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…
By Ditas Katague, Director, California Complete Count – Census 2020 Office 2020 has certainly been extraordinary, and what many are calling an unprecedented time. We’ve been hit with a worldwide…
by Gloria T. Caoile With countless local families and individuals suffering due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis, community members put together a day of action. Dr. Noel…
Community Perspective by Nora Formento For our family, our restaurant, Manila BBQ, is everything. It is a place where we work, gather, celebrate each other, and where we go to…
A BILL seeking to suspend the United States’ aid to Philippine security forces due to the alleged human rights violations under the Duterte administration has been formally introduced in the…
Malacañang on Thursday, September 24, commended President Rodrigo Duterte’s first-ever speech before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), calling it “excellent.” “The president’s speech in the UN General Assembly, I…
By Kathay Feng I live in San Gabriel, CA, where more than half the people were born outside of the US. My neighbors include families who immigrated from Taiwan, Vietnam,…
TWO Filipino American authors have been honored at the 20th annual Massachusetts Book Awards, the Massachusetts Center for the Book announced this month. Grace Talusan, author of “The Body Papers”…
DEAR Attorney Gurfinkel: I am a U.S. citizen, and filed a K-1 (fiancé) petition for my girlfriend in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the case was denied. I was told by friends…
Meet Mia Mercado, a Filipina American millennial humorist who launched “Weird But Normal,” her debut collection of essays last May. The essays focus on various subjects, from gender roles, sexuality…
