Iowa Surprises: Cruz beats Trump, Clinton and Sanders in a virtual tie
The long race to the White House has started with the caucuses in Iowa on Monday, Feb. 1. The election in this state has defied all conventional wisdom, polls and…
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Broken vow
WITH only five months left before he steps down from office, President Benigno Aquino III has yet to fulfill one of his campaign promises in the 2010 presidential election: to…
Chargers to stay in San Diego in 2016, reach deal with Rams to share Inglewood stadium
THE San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams reached an agreement on Friday, Jan. 29, in principle to share a future football stadium in Inglewood, California that is set for…
Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton victorious in Iowa Caucus
THE Iowa Caucus on Monday, Feb. 1 – the first major hurdle on the narrow road to the presidential elections – proved to be a night of political surprises. Thousands…
Fil-Am microbiology student receives scholar award at the 28th CSU Biotechnology Symposium
LOS ANGELES — Karl Liboro, a microbiology major at Cal State LA, has been honored with the Howell-CSUPERB Research Scholar Award. Liboro is one of only 12 students in the…
Client files chapter 13 while hoping for a loan modification of mortgage
Client seeks chapter 7 relief for $78K credit card debt CLIENT has had an on going “battle” with Wells Fargo for justice on her mortgage since 2007. It’s been 9 years…
Lyft drivers misclassified as independent contractors settle for $12.25 million
LYFT, the “ride-sharing business” and Uber competitor, has settled a class action lawsuit by its drivers for over $12 million. Lyft drivers had accused the company of misclassifying its drivers…
20 don’ts in an IRS audit
1. DON’T go to your appointment unprepared. 2. Don’t be late for your appointment with the auditor. 3. Don’t volunteer information. 4. Don’t be condescending of education, experience, age, or…
Why are most people too embarrassed to seek debt help?
HAVE you ever faced a situation in your life where you needed help so badly but you were just too embarrassed to ask for it? Perhaps you felt confused and…
Reader feedback: Making a case against stricter gun control
I RECEIVED a letter from a reader who passionately replied to an article I wrote about the gun control. In the article, I looked at the importance of understanding the…
The agony and ecstasy of divorce
LAS VEGAS— Come hell or high water, people flock here to untie the knot. Divorce is simply about the villain and the victim. It is who got cheated and who got…
Meeting God as a child: Filipinos’ simple spirituality
“ Our understanding of God speaks of a low Christology: the God of the Scriptures, the God who became human like us, and the God who entered our broken human…
Obama proposes new rules to advance equal pay
THE Obama administration on Friday, Jan. 29, announced new rules aimed at ensuring equal pay for all American workers. The proposal would require companies with more than 100 employees to…
Longer build, lower cost for CA bullet train
CALIFORNIA’S high-speed rail, connecting Los Angeles with the San Francisco Bay Area, could take longer to build than previously estimated, and its overall cost is “difficult to predict,” said the…
WHIAAPI, federal agencies boost outreach efforts in Fil-Am community
ASIAN American media crowded the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 27, where the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) hosted an…
If Aquino couldn’t trust Roxas, why should we?
If presidential candidate Manuel Roxas 3rd looked so morose at the Senate hearing the other day on the Mamasapano massacre – especially when Senator Juan Ponce Enrile grilled him on…
Longer build, lower cost for CA bullet train
California’s high-speed rail, connecting Los Angeles with the San Francisco Bay Area, could take longer to build than previously estimated, and its overall cost is “difficult to predict,” said the…
Fil-Am mother and son charged with smuggling gun parts
A Filipino-American woman from Long Beach, California and her son have been charged with smuggling ammunition and firearm parts to the Philippines. Marlou Mendoza, 60, was arrested last week at…
International Broadway star Lea Salonga heads February birthday celebrants
INTERNATIONALLY known Filipina stage actress and singer Lea Salonga heads the list of prominent personalities celebrating their birthday this February. Lea will celebrate her birthday on Monday, February 22. Lea…
It could be possible to retain and transfer your old employment-based priority date
IF, years ago, you were petitioned by an employer, and that employer’s petition (Form I -140) was approved, but you never received a green card from that case, a new…
The wonders of Pegan diet
WE are what we eat and drink, philosophically and medically. Diet plays the most significant role in our health and longevity — more than genetics and exercise in most instances….
The ‘Grace Poe’ dilemma
(Part 1 of 2) The issues surrounding the presidential candidacy of Senator Grace Poe will not seem to die down. Whether it is purely an honest attempt to search for…
A financial aid application process that works for students, families
All around the Las Vegas Valley, high school seniors are making important decisions about where to continue their education next fall. As the father of a college freshman, I know…
Faith and Pinoy pride: Outperforming and outhinking the giants
“FIGHTING multinationals was very tough. At first, everyone thought I was crazy. They told me, how would I survive this? True enough, it’s by the grace of God that I’m…
Tax consequences of divorce, non-custodial parents
CONSIDER the common divorce scenario where the divorce judgment provides primary custody of the children to one spouse while the other spouse only gets visitation. The parties begin to file…
Did Aquino expect the US to save the SAF, as they did his mother in 1989?
THE United States’ role in Oplan Exodus that killed an international terrorist but led to the worst massacre of Philippine troops in recent history must be established if we are…
Surprises ahead of the start of presidential election primaries and caucuses
IN less than a week, the race to the White House takes off in Iowa for both the Democratic and the Republican parties. The voters of this state and all…
Recurrence
IT has been a year since the bloodbath between the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF), and elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)…
The Presidential guards and the press
“Once upon a time, the US Secret Service had to be an all-embracing elite force—self-respecting, fearless and valiant. They took charge of the security and decorum of every event that the president…
Flu season at a low in California
Experts say weather helps INFLUENZA was responsible for the deaths of 146 Californians between October 2014 and late January 2015. When the flu season ended that year, over 400 people…