Duterte abolishes Road Board
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law an act that abolishes the Road Board that he had once referred to as a “milking cow” of corrupt officials. Duterte on March…
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Vital medical tips
B wise, B safe Vitamin B is one of the most essential vitamins our body needs, but excess of this vitamin is unhealthy. Many food items in the market are…
Court denies Trillanes’ plea to stop reopened rebellion case
Lawyers on Monday, March 18, blocked Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s motion for partial reconsideration before the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office on his sedition case over his alleged provoking comments in…
Philippines steps up drive against trafficking of minors
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday, March 18, started to step up its drive against the trafficking of Filipino minors in the wake of reports that trafficking syndicates…
April 2019 priority dates
EACH month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment-based categories. A priority…
Boost your ride with exclusive promos at the Manila International Auto Show 2019
Apart from ensuring that one’s vehicle is well-maintained and equipped with emergency kits and tools, part of the fun of owning a car is the variety of upgrades and accessories…
Fil-Am arrested in PH for child pornography
Filipino-American Joel Aquino Pasay was arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga on Saturday, March 16, due to his indictment from the United States District Court of Nevada for child pornography charges….
2019-2020 PRSP Board of Directors inducted
DOT Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat leads oath-taking ceremony Officers and Directors of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) for 2019-2020 took their Oath of Office on March 11 at…
PH DOT to host Puerto Galera boat tilt
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Tourism (DOT), in partnership with the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) and the Municipality of Puerto Galera, will be holding the Inaugural Hong Kong to…
Woman on a mission: How this Fil-Am engineer rose through the ranks at NASA
“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…
Filipina-American millennial confirmed to LA Board of Public Works
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: ICC officials barred from entering country if caught probing drug war
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…
Int’l lawyers note ‘severe’ rights violation vs PH lawyers
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…
Manila Water apologizes for water interruptions, takes blame for shortage
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…
Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high: It’s not just the economy, character matters too
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…
‘America Adjacent’: The play’s lessons on light and love
“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…
LAX breaks ground on $4.9 billion airport train
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),…
The Power of A Woman Who Forgives
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…
Wangzha Shangzun Truly Transcends the Ordinary
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…
New History Channel series follows legendary World War II treasure in the Philippines
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…
Duterte names 46 politicians on narco-list
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…
11 Tax changes for individuals
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…
PWDs in PH continue to face discrimination
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…
Fil-Am UC Irvine student confirmed to have died from alcohol poisoning
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…
Rape cases linked to PH drug war – US report
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…
Newsom grants reprieve to 737 California death row inmates
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…
Seniors need Chapter 7 relief for $50K various unsecured debt
“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…
Republicans in Congress rebuke Trump to defend the Constitution
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…