[COLUMN] Trust the reopening process
FINALLY, we’re back to having indoor Masses without restrictions: 100% seating capacity, no required wearing of a mask, and social distancing! Of course, some of us are still frightful and…
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[OPINION] Worried about your health care during the pandemic? Supreme Court rules Obamacare lives on!
OUR generation has been facing the biggest threat to our life and safety because of the coronavirus pandemic, which to date has already infected more than 178 million people around…
NV Gov. Sisolak attends multicultural event highlighting AAPI community’s contributions
NEVADA Governor Steve Sisolak, along with First Lady Kathy Ong Sisolak, attended a special multicultural event highlighting the impact of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on the…
US surgeon general and medical experts on COVID-19 vaccine progress: ‘We can do this’
IN support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s We Can Do This public education campaign to increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage vaccination, TDW+Co, in partnership with the U.S. Department…
Nat’l leaders urge US to stop military aid to PH
VARIOUS U.S. leaders from religious groups, labor organizations, state legislatures, and the Filipino American community are calling on the government to stop providing military aid to the Philippines due to…
Broadway Barkada brings a mesmerizing show to Las Vegas
By Gloria Caoile AFTER a difficult year for the arts and art lovers, Las Vegas was treated to a performance of BROADWAY STRIPPED by Broadway Barkada on Friday, June 11….
Broad coalition of Americans fights against voter suppression laws
By Jenny Manrique/Ethnic Media Services The dramatic image of Texas Democrats leaving the legislature before midnight to block a voter restriction bill spotlights a surge of activism to secure access…
[COLUMN] H.R.3 is the last thing we need right now
By: Bill Wong, board member, Las Vegas Asian Chamber Last month, Congress re-introduced H.R.3, a bill that would enact price controls on prescription drugs. While well-intentioned, price-setting legislation could harm…
Pandemic, death and cancer: How a Fil-Am entrepreneur turned curveballs into a sweet opportunity
Carol Gancia, a Filipina immigrant and small business owner, planned to open her latest venture around March of last year, but the global pandemic threw a major curveball. Instead of…
FilAm candidates for NYC City Council make final push in their campaigns
THE first citywide ranked choice voting in New York City is underway and Primary Day is on Tuesday, June 22. With less than a week to go, candidates and their…
AAPI organizations, hate crime survivors urge Newsom to approve $210-M budget for community
THE California Asian Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus (APILC), Stop AAPI Hate, the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, and more than 150 community organizations are urging Governor…
Palace: ICC report based on ‘hearsay’ information
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday, June 16, maintained that International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s report on the country’s drug war is based on “hearsay information.” “We’re confident it will not…
Fil-Am internet star Bretman Rock among Nike’s campaign ambassadors for Pride month
FILIPINO American internet star Bretman Rock is among the faces of Nike’s 2021 Be True campaign, created in honor of June as Pride Month. Across social media platforms, the influencer…
[COLUMN] Diabetes and sex
DOES diabetes affect sexual function? Yes. In men, diabetes mellitus can cause a varying degree of erectile dysfunction (inability to attain or sustain erection satisfactory for intercourse) as the diabetes…
Cuomo lifts COVID-19 restrictions as New York reaches vaccination milestone
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, June 15 the lifting of all remaining state-mandated COVID restrictions effective immediately as New York has reached the goal of 70% of adults receiving…
[COLUMN] ‘Separated’ is not ‘single’
DEAR Atty. Gurfinkel: I entered the U.S. on a tourist visa and then overstayed and am out of status. My U.S. citizen boyfriend recently proposed to me, and we plan…
Duterte extends suspension of VFA termination anew
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the abrogation of the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States for another six months, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced…
Filipina diplomat ‘verbally assaulted’ during anti-Asian incident in NY
A FILIPINA diplomat at the Philippine Consulate General in New York has become the latest victim of anti-Asian hate following an unprovoked verbal assault on the New York City subway…
As California drops mask mandate, Fil-Am nurses, doctors urge residents to continue mask-wearing, social distancing
Governor Gavin Newsom details new travel recovery plan to restart the state’s tourism industry FOR Californians, June 15 was the highly anticipated return to relative normalcy after 15 months of…
Biden celebrates 123rd PH Independence Day: Filipinos ‘make invaluable contributions to communities all across our country’
UNITED STATES President Joe Biden joined Filipinos in celebrating the Philippines’ 123rd Independence Day in a video message over the weekend. In his first Philippine Independence Day message as the…
Palace: Government will never cooperate with ICC drug war probe
THE Philippine government will never cooperate with any investigation conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry…
Being vaccinated doesn’t mean you must go maskless
By Bernard J. Wolfson / Kaiser Health News FOR more than a year, public health officials have repeatedly told us that masks save lives. They’ve warned us to keep our…
Covered California health plans: The best deal in health care
The base fare for a bus ride on Los Angeles Metro is $1.75. A ride from Oakland to San Francisco on BART, the San Francisco-Bay Area rapid transit system can…
[OPINION] California has reopened! The reward of strict safety measures, intensive vaccine rollout and people thinking of the greater good
A LIFETIME AGO! That is how 16 months feel since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted and turned our lives upside down. This is especially true for California — home to the…
[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.”…