#OscarsSoWhite: Celebrities boycott Academy Awards for lack of Oscar nominee diversity
The announcement for Oscar nominations on Thursday, Jan. 14 drew sharp criticism, when all of the nominees in the major acting categories were exclusively white. The nominees for the 88th…
Oh, if I were a man
A woman is not spared from humiliation, servitude and abuses. She could get raped in a dark street. She has to make use of a pretty face to be accepted…
PH, UK to revise & sign defense agreement before end of 2016
THE Philippines and the United Kingdom are looking to sign a revised defense agreement before the end of the year, British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad said Monday, Jan….
Democratic candidates face off on health care, Wall Street and guns
HILLARY Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley met for their fourth debate, which aired live on Sunday, Jan. 17 on NBC. It was the Democratic contenders’ final face-off before the…
Pacquiao formally announces end of career: I want to help my countrymen, the Pilipino people
AS world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao prepares for what he has said will the final bout of his boxing career, he looks ahead to a political career where he can…
Supreme Court to review Obama’s immigration program
THE Supreme Court announced on Tuesday, Jan. 19, that it will decide whether President Barack Obama has the executive authority to declare that millions of undocumented immigrants can be allowed…
Aboard a floating carnival
THE most interesting about spending time in an ocean voyage is that it is purely relative. Like a fragment in space, a moment is in time. We sailed in the…
Revisiting Filipinos’ devotion to the Black Nazarene
I FOUND myself in the middle of a wave of people, mostly young men, parading barefoot before the image of the Black Nazarene. We were like bees or small fish…
Should dual citizens be allowed to run for public office?
THE problem confronting Senator Grace Poe had its antecedents in certain provisions of the Dual Citizenship Law, RA 9225, that Filipino-Americans objected to, even as we lobbied hard for its…
A majority of Americans gave thumbs up to Obama’s final State of the Union address
PRESIDENT Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union (SOTU) to the American people last Tuesday, Jan. 12. According to a CNN/ORC instant poll of those who watched the…
Business owner seeks chapter 7 relief from employee lawsuit for backpay of $100K
Secured creditor client seeks relief from buyer who filed for Chapter 11 OH, the woes of owning and running a business come in all shapes and sizes! Even when a business…
Why Ted Cruz is a natural-born US citizen
RAFAEL Edward “Ted” Cruz, the Republican Junior Senator from Texas, was born on December 22, 1970, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Rafael Cruz, Sr., originally from Cuba, and Eleanor Darragh,…
Minimum wage increase affects meal & lodging charges for ‘live-in’ employees
Q: I AM a live-in employee at a residential care facility. I work six days a week and have one day off. I sleep in a room inside the facility…
Philippine banks that provide depositor data to US IRS
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Should you file chapter 7 or chapter 13?
IF you’ve made the decision to file bankruptcy in order to get a fresh financial start, here are some things to consider in choosing between Chapter 7 or Chapter 13….
‘Nilalang’ director calls for protection of independent filmmakers
INDEPENDENT producers of an official Metro Manila Film Festival entry are calling for protection of “smaller players” after their film was withdrawn from 34 theaters on the first day of…
Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom talks Filipino culture and TV diversity
Lea Salonga to appear on ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Creator, writer, producer and comedienne Rachel Bloom took home the Golden Globe on Sunday, Jan. 9 for Best Performance by an Actress in…
One Sunday at FACLA
BBM-USA Chairman Fernandico Q. Gonong guided his guest, Greggy Araneta through a throng of folks, men and women alike, swathed in all shades of red. It was not a social…
Good news for football fans: St. Louis Rams relocating to Los Angeles
AFTER a two-decade absence, the NFL is coming back to Los Angeles. NFL owners voted 30-2 on Tuesday, Jan. 12 to ratify the relocation application of the St. Louis Rams…
3 from California, Florida, Tennessee, win record $1.6 billion Powerball
THREE winners from California, Florida and Tennessee won the record-high $1.58 billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday, Jan. 13. As of press time, only the winner from Tennessee had been confirmed….
Coalition launches API human trafficking task force
IN 2014, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center reported that California, which has the largest number of Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) in the country, sees the most human trafficking cases…
Highlights from 6th GOP debate
Angry Trump, candidates criticize Ted Cruz THE sixth Republican debate took place the night of Thursday, Jan. 14 in North Charleston, South Carolina, with seven hopeful candidates in the primetime…
The Master Showman’s curtain fell with finality
THE fangs of death could be dreadful especially for one whose faith isn’t strong enough to enable him to either come face to face with his Creator or cushion his…
School choice matters for California’s families
When it comes to K-12 education, America’s parents want more choices. In fact, almost two thirds of parents—64 percent—say they wish they had more options for their children’s education. In…
Philippine showbiz icon and Master Showman German ‘Kuya Germs’ Moreno passes away at 82
THE Philippine entertainment industry was full of sadness last week when veteran actor and TV host German Moreno passed away last Friday, January 8 at the age of 82. Fondly…
Considerations for dental patients with special needs
FOR both children and adults with special needs, dental care can be challenging. In some cases, limited coordination can make brushing and flossing tricky. In other cases there may be…
The February 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…
Debtors’ rights against unscrupulous collection agencies
THE country’s economy may be rebounding but a lot of people are still feeling the effects of the last economic downturn. Many who have not been able to recover from…
Writing an unchaste novel
Do we seriously think writing is all joy? It is also half pain. Sometimes it is pain that makes us write. Think about the atrocious solitude of a room that…