Financial stress can affect your health, experts say

ARE your debt problems keeping you up at night?  Stressed out and worried about your financial future?  According to a recent article written by a doctor, this can affect your health, leading to stress-related illnesses.  This may seem like a stretch, even funny at first, but this is no joke and I’ll tell you why…

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Summer fashion trends

Oh yes, it’s summertime. As the temperatures warm up, we are inspired by the season’s hottest trends. Whether it’s patterned party dresses or bold printed shorts, these summer fashion trends are guaranteed to have you looking hot this summer. Casual days Summer mornings are the best. Stand out by wearing nautical stripes and finish the…

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Fiesta in America turns 18, People’s Ball celebrates 8th year

The undiminished manifestations of the Filipinos’ intellectual achievements and unprecedented global status has consistently been the boosting power in their unsurpassed competence to uphold and commemorate habituated century-old tradition even across the miles and seas. That despite the unrelenting growth, development, evolution, social modernization, and new edifying adjustment, the innate cultural dynamics they brought along…

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The August 2016 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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Gluten, junk foods, etc.

What is gluten? Gluten is protein substance found in cereal grains, barley, rye, and triticale, especially wheat, which is responsible for the elastic texture of dough, an ingredient that “glues” the dough together. It is actually a mixture of two proteins, gliadin and glutenin. Gluten causes illnesses in persons with celiac disease. What is celiac…

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Top 5 things overseas Filipinos send back to the Philippines

AS of 2014, there were around 10.5 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), a number that is only increasing. Many Filipinos living abroad ship their families back home balikbayan boxes, large cardboard boxes filled with items from the foreign country that the sender believes the recipients would enjoy. There are many things overseas Filipinos are allowed…

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Basics of IRS appeals process

AFTER an audit of your tax returns by the IRS and you disagree with the determination, you have the option to either accept the assessment and settle the tax you owe by signing the agreement form  or request an appeals conference by writing a protest to Appeals Office. The appeals process is an administrative means…

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War on drugs

A FORMER agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported that the illegal drug trade in the country is thriving, and has become a P200-billion “industry.” An even more alarming report is that the Philippines has turned into a global hub for the distribution and increased production of illegal drugs for international syndicates. According…

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A night at Dodgers Stadium

It was one of those Padres-Dodgers slugfests — where 43,588 people in a wave of blue collectively sent out ear splitting displays of offensive chants throughout that evening at Dodgers Stadium. Frustrated at carrying out three straight losses into a game and not  getting any  further, the team struggles. For years we’ve watched them play,…

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The nearness and concreteness of love

Twenty-five years of service in the priesthood! It’s a significant number of years in ministry.  How fast the years went by! It seemed like yesterday when I was just a young seminarian at St. Martha’s Church directing a summer camp. They were not only 25 years of service to God and his people in the…

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Remedies for employees who blow the whistle on employers

Ninoos Benjamin worked as a Director of Economic Division of the City of Los Angeles’ Community Development Department (CDD). According to several news outlets, Benjamin sued the city claiming retaliation for his whistleblowing activities and for refusing to take sides in a race turf war between African-American and Latino managers in the department. When he…

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Should you go to IRS appeals?

After losing an audit to the IRS, you have the option of paying or appealing. Pay if you are happy with the results or don’t want to extend the agony of dealing with the IRS. Appeal if you are not happy or feel that you have not been treated fairly. Let’s explore the advantages &…

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Do you owe money to the IRS?

IRS problems have a way of ruining all aspects of your life. They can take a toll on you financially, emotionally and physically. When you owe the IRS, you’re always wondering if today might be the day when the IRS shows up at work, your home or your business; or if today might be the…

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Wellness, cooking show and franchising at Fiesta In America

The east coast’s biggest Filipino and multicultural indoor expo will revolve around a Total Wellness theme, according to Nanding Mendez, Fiesta In America’s President. Fiesta In America will celebrate its 18th anniversary on August 13 and 14 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. “A Goya Foods, Inc. cooking show based on ancestral…

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If Duterte fails, we all lose  

I WAS one of the most severe critics of Rodrigo Duterte as a presidential candidate. But now that he has assumed the presidency, I believe he should be given every chance and every reasonable support to succeed. And, boy, will he need a lot of support! In my own limited way, I’ve faced the challenges…

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Actress Toni Gonzaga is having a baby boy!

OUR congratulations in advance to actress and host Toni Gonzaga and her husband, director Paul Soriano for their upcoming baby boy! The baby’s gender was revealed in an interview with TV talk show host Boy Abunda last Tuesday, June 30. “It’s a boy!  It’s going to be a mini-Paul,” the soon-to-be father excitedly shared.  He…

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Applying for naturalization with expired green cards

OFTEN, many immigrants have kept pushing back their decision to apply for US citizenship.  Many of them have also failed to keep track of the validity of their permanent resident cards such that when they are now ready to apply for naturalization, they discover that their permanent resident cards have either expired or are about…

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Electromagnetic risks

Acid reducers and their side-effects Preliminary studies suspect Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) and H2 Blockers, which reduce the secretion of stomach acid used by millions to treat gastro-esophageal reflux “heartburns,” may also have adverse effects on the kidneys when used regularly. Presently known side-effects of PPI and the H2 Blocker drugs, popular before the PPI…

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Fil-Am WWII veterans: The long wait is over

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in October 2015  that it is creating the “Filipino WWII Veterans Parole Program” to  enable some family members of these veterans to come to the United States and be with their veteran-petitioners even if their visas are not yet available for processing. The program is part of…

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