Urdaneta By-pass Road to open in 2019
Locals and tourists will soon experience a faster and seamless travel in Pangasinan as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) aims to complete the construction of a new…
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PCOO launches Mindanao media hub
DAVAO CITY – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Thursday, May 3, launched a media hub which aims to strengthen its communication services in Mindanao. The launching of the…
Inspiration in Abundance at SM Home’s First Ever Home and Design Fair
SM Home recently staged the SM Home Turnover Fair at the SMX Aura. The fair was free and open to the public. It was the popular home store’s biggest and…
PH favored to host Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Boracay
AN organizer of the 2016 Miss Universe in the Philippines shared that the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) has approached them again for a possible restaging of the beauty pageant’s 2018…
Is the Filipino diet healthy?
Today, more than ever, people are more health conscious, and since food greatly impacts our health, we are also interested to know if the food we eat is healthy, and…
Immigration news updates: DACA and visa applications
“The DS-260 Immigrant Visa Application are very important submissions and should be reviewed and answered carefully by the applicant.” UPDATES on DACA. Last week, the U.S. District Court…
It is now easier for fathers to transmit citizenship to children out of wedlock
U.S. immigration law allows citizen parents to “transmit” or pass on U.S. citizenship to their children born abroad, provided certain requirements are met. One requirement for U.S. citizen fathers to…
Honoring the inspiration of Fil-Am nurses this National Nurses Week
Every year, the United States celebrates National Nurses Week from May 6 to May 12 (the birthday of modern nursing pioneer, Florence Nightingale), to honor the over four million nurses…
UST Hosts Cultural Exchange Program With Samroiyod Wittayakham School, Thailand.
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) through the Office of Public Affairs headed by its Director, Assoc. Prof. Giovanna V. Fontanilla, APR, with the UST Junior High School (UST JHS)…
A month before the June primary, CA gubernatorial candidates participate in first ever APA-focused debate
Five of the top six candidates discuss immigration, public education, affordable housing and climate change policy With a little more than a month before California’s June 5 primary for the…
Family caregivers finally get a break – and extra coaching
WASHINGTON — For today, there are no doctor’s visits. No long afternoons with nothing to do. No struggles over bathing — or not. At the National Gallery of Art in…
Workers’ health, safety, and pay are among the casualties of Trump’s war on regulations — Economic Policy Institute
MAY DAY. May 1 is International Workers’ Day, a day when many countries around the world commemorate the working class of their nation. The “obrero” or workers and their supporters…
Angels among us
“ I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I’m not sure who that is but they really work hard.” – Mattie Stepanek Author, “Heartsongs” DO…
Solar energy credit for residential 2
SEC 25C refers to the $500 home or residential energy efficient credit expired after 2016. Sec 25D refers to the solar electric and solar water heating systems residential energy efficient…
Four self-care tips for nurses
Being a nurse can be among the most rewarding career choices. As a nurse, you’re responsible for the day-to-day comfort and well-being of a wide range of ill patients. But…
Glendale Community College’s nursing program seeks to fill demand for nurses
Filipina-American nursing student Maria Riel Nullas lives in Cerritos, California, but has commuted to Glendale for the past two years to attend classes. She was accepted to several nursing programs…
President Duterte declares deployment ban in Kuwait permanent
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Sunday, April 29, announced that the ban on the deployment of workers in Kuwait will stay permanently. “There will be no more recruitment for —…
President Duterte thanks Singapore gov’t for moral authority in hosting OFWs
SINGAPORE—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, thanked the Singaporean government for its moral authority in hosting the 180,000 Filipinos living and working here as he wrapped up his Singapore…
President Duterte extends help to single mother OFW in Singapore
SINGAPORE — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, has granted the wishes of a household service worker here who wanted to return home and start a small business. President…
President Duterte secures $185M in investment pledges from Singapore
Singapore — President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the signing of US$185.7 million worth of investment agreements with Singaporean companies on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit…