Save your place in line with mobile check-in express

by Annie Walters Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Nevada Our Mobile Check-In Express feature makes it easier to check in if you must visit a Social Security office. To use Mobile Check-In Express, scan the QR code located at your local Social Security office.    This will allow you to check in for: Scheduled and…

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‘Medicare is Better Than Ever’ tour rolls into Las Vegas

Tour educates seniors about lower drug prices  LAS VEGAS, NV — On Day 17 of Protect Our Care’s “Medicare is Better Than Ever” tour, Founder and President of the Asian Community Development Council Vida Lin, Dr. Yoojin Lee Sedera, and Medicare beneficiary German Cabansag joined Protect Our Care for an event in Las Vegas to…

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Reminder to check for safety

HAVING set back your clocks back one hour earlier due to the end of Daylight Saving Time, consider doing five more things to keep your family safe. Check all your home’s smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure they are working, and check fire extinguishers to make sure they are not expired. At most, it…

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Philippine stint at Tourism Expo Japan 2023 reaches PHP297 million in sales

Osaka, Japan – The Philippines’ participation at Tourism Expo Japan (TEJ) 2023 garnered impressive negotiated sales leads amounting to around PHP297,833,650.00 during its four-day run on 26-29 October 2023 at INTEX Osaka, Japan. Through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines and the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) Osaka, the country’s delegation at TEJ sustained its…

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[COLUMN] Where is my America?

In 1936 when I was born, my parents knew I was a boy and that I was a he, for people then had common sense and accepted natural order. Today, there is a debate about he and she, him and her, amidst confusion on when and what to say, where even a Supreme Court Justice…

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‘Poor Yella Rednecks,’ Maureen Sebastian, and the power of immigrant stories

Maureen Sebastian’s name graces the marquee as one of the lead actors in “Poor Yella Rednecks,” the sequel to Qui Nguyen’s acclaimed play, “Vietgone.” This gripping new production masterfully unravels the complexities of immigrant life in the 1980s, offering a fresh perspective on the Asian-American experience. Sebastian’s role in the play resonates deeply with her…

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Atty. Gurfinkel answers immigration questions from Kapamilya at Little Manila in Woodside, New York on Citizen Pinoy

LEADING U.S. Immigration Attorney Michael J. Gurfinkel and the Citizen Pinoy team head to Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, New York, to talk to Kapamilya, who asks immigration questions on Citizen Pinoy’s latest edition of “Your Tanong, My Sagot.” Woodside is one of the neighborhoods with the largest Filipino population in the state of New…

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PCGSF approves 2,928 overseas voting applications filed in Q3 2023

SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco approved 2,928 overseas voting (OV) applications filed from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023, during the hearing of the Consulate’s Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) on October 16, 2023. The Consulate’s RERB has so far approved a total of 6,721 OV applications since registration of overseas voters…

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Accelerating America’s green transition: Igniting the future with APLFI’s electric mechanic scholarship

THE Apl.de.Ap Foundation International (APLFI) gears up to supercharge America’s green future! With excitement, APLFI announces the Electric Mechanic Scholarship. This initiative provides financial aid and strategically bridges the pressing skills gap in the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) landscape, a sector ready for dynamic expansion. U.S. EV market landscape: PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts a tenfold boost in the U.S….

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Fil-Am artist Paul Pfeiffer to have first US retrospective at MOCA

Exhibit runs Nov. 12, 2023-June 16, 2024 LOS ANGELES — The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) proudly presents Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom, the multidisciplinary artist’s first U.S. retrospective. From era-defining early videos to recent, genre-breaking works in photography, installation, and sculpture, the exhibition brings together more than thirty works spanning Pfeiffer’s…

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UNESCO Gastronomy City citation for Iloilo boosts gastro, creative tourism

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco congratulates Iloilo City for its inclusion in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for Gastronomy on Wednesday (Nov. 1). “The Department of Tourism extends its sincerest congratulations to Iloilo City, under the leadership of Mayor Jerry Treñas, for its remarkable…

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Philippines, Japan ink deal on tourism cooperation

Manila, Philippines—The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Japanese Government’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLITT) have signed a landmark agreement that is seen to expand opportunities for tourism development between the two countries. This, as DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and MLIT Minister His Excellency Tetsuo Saito signed a Memorandum of Cooperation…

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