Filipino-American Voters Education Forum in Chicago
CHICAGO 11 September 2018 – Aimed to inform the Filipino-American electorate in Illinois on the significance of elections and their right to suffrage, a voters’ education forum was held at…
DOT awards green hotels, resorts
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Department of Tourism (DOT), in close collaboration with Austria-based research and development organization, Center for Appropriate Technology, identified twenty-seven (27) hotels and resorts as awardees for this year’s…
Disclosure and characterization of overseas assets in divorce
IN a divorce proceeding, people sometimes have a misconception that the only assets or properties that have to disclose assets and properties situated in California. Even worst, sometimes parties even…
Preparing for your restraining order hearing at court
IN the last column, we covered how to obtain a domestic violence restraining order. In short, a domestic violence restraining order is a legal document from the court that states…
Globetrotting with Filipino-French entrepreneur’s lifestyle brand Oneculture
TWO years ago Anthony Alvarez left a plum investment banking job in London to follow his childhood dream of starting his own clothing company. An avid traveler — coupled with…
Kelsey Merritt becomes first Fil-Am to walk in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Increased diversity in the fashion world welcomes inclusion of Asian models In the world of modeling, walking in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is a coveted dream, a rite of…
Nietes vs Palicte fight ends in questionable split draw
The older and smaller Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes used his boxing craftiness to break down Aston Palicte who was on survival mode in the last round during their World Boxing Organization…
Filipino family charged with numerous violations at adult and child care facilities
Most of victims were Filipino, said Attorney General Becerra The Filipino owners of six Bay Area adult and child day care facilities were charged last week for numerous violations including human…
Makati court defers DOJ motion amid Trillanes arrest
THE Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 150 on Monday, September 10 has scheduled a hearing later this week, declining the omnibus motion of the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
US National Security Adviser: ICC is ‘already dead to us’
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, September 11 said that it will continue to do its work “undeterred,” after the United States criticized the court’s legitimacy. “The ICC, as…
The bucket list: Face the fear of public speaking
(13th of a series) ”…Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.” — Mark Twain WHAT is your greatest fear? Some say that for most…
Delinquent tax debt could mean revocation of your passport
IN February 2018, the IRS started certification of individuals with delinquent tax debt to the State Department. How will the IRS certification impact you? • Upon receipt of certification. The…
Admiral John McCain and the unprecedented PH Dollar Remittance Program
(Part 1 of 3) We were out of town on speaking engagements and attending meetings in the Middle East, South Asia, and last week in Seoul when the bemedalled and…
California to run on 100% clean electricity by 2045
Gov. Brown signs new bill that aims to combat damaging effects of climate change Governor Jerry Brown signed two measures on Monday, Sept. 10 aiming to convert California to 100…
Pres. Duterte discusses national issues during a ‘tête-à-tête’ with Panelo
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, September 11, addressed the country with varied matters of national importance during a “tête-à-tête” with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo in Malacañang. Initially,…
PH Consulate General in Honolulu Visits Filipino Fishermen
HONOLULU 11 September 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu visited Filipino fishermen at Pier 17 on 28 August 2018 to donate basketballs and new long-sleeved shirts. The Consulate…
DTM showcases PHL ‘ultimate underwater tourism’
Philippine Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat led in welcoming hundreds of international and local diving enthusiasts to the 4th edition of Diving Resorts and Travel (DRT) at the SM…
The memories of Dion Santos from Bong-Prada Lim
THIS week I would like to pay tribute to our dear friend Dion. He was a well-known entertainer, a fashionista, and a friend, not just to me but to a…
Adeva-Galano Boda de Oro
Third in three generations BODA de Oro is Spanish for Golden Wedding Anniversary. It is a landmark event in a married couple’s life worthy of a meaningful celebration. To have…
Does shrinking IRS budget reduce your chance of being audited?
YES, shrinking budget reduces your chance of getting grilled by the IRS. • The main reason for the decline: IRS budget and staff levels are down. • Tax collectors are…
Single mom seeks Chapter 7 relief from $60K credit cards
THE client is 50 and got divorced 10 years ago. Her ex-husband decided that working was not good for him so he just disappeared. They had one daughter that client…
Reinstatement for surviving beneficiaries of an I-130 petition filed by a deceased relative
”In your case, it appears you are eligible to obtain a green card. You are a principal beneficiary of an I-130 petition filed by your US citizen mother.” DEAR Attorney…
Are you paying your employer’s costs of doing business?
(Your rights to reimbursements may be significant) Q: AS part of my work, I travel to clients using my own car and I pay for gas. I also make several…
Disclosure and characterization of overseas assets in divorce
IN a divorce proceeding, people sometimes have a misconception that the only assets or properties that have to disclose assets and properties situated in California. Even worst, sometimes parties even…
Ephphatha! be opened!
THIS Sunday’s Gospel presents Jesus’s miraculous healing of a deaf man (Mark 7:31-37) . As Jesus took the deaf man off by himself away from the crowd, he put his…
Here’s how you can 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…
The “red” stories of martyrs’ sacrifice of one’s life so others might live
“Yes, Martial Law is now over. The cruel tyrant had died. But there were other perpetrators during this gruesome era, and many of them are still around today. Now, they…
Meet the three Pinoys named on the 2018 “Asia 21 Young Leaders” list
Three young Filipino professionals were selected for the 2018 class of the Asia Society’s “Asia 21 Young Leaders Program,” joining other young Asian Pacific Islander (API) leaders for the 13th…