MORE than two years after California’s surprise-billing law took effect, there’s one thing on which consumer advocates, doctors and insurers all agree: The law has been effective at protecting many people from bills they might have been saddled with from doctors who aren’t in their insurance network. But the consensus stops there. “In general, the…
TO many people, the New Year signifies a chance to have a fresh beginning. People dispose of old personal items and clean out the closet in order to make room for the new. This is also the time of the year many people realize when a marriage is not working out and it may be…
THERE’S a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest. There’s a time for everything. So states Ecclesiastes 3: “For everything, there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven… A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear…
“The first step is to make sure that any injuries that you have suffered in the accident are examined and treated.” DEAR Attorney Tan, I was driving home and was at a complete stop when another driver rear ended my car. I was not feeling well after the accident, as my back seemed very tight…
Q: I was recently hired for a job and was asked to sign an arbitration agreement. I was told that signing the agreement is “voluntary” but when I asked if I could just skip it, the HR person said “did you want to keep working for the company?” I took that to mean that I…
KAPAG ang petitioner ng approved I-130 Petition ay namatay bago makuha ng principal beneficiary ang kanyang immigrant visa o green card, ang I-130 Petition ay magiging revoked na. May mga sitwasyon na maaaring humingi o humiling ng humanitarian reinstatement sa USCIS ang principal beneficiary. Ang humanitarian reinstatement relief ay hindi maibibigay kung ang petitioner ay…
THE Old Testament Reading this Sunday is one of my favorite Scripture readings during Advent. It speaks so much of promises of hope, harmony, and peace. Its contrasting images capture God’s innermost desire for us: “Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and…
ARE you worried about not being able to take care of your family’s needs because of your debt problems? No one ever wants to be in this situation but I see it every day in my work as a bankruptcy attorney. When you are overwhelmed with debt problems, the situation becomes even more challenging when…
NEW YORK — Over 2,000 Filipino and Filipino-Americans from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut went to the Barclays Center to cheer for the Brooklyn Nets as it took on Miami Heat on Sunday, December 1 in a game billed as 4th Annual Filipino Heritage Night. A pre-game cultural performance of the Philippine traditional…
ONE of the newcomers at the Filipino Restaurant Week this year is Asin, a restaurant in Caldwell, New Jersey, a borough in Essex County, located about 20 miles away from New York City. It is a relatively small town of 1.2-square-mile with 8,000 or so residents. Asin is located along Bloomfield Avenue, the main shopping…
by Marissa Guiang NEW YORK CITY is no stranger to Filipino cuisine, thanks to a strong presence of Filipino communities in Queens and Jersey City. Small family-run restaurants serving up traditional dishes, bakeries with ube-filled pastries, and the existence of a Jollibee are not out of the norm in these areas. However, this hasn’t been…
People, Product, Process INTRO to MBA tools These Entrepreneurial Leadership STEM Articles are like taking your Masterclass in Strategic Entrepreneurship that will serve as a strong business and entrepreneurial management learning framework for you and become a Strategic Entrepreneurial Manager by understanding the 3Ps (People-Process-Profit). It aims to enable you to understand the significance and relevance…
CES spotlights every company is a tech company Arlington, VA, December 5, 2019 – As the world’s largest and most influential tech event, CES® 2020 represents the entire scope of the global technology market – from AI to 5G, vehicle technology, AR/VR, robotics and beyond. With 61% of all Fortune Global Brands participating, CES 2020…
MANY people want to retain an attorney to assist them with their immigration case, represent them at hearings or interviews, etc., especially during this era of Pres. Trump, where USCIS is taking a very hard line on immigration. People understand now, more than ever, it is helpful to have attorney representation, rather than trying to…
MANILA — New Chinese ambassador Huang Xilian arrived past midnight in Manila on Tuesday, December 3, to take up one of China’s most important diplomatic posts. “The best is yet to come” for Philippines-China relations, Huang said in his short message upon arrival. Huang, a seasoned career diplomat, replaced Zhao Jianhua, who ended his tour…
Manila Water, Maynilad reported to have ‘onerous’ contracts with gov’t President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 3, threatened to jail and file economic sabotage cases against Manila Water Co. and Maynilad Water Services due to their 1997 contracts with the government which was described as “the world’s largest water privatization.” “We will expose them. And…
THE parol lantern has always been the symbol of hope, blessings, luck and peace for Filipinos during the holiday season. This star-shaped lantern can be found lighting up windows in Filipino homes back home and even all over the world. In San Francisco, the Filipino American community has kept this tradition alive with the annual…
DR. Santos Yu of the Neurology Center of Nevada played host to this year’s Cebu Institute of Medicine – Nexus 1987 class reunion. In a Las Vegas themed reunion, practicing doctors from all over United States and the Philippines came together for three days of activities and bonding.
THE International Orange Chorale of San Francisco, a recipient of the 2011 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, will have upcoming performances in the Bay Area on December 7 (Christ Church, 2138 Cedar Street in Berkeley, CA) and December 14 (St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell Street in San Francisco, CA). Both performances start at…
CALIFORNIA divorce – “No Fault.” California is a no-fault divorce state. A party filing for divorce does not need the consent of the other in order to file a Petition for Dissolution (Divorce) or, in some instances, to get a judgment of divorce. What needs to happen is that the other party (your soon-to-be ex-spouse)…
LARRY Farrell in his book “Entrepreneurial Book” made 5 critical success factors in crafting a Vision Statement. Right out of the Matsushita playbook, there are questions every aspiring entrepreneur has to answer. These are the “What Questions” that matter most. Answering them can be turned into a Vision Statement that will give you the confidence…
Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, on January 29, 2008, issued a circular, rescinding a previous one released in 2003, reinstating ampalaya (Momordica charantia) on the Department of Health’s list of “scientifically validated herbal medicinal plants.” The reason cited for his decision was the “recent evidence on the clinical efficacy of ampalaya against diabetes mellitus.”…
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin AT a breakfast after mass at the Holy Family Church during a school fundraiser in Glendale California one beautiful fall morning five years ago, a statuesque, well groomed lady holding her breakfast tray…
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) met with leaders of the Sikh Community on Tuesday, November 26, to deliver a Congressional Record Statement recognizing the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, who is considered the founder of the Sikh Faith. Receiving the statement was Satpal Singh Khalsa, the Chief Religious and Spiritual Authority of the Sikh…
FILIPINO athletes continue to bring pride to the country as they make amazing feats in their respective sporting events in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. As of Tuesday, December 3, 2:34 p.m., the host Philippines has bagged a total of 41 gold medals, surpassing its 24 golden haul in the 2017 edition of the regional…
