Democrats win Nevada’s top seats during 2018 midterm elections
As results from the midterm election trickle in, several races around the country have made history, including in Nevada, which saw several top seats turn blue and will now be…
A rundown on how Fil-Am candidates fared in the US midterm elections
By Rae Ann Varona & Joseph L. Peralta / AJPress Fil-Am candidates eye local offices throughout Southern and Northern California As the 2018 midterm elections took place on Tuesday, November…
Inflation flat at 6.7%
According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday, November 6, the unchanged inflation print for the month — despite the growth of consumer goods’ prices remaining elevated in…
From affordable housing to daylight saving time: How California’s 11 propositions fared on Election Day
ON November 6, California voters didn’t just cast their ballots for candidates. They headed to the polls to vote on 11 ballot measures, which covered issues from farm animal confinement…
Midterm election: California maintains the blue majority
Newsom wins gubernatorial race, Pelosi wins re-election as Dems take House and other election results ALTHOUGH the anticipated national “blue wave” that Democrats (and non-Democrats who vowed to vote Democrat…
Feds cracking down on DMV employees giving out fake licenses and permits
While the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has had criminal cases filed against it before, federal authorities have most recently been putting a heavier focus cracking down on its workers…
A majority of Americans say America is headed in the wrong direction and voted for Democrats to win back the House
NOVEMBER 6, 2018 will be recorded in political history as the day of the most consequential midterm elections of our time. As of press time, we now know that a…
CAAP clarifies issue on OFW terminal fee, travel tax refunds
Clarification on the issue regarding Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello’s call for the agency to return the terminal fees and travel taxes collected from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been made…
Polio-like mystery
A scary polio-like disease, which peaked every other year since 2014 and has stumped health officials all over the United States, is causing widespread concerns, especially among parents, in this…
2nd Annual Cinematogrofo Film Festival 2018
by AJPress with interviews by Momar G. Visaya Breaking barriers through film and story telling AFTER a successful first year, ABS-CBN’s Cinematogrofo Film Festival is back to continue to showcase…
Petitioning children of your spouse from a previous marriage
A stepparent may file an immigrant petition for a stepchild even without the stepparent having to legally adopt the stepchild. However, before a stepparent may be able to file an…
California Service Center approves less than 7% of Humanitarian Revalidation requests
I HAVE long suspected that with the way the California Service Center (CSC) adjudicates humanitarian revalidation requests, it is virtually impossible for any beneficiary in the Philippines to qualify. Little or…
Hello? It’s I, Robot, and have I got an insurance plan for you!
by Barbara Feder Ostrov “Anna” will not stop calling. She really, really wants to sell you health insurance. What a lot of consumers really, really want is to smack Anna…
Duterte denies military takeover of BOC
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, November 6, personally denied that he ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to take over the functions of Bureau of Customs (BOC)…
DILG, PNP supports extension of martial law in Mindanao
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday, November 6, expressed his approval of the extension of martial law in Mindanao as he noted that the…
Duterte intensifies illegal drug campaign
Plans to form task force to curb illegal drug trade Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, November 6, revealed that a move to intensify the anti-drug campaigns especially on illegal…
Trial begins over citizenship question on 2020 Census
The trial over the issue of whether people will be asked about their citizenship in the upcoming 2020 census began Monday, November 5, at a federal court in New York…
Fil-Am pipe bomb suspect held without bail in NY
Suspect Cesar Sayoc made first appearance in Manhattan federal court after court hearing in Florida A FEDERAL judge on Tuesday, Nov. 6 has ordered the man suspected of sending more than a…
The Lei Company: Community building and cultural preservation through entrepreneurship
A LEI or a flower garland is more than something you wear around your neck, as it is a message of welcome, congratulations, love, sympathy and many more. Used…
Circles, cycles and the season of our lives
“To everything – turn, turn, turn. There is a season – turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under heaven.” – A song by The Byrds (based on the Book of Ecclesiastes)…
Voter sentiment poll: A majority of Americans say America is headed in the wrong direction
NOVEMBER 6, 2018 will be recorded in political history as the day of the most consequential midterm elections of our time. As of press time, we now know that a…
PH Consulate General in LA Conducts Consular Outreach in Dallas
November 5, 2018 – As part of the government’s efforts to bring its various services closer to Filipinos, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles conducted its 11th consular outreach mission…
Engaging Governments and Political Parties to Govern ‘Green’
Remarks of Former Philippine Speaker Jose de Venecia Founding Chairman and Chairman of Standing Committee, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); Co-Chairman, International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP); Special…
Russia Into The Fold
Remarks of Former Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Jose de Venecia Founding Chairman and Chairman of Standing Committee, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); Co-Chairman, International Association…
Cleansing the aura (Part III of III)
SINCE we spoke of the aura as a field of energy surrounding a living and non-living thing, it follows that this energy is also open to being corrupted. It interacts…
Voters’ issue #1: Health care but Trump responds with lies and scare, hate & divide tactics about immigration
THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS is on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and the issue that voters are most worried about are health care and the economy, based on polls from Pew Research, Gallup…