AFTER Senator Grace Poe formally announced her intent to run for president, The Filipino Channel’s daily newscast “Balitang America” asked its viewers: If the Philippine Presidential Elections were to happen…
MANY parents believe that if you are a working parent, then the other non-working parent will get physical custody of the minor children automatically. This is a misperception of the…
SOMETIMES debtors cannot decide whether they should seek debt relief through Chapter 7 wipe out of all dischargeable debts or personal reorganization through Chapter 13, or business reorganization though Chapter…
Granting medical leave may not be enough LAURALYN Swanson is a highly accomplished elementary school teacher with over 30 years’ experience teaching kindergarten through sixth grade. She has a master’s…
THE Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA, an agency that oversees the IRS) instructed the IRS to expand audits to prior and subsequent years. This means that if IRS…
IF you are struggling with debt problems and are starting to feel hopeless about your situation because you are not getting anywhere in spite of your efforts, at what point…
PHILADELPHIA – From the moment that his plane, Shepherd One, landed, everyone was rewarded with a perfect, early autumn day. He came to America as planned. He said “Greetings, to…
AN elderly Mexican woman developed a deep devotion to St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila. She would pray before the statue of the Filipino saint every time that she visited her…
THE Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 1, conditionally pledged to slash its carbon emissions by 70 percent by 2030, contingent on assistance it receives from the international community. In the Intended…
WITH only hours to spare before the end of the fiscal year, Congress approved a temporary funding measure aimed to keep the government open past the midnight deadline on Wednesday,…
Reports of lower water conservation statewide ON the first day of October, water conservation figures for California were released by the State Water Resources Control Board. Impelled by severe drought…
LOS ANGELES – Since the implementation of the city’s MyHealthLA program last year, more than 130,000 Angelenos previously excluded from health care are now receiving coverage. But the latest report…
There are well-rounded professionals who are qualified experts, duly certified, highly skilled, and rigidly trained, but what pale them in comparison with the achievers are the achievements of the latter….
UNDER US immigration laws, if a non-citizen commits and/or is later convicted of certain types of crimes that person could be removed/deported. This is the case even if a person…
LOS ANGELES – Since the implementation of the city’s MyHealthLA program last year, more than 130,000 Angelenos previously excluded from health care are now receiving coverage. But the latest report…
California is offering partial financial amnesty for some drivers with unpaid traffic tickets under a limited state amnesty program. Announced this week, the program — authorized by Senate Bill 85,…
IN the year 1973, Rizal Governor Adelina Rodriguez sponsored the first Green Revolution Trade and Exposition Industrial Fair in Pasig. It was highlighted by the nationwide search for candidates for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
