Air in Southern California is cleaner than it was two decades ago, and a new study suggests children may be experiencing less respiratory problems because of it. The study, published April 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that kids living in eight Los Angeles-area communities today have stronger lung function compared…
As part of the official Women’s History Month in March, the Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment (CAUSE) hosted Women in Power: Leadership in Law and Justice, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 18. This “Women in Power” panel discussion featured some of California’s top legal experts: Honorable Tani…
The gift of music has consistently been one of the most valued innate properties a man possesses and the same remains to be the best enduring legacy one bequeaths behind once his “mission” on earth is through. Heritage, in any form, is preeminent when planned, organized, and perfectly fixed that no predicament arises when the…
In his State of the City address, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti portrayed the city as “not only strong, it’s getting stronger every day.” The address was the third by Garcetti since he took office in 2013, and he took the opportunity to shine light on Los Angeles’ improving economy. Among figures he specifically cited included…
Air in Southern California is cleaner than it was two decades ago, and a new study suggests children may be experiencing less respiratory problems because of it. The study, published April 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that kids living in eight Los Angeles-area communities today have stronger lung function compared…
Primetime Queen Marian Rivera has always remained mum about the past feud she had with actress Heart Evangelista. It could be remembered that the friction happened sometime in 2011, while the two actresses were filming the movie “Temptation Island.” It was said that it came to a point that Heart’s mother, Cecile Ongpauco, even…
WE believe in preventive and yes, much of that depends on you! Cleaning your teeth after you eat is important, but the effects of good habits also have a lot to do with what you eat. Keep your smile healthy by packing great lunches Eating on-the-go can be problematic. In the morning, grabbing a donut is much…
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…
ON March 11, 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security released its final rule enhancing the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for F-1 international students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The new STEM-OPT extension is a 24-month period of temporary training that directly relates to the student’s program of study in an…
Deeply concerned about the developments in the Grace Poe Llamanzares case, highly reputable Malacañang sources have revealed that a private meeting between President B. S. Aquino 3rd and Mrs. Llamanzares a week before the Supreme Court met in Baguio City on April 5 had paved the way for the pro “Poe-quino” Justices to declare the…
SCIENCE unceasingly continues to explore and bring progress for the survival of our planet and its more than 7.3 billion inhabitants. By 2050, that number is predicted to be about 9 billion, with 24.5 million births per year. Today about 1.368 billion people live in China, 1.252 billion in India, 321.4 million in the United…
I can’t help comparing the clash of farmer-activists and PNP and government authorities in Kidapawan, North Cotabato with the oft-told anecdote about the three priests, a Dominican, a Franciscan and a Jesuit (actually, the roles and the priestly orders vary, depending on who is telling the story). At any rate, the three were meeting in…
YOU care about the Philippines. You want the next president and vice-president to really lead the nation toward progress, peace, order. You want to see more employment opportunities in the Philippines so you can come home and settle down in the Motherland for good, or have a loved one come back and never have to…
EVEN the temptation of a possible rematch—and vengeance—against Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not stop Manny Pacquiao from stepping into retirement, in boxing at least. Ending his illustrious boxing career on a high note, Pacquiao emerged victorious in his last fight—winning via a unanimous decision against a formidable opponent in Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand…
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 12 unanimously adopted a resolution establishing a Filipino Cultural Heritage District in the city called SoMa Pilipinas. The resolution also recognizes the historic contributions and leadership of the Filipino community in San Francisco. Authored and introduced by Supervisor Jane Kim, the resolution was co-sponsored by…
Las Vegas is a city of a thousand flashing lights racing on and off, bizarre and beautiful, meant to confuse people that there is no time here, no night and day, no past or future. It is just like having arrived at a palace at the end of the world, its oversized antiquitiess, employees wearing…
FLU season isn’t over just yet, but it’s winding down and will go in the books as a relatively mild one, US health officials say. Lynette Brammer, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) influenza division, cited three main reasons for the gentler flu season: there were no new viruses this…
CHILDREN residing near a now-closed battery recycling plant in Vernon, California have higher levels of lead in their blood compared to those living farther away, a new study by California health officials found. The analysis, released Friday, April 8, by the California State Department of Public Health, found 3.58 percent of young children living one…
If Manny Pacquiao’s last time in the ring was indeed on Saturday, April 9, then he has ended his career on a high note. The Filipino fighter who rose to fame in a rags-to-riches storyline concluded what he has said would be his 12 final rounds as a professional boxer in a victory against two-time…
The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Sunday, April 10, dropped the price of postage stamps by 2 cents for the first time in almost a century. Stamps now cost 47 cents each, down from the 49 cents, a decline that’s expected to cost USPS $2 billion this year. The expected loss will make it…
Both clients seek chapter 7 relief to discharge credit cards THE one true GOD YAHWEH, created man and woman with free will. He gave us free will to choose what we want to do, because our GOD doesn’t force us to do anything that we do not want to. If we love Him, He wants…
THE American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA) has selected for membership, as one of the 10 Best Attorneys in California for Client Satisfaction, Los Angeles Fil-Am Attorney Roman P. Mosqueda for 2016. The American Institute was created in 2014 as an impartial third-party attorney rating and invitation only legal organization recognizing excellence of practitioners…
A DEBTOR with a judgment against him needs to determine if he can discharge his personal liability under that judgment in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. That would depend whether the underlying debt is dischargeable or not. (In bankruptcy, a discharge is the final order issued by the bankruptcy court which releases the debtor from…
NYKEYA Kilby worked eight months as a customer service representative for CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS). During the interview and training process, CVS told Kilby it expected her to stand while she did her duties. Kilby’s duties included operating a cash register, organizing and stocking shelves, cleaning the register, vacuuming, and gathering shopping baskets. CVS did…
OFTEN when someone is injured at work one expects the employer to “do the right thing” by assisting you with the process, making sure that medical treatment is timely provided and to help you get back to work as soon as possible. At first this may be the case, but as a claim matures you…
IF you have not filed your income tax returns by the end of March, chances are you do not expect a refund, your tax records are a mess, or you simply do not want to break tradition. Just remember that filing extensions is not exactly a nice habit. Besides prolonging your worries, it also extends…
THE last few years have been financially difficult for a lot of people. When the real estate marked crashed a few years ago, millions of people found themselves with a mortgage they could not afford. A lot of people simply walked away from their homes out of desperation in some cases, they were forced out…
THIS Saturday, April 9, could be the last time we will be seeing and cheering for Manny Pacquiao fighting for the belt in the boxing ring. As his camp announced, the Philippines’ Pambansang Kamao is expected to hang up the gloves so he could concentrate on serving the Filipino people as senator, and probably as…
WITH over 1.8 million Filipino overseas absentee voters across the world, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) strongly believes that these Filipinos will play a major role in influencing the results of the Philippine national elections in May. Republic Act No. 9189, also known as “The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003,” provides a system of…
POLITICS back home had gradually turned into a world of petty bickering, big money and bad manners. The presidential campaign undeniably takes the surge of the interest in the personalities of the candidates. In turn, it has become a season of poisonous back biting with Pandora’s Box, which has been opened, creating overblown multiple plots. Tabloids…
