How to prepare for IRS appeals

AFTER losing an IRS audit, you can either pay or fight. If you choose peace and quiet—pay. If you choose to fight—go to appeals. Here are 10 tips on how to prepare for the appeals conference: 1. Research the issues at hand. Read the most current cases to counter older cases that the agent may…

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Simplify your life by getting out of debt

DO you want to simplify your life, reduce stress and regain control over your financial future? If you are one of the millions of people in this country who are drowning in debt, maybe you are feeling a sense of urgency and desperation about your situation but don’t know what to do. A lot of…

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Want an E-2 visa? Look at these issues

QUESTION: I want to open up my own company. Can you let me know some specifics? For example, I have a friend from Iran. Can he get an E-1 or E-2?  A: As for E-2s, Iranians can apply for that type of visa anywhere. Question: Are there any restrictions where the money comes from for…

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Trump administration to temporarily fund Obamacare subsidies

Uncertainty over the future of health care continues  As a way to cool down the health care contention in Washington, the Trump administration on Wednesday, August 16 decided to continue to fund key health care subsidies to insurers through the month of August. Previously, the president has threatened to end the reimbursements paid to insurers…

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US think tank photos confirm Chinese presence near Pag-asa in West PH Sea

Satellite images released by a Washington-based think tank confirm the reported presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Images taken on Sunday, August 13 by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) show that nine Chinese fishing vessels and…

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ASEAN’s 50th anniversary to be celebrated in Los Angeles 

This year marks the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s 50th anniversary as well as the regional bloc’s 40th anniversary of its partnership with the United States. ASEAN — which is comprised of the Philippines, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia — seeks to promote regional peace and stability to accelerate…

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PH tough cops bag medals in World Police and Fire Games 

ATHLETES from the Philippine National Police  (PNP) represented the country and brought home medals in the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) in Los Angeles, California. In taekwondo, PO1 Eva Claire Santiago from Cagayan assigned at  the Regional Public Safety Batallion (RPSB) Camp Bagong Diwa, garnered  two gold medals. “I’m so happy that Team Pilipinas…

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PH condemns Barcelona attack

DFA: 4 Irish citizens of Filipino descent among injured The Philippine government on Friday, August 18 condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain that left at least 13 people dead and dozens injured. “The Philippines condemns in the strongest terms this disturbing act of terror perpetrated by extremists against innocent men, women and children in Barcelona,”…

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Summer beauty tips

DUE to insistent public demand, I finally had the time to put up a piece for summer beauty tips. Today, I give you a special treat by answering some of the frequently asked questions regarding skin and hair care during the summer season. Question #1: How do I keep my skin looking radiant despite the…

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2017 People’s Ball & Fiesta in America: An appraisal

Finally, the much-awaited summer event in the northeast is over…the month-long preparations were worth spent for…and the tensioning pressures were alleviated with finality. What a relief! The recently concluded three-day Fiesta in America celebration left an unprecedented score as it strongly proved the Filipinos’ high sense of value for everything and anything Philippines. Their innate…

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2017 People’s Ball & Fiesta in America: An appraisal

Finally, the much-awaited summer event in the northeast is over…the month-long preparations were worth spent for…and the tensioning pressures were alleviated with finality. What a relief! The recently concluded three-day Fiesta in America celebration left an unprecedented score as it strongly proved the Filipinos’ high sense of value for everything and anything Philippines. Their innate…

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Amnesty Int’l: PH drug war reaches ‘new depths of barbarity’ after 32 killed in single day

The Philippine government is “plumbing new depths of barbarity” after President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “drug war” reached its highest single-day death toll this week, human rights group Amnesty International (AI) said on Thursday, August 17. Thirty-two alleged drug offenders were killed at the province-wide “one time, big time” simultaneous bloody raids in Bulacan on Wednesday,…

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PH economy grows 6.5% in 2nd quarter

MANILA – The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017, according to the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday, August 17. While the figure is lower compared to the 7.1 percent growth in the same period last year, it is higher than the…

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The September 2017 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 priority date is a person’s “place in line” for a visa, meaning immigrant visas (or green cards) would be available for persons whose priority date…

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Petitioning children of your spouse from a previous marriage

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 tepchild elationship should have been created before a stepchild turns 18 years old.  This means that the stepparent and the…

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Superbug pandemic

While terrorism is holding peace hostage around the world today, a more rampant but under the radar killer is on the loose and becoming more widespread, wiping out lives, as the medical community helplessly battles this pandemic situation of super bugs resistant to all drugs we currently have. Being at the mercy of these powerful…

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Common health myths and new food trends to try 

Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, once said, “let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.”  These words still hold true today.  Yet, with various opinions on diet and exercise, and new foods frequently being dubbed superfoods, it can be tough deciding which advice to take. The Asian Journal got insight from Philippine-based…

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Group eyes second impeachment complaint against Comelec chief

The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) is planning to file a second impeachment complaint against Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista. Earlier this week, former Negros Oriental Representative and current VACC member Jacinto Paras requested the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for copies of documents related to the allegations made by Bautista’s…

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Extending malunggay shelf life by dehydrating/drying

In the U.S., Filipinos have access to fresh malunggay leaves from their backyards, Filipino/Asian groceries, or farmers markets.  But in the winter, malunggay is not readily available or if you can find it in at Seafood City, it is prohibitively expensive.   Often we have to wait until the following spring or use substitutes such…

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Bittersweet: The lowdown on sugar

EVEN as children, we know all too well that sugar is in our favorite chocolates, candies and other food high in glucose, which can be detrimental to our health and well-being. Through the years, our relationship with this sweet, edible, crystalline carbohydrate continues to be a paradoxical one and, in a sense, perverse.  As we grow older,…

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Disclosure of text messages, e-mails and Facebook info of a spouse or significant other may constitute domestic violence

DOMESTIC violence is abuse perpetrated against a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, a girlfriend, a boyfriend, the mother or father of your child, your child.  Family Code Section 6211.  Abuse is not limited to the actual infliction of physical injury or assault. Family Code, § 6203(b). A court may issue an order enjoining specific acts of “abuse” (§ 6218,…

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Senior with $60K in credit card debt wants relief

Chapter 7 trustee stipulates to dismiss adversary against client before trial CLIENT is 70. She is a widow, her beloved husband having passed away 5 years ago at 65. She owns a house with a reverse mortgage of half a million. She took the reverse mortgage 5 years ago when her husband died. The mortgage accumulates…

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