A new five-year bilateral assistance agreement amounting to P10.5 billion ($213 million) has been signed by the United States and the Philippines to boost the country’s economic development and growth….
THE total number of lives claimed by the coronavirus pandemic has crossed 1 million as it continues to sweep across the globe. The disease has claimed 1,003,791 victims out of…
Metro Manila will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ) for the entire month of October. This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for…
THE Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles has reopened to handle certain services, but advises the public to follow its guidelines under the “new normal.” The consulate — which covers…
The half-Fil-Am coach is seeking his third NBA Championship, this time against the Los Angeles Lakers EIGHT years after making history as the first Asian American head coach to win…
PHILIPPINE Senator Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division boxing world champion, is set to fight former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor next year, his special assistant Jayke…
A group of Facebook critics announced that it is launching its very own oversight board to hold the social media giant accountable as well as appraise its moderation decisions and…
Childhood memories enjoying cereal for breakfast served as the inspiration for reaching out to Cat Chiu Phillips, an artist known for reclaiming discarded items and making them into works of…
MANY people are of the perception that simply downloading a prenuptial agreement from the internet and signing it with their fiance offers them a bullet proof protection from a divorce….
Win up to $5,000 in EasyPlay with our Lucky Lantern Promotion IN celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Pechanga Resort Casino will be holding the Lucky Lantern promotion every Tuesday in October. Pechanga…
“I build my house of stone. I build my house of bricks. I’ve had no chance to sing and dance. ‘Cause work and play don’t mix.” — Practical Pig (THIS…
THERE have been increasing talks recently about making needed changes under the Bankruptcy Code to protect families and business owners who are suffering during this pandemic. While the government has…
ABORTION is perhaps the most contentious issue in America, a paradox given the fact that people, in general, value life and have been given by our Creator the instincts and…
Individuals are advised to stay indoors on Wednesday, September 30 as the air quality will be unhealthy in certain parts of Los Angeles County, according to the South Coast Air…
Volkswagen vehicles have long been favored by drivers all over the world. That includes the Philippines where the automaker first entered the market in 1958, and eventually powered the Volkswagen…
Van Nuys Kia has excitedly opened its doors for customers looking for a new car fit for their daily lifestyle or to trade in their old one at a bargained…
The October 2020 priority dates provide great news for workers in the EB-3 (skilled/professional) and “other worker” (unskilled workers like caregivers). The priority dates for all countries (except India and…
In the heat of the contest for the official Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump boasted that he could shoot somebody in the middle of Manhattan and…
ANG Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) ay naging epektibo noong Agosto 2002. Ang CSPA ay isinabatas upang mapanatili ang “child status” ng ilang mga beneficiary na maaaring mag-”age out”. Ang…
MY Tax Tips are usually written from your perspective. Let’s make this interesting a bit – turn things around and discuss this from the IRS agent’s perspective. This is how…
IN continuing efforts to protect workers and their families from COVID-19, California recently enacted the following legislation: Notice to employees of potential exposure and report of outbreaks Assembly Bill 685…
Car parades will take place on Oct. 4 in the greater Los Angeles, San Francisco areas AS the 2020 election enters its final, most crucial stage, Filipino American political leaders…
THE buzzword in entertainment is diversity, and has been for the last half-decade. The great fight for more ethnic and gender minority representation reached mainstream status in 2016 but when…
by Sunita Sohrabji / Ethnic Media Services DESPITE overwhelming support for affirmative action, a large percentage of Asian Americans in California remain undecided on Proposition 16, a Nov. 3 ballot…
“Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said. “We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence…
UNITED States residents who haven’t filled out their 2020 Census forms will have another month to do so after a federal judge stopped the decennial enumeration from ending on September…
Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III has stepped down from his post as ABS-CBN Corporation’s chairman emeritus and director, the broadcast giant announced Thursday, September 24. “Mr. Eugenio ‘Gabby’ Lopez III, today,…
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the novel coronavirus, 13 days after he contracted the disease. The Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, said Tagle’s…
SIX new cases of COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos have been recorded by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday, September 25, bringing the total number of infections to…
