Pope Francis’s visit awakens America’s faith

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…

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LA officials to declare state of emergency on homelessness

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…

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1 Filipino dead in Saudi Arabia hajj stampede

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…

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Armless Fil-Am Jessica Cox shares life story in new documentary

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…

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Client seeks Chapter 20 relief to avoid lien

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…

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Age GRACEfully Cookbook debuts at Four Seasons event 

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…

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Olivia C. David’s imperturbably affable nature

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,…

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Proposed Provisional Waiver expansion will benefit children and spouses of green card holders

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.)…

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How can we live longer?

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…

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Haunted

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,…

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