California makes it easier for low-income residents to get and keep free health coverage
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…
Want fries with that vaccine? Even at a fast-food restaurant, pop-up clinics see slow traffic
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…
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz takes home PH’s first ever Olympic gold medal
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…
Fil-Am Lee Kiefer makes history, winning US’ first gold medal in individual foil
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…
Meet the Filipina American Olympians representing Team USA
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…
Necessary or not, COVID booster shots are probably on the horizon
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…
NCR reverts to GCQ ‘with heightened restrictions’ until July 31
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….
PH gov’t revises ‘green lane’ protocols for fully-vaccinated travelers
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…
[COLUMN] Believe it or not: Some Republican officials, FOX News hosts, other conservative leaders now join Democrats in urging people to get vaccinated
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…
LA County reports rise in COVID-19 cases anew
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,…
[COLUMN] Can I enforce a form I-864 Affidavit of Support in divorce proceedings?
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…
[COLUMN] Part 3: Technical analysis for stock trading
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…
[COLUMN] When ‘voluntary’ work off-the-clock should be paid
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…
[COLUMN] Wrongful death
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…
[COLUMN] Converting Chapter 7 to Chapter 13
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…
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Get to know the 19 athletes representing the Philippines
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….
Fil-Am veteran Gina Ortiz Jones confirmed by US Senate as undersecretary of the Air Force
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…
Toni Gonzaga, Dante Basco to star in new romantic comedy set in New York
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…
Clark County workers required to wear masks indoors amid spike in COVID cases
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….
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala now world’s no. 2 junior player
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…
President Duterte to review addendum to VFA with the US
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…
[COLUMN] How to fight the infodemic
IT’S bad enough that the U.S. and the rest of the world have had to suffer a pandemic. But, along with the election of Donald Trump to the presidency and…
[COLUMN] Whose health? Our health! Filipinos organized to address chronic diseases
By Ruby N. Turalba Filipino Americans are disproportionately impacted by chronic diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases including heart attack and stroke, type 2 diabetes, and overweight/obesity. The National Center…
[COLUMN] The vax/mask confusion
Let us first take politics and political correctness out of the current controversy about the safety of the vaccines against COVID-19 and its variants and the use of masks. Let…
[COLUMN] Great news for F-1 students: No need to file nonimmigrant visa extension to ‘bridge the gap’
ON July 20, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new policy that individuals applying for change of status (COS) from Visitor (B), or other non-immigrant status,…