On traveling and shattering “borders”
“BORDERS? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people,” Thor Heyerdahl, the famous Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer, once said. Heyerdahl is…
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How does IRS score your tax returns for audit?
E-Filed Returns: • Electronic data are transmitted to a centralized Submission Processing Center. • Tax preparation software assigns a unique 14-digit Declaration Control Number to each return. • A unique…
If you have debt problems, where did they come from?
I WAS counseling someone the other day in my office. He looked shocked and confused as we sorted through all the credit card statements on my desk and added up…
Kevin Belingon Dominates Martin Nguyen To Win One Interim Bantamweight World Championship
27 July 2018 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), electrified the packed Mall of Asia Arena with another evening of authentic…
How loyal are we to truth?
“Some journalists, sad to say, equate objectivity with neutrality. They let both sides of the warring fence say their version of the ‘truth,’ no matter how misleading, and let the…
Gary Lewis & The Playboys: sustaining a 6-decade musical journey
LEGENDARY icon Jerry Lewis and equally iconic heir, Gary, had indubitably established and duly substantiated the popular adage, “The fruit won’t fall far from the tree…” and that while the…
Catholic bishops criticize Sister Fox’s deportation
Filipino bishops expressed their dismay over the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) order to deport the 71-year-old Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox on the grounds of being an undesirable alien and…
Pro-Arroyo bloc to leave PDP for party led by Sara Duterte
Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo’s election as speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, July 23, not only surprised the entire nation, but also posed as a grave threat to…
From business journalist to social entrepreneur
MAD Travel co-founder Tom Graham shares journey towards social tourism platform Whether it’s family, friends, pristine beaches, food, shopping, or business — people find themselves in the Philippines for a number of…
Philippine trade agency hosts seminar on job creation and entrepreneurship in LA
LOS ANGELES — In an effort to uplift the jobs market in the Philippines, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center and the Philippine Consulate General of LA hosted a “Trabaho,…
How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?
by Alex Smith Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters in such other…
How the US-Mexico border wall affects the environment
Thousands from international science community warn of wall’s consequences Efforts on the proposal to continue construction along the U.S. and Mexico border has without a doubt negatively impacted thousands of lives,…
Top Trump health official takes swipes at ACA, single-payer in enemy territory
by Chad Terhune SAN FRANCISCO — Stepping into the land of the Trump resistance, Seema Verma flatly rejected California’s pursuit of single-payer health care as unworkable and dismissed the Affordable…
PH falls third in air pollution deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Philippines ranks third in mortality rate caused by air pollution. In an article from Rappler, a WHO study revealed that the Philippines…
SM Cares forum tackles disaster preparedness for youth with disabilities
More than a hundred participants in wheelchairs, crutches and accompanied by caregivers, attended the first Emergency Preparedness Forum at the SMX Convention Center. Hosted by SM Cares, the Corporate Social…
Kevin Belingon Happy to Inspire Hope in the Younger Generation
Being a martial artist recognized as one of the best in the world brings with it a lot of influence, perhaps even more so than athletes sometimes realize. The willingness…
Sen. Binay: It’s time for Boracay to have a ‘reboot’
Sen. Nancy Binay today said the recommendation of the Task Force Boracay to revoke and suspend all Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs) and business permits of establishments operating in Boracay may…
Ringstar CEO and Boxing Promoter Scott Farrell Wants to Co-Promote Pacquiao’s Next Fight, If Pacquiao is Willing
26 JULY 2018 – SINGAPORE: Ringstar Boxing, Asia’s fastest growing sports media property, headed by its Founder & CEO Scott Farrell, has just announced his intention to co-produce Manny Pacquiao’s…
GACCE’s “Allegories”: Staying true to the story through the arts
Exhibit runs until September 14 A PICTURE or a painting may be inanimate, but it can always tell a whole story. Even the most abstract painting can be interpreted in…
MILF welcomes ratification of Bangsamoro law
AL-HAJ Murad Ebrahim, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman, celebrated the impending signing of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), after it was ratified by the Philippine House of Representatives on…
Philippines ranked Asia’s most dangerous country for environment defenders
International non-government organization The Global Witness said 48 environmental campaigners were murdered in the Philippines last year — making the country the most dangerous for environmental defenders in Asia. It’s…
Senators slam Arroyo’s election as Speaker
FORMER President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s election as Speaker of the House of representatives was slammed by her critics on Tuesday, July 24, as they claimed it might be part of a…
USCIS officers given greater authority to deny immigration applications
SHORTLY after issuing a policy memorandum that significantly expands its authority to issue Notices to Appear (NTAs) referring individuals to immigration court for deportation proceedings, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…
You could face deportation/removal if your case or extension is denied
In a previous article, I wrote about USCIS issuing a Policy Memorandum (PM) about the various categories of cases where a person could face deportation/removal if USCIS denied their petition,…
The departure lounge
LAST year, my wife, Farida, and I were out to lunch with some friends, the youngest ones in their early 70s. During our conversation, a surgical colleague, UP Class ’57,…