A SMALL business loan program will launch on January 28, the Los Angeles County Development Authority announced this week. The loan program is made possible through a $10 million business recovery assistance fund issued by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The funds were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Recovery…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has extended his greetings to United States President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris following their inauguration, Malacañang said Thursday, January 21. “Our President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte sends his warmest greetings and the best wishes to the 46th President of the United States Joseph ‘Joe’ Biden and his Vice President…
THE Philippines is set to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX facility within the first quarter of 2021, the country’s officials confirmed Wednesday, January 20. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr and Health Secretary Francisco Duque II made the announcement that the Philippines will be among the countries included in the COVAX distribution of vaccines…
FILIPINA American actress Ginger Gonzaga has been cast in the upcoming “She-Hulk” Marvel series for Disney+. “She-Hulk” is a series that centers on Jennifer Walters, an attorney who has similar powers to her cousin, Bruce Banner/The Hulk. She will be played by actress Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”). Meanwhile, Gonzaga will play the role of Walters’…
BLACK Filipina American R&B artist H.E.R. will be performing at the 2021 Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. The Grammy Award-winning artist will perform “America the Beautiful” before kickoff, the NFL announced on Tuesday, January 19. She follows in the footsteps of Yolanda Adams, who performed the song in 2020. This year’s game will be on…
by Sonny Vinuya THE tragedy of COVID-19 continues, and Las Vegas hospitals are doing an admirable job dealing with a sadly predictable outbreak that has sent large numbers of local residents to our emergency rooms and intensive care units in January. Nonetheless, it is heartening to look forward to the end of the pandemic, which…
ON January 20, 2021, 45 left the footsteps of the White House. In the last four years, he led the America First movement. Many of us became proud to be an American again. President Trump’s legacy of ‘America First’ policies brought back manufacturing jobs, signed economic relief for the middle class and families through the…
A five-course kamayan feast from Ria Barbosa’s Petite Peso with baboy Tim (braised pork belly) and pancit at the center. A box of pan de sal and custards from Kristine de la Cruz of Creme Caramel. Cocktails from Pinay-owned gin bar Genever to pair with a three-course vegetarian dinner. These are some of the exciting…
THE unprecedented global health crisis brought by the pandemic has somehow forced many people to go back to their kitchens and either cook or bake and this presented an opportunity for some business-minded folks to come up with something new to offer the market. Meet the first-generation Asian American risk-takers who decided to move forward…
STARTING this week, those who live and work in San Francisco can be notified once they are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. On Tuesday, January 19, the city launched a notification system that will let individuals know by email or text if it’s their turn to be vaccinated. The website will ask individuals for…
POPULAR Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee recently opened its first location in Delano, California as part of its 2021 expansion plans in North America. The Delano location is along Woollomes Ave., complete with a drive-thru option for customers to get their Chickenjoy fix. It opened last Dec. 20. This year, the fast-food giant is set to…
Harris is the first woman, Black and Asian American in nation’s second-highest office SHORTLY before noon on Wednesday, January 20, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States in a “triumph” for democracy amid the backdrop of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a fractured nation. After two failed campaigns, the third time’s the…
LAST month, Eva Teniola kicked off Sacramento, California’s vaccination campaign as she became the city’s first health care worker to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Three weeks later, Teniola, a 47-year-old emergency room nurse at UC Davis Medical Center, received her second jab on January 5 and completed the process to be fully…
Duterte extends last minute travel ban that left airport staffers, travelers in a confusing scramble LIKE countries across the world desperate to mitigate the coronavirus, the Philippines instituted a new ban on international travel from certain countries where the new strain of the virus has been detected. The latest ban includes and applies to foreign…
2020 not only brought the world to a standstill, but also changed our way of living. COVID-19’s global sweep prompted countries to close borders, and with it, came the safety measures that we have taken into the new year — face masks, hand sanitizers, and social distancing. Concerts, festivals, and even traveling took a backseat…
Generally, in California, property acquired by a spouse prior to marriage is considered separate property under family code section 770 while those acquired after marriage are considered community assets under family code section 760. How do you characterize real property purchased prior to marriage but with the mortgage principal paid down using community income or…
“You are free to post whatever you like. You are not free of its consequences however.” (Continued from last week’s issue…) Your postings at all social networking sites define who you are and delineate your character to the world. Your thoughts, your ideas and comments, your images, even your choice of words give an insight…
Malacañang has welcomed United States President Joe Biden’s plan to offer legal status to millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. “Ang mabuti sigurong mangyayari, ngayon pa lang inanunsyo na ni President-elect Biden na magpo-propose siya ng batas (One good thing we can expect, is that as early as now President-elect Biden proposed a…
On a recent Monday, Maribel Lapuz got up at 4:30 a.m. The 46-year-old immigrant from the Philippines braved the sub-zero weather and took the train from Jersey City, NJ to a nursing home in Brooklyn, NY, where she has worked six days a week as a caregiver since last February. A thousand miles away, Mario…
A BLACK market for unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines is ‘thriving’ in the Philippines, according to a recent report by the Washington Post. Only Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country, but the national government is still in talks with the American pharmaceutical firm to secure a deal. The country…
THE “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. never sounded more real, more poignant and meaningful for us, citizens of our beloved adoptive country the United States of America. The past four years had been like a nightmare that has made many people almost lose faith in America. But on January…
THE Philippine Food and Drug Administration may issue an advisory on the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on the country’s elderly following reports of post-vaccination deaths among elderly patients in Norway. FDA Director General Eric Domingo on Tuesday, January 19, said the agency may exclude elderly people with critical illnesses from the list of individuals…
County surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases AS Los Angeles County continues to grapple with unprecedented coronavirus cases and deaths, the county this week moved to officially allow residents who are 65 years and older to get vaccinated. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 20, the county will begin to accept vaccination appointments from residents who are 65 years…
WITH 7,017 islands, the Philippines has been hailed as the world’s second most “Instagrammable” destination in 2021. Global travel website Big 7 Travel on Thursday, January 14, released its 50 Most Instagrammable Places in the World-2021 list in combination with Instagram marketing firm Twicsy, placing the Philippines in second place just behind Tokyo, Japan. Some…
FILIPINA American actress Tess Paras is set to direct and executive produce ViacomCBS’ 2021 virtual “Showcase,” making her both the first Asian American and Filipina director to do so. “Showcase” is a hybrid comedy show with Broadway-worthy live performances and original, creative writing attended by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as…
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, January 18 formally submitted the appointment of Alex Padilla to become California’s first Latino U.S. Senator and the nomination of Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber to become the state’s first African American Secretary of State. The announcement comes as Kamala Harris formally resigned her position as U.S. Senator as she…
