People’s Ball revels at 10
Fiesta in America celebrates 2 decades of tradition and cultural heritage AFTER being away from home for a little more than seventeen years, the mere mention of Philippine fiesta gives…
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Such is the innate character of his holiness the Buddha
On June 24, 2018, the flag of the United States was raised over Holy Heavenly Lake in California. That flag was not bought from the street. Rather, it was the…
From Canada to Philippines with Love: PhilCan Student Organizes Huge Book Donations to Public Schools
Chris Mills grew up in the Philippines with a Filipina mother. When he went to Canada for university, he was amazed at the high-quality text books available. Chris resolved that…
California divorce with a twist: The military spouse
SAN DIEGO is “military town” and Navy and Marine Corps families abound, as well as retirees from different branches of our military. The military life is a test of resilience…
September 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 priority…
Queries from readers
CAN tubal ligation be reversed? Ligation of the fallopian tubes, performed for birth control, can be reversed to allow pregnancy to take place, depending on how long a segment of…
DBM chief ensures pork free 2019 budget
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno ensured on Tuesday, August 15, that no part of the proposed P3.76-trillion national budget will be allocated to pork finances. In…
PH Air Force receives P807-m monitoring system from US
The United States gave the Philippine Air Force a Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response (SABIR) system worth P807 million on Tuesday, August 14, at Villamor Airbase in Pasay City….
House clears former Pres. Aquino of Dengvaxia controversy
After months of hearings, two committees of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 15, cleared former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the issue regarding the 2016 dengue vaccination…
NBA permits Jordan Clarkson to play in Asian Games
Fil-Am point guard to join Team Philippines after delay in approval from the NBA The NBA decided on Tuesday, August 14 that Jordan Clarkson of the Cleveland Cavaliers may play…
‘Vegan Ballerina’ shares her health and wellness tips
Ballerina, vegan, environmental activist, actor, photographer, social media influencer — these are some of the ways to describe Agnes Muljadi, an Indonesian-American who is based in Los Angeles. Known as…
Sculptra® Aesthetic: Your facial skin’s new ‘BFF’
THEY say we start aging at 30. Now if you are in your 40s to 60s, that would mean about 10 to 30 years of aging process. But do we…
Back-to-school basics: How to make healthy lunches for kids
KIDS are heading back to school starting this week, and the task of packing their lunches falls on their parents again. As much as they want their children to eat…
Filling up with Filipino fruits and veggies
FILIPINO food has, without a doubt, been heating up in the U.S. with Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike enjoying the burgeoning scene on both coasts. But while dishes like chicken adobo,…
Is it all in the mind? Time to talk about mental health
Unpacking the Filipino community’s rocky relationship with mental illness acceptance HISTORICALLY, the study of mental illness has often been referred to as “abnormal psychology.” But according to the World Health…
What ails us? The pursuit of understanding health issues among AAPIs
THE growing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population in the U.S. is very diverse — encompassing a large number of unique ethnic identities with their own cultures, languages, and…
Rights for domestic violence victims
By: Lou Marie Reyes IT is generally taboo to talk about domestic violence within the Filipino community due to certain values and norms that may shape our perceptions about relationships and…
The bucket list: Grazing in the Grass
(Twelfth of a series – 1st of 2 parts) “…If life is like driving on the freeway, it is supposedly a time when you begin to downshift your gears, getting…
Resident, nonresident alien status tax wise – Part 4
(Part 4) IN part 1: we defined 1) who are resident aliens, nonresident aliens or both, 2) who are exempt individuals, and 3) closer connection exception. In part 2: we…
Victory in Cambodia polls and need for unity gov’t, 4 premiers unite in Nepal, middle class Filipinos in US (Part II)
(Part 2 of 2) Two months earlier we had visited Tehran, and we raised the chances of perhaps an almost impossible dream: we said Allah could certainly bless a dream…
If you support Trump because of illegal immigration and think he will protect you because you came here with ‘papeles,’ think again
MANY KABABAYANS who voted for President Donald Trump tell me that they support him because they believe in his fight against undocumented immigrants. These Filipinos lament that they followed the…
Wyoming officials refuse to return Balangiga bells
Wyoming officials have refused to return the Balangiga bells to the Philippines as they are deemed “memorials” to the casualties of the Philippine-American War. In a statement, the all-Republican delegation…
Fil-Am community mourns the death of historian and author, Dawn Mabalon
THE Filipino-American community across the United States is mourning the death of Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, a community leader, professor, author, historian and mentor. Mabalon, 46, died on Friday, August 10…