A FILIPINA choreographer and dance historian was honored Monday, Aug. 31, for “her single-minded crusade in preserving the endangered artistic heritage of the Southern Philippines.” Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, 71, was among…
FOLLOWING the death of another Filipino journalist on Thursday, Aug. 28, the Committee to Protect Journalists called on Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to work toward…
A TEAM of nine students and one biology professor from Cal State Northridge (CSUN) have pinpointed a gene that can cause breast cancer to spread. The new finding, published in…
” Traditions and rituals are meant to transform our relationships, to make us relate with one another with humility, love, mercy, and compassion.” What is the heart of the matter?…
“There are special laws that allow middle class families to avoid paying thousands of dollars out of their pocket monthly for nursing home care, assisted living care and home care….
Investor visas are a great option for immigrant investors and their families. These visas are available both for those that are outside of the United States, and for those that…
National origin is not a bar to recovery Immigrants are a growing part of the labor force in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014,…
How long do you have to keep tax records? How long can the IRS audit your tax returns? Let’s discuss 10 tips on statute of limitations so you can clean…
Deciding if bankruptcy is right for you can be one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make in your life. As much as possible, most people try to avoid…
Social media was on fire on Friday, Aug. 28 with comments and criticisms from kababayans who were caught in traffic on EDSA after thousands of members of Iglesia ni Cristo…
THEY are the sons and daughters of dramatic journeys and fantastic tales, their stories carried like treasures as they lay down a shadow of stunning proportions, shaped both by the…
“Is this a good deal? Should I buy this?” are questions many teens of today are now asking. Gone are spending sprees and splurging for the new school year. Teens…
The state Senate approved on Thursday, Aug. 27, six tobacco regulation measures that would raise the smoking age in California from 18 to 21 and restrict e-cigarette usage in a…
LOS ANGELES – A Filipino-American judge was sworn into the LA County Superior Court on Thursday, Aug. 27 at a ceremony held at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown. Julian…
The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 (IMFA) requires an alien obtaining a green card through a marriage less than two years old to come back at the end of…
While education fuels man to strive even farther beyond and his objective inspiringly motivates him to aspire for higher goals, it is society and the community where he lives that…
SLOWLY and inexorably, the Aquino government, by its failure to help solve the problems of daily life, is driving many of us into impossible and desperate straits. Confronted by a…
LAST Wednesday, Aug. 26, as the National Transformation Council renewed its call on President B. S. Aquino III to step down and pave the way for a nonpartisan transitory council,…
LOS ANGELES – In high school, Jaime Ballesteros didn’t think he would be able to attend college because of his undocumented status. Originally from Bacolod City, Philippines, Ballesteros was 11…
LOS ANGELES – A Filipino-American judge was sworn into the LA County Superior Court on Thursday, Aug. 27 at a ceremony held at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown. Julian…
Jericho Vibar Rosales, known in the Philippine entertainment industry as Echo, heads the list of prominent personalities celebrating their birthdays this September. Echo will be 36 on Tuesday, September 22,…
DEAR Atty. Gurfinkel: Before I was 16 years old, I was adopted and petitioned by my aunt, and got my green card through her petition. I am now a US…
The power to give, take away, and deport. The United States does not welcome you with open arms. It allows non-citizens entry into the United States, under certain conditions. When…
This column regularly receives medical questions from our readers and from time to time we select some interesting ones for discussion here for general public health education. Here are some…
WHEN I shared through this column what undocumented Filipinos in America may expect from a Trump presidency — and that Trump should recalibrate his message against undocumented immigrants so he…
CTALK By Cito Beltran Are you angry enough about our state of affairs in the Republic of the Philippines? The thought has begun to surface as millions of Filipinos come…
Under 8 CFR 205.1(a)(3)(i)(C), an approved Form I-130 petition for an alien relative is automatically revoked upon the death of the petitioner if the beneficiary has not obtained lawful permanent…
I’m not impervious to bad news. In my years of crime reporting, I ate tragic, earthy and shocking news for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I had access to people’s emotional pains and tragedies. With…
AMERICAN investors were seriously woken up when the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 1,000 points minutes after the market opened on Monday, Aug. 24 in a worldwide wave of selling…
Gov. Brown expected to sign The state Senate on Monday, Aug. 24, approved a measure that would allow about 5,000 California high school students that fulfilled graduation requirements this year…
