Officials encourage the community to utilize the county help line 211 to report acts of hate AS public health officials, scientists and the medical community are currently researching to combat and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, the global Asian community has been fighting its own battle against xenophobia, racism and acts of hate. Aided…
A Filipino American is the incoming mayor pro tem of Sierra Madre, California for a second time. Rachelle Arizmendi, who was re-elected to the city council in 2018, was selected by fellow councilmembers during their meeting on Tuesday, February 11 for another term as the city’s second in command. She was first elected to the…
DESPITE critics lamenting the termination of the two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), United States President Donald Trump brushed off the Duterte administration’s decision by saying it would help the U.S. save “a lot of money.” A day after the Philippines notified the U.S. that it would end the military agreement, the U.S. president on Wednesday,…
As protests continue against the Duterte administration’s move to revoke ABS-CBN’s franchise, Malacañang on Thursday, February 13 brushed it off as “much ado about nothing” since the media giant can apply for a new license to operate. Earlier this week, Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN Corp., which many journalists…
WorldRemit celebrates the international currency of love on Valentine’s Day WORLDREMIT celebrates the international currency of love this Valentine’s Day by supporting Filipino Americans who want to express their affection to family and friends back home. To positively contribute back home, Filipino Americans send remittances which are used for essentials such as food, clothing, housing,…
THREE FILIPINO church leaders working in the United States on behalf of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Name Above Every Name (or KOJC), were charged this week by a federal grand jury in California with overseeing a long-running scheme that forced followers to solicit donations for a bogus charity. The one-count indictment returned by…
ANG I-130 Petition for Alien Relative ng isang U.S. citizen (USC) o lawful permanent resident (LPR) para sa kanyang dayuhang asawa batay sa kasal nila na naganap noong ang dayuhan ay nasa removal proceedings na ay karaniwang hindi maaaprubahan hanggang ang dayuhan ay manirahan sa labas ng U.S. ng dalawang taon mula sa kanyang kasal…
You missed to report all W-2s, 1099-MISC, 1099-INT or 1099-INT: If you missed to report income from employment (W-2 with withholding) or independent contracting (Form 1099 without withholding), tough luck. You see, companies who pay you report W-2 and 1099s to the IRS. Your failure to report such income creates a mismatch with IRS computers….
ASK anyone about love and they’ll give you an opinion, that is beyond reason. Some say God is love, others say love is God. I’d say love is a spiritual root canal, a little taste of always and a big taste of nothing. At its full blossoming, it is verdant in full greenery; as it…
Several years ago, I listened to a talk given by an editor of the San Francisco Examiner on how to package a story to give it half a chance of being published in the U.S. papers. The session was held at the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco as an initiative by Fil-Am community leaders who…
IN FRONT of the ABS-CBN Headquarters in Manila and virtually online around the world, Filipinos have stood with ABS-CBN and the right to free press, regardless of the broadcasting network, publication or web page they work for or subscribe to. They know that if the Duterte administration displays this harassment and vendetta using the power…
LET’S assume that you have incurred too much debt. What do I mean by too much debt? By this, I mean that you are now a slave to creditors because your debt level is beyond what your income can handle comfortably such that there is every month you have no savings. Let’s discuss the pros…
A POSTNUPTIAL agreement is a contract between you and your spouse entered into after you get married resolving issues in your marriage. It is similar to a prenuptial agreement except it occurs after your marriage. For couples that get married without a prenuptial agreement, it is not too late to have an agreement dealing with…
WE have all heard the popular saying, “Timing is everything.” Unfortunately, this saying often adversely applies to those persons who have found an avenue from which to obtain a green card, only to be prevented from doing so because he/she has a prior removal or deportation order. A typical scenario involves a person who entered…
And which of them should pay back wages? ELVIA Jimenez worked as a direct employee for Ameritemps, a temporary employee staffing service. Ameritemps placed Jimenez with U.S. Continental Marketing, Inc. (USCM), a manufacturing company that makes shoe care products. Jimenez was performing a supervisory role as a line lead in USCM’s production department, overseeing both…
Malacañang on Thursday, February 13, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to terminate the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, saying the Philippines cannot forever rely on the protection its counterpart. “As the president said, if we keep on relying on the United States on our defense, our defenses will always remain stagnant…
Terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is a “move in the wrong direction,” according to U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper. The Philippines’ move is “unfortunate,” Esper said, as the termination comes at a time when the U.S. and its allies are pushing China to abide by international norms….
MOST people are aware that if the petitioner (person who files a petition) dies, the beneficiary (family member being petitioned) may apply for humanitarian revalidation/reinstatement. If USCIS approves the request, the primary beneficiary and his derivative spouse and minor children could continue being processed for their green cards, despite the petitioner’s death. However, if the…
Philippine House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano vowed that there will be fair hearings into the bills seeking to renew the franchise of media giant ABS-CBN. According to him, the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN is among the issues that the House has been carefully studying from day one of the 18th Congress, even as some of…
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III was Compelled and Could Not Decline February 9, 2020 (Los Angeles) In the Great Hall of Shakyamuni Buddha at the Holy Miracles Temple, a Dharma Assembly about the true realization power of Buddha Dharma was held: The Exam of Lifting the Pestle onto the Platform. The purpose of this exam…
AS attorneys, we get frantic or panicked phone calls from our clients worried about their cases. It’s a natural response – nobody wants to be in a place of unknowing – and we try our best to walk people through the process. For the most part, the panic comes from information gathered from the wonderful…
MOST of us will think of roses and sweets on celebrate Valentine’s Day. This Valentine’s Day, Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) and Asian Smokers’ Quitline (ASQ) encourage Asian American community members to surprise their significant others by attempting to quit smoking and/or making a committment to quit for good if possible….
In the face of nine individuals in Manila who were under investigation for possible Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection who refused to be isolated, Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced last Saturday, February 8 that “Philippine authorities will invoke state police power if people who have flu-like symptoms will refuse to undergo a mandatory quarantine…
“Food is a way of making a connection with others and making memories.” YOUR personal bucket list should be doable. Select a handful of those things that have the highest chance of coming to fruition given your time frame and personal circumstances. In tech speak, it means before your life span and energy goes into…
We convey our congratulations to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as it celebrates its 90th Founding Anniversary. The Communist Party of Vietnam sits in the Standing Committee of our International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which now represents some 350 ruling, opposition and independent political parties from 52 countries in Asia, including the…
THE fate of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal lies upon Congress and the Supreme Court, Malacañang said on Tuesday, February 11. This comes a day after Solicitor General Jose Calida on Monday, February 10 filed a petition before the Supreme Court for the cancellation of ABS-CBN’s 25-year franchise, alleging that the TV network reportedly violated rules set…
