“I REALLY wasn’t interested in space,” confesses Josephine Santiago-Bond, while reflecting on her engineering education during a recent interview with the Asian Journal. The Filipina-American engineer never anticipated that her experiences…
LOS ANGELES — A high-ranking Filipina American in City Hall is now a commissioner on the Board of Public Works. Jessica Caloza was confirmed to the position on Tuesday, March…
Malacañang on Monday, March 18, said International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and prosecutors would be barred from entering the Philippines if the nature of their visit is for conducting a…
A panel of international lawyers on Monday, March 18, said there has been a “sharp increase” of rights violations against Filipino lawyers, prosecutors, and judges since the start of the…
Water supply concessionaire Manila Water on Monday, March 18, apologized to its customers for the unexpected water service interruptions that affected many households in Metro Manila and Rizal province. Manila…
President Donald Trump: “Why will they impeach me? I am doing a great job?” To which his supporters and fans say, “The American people elected Trump not because he is…
“THE man who is ‘fighting for his rights’ is working in the wrong way. The only way to be sure that we get our ‘rights’ in life is, to ‘plug…
Largest contract in city history to create more than 2,000 construction jobs LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday, March 14, broke ground on the Automated People Mover (APM),…
Off-Broadway show “Miracle in Rwanda” marks 25 years since the end of the Rwandan Genocide; Play written and co-created by Leslie Lewis, daughter of Fil-Am businesswoman and philanthropist Loida Nicolas…
In the afternoon of March 6, 2019, peals of thunder could be heard rumbling above the sky of the Holy Miracles Temple, sounding like giant earthquakes and landslides. The rain…
LEGEND has it that during the final months of World War II, Japanese forces constructed underground tunnels in the Philippines to bury treasure worth hundreds of billions of dollars stolen…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, March 14, released the infamous list of politicians allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Duterte read the…
1. Personal exemption eliminated: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act) eliminated personal exemption deductions for yourself, your spouse, or your dependents beginning with your 2018 tax returns (to be…
ACCORDING to the U.S. State Department in its annual human rights report released Thursday, March 14, persons with disabilities (PWD) in the Philippines “continued to face discrimination”in 2018 as a…
Student’s father suspects “fraternity hazing” to be the cause as investigation continues The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed alcohol poisoning to be the cause of death of a Fil-Am…
The United States State Department revealed on Thursday, March 15, that there were at least eight reported cases of rape allegedly perpetrated by 16 policemen between January 2017 and July…
Executive order suspends death penalty as long as he’s governor On Wednesday, March 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that put a temporary moratorium on the state’s…
“Obviously, something else will now have to be chopped off. The credit cards have to be chopped off to free them of having topay $1400 a month. Anyway, they have…
NEWS headlines from recent weeks foreshadow an epiphany in the Republican Party. Finally. More and more Republicans in Congress are standing up to President Donald Trump to protect and defend…
THE U.S .Women Soccer Team (“Women’s Team”) has won a record three World Cup championships, four Olympic gold medals, and many other international competitions. It is the three-time winner of…
“An E-2 Treaty Investor is allowed a maximum initial stay of 2 years, and requests for extension can be obtained in increments of 2 years.” DEAR Attorney Tan, I would…
“If the trust is funded with all your assets, it is possible to administer and distribute the trust assets without any Court involvement at all .” THERE is never the…
“By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by those in authority.” – Chief Justice…
We journeyed to Beirut, Lebanon and then to Homs, Syria from February 25 to March 2, 2019 on invitation by my good friend Alex Fu, a business leader in Australia,…
HAVING four seasons in a year is an idea that is quite foreign to Filipinos who grew up in the Philippines. Back there, we only have dry (summer) and wet…
DO you trust the Lord, especially in times of crisis and uncertainty? Do you believe in His promises of healing, salvation, and new life? Can you take the risk of…
“ This means that most of what you are paying goes to interest alone and you may be stuck in debt for the rest of your life.” WHEN people think…
THE apple that fell far from the tree…one I could only dream of. A perfect newshen. God’s little pencil. I would have taught her to begin each work by having a…
