[COLUMN] Credit card debt problems? How bankruptcy can help
DO you have sleepless nights worrying about your credit card debts? Are you feeling hopelessly trapped with no way out? If you are up to your eyeballs in credit card…
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[COLUMN] What is the difference between an annulment and a divorce?
What is the difference between a divorce and an annulment? Many people think these concepts are the same and interchangeable. There are many differences between the two concepts. A divorce…
[COLUMN] The bucket list
(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, this means before your…
Why are Republicans suppressing the American people’s right to vote — the foundation of our democracy?
WHY? This is just so mind-boggling because the Republican Party — either current or former holders of positions of public trust, including former President Donald Trump and the party’s leadership…
Scholarship co-founded by Pinay rapper Ruby Ibarra seeks to uplift, provide opportunities for Filipina college students
Deadline to apply for ‘Pinays Rising’ scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year is July 15 AMONG Filipino American families, higher education is non-negotiable. Regardless of generation, attending college and earning…
BI allows foreigners stranded in the Philippines to renew visas
THE Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has allowed foreign nationals stranded in the country to renew their visas that expired during the pandemic until November 30 this year. According to…
Vaccinations prevent nearly all COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths, new data shows
THE California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding unvaccinated Californians that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, free and provides excellent protection from severe COVID-19 illness, hospitalization and death. Out…
PH ranks last in safest country rankings
THE Philippines has landed at the bottom of safest countries in the world this year, according to an international business magazine. In the ranking published Tuesday, July 6, Global Finance…
‘It’s my coping mechanism to be unapologetic’: Bretman Rock lands Teen Vogue cover, shares experience growing up a Filipino American immigrant
FILIPINO American beauty influencer Bretman Rock has landed on another magazine cover — this time on Teen Vogue. In an interview with the magazine, written by Eunica Escalante, the 22-year-old…
Palace: Duterte may run for VP under Sara’s party
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte may join his daughter’s party if he decides to run for the second-highest post in the country in the 2022 elections, according to Malacañang. In a…
GoFundMe started for Fil-Am family who lost mom during childbirth
A GoFundMe page has been started on behalf of a Filipino American family who lost their mother after the birth of their third son. MariCris Morales Delgado is survived by…
A family wellness check: California invests in treating parents and children together
By Samantha Young/Kaiser Health News When a parent takes an infant to the Children’s Health Center in San Francisco for a routine checkup, a pediatrician will check the baby’s vitals…
Attorney General Rob Bonta announces guidelines to investigate fatal police shootings
CALIFORNIA Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced the release of initial guidelines and protocols for the state’s Department of Justice to investigate fatal officer-involved shootings of unarmed civilians. Assembly…
[COLUMN] Investing in value stocks
Growth stocks are expected to grow sales and earnings at a faster rate than the market average. Growth stocks have a history of strong revenue growth and projected strong revenue…
[COLUMN] Can employer fire employees in a post-COVID ‘reorganization’?
Q: I work for a mid-size company in Los Angeles. Because of the COVID pandemic, I, together with half of our work force, worked from home for over a year….
[COLUMN] What is the difference between an annulment and a divorce?
WHAT is the difference between a divorce and an annulment? Many people think these concepts are the same and interchangeable. There are many differences between the two concepts. A divorce…
[COLUMN] Pedestrian accidents
A PEDESTRIAN is crossing a typically busy street in a marked mid-block crosswalk. A car approaching the crosswalk in the slow lane sees the pedestrian crossing and stops for the…
[COLUMN] Break the shackles of debt after COVID
A PEDESTRIAN is crossing a typically busy street in a marked mid-block crosswalk. A car approaching the cross walk in the slow lane sees the pedestrian crossing and stops for…
[COLUMN] We are not alone
“IN him, we were chosen. In him, we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.” Let’s make these words from today’s Second Reading (Ephesians 1: 3-14) our mantra this week…
[OPINION] Clean energy investments will put us back on track to address climate change and grow the economy
By Lorenzita Santos, Outreach Coordinator, One APIA Nevada Nevada is turning the page after a difficult year dealing with the challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Our economy is slowly…
Miss Universe PH Rabiya Mateo graces Northern Washington event
THE Tulalip Suite of the Tulalip Resort in Washington was packed with fans and supporters of Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo. Rabiya strutted off her signature “Halabira Walk” in…
[RECIPE] Chef Sheldon’s Shoyu sugar steak
Reprinted with permission from Cook Real Hawai’i by Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder, copyright © 2021. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Serves 6 to 8…
‘Cook Real Hawai’i’ is Sheldon Simeon’s love letter to his family and the 50th state
Multi-hyphenate Chef Sheldon Simeon, two-time Top Chef finalist and chef/owner of Tin Roof is adding another title: cookbook author. He just released “Cook Real Hawai’i,” a collection of everyday dishes…
Duterte is ‘seriously thinking’ of running for VP in 2022
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has once again floated the idea of running for the second-highest post in the country in the 2022 elections, saying he is “sold on the idea.”…
[RECIPE] Blistered shishitos with furikake ranch and crispy quinoa
I imagine many chefs have a dish like this, one that begins as a hastily assembled staff meal and somehow morphs into one of the most popular things they’ve ever…