“It’s a disgrace. It’s, frankly, a real disgrace. It’s an attack on our country, in a true sense. It’s an attack on what we all stand for,” President Donald Trump lamented on Monday, April 9, in response to the news about the FBI raiding the office of Trump’s long-time personal attorney, Michael Cohen. As the New York…
A new study released on Equal Pay Day demonstrates the wage gap along intersectional gender lines Filipina-American Tessy Rivera is a single mother of two daughters. She is currently a case manager at a behavioral health facility in Torrance, California. She’s just like a lot of other single mothers, she says. She gets up very early…
The U.S. Commerce Department recently announced that it will “restore a question about citizenship” to the upcoming 2020 census questionnaire. The move adds to already existing concerns of risking a fair and accurate count of the U.S. population. Advocates pushing for an accurate count have long been addressing issues that would affect proper processes of…
As the recount of 2016 vice presidential polls continues, more wet ballots were discovered in ballot boxes from Naga City, Camarines Sur. Aside from wet ballots, the camp of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said cut grass was also discovered in ballot boxes from the hometown of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo. The…
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is considering the idea of hosting the Miss Universe pageant in 2019 after the rehabilitation of Boracay island. According to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself who suggested the hosting of another Miss Universe pageant in the country to help in reintroducing Boracay to the…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte formally declared war against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, calling the latter his “enemy.” In a press conference on Monday, April 9, at the Davao International Airport, Duterte vowed to do everything in his power to remove the top magistrate from her office. “I’m putting you on notice that I’m now…
The Philippines will urge the United States and China to exercise restraint and resume dialogue in order to prevent a “trade war” between the world’s biggest economies. Expressing concern over the worsening trade conflict between Washington and Beijing, Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana on Monday, April 9, cautioned that there would be…
DID you know that every 35 minutes an older American dies from a traumatic brain and head injuries precipitated by a fall? In fact, each year 2 million American seniors are taken to hospital emergency rooms for fall-related injuries. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “More than one-third of adults age…
THE client is a senior at 67. He is married but has been separated from his wife for some time. He lives with a woman but is not married to her obviously because he is only separated from his wife. You can’t remarry until you have divorced. Separation, whether de facto or legal, does not…
DEAR Attorney Tan,I WOULD like to know if there is any way for my family and I to stay in the US if I invest in a US business. While I do have some money to invest, I do not have the $500k-$1m that I read was necessary to get a green card through investment. …
Q: AFTER 12 weeks of medical leave for a surgery, I suffered new complications and my doctor told me I needed to take more leave time. I told my employer I could not go back to work yet and submitted my doctor’s note. Three days after I was supposed to be due back at work,…
COUPLES get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the issues of the family law case. Divorce is often a difficult and negative experience for most families. However, getting divorce may have some unintended benefits in the immigration law arena. …
* * * Victor Santos Sy graduated Cum Laude from UE with a BBA and from Indiana State University with an MBA. Vic worked with SyCip, Gorres, Velayo (SGV – Andersen Consulting) and Ernst & Young before establishing Sy Accountancy Corporation in Pasadena, California. * * * He has 50 years of…
IF you are struggling to pay your bills every month due to insufficient income and/or excessive expenses, there is a way to make your debts more manageable so you can sleep better at night. Chapter 13 is the section of the US Bankruptcy Code that allows individuals in the United States to reorganize their finances. …
SINCE becoming president, Donald Trump has made several significant changes to make it easier for the government to deport more people. In fact, when he originally announced he was running for president, he stated that there were over 11,000,000 people in the U.S. illegally, and he wanted to deport them all. Among the changes he…
TO be inducted into the Order of the National Artists of the Philippines (Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas) is, doubtless, the apex of one’s achievements in the Arts, specifically, in the fields of Music, Dance, Literature, Visual Arts, Film and Broadcast and Architecture or Allied Arts. Of course, like any activity involving the selection…
Located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley and east of Pasadena, California sits Sierra Madre, which gives off a small town atmosphere reminiscent of somewhere in the middle of the country. The city’s main street is quaint and charming with local restaurants and shops and residents tend to know each other on a…
The Department of Tourism (DOT) warmly receives Forbes.com‘s citation of the Philippines as one of the hottest spots in Asia this year. The article entitled “The 5 Spots In Asia That Are Booming With Tourists In 2018”, underscored the country’s improved connectivity and infrastructure as the factors for the increased tourism interest. Forbes.com aligned the Philippines with the continent’s…
A STEPPARENT may file an immigrant petition for a stepchild even without the stepparent having to legally adopt the stepchild. However, before a stepparent may be able to file an immigrant petition for a stepchild, the stepparent–stepchild elationship should have been created before a stepchild turns 18 years old. This means that the stepparent and the…
This is a story of a gynecologist as he related in MedScape: “When I began experiencing chest pain that was different from my usual heartburn symptoms, I denied I could possibly be having a heart attack, but chewed four baby aspirins just in case. Of the more than 350,000 individuals who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac…
THE client is 50 years old and divorced. She owns her residence by herself. Ex-husband quitclaimed the house to her in the divorce and she agreed to buy him off payable when able. She has two children who live with her, so her homestead exemption is $100,000. The problem is that her equity in the…
“Any use use other than as your principal residence is nonqualified use. This includes vacation home, renting it out, vacancy and allowing someone’s living in it.” (Part 1) You may exclude from gross income gain from sale of principal residence under Internal Revenue Code Section 121. 1. You may be able to exclude gain of $250,000…
The program that protects the roughly 700,000 young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children was declared “dead” by President Donald Trump on Monday, April 2. His comment was among a series of tweets that raised new questions on what would become of the said undocumented young immigrants known as “Dreamers.” “DACA is…
Quiboloy’s lawyer denies the allegations of human trafficking The FBI is conducting an investigation into the Hawaii chapter of Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s church on accusations of “aggressive fundraising” and possible human trafficking. As first reported by Hawaii News Now, the investigation is centered around Felina Salinas, the business manager of the Waipahu chapter of the Kingdom…
Trump admin to revoke Obama-era vehicle pollution standards, sparks outrage from CA leaders The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed plans on Monday, April 2 to loosen the nation’s current standards for fuel economy which they consider “too high.” If allowed to take effect, the Obama administration regulations would have required car manufacturers to double the…
Sogo Cares program of HotelSogo supports Oplan Mayon: Save Humanity, a three- day relief operation and medical mission conducted in Brgy. Anoling and Brgy. Tagaytay Camalig, Albay last March 16-18, 2018 with the help of 105 volunteers from different organizations. Almost 800 families benefited from this activity. The Oplan Mayon: Save Humanity program, aims to…
A fast-moving initiative for peace and hopefully, the beginnings of rapprochement, is underway in the Korean Peninsula between the two separated Koreas, North and South. We hope it is to be followed by a larger three-way Summit with the U.S., most likely in April or May between the two Korean leaders, potential Nobel Peace Prize…
BEING in debt can be pretty depressing. I understand how you feel. When you’re drowning in debt, you may feel that your situation is hopeful and you have no motivation to even plan for your future. Your self-esteem may be shot. You may be experiencing anger, depression, guilt, or a combination of all three. You…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Some one million visitors, local and foreign tourists alike, traveled to the Walled City of Intramuros for the observance of the Holy Week. The Department of Tourism (DOT) and its attached agency, the Intramuros Administration (IA), welcomed the visitors with a series of events to promote the Walled City as a holistic…
DAVAO CITY –The Philippines scored yet another tourism marketing coup with its successful hosting of the Alveo IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon on Sunday in this premier Mindanao city, the hometown of President Rodrigo Duterte. Thousands of people welcomed and cheered over 2,000 competitors in the different categories of this prestigious international sporting event that featured 21 world champions,…
