IT all started with eggs. Growing up as a latchkey kid, Alvin Cailan’s father taught him how to cook eggs when he was tall enough to reach the stove. Who would have thought that years down the road and experiences at fine-dining restaurants under his belt, he would circle back to what he first learned…
AS the election season in the Philippines heats up, we see possible tandems forming among those seeking the highest posts of government. Anticipation and excitement are growing, and Fil-Ams are very much in the loop about the political developments in the Motherland. As of press time, Sec. Mar Roxas still awaits Cong. Leni Robredo to…
TOURISM is a dynamic and complex industry, where apart from leisure, the success of any tourism destination will depend on how well it can provide a safe and secure environment for its visitors. Currently on the upswing, the Philippine tourism’s momentum as being one of the leading tourist attractions in Asia might be halted following…
Lakewood, CA — The La Union Association of Southern California is celebrating its 51st year and Golden Anniversary with a dinner-dance on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at the Lakewood Country Club in this city. City of Walnut Councilmember and four-time Mayor Antonio “Tony” Cartagena, it the guest speaker. Founded on May 31, 1964 in Los Angeles,…
It was my first police beat assignment. We felt that we had no right to do what we were doing. The killing of a fellow human being was repulsive and hideous — like performing some iniquitous farce. These were the thoughts flashing in my mind. The boundaries of this narrative (from that one moment in…
JUST days after Pope Francis elevated Blessed Father Junipero Serra to sainthood, vandalism occurred at the Carmel Mission Basilica where the remains of the controversial Catholic missionary are buried. At the cemetery and basilica in Carmel, California, there were toppled statues, splattered paint and damaged gravesites. Someone scrawled “Saint of Genocide” on a headstone, according…
WITH the start of the 2015-2016 NBA season less than a month away, Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson is hoping “great things will happen” and anticipates the team will mesh well together. “We got a lot of guys that want to learn and want to have a good season. We pretty strong…. Last year…
OVER the weekend, Pope Francis made a final stop during his historic six-day US visit to Philadelphia, to continue spreading his message of hope to diverse audiences, including immigrants, prison inmates, victims of sexual abuse, and Christian families from around the world. Pope Francis arrived in Philadelphia on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 26, to…
ACCORDING to a new report by the Pew Research Center, Asians are on track to become the largest population of immigrants in the United States. The study released on Monday, Sept. 28 also mentioned that the share of new Hispanic arrivals is smaller than it was 50 years ago, and that the percentage of the…
JUST when many think America was fast becoming secularized, growing more detached from religion and/or its spirituality amid so many challenges that beset the nation, Pope Francis’s visit to the United States has revealed that the people of this country thirst for spiritual guidance and a reason to believe again. Thousands and thousands of people…
A PHOTO of a young Filipina doing homework on the street has garnered much attention in the online community. The image, taken by a local resident, shows a barefoot girl believed to be Cielo Gonzales sitting on a canister while writing on a piece of paper placed on top of a thin paperback book, Mirror…
LOS ANGELES city officials this week said they would declare a state of emergency on the growing issue of homelessness. They also proposed spending $100 million to reduce the number of people living on city streets, the Associated Press reported. City Council President Herb Wesson, members of the council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee, and LA…
A FILIPINO pilgrim was among more than 700 who died Thursday, Sept. 24, during a stampede at the annual Muslim hajj in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Friday, Sept. 25. “The Philippine consulate General in Jeddah has confirmed that one local Filipino pilgrim died in the stampede in Mecca,” Foreign Assistant…
LOS ANGELES city officials this week said they would declare a state of emergency on the growing issue of homelessness. They also proposed spending $100 million to reduce the number of people living on city streets, the Associated Press reported. City Council President Herb Wesson, members of the council’s Homelessness and Poverty Committee, and LA…
THE world’s first armless pilot and first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association has added another item to her ever-growing resume of accomplishments: the subject of a documentary depicting her life. “This was a very important documentary to inspire so many other people, and at the same time it helps me share my life…
Senior protects house from $100K judgment lien with Chapter 7 Chapter 20 NEVER heard of Chapter 20? That’s because in the Central District of California, most courts don’t allow Chapter 20, except in Riverside. Riverside bankruptcy court allows Chapter 20. What is Chapter 20? First, you do a Chapter 7 to discharge your debts. Then…
Q: AS a mobile technician, I travel to patients to obtain laboratory specimens. I drive the company vehicle, which I garage at my home, to do my job. I cannot use the vehicle to run personal errands while working. I cannot even use it to drop off my child at school. My employer pays me…
1. MAIL your payments to be received on time. The monthly due date is the date of receipt at the IRS Service Center, not the date of mailing. 2. Use certified mail with return receipt. 3. Do not skip one payment and double up on the next payment. One skipped payment causes the entire installment…
ARE you facing insurmountable debt problems? Are creditors threatening you with lawsuits, judgments or a wage garnishment? Are you afraid of losing what little you have and wonder how you are going to survive if you can’t even pay for life’s basic necessities like rent, mortgage, food, transportation, etc., let alone pay your bills? Making…
Like many big projects, writing a cookbook requires years of preparation, hard work and worry, culminating with that moment when you present your ‘baby’ to the world. I was excited to officially introduce my cookbook, The Age GRACEfully Cookbook to members of the press and culinary, health and wellness experts on a recent evening at…
Philadelphia—Pope Francis sits on the most exalted throne on earth with no army or kingdom, beyond a tight fist of land in the middle of Rome that is filled with immense wealth of history He was elected Pope because of his relationship with heaven. It is said that when they handed their ballots with his…
“To give to each his own, to cite the classic definition of justice, means that no human individual or group can consider itself absolute, permitted to bypass the dignity and the rights of other individuals or their social groupings.” – Pope Francis LIKE millions of Catholics, I find myself glued to the television this week,…
Being born to both educators, former college dean Teofilo B. Caliolio and retired school principal Leonila Castro, inevitably molded young Olivia’s mind to embrace the noblest profession and be different from the rest of her six siblings who opted to take up medicine (3 among them) and other equally prestigious courses with high-paying jobs. “Actually,…
A COUPLE came to my office for a consultation who was in tears and panic because their “American Dream” was crumbling around them. They are already permanent residents (green card holders), but just received a notice that the USCIS was intending to revoke their green cards! The reason? They had a fraudulent employment petition, based…
While the existing I-601A Provisional Waiver Program is limited to benefitting children and spouses of US citizens, a proposed rule will expand the categories of beneficiaries. The new rule, proposed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), will expand the waiver to benefit children and spouses of Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders.)…
Pope Francis urges action on immigration, environment, defense of the poor and of families IN the first-ever papal address to both houses of Congress on Thursday, Sept. 24, Pope Francis brought to light important issues ranging from immigration to gun control to climate change, addressing the diverse crowd of political leaders and top lawmakers. Appearing at…
Actress, singer and TV host Toni Gonzaga admitted that she did not expect to win when she attended the 63rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards last Sunday night, September 20. Toni won her first Best Actress award for her role in Olivia Lamasan’s Starting Over Again. The actress said that she…
OF the nearly four dozen concerns that can cause a car’s Check Engine light to illuminate, none is so small it can reasonably be ignored. There are more than 40 reasons why the Check Engine light on a car’s dashboard could come on. Some are major and some are not, but because each can affect…
Is it safe to warm breast milk in a microwave oven? No, it is not safe to warm breast milk in a microwave oven. Collected breast milk should never be warmed in a microwave oven, because it destroys many important natural protective elements in breast milk that is beneficial to the infant. As a matter…
IT seems like a lifetime ago when on Sept. 21, 1972, former Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines. Forty-three years have passed, but the wretched moments of the martial law era have continued to linger on, especially for the people who had to endure it. From this period in Philippine history,…
