President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, August 5, admitted that he has been praying to God to spare the Philippines from possible attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS). According to him, the thought of the extremist group harming the country makes him nervous. He said he is afraid that a lot of Filipino will lose their…
Malacañang on Saturday, August 3, slammed the New York Times (NYT) for spreading “false information” about the Duterte administration. In the NYT’s editorial entitled “In the fight to save the planet, its defenders are being killed,” the publication cited a survey by rights group Global Witness that named the Philippines as the most dangerous country…
The Filipino American man who pled guilty in March for mailing inoperative pipe bombs to high-profile Democrat leaders and public figures was sentenced on Monday, August 5, to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In reading the sentence, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff concluded that Cesar Sayoc, 57, made a “conscious…
PUT YOURSELF in the shoes of the men and women who have just lost their son, daughter, mother, father, spouse, or best friend to the bullets coming from these senseless mass shooting in America. As of August 5, which is just the 217th day of 2019, there have been 255 mass shootings in the United…
A Filipina American meteorologist took home an Emmy at the 71st Los Angeles Area Emmys for her coverage on plastic in the ocean. Shanna Mendiola — the meteorologist for NBC4 Southern California’s weekday morning newscast “Today in LA” — received the Environment News Story award for a two-part report on “Plastic and Our Oceans.” She…
NEED something to add to your Hulu queue? The streaming platform has just added “Ulam: Main Dish,” the first feature Filipino food documentary on its roster. With Filipino cuisine’s popularity in the U.S. over the past few years, this distribution announcement is another testament to that. “Ulam” (Tagalog for main dish) by Filipina-American filmmaker Alexandra…
A LOS ANGELES-based Philippine folk arts group is one of the new awardees for the California Humanities’ Documentary Project grant. Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts (Kayamanan) has been awarded $15,000 for its project entitled “Kayamanan’s Media PAMANA Project.” The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grant program of California Humanities. CDP grants are…
The weekend filled with exhibitors, activities, entertainment and speakers promoting the booming travel and trade opportunities between the United States and the Philippines is here! On Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, the SouthBay Pavilion in Carson, California is home to the second annual International Travel, Trade, and Consumer (TTC) Expo. The TTC is…
1. Learn the Basics Familiarize yourself with the following basics before making your first purchase. • Definitions – Price earnings ratio (P/E ratio), earnings per share (EPS), return on equity (ROE). • Stock Selection Methods – fundamental analysis and technical analysis (moving averages). • Order Types – market orders, limit order, trailing stop loss orders….
LIKE most people, you’ve probably heard that filing for bankruptcy when you are in debt will ruin your credit forever and that you will never be able to buy a car or a home again. Nothing could be further from the truth. Is it actually possible to improve your credit rating by filing for bankruptcy? …
(Part III of III) THERE will always be a negative person around you all the time. One can never get away nor hide from these walking emotional bombs. I guide a lot of people every day and cannot help but be exposed to a lot of negativity. I, too, have my own share of negative…
Less than a week after the President ordered the closure of all gaming operations of PCSO, lotto and a few other games are back in business. Was it all for show? Partly yes and partly no. Getting angry and ordering an office (or an island) to close down is part of President Duterte’s tool box….
THERE is a natural tendency among divorcing parties to hide their assets from their spouse and understate income. This is a common problem that I have observed from practicing law for many years. A common question I hear from clients is “my spouse doesn’t know I have an account in this bank, do I have…
THE first client is 48 and has just been sued for $10,000 by American Express. He recently received the summons and complaint. He is single with one teenager dependent. He used to have a business but that has failed. He now works as a manager and earns $4,000 a month. He doesn’t own a house…
DEAR Attorney Tan, My US Citizen mother filed an I-130 immigrant petition on my behalf, which has a priority date in February 2000 and which has been approved. She filed the I-130 petition after I came to the US in 1999 as a tourist from the Philippines. Since my arrival, I have lived in the…
JOSE Alvarado worked as a laborer for Timber Works Construction, Inc. in Santa Clara County. Alvarado claimed that the employer required them to sign two different documents. One document contained false hours worked (fewer hours than actually worked) and another document contained the correct hours worked by the employees. The employees claimed that the employer…
NOONG isang linggo ay aking tinalakay ang Removal of Conditions on Green Card at sinaad ko na kapag ang green card ay nakuha sa pamamagitan ng kasal sa isang US citizen (USC) at ang kasal ng mag-asawa ay wala pang 2 taon noong naaprubahan ng USCIS ang green card, ang green card na makukuha ng…
IN the 4th Century, an erudite and holy bishop named Basil (canonized as St. Basil the Great) played a significant role in the formulation of orthodox theology while he interacted with the rich and influential men and women of his times. In a sermon on charity, he said these direct and challenging words that still…
SOCIETY reporting is nothing you can plan, polish or perfect—beyond the Fil-Am community stage or gossip about their world of charity, music, fashion, cuisine and other many things of splendor. Polite and soft news of men and women, who speak eloquently about themselves with some luck, you can be in good company, or simply be…
Parked outside Los Angeles County Fire Station No. 14 in Westmont is a fire truck decked out with three types of extinguishers and hoses, a 24-foot wooden ladder, forced entry tools among others, and a number of medical kits and drug boxes. Painted on the front and back of the truck are the words, “It…
The Trump administration is terminating a program that expedited the process for family members of Filipino World War II veterans to come to the United States. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, August 2 that it will cease the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole program following President Donald Trump’s signing of a…
Yellow Rose makes its New York premiere at AAIFF “THIS feels like a homecoming and it’s such a wonderful feeling,” said Dianne Paragas, director of Yellow Rose on the red carpet at the opening night of the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival held at the Asia Society. Yellow Rose is the directorial debut of…
LOS ANGELES-based Filipino American a cappella group The Filharmonic on Tuesday night, July 30, showcased their talents as they performed famed ballads and bops on the “Late Late Show with James Corden.” “Whenever I turn the radio on now all I’m getting on the radio are like slow boring ballads — do you know what…
Sanders, Warren defend Medicare for All and other highlights from the second Democratic debate IF the first round of debates in June were an introduction to the candidates running for the 2020 Democratic nomination, the second round of Democratic debates this week in Detroit was a cementing of those candidates’ stances and policies. On Wednesday,…
