Essential services for essential workers in the pandemic
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services In a time of COVID-necessitated lockdowns, if you’re working, you’re essential. In Los Angeles County, no one should allow an employer to rob them…
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Letty Lopez-Viado ascends to West Covina, CA mayorship, becoming first Filipina-Mexican American in top role
WEST Covina, long considered home to one of the largest Filipino American concentrations in Southern California, now has its first Filipina-Mexican American mayor. Leticia “Letty” Lopez-Viado, who previously served as…
‘Spirit of hope’: Fil-Am health care workers among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in LA County
FOR the first time since the pandemic hit Los Angeles County, Anna Medrano walked into work hopeful. With a quick jab to her left arm, the Filipina American nurse practitioner…
IATF allows foreigners to re-enter PH
THE Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the re-entry of foreigners who left the Philippines on December 17 and onwards, Malacañang announced Friday,…
LA residents urged to skip holiday gatherings as virus cases spike
WITH the Christmas holiday nearing, Los Angeles County officials are pleading with the public to stay home and limit gatherings as the capacity of Southern California’s intensive care units hit…
Duque: No promise of 10M vaccine doses in Pfizer deal
PHILIPPINE Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday, December 18, maintained that the discussions with Pfizer reportedly didn’t include supplying the country with 10 million doses of its vaccine. “I…
Envoy: 2 American firms ready to supply PH up to 25M doses of vaccine
TWO U.S. pharmaceutical firms are willing to supply the Philippines with their vaccines against the coronavirus by the second half of 2021, according to Philippine Ambassador to Washington D.C. Jose…
12-year-old Filipino Costa Mesa boy killed by drunk driver
Driver held without bail and convicted of second-degree murder EARLIER this month, a young Filipino boy was killed while riding a bicycle with his father by a suspected drunk driver…
LA announces ‘GIVEN’ initiative to help 10,000 vulnerable households get food, other needs for holiday season
THE City of Los Angeles has launched the Grocery Intervention for Vital Emergency Needs (GIVEN) initiative to provide thousands of low-income Angelenos in need with $300 in cash assistance to…
Donaire ready to move on
MANILA — It would’ve been the stage to showcase his rediscovered killer’s instinct and new-found fountain of youth but Nonito Donaire Jr. said that he’s not griping over the cancellation…
DACA update
NOONG Nobyembre 14, 2020, ang United States District Court ng Eastern District of New York ay nag-isyu ng Memorandum and Order sa patuloy na alitan tungkol sa Deferred Action for…
Year-end tax plan for December 2020
WHILE we advocated accelerating deductions and postponing income in prior year tax plans, we cannot apply these traditional tactics anymore. Both COVID and a change of the guards at the…
Protecting employees who take medications
When a drug test may constitute disability discrimination “Under California law and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employee who is taking medication for a disability is protected from…
The young, not so young and not so old need Chapter 7 debt relief for fresh start
THE young: Clients are in their late 20s, the epitome of youth. They have their whole life ahead of time. They married three years ago. Right after they got married,…
Should I create a will and a living trust during this pandemic?
THE COVID-19 Pandemic is a scary reality which affects everyone globally and has shut down the global economy. Individuals over 60 years old and individual that are immune compromised are…
Celebrating faith and love this Christmas and New Year
IT will be a different Christmas and New Year’s celebration this year—one we never thought about in our generation. It will be Christmas and New Year without the crowds at…
Unemployed due to the pandemic? How bankruptcy can help
Bankruptcy has always been a last resort for people who are struggling with debts that they can no longer pay. Most people would do what they can on their own…
[OPINION] A look into the lives of homeless Filipinos on the streets of America amid the coronavirus pandemic
CHRISTMAS is just a week from now. For many of us, the Christmas rush is decorating our homes for the holidays, shopping for presents and planning the noche buena spread…
[OBITUARY] In loving memory of Val Corcuera Angeles (February 4, 1966-December 14, 2020)
VAL Corcuera Angeles joined his Creator on December 14, 2020 after an undisclosed illness. He was 54. Born on February 4, 1966 in Quezon City, Philippines, Val immigrated to the…
Kayamanan Ng Lahi shares Filipino dance traditions during 61st annual LA County holiday celebration
Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts is putting Filipino cultural traditions on display during Los Angeles County’s 61st annual holiday celebration on Christmas Eve. The beloved holiday tradition, presented in conjunction…
High-poverty neighborhoods bear the brunt of COVID’s scourge
COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects the Poor COVID-19 infection rates are notably higher in communities with high poverty rates than in more affluent areas, according to an analysis of ZIP code and…
Lacson blames Duque for missed Pfizer deal
PHILIPPINE Senator Panfilo Lacson has named Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as the Cabinet member who “dropped the ball” in securing 10 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as early…
Sunrise Travel holds office blessing for new Las Vegas location
SUNRISE Travel, a longstanding travel agency serving the Filipino American community and beyond in Las Vegas, opened its new office along Maryland Parkway with a blessing on December 4 attended…
Nevada extends ‘statewide pause’ until January 15
NEVADA will continue to see restrictions until January 15, 2021 in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Governor Steve Sisolak said this week. Sisolak said the “statewide…
Duty Free Philippines Launches New Logo
Tourism attached Duty Free Philippines (DFP) today reveals new logo. This was initially developed as part of the planned corporate relaunch that was suspended due to the pandemic caused by…
California receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines
AS California topped 1.6 million coronavirus cases this week, the state began to receive its first round of vaccines against COVID-19. Health care workers across the state were among the…
