FRUSTRATED by the lack of governmental action on immigration reform, California lawmakers are considering a measure to allow work permits for undocumented farmworkers. A similar effort died three years ago,…
THE US Justice Department on Tuesday, July 14, moved to seize $12.5 million (about P565 million) in assets belonging to Filipina businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, who has allegedly embezzled millions…
The bell tolls for many. It always does. They took their leave in poignant numbers. We loved them and we lost them—men and women who had the power to move…
PRESIDENT Noynoy Aquino is reportedly very pleased with a report in TIME Asia concerning the high level of optimism among Filipinos with respect to their job prospects. According to a…
DONALD TRUMP: either you love the guy or hate him. This is especially true in the context of politics and the race to the White House. Filipinos in America are…
FRUSTRATED by the lack of governmental action on immigration reform, California lawmakers are considering a measure to allow work permits for undocumented farmworkers. A similar effort died three years ago,…
THE Philippines and the United States have entered into a reciprocal intergovernmental agreement meant to help curtail offshore tax evasion and avoidance. Signed by Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and…
ACROSS the nation, gas prices are on a downward drift. However in California, prices are rapidly shooting up – and drivers are angry. Analysts predicted that prices will peak at…
A homeless, studious little boy in the Philippines is getting worldwide attention. After a fellow student snapped a photo of Daniel Cabrera, 9, doing his homework in a quiet street…
GOD’S recent mighty works in my life have amazed me! He has now brought me to complete recovery after undergoing a medical procedure to cure an unruptured aneurysm in my…
Lovely July where the days are sultry, steaming, sweltering. The city is heaving like a tired beast. Time to shed expectations, along with commute, cellular phones, calendars as our wants…
THREE years ago President Obama made an important announcement and made clear his intent to help “Dreamers”; young people who were brought to the U.S. unlawfully by their parents. He…
Decides future wages belong to debtor when chapter 13 is converted to chapter 7 IMAGINE that you are a Chapter 13 debtor with a 5-year reorganization plan. In this plan, you…
MANY fathers and mothers have their own ideas of child custody and the standard to which Courts use in determining custody of children. Automatically, most parents believe that the children…
AN action under the DVPA (Domestic Violence Protection Act) seeking a restraining order often is necessary to protect parties from abuse or domestic violence perpetrated by the other spouse or…
Q: I WORK for a temp agency as an hourly employee and I recently got sick. I asked the employer if I was entitled to paid sick leave. I was…
Choosing the proper entity for your business (Part 1 of 5) YOU have decided to go into business for yourself. Should you operate as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, LLC, or…
QUESTION: The last thing I want to do is go through Probate. Can you let me know if there are any other options? Answer: It is possible. There is what…
IF you are searching for debt reduction solutions, no doubt you’ve been inundated with advertisements for various debt management programs, companies and solutions. The choices seem confusing to the average…
WE have often talked about how it is to be “Pinoy” in America, as other races/ethnicities would also have their own conversations about their unique experiences as they live new…
APPLE is planning on producing a record 85 million to 95 million units of its next generation iPhone models by Dec. 31, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, July…
TWO weeks after Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl delayed the vote for a month on her proposal to raise the citywide minimum wage by 2020, LA city officials are…
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) on Monday, July 6, filed criminal charges with the Department of Justice against 20 former officers and stockholders of the now-closed Banco Filipino Savings…
NEW research published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal suggests that mammograms reduce the risk of breast cancer-related deaths by 10 percent, rather than the original 20 to 25 percent….
ALMOST two-thirds of Republicans oppose the Supreme Court’s nationwide ruling in support of same-sex marriage, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The numbers give hope for conservative presidential candidates who…
IN the United States, if the approximately 8.8 million immigrants eligible for citizenship are naturalized, the country could experience a $21 billion to $45 billion increase in gross domestic product…
THE United Nations Arbitral Tribunal at The Hague in the Netherlands has decided to hear a second round of oral arguments from the Philippines regarding disputed territory in the South…
Astute men generally would say that a second heaven is next to impossibility but aren’t second chances awaited in the offing at all times? People learn from their own mistakes…
We have recently discussed how criminal convictions could lead to removal or inadmissibility. However, under INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i), an alien is also inadmissible if he admits committing acts which constitute the…
TWO weeks after Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl delayed the vote for a month on her proposal to raise the citywide minimum wage by 2020, LA city officials are…
