old Filipino from Queens, who asked not to show his face or use his name, said he was attacked around 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8 after getting off…
Palace: Duterte-Duterte tandem in 2022 not happening
THERE is no chance of a Duterte-Duterte tandem happening during the 2022 elections, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, June 9, said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not run for vice president should his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte, decide to run for the country’s top post. “Sa tingin ko…
[COLUMN] New Biden memo limits deportations, can you benefit?
ON May 27, 2021, the Biden administration issued a memo entitled “Interim Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities.” That memo could benefit so many people who are in deportation or removal proceedings, or are concerned they may be placed in deportation or removal proceedings. Basically, this memo instructs…
Citizen Pinoy Presents AXG: Abunda and Gurfinkel (Part 2) this Sunday, June 13
This Sunday, Citizen Pinoy brings more of the questions answered during their very first virtual Q&A held via Zoom. AXG: Abunda and Gurfinkel, moderated by Asia’s King of Talk, Boy Abunda, and leading U.S. immigration attorney, Michael J. Gurfinkel, provide answers and relevant immigration information to guests and viewers. In the second installment, Nico, from…
DOT turns food tourism to high heat with 2021 KAIN NA!
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — The Department of Tourism (DOT) has heated up its efforts to stir the local food tourism scene with the 2021 edition of the KAIN NA! Food and Travel Festival in partnership with Ayala Malls. “Each year, the Kain Na Food and Travel Festival continues to evolve in response to the needs…
[COLUMN] Vegan longevity
“Animals are my friends, and I don’t eat my friends.” – George Bernard Shaw DIET plays a very important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases and some forms of cancer, especially of the gastrointestinal tract. One particular diet – high in saturated fat and cholesterol, and low in fiber – consisting mainly of red…
[COLUMN] Angeline Quinto is a survivor in life and in love
FORMER Star Power winner Angeline Quinto is a survivor both in love and in life. This, she revealed in a recent article in the Philippine Star. On the love front, there was a time when the singer was “ghosted” by a guy, according to a conversation with talk show host Boy Abunda. Stating that she…
Meet Ari Agbayani: Marvel introduces Filipina superhero
MARVEL Comics has unveiled a new Filipina American superhero joining the fourth issue of the “United States of Captain America” limited series. Ari Agbayani is a scholar student who seeks justice at her small and private university when her best friend becomes a victim of a wealthy legacy student and her campus turns a blind…
Celebrating the 123rd Philippine Independence Day: What independence means to Filipinos
JUNE 12 marks the day the Philippines gained independence from Spain after being under its colonial rule for four centuries. On this day every year, Filipinos — in the Philippines and beyond — commemorate and celebrate the country’s hard-won freedom. However, there was a time when Filipinos observed “Araw ng Kasarinlan” or “Araw ng Kalayaan”…
From racial justice to dirty air, California’s new AG plots a progressive health care agenda
By Angela Hart / California Healthline California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime Democratic state lawmaker, comes to his new role well known for pursuing an unabashedly progressive agenda on criminal justice issues. He has pushed for legislation to eliminate cash bail and to ban for-profit prisons and detention centers. But Bonta also has a distinctive record…