Should you file single, separate, or joint tax returns for a green card?
OUR tax laws give you choices of filing status to prepare your income tax returns. Which one is appropriate for a married person petitioning (or being petitioned by) your spouse?…
Reflecting on the Beautiful Life Celebration’s past awardees
Through the years, the Beautiful Life Celebration has been recognizing individuals, youth, organizations, and couples who have shaped and influenced their communities in extraordinary ways. Now that the organization is…
No makeup, just lighting
[Editor’s Note: A version of this column was previously published in June 2012] Bryce National Park in Southern Utah is known for its red rock spires and amphitheaters of columns….
Newsroom shooting in Maryland: Blood on your hands, President Trump
“Journalists like all Americans should be free of the fear of being violently attacked while doing their jobs,” President Donald Trump said on Friday, June 29, a day after Jarrod…
ACA protections for sick patients still popular despite gop’s efforts to end them
by Jordan Rau Even as many Republicans continue to back a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a majority of GOP voters want to retain a core consumer protection of…
Defendants in diapers? Immigrant toddlers ordered to appear in court alone
by Christina Jewett and Shefali Luthra As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the border, immigrant children as young as 3 are being ordered into court for…
Under pressure, Calif. lawmakers ban soda taxes for 12 years
California’s cities and counties will be barred from adopting soda taxes for the next 12 years under a legislative deal that marks a big victory for the influential beverage industry…
Amid immigration debate, several Filipinos arrested by ICE
Filipino green card holder detained for decade-old conviction WITH the current administration’s efforts to tighten immigration enforcement in the United States, several reports are emerging that Filipinos have been part…
House rejects GOP compromise immigration bill
WITH the ongoing immigration debate in the United States, another bill seeking to address several immigration issues failed to push through this week. Despite President Donald Trump’s last-minute call to…
Aklan gov, 16 others face graft over Boracay neglect
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative charges against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling, and 15 other municipal officials on Wednesday,…
Diokno: PH economy one of region’s fastest-growing
The Philippine economy is “bound to be one of the fastest, if not the fastest-growing economy in the fastest-growing region in the world,” Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday,…
Chef Jessie and Chef Roberto special dinner
Wine is the perfect accompaniment for life experiences — everything is made more special and intimate with a glass of it. Which is how Chef Jessie Sincioco and Chef Musaro…
CHR, PNP agree to meet on anti-tambay policy
Officials of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have agreed to set up a meeting so they can discuss the rules of the police’s…
Malacañang: Aquino militarized West PH Sea
Malacañang on Monday, June 25, said it was former President Benigno Aquino III’s administration that first militarized the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which led to the heightened Chinese…
SolGen: Constitution does not allow same-sex marriage
GOVERNMENT lawyers remained steadfast in their opposition to the petition seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines. According to Solicitor General Jose Calida, the petition should be dismissed due…
Left main: A killer
Heart attack is a vicious killer, responsible for one death every 34 seconds in the United States alone. Among Americans, more than 2,500 succumb to heart disease every day, and…
July 2018 priority dates
Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment based categories. A…
Pres. Duterte: ‘Your God is not my God’
President Rodrigo Duterte, on Monday, June 25, remained resolute in his belief that God is “stupid” but clarified that he was insulting the God of his critics. “Your God is…
Malacañang sides with DepEd, opposing mandatory drug tests for elementary students
Malacañang said on Monday, June 25, that it would not support the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) proposal to make drug tests mandatory for students as young as 10 years…
Ombudsman indicts Abaya over MRT mess
FORMER Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio “Jun” Abaya and 16 others has been charged by the office of the Ombudsman with graft and corruption before the Sandiganbayan, citing anomalies in the…
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon visits successful minority owned small business during nationwide tour
AMIDST a busy schedule, wrestling magnate turned Cabinet member Linda McMahon made way through an also busy Porto’s Bakery & Cafe in Glendale, California — her last stop in visiting…
Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump’s travel ban
Asian American community reacts to the decision to allow the so-called “Muslim ban” THE Trump administration scored a major victory on Tuesday, June 26, when the Supreme Court decided to…