What’s new: Year-end review and planning
1. TAX identity theft is a significant threat. Fraudsters are more sophisticated and large breaches happening so frequently like the 2017 Equifax incident which affected many Americans, so beware if…
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Christ is the reason for every season
“No Santa Claus? Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, may 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of…
Trump embroiled in a growing web of investigations and legal cases: What’s next for the president and the US?
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s quotable soundbites during the 2016 U.S. presidential elections campaign trail as compiled by TIME: “She’s likely to be under investigation for criminality for a very, very long…
Health care is where the jobs are: But what kind of jobs?
by Rachel Bluth More Americans are now employed in health care than in any other industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tallies job creation, says that for most of…
Duterte thanks US for returning Balangiga bells
AFTER 117 years in the United States’ possession, the Balangiga bells made their way home to Balangiga, Eastern Samar. President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, December 15, witnessed the turnover of…
Melissa Ramoso sworn in as only woman and Fil-Am on Artesia City Council
Melissa Ramoso was sworn into the Artesia City Council as the only woman and Fil-Am councilmember on Monday, December 10, after receiving over 1,700 votes during the election period. “I…
Filipina Miss Universe titleholders celebrate Catriona Gray’s victory
Miss Universe titleholders for the Philippines, Gloria Diaz (1969), Margie Moran (1973) and Pia Wurtzbach (2015), expressed their congratulatory remarks to Catriona Gray as she claimed the fourth crown for…
DOT statement on Miss Universe 2018
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and the Department of Tourism (DOT) family joins the Filipino nation in conveying joyful and proud congratulations to our very own newly-crowned Miss Universe 2018 Catriona…
Philippines’ Catriona Gray crowned Miss Universe 2018
The Philippines’ Catriona Gray was crowned Miss Universe 2018 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday, December 17. The fans went wild as 2017 Miss Universe Demi Leigh…
Antique Harvest Fair
IN PHOTOS: The closing ceremony of the Antique Harvest marks the last day of another successful food and travel fair. It showcases the best of agri-based and community-based tourism products…
ATM: Inaugural flight send-off ceremony
ATM: Inaugural flight send-off ceremony from San Jose, Antique to Clark, Pampanga. Among those in attendance are Tourism Assistant Secretary Roberto Alabado III, Education Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla, and Antique Governor…
DOT ready for Balangiga Bells tourists
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat today assured that the Balangiga Bells would be a historical treasure that will be preserved for all the world and future generations to…
PPC holds Induction & Inaugural Ball and Holiday Celebration
The Pangasinan Presidents Club (PPC) USA, club of past presidents of towns and cities organizations from Pangasinan, held its second Induction & Inaugural Ball and Holiday Celebration last Saturday, December…
Fixing the energies in your home (Part I of II)
AFTER talking about negative energies/entities and how to protect against them, let us now move towards clearing our own homes. The home is where we stay, eat, sleep and spend…
Warren Buffett’s five lessons for ordinary investors
LET’S learn some tips from the greatest investor of all time – Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Omaha. 1. Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are…
Do you have too much debt?
HOW can you answer a question like this? Let’s comment about debt. The Bible says that one should neither be a lender or a borrower. It does not seem to…
Reinstatement for surviving beneficiaries of an I-130 petition filed by a deceased relative
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…
Managers, supervisors and administrators are not automatically exempt from overtime
A GROUP of Assistant Branch Managers, who worked for JPMorgan Chase in California, sued the bank in a class action claiming they were misclassified as exempt employees. Because of the…
Get out of debt safely and legally
ARE you sick and tired of being in debt and having bad credit? Do you want to start over but simply don’t know where to begin? Is filing bankruptcy an…
Dr. Erlinda Grey on the human splendor of medicine
THIS piece began as an act of friendship. It was conversation-interview supposed to draw a portrait of Dr. Linda Grey without physical features. Everyone knows this already: to describe…
Spotlight on Filipina journalist Maria Ressa: One of ‘The Guardians’ of truth honored as Time Magazine ‘Person of the Year’
TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year 2018 honored journalists worldwide who have been harassed, imprisoned, or even killed just because they were doing their sacred responsibility of reporting the truth…
The Grinch who took Christ out of Christmas
“And so it came to pass that a choir of elves appeared in the night sky singing, ‘We bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all…
Jose Antonio Vargas: From Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist to an American author and immigration reform advocate
“My mother wanted to give me a better life, so she sent me thousands of miles away to live with her parents in America — my grandfather (Lolo in Tagalog)…
Trillanes leaves PH for US and Europe trip
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has reportedly left the country for trips to the United States and Europe on Tuesday, December 11, via an EVA Air flight at the Ninoy Aquino…
House seeks Diokno ouster over 2019 budget irregularities
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, December 12, adopted a resolution calling for the resignation of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to quit his post. This is a day after he…
Lorenzana: Paolo Duterte’s ouster list is ‘fake news’
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday, December 12, called the list of people allegedly conniving to unseat President Rodrigo Duterte posted by former Davao City vice mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte…
Study: Asian American students have highest amount of unmet financial aid need
Asian Americans remain the fastest growing population in the U.S., but recently released data by the U.S. Department of Education shows that Asian American students have the largest gap between…
New FCC rules might block proposed text message tax in California
A California commission’s proposal to tax text messages met with strong pushback This week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) filed a proposal for a statewide “texting tax” that, if…
Pacquiao pushes for tobacco tax to aid healthcare bill
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, December 12, reiterated his call to increase the excise tax on tobacco products to P60 per pack as he pushed for the Senate Bill No….