WORLD-renowned Boracay island opened its doors to visitors on Friday, October 26, six months after it closed for rehabilitation. President Rodrigo Duterte previously called the hot spot a “cesspool” due to overcrowding and the disregard for environmental safety and standards. Given the circumstances at the time, he ordered that the island be shut down in…
The majority of Filipinos have a positive outlook on the current climate in the Philippines, the Social Weather Stations’ (SWS) latest survey has revealed. Results from the September 2018 survey found that 75 percent of adult Filipinos view the country is heading in the “right direction.” Only 22 percent said the country is in the…
When Ricky Nierva was a young boy, he loved to draw. Inspired by the cartoons he would rush home to watch as a kid, he would draw pictures on his bedpost, around his room and the walls of his home. His mother, instead of forbidding him to draw altogether, came home one day with stacks…
THE Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) on Wednesday, October 24, found a total of P20 increase in daily minimum wage to be the “acceptable” amount for workers to recover from the lost of purchasing power brought by inflation. This is said to be way below the P344 wage increase that the labor group Associated…
LOS ANGELES became the first city in California to receive $85 million in state funds for projects aimed at reducing homelessness, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced this week. The city received $85 million, its full disbursement of state Homeless Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) dollars, which will be used to fund two A Bridge Home projects — one in…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, October 25 fired all commissioners and department heads of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) amid controversy that P6.8 billion worth of shabu was uncovered. Upon the discovery of shabu in four magnetic lifters in Cavite, Duterte commanded the dismissal of BOC executives in his speech during the anniversary of…
“We used to be able to manage with the belief that the physical art object was the end product of art, and the process of art was everything that went into achieving it. In this view, the artist, the visionary capacity, reaches into a realm less accessible to normal perception and, through acquired technique, translates…
The National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW), labor organizations and human rights advocacy groups on Wednesday, October 24, started their joint fact-finding investigation on the massacre of nine farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Karapatan, a human rights advocacy group, named the initiative — National Fact-Finding Mission (NFFM) — which delves into the facts of…
“It is important to realize that all people living in the United States, including undocumented immigrants, have certain U.S. Constitutional rights.” RECENTLY, our office has noticed growing concern in the community about the possibility of immigration (ICE) agents unexpectedly knocking on the door of your home. Our office has received a lot of inquiry as…
ON October 10, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially posted proposed changes to public charge regulations in the Federal Register. They are not final, and are open for public comment for 60 days, until December 10, 2018. The proposed rules change the public charge test and expand the number of public benefit programs…
IN private homes, we learn yet of another world — of quiet angels with gentle hearts that back home used to be teachers, bank tellers, office workers, civil engineers, registered nurses, and certified nurse aids, who handle with special acrobatic grace and cold arrogance, the fine dignity of their “clients” last moments. Not to torment…
AND as he was leaving Jericho along with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, son of Timaeus sat at the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him…
YES, definitely! These are the best of times to invest in the stock market. If you are not trading stocks now, you are missing the longest bull run in history. It may not be too late. We may still have a year or two before the party is over. Returns have been awesome. The internet…
ESTABLISHING parentage rights for Moms is a lot easier than establishing one for unmarried Dads. Moms can establish this by simply showing proof of her having given birth to the child. Family Code §7610. Establishing parentage rights, including custody and visitation rights, becomes more problematic with unmarried Dads because proving yourself as the biological father…
TRISTAN Do worked as a mechanical engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Company for eight years without any issues. However, that changed when he started reporting to a new supervisor who unfairly singled him out for performance deficiencies. Do believed that his status as a gay man played a role in the supervisor’s harassing…
“Creditors have to pay lawyers to file the lawsuits and get the judgment and liens. They cost money as everyone knows. Trump paid his personal lawyer Cohen hundreds of thousands of legal fees Lawyers cost money. That’s a fact of life.” THE client is 71. Her husband died five years ago, so she lives with her unmarried…
“Bankruptcy is never a fun thing to do or just an easy way out for people who simply want to run away from their obligations. The fact is that most people want to do the right thing and pay their creditors but their situation has gotten so bad that without bankruptcy, they would simply be…
CESAR SAYOC JR. is the name of the person who sent bombs by mail to former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former VP Joe Biden, former Attorney General Eric Holder, Representative Maxine Waters, actor Robert de Niro, CNN, and George Soros, the billionaire investor who has been supporting progressive and liberal…
BRUSSELS 24 October 2018 —Newly-installed Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. met with members of the Filipino community in two separate events in Brussels on 19 and 20 October 2018, following his participation at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in the Belgian capital. In the event organized by the Philippine Embassy in Brussels on…
Four Filipino Americans have a chance to make history and be elected to the United States Congress in the upcoming midterm elections next month. Jennifer Zimmerman, who immigrated to the United States 25 years ago, will face Republican Matt Gaetz for Florida’s District 1 seat. Zimmerman — or Dr. Z as she is known in…
BORACAY ISLAND, AKLAN, PHILIPPINES – Tourism Chief Bernadette Romulo-Puyat urges visitors to respect and observe local regulations to help protect and preserve Boracay Island. Puyat made the appeal during the much-awaited reopening of the island, stressing the importance of a collective effort from the island’s residents and its visitors alike. “As we welcome a Better…
IT was, indeed, an indisputably far-fetched fete that ineradicably marked the elegant celebration of PACCAL’s 26th Founding Anniversary and Awards Night at the posh ballroom of the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Newark, New Jersey last Sunday, October 21, 2018. PACCAL, (Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League, Inc.) in its effort to relentlessly endorse the truest…
Measure T, on the Nov. 6 ballot, would put $650 million into upgrading San Jose’s aging infrastructure that puts our communities at risk. Many of our bridges and overpasses are old and deteriorating, and at risk of collapse in earthquake. Two of our City’s re stations are falling apart and one of them is at…
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Tuesday, October 23, that the government’s fight against illegal drugs will remain continuous as it reported the 110,395 anti-drug operations conducted from July 2016 to September 2018. “There is no slowing down in the operations since the aim is for the country to have drug-free barangays,” PDEA…
