It is GAME ON! Following the first Republican Party debate last Thursday, August 6, many kababayans who lean Republican have been energized to see the crowded slate of candidates they…
The vulgarity in entertainment THOUGH the few good TV shows back home in the Philippines are applauded, it is dismaying that these small islands of quality are almost lost in…
Adobe Systems Inc., a tech firm based in San Jose, California, has followed in the footsteps of Netflix and Microsoft by announcing it will provide new parents with additional paid…
American teenagers start their school days too early, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Early school start times are preventing many…
Los Angeles is close to reaching an agreement with the US Olympic Committee (USOC) to be America’s candidate for the 2024 Summer Games. Pledging to host the event at a…
Americans now shoulder $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, a rate that has tripled over the past decade, according to studies. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton aims to end that…
New CA legislation protects and humanizes undocumented immigrants Continuing his push for change on immigration issues, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a trio of measures on Monday, August 10 that will…
LOS ANGELES – A historic occasion for the Filipino-American and Asian Pacific Islander community was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 11, when Joel Jacinto, executive director of non-profit organization Search to Involve…
Oldest Camera Club in Asia Captures an Intimate Philippines With a spirit sculpted singularlyby sunlight and shade As a melting pot of cultures, the Philippines undergoes cycles of transformation as…
Time flies by so quickly when you love what you do. It has been 25 years since I started my very first clinic, all with the goal of helping people…
LOS ANGELES – A historic occasion for the Filipino-American and Asian Pacific Islander community was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 11, when Joel Jacinto, executive director of non-profit organization Search to Involve…
I SAW a beautiful French Christian film this past weekend entitled “The Apostle”. It’s a story about a young Muslim man named Akim who is being groomed to be an…
VICE President Binay delivered what he called to be the “True State of the Nation Address” at the Cavite State University, following the official sixth and last SONA of President…
SECTION 707 (b) of the bankruptcy code is the provision that allows the dismissal of a Chapter 7 case if there is a “presumption of abuse” of bankruptcy law. This…
AS you may be aware, the USCIS is seeking comments from the public regarding the proposed rule on the “Expansion of Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility” which was published…
ROBERT Wascher, M.D. began working as a cancer surgeon for Southern California Permanente Medical Group (“Kaiser”) in 2009. He was the only specialty-trained cancer surgeon for Kaiser’s 440,000 patients in…
IN the years that I have practiced family law here in Los Angeles, I found that my Pilipino clients have to be briefed about the law and what the law…
IF you have offshore bank accounts, should you report the accounts to the U.S. government? Yes, if the aggregate balances exceed $10,000 at any time during the year. What if…
CLIENTS often come in to our office with Hollywood-like ideas of what to expect at an immigration interview. They are usually surprised to hear that immigration interviews are almost completely…
BANKRUPTCY is a bad word every business owner is working hard to avoid. And, yet, it’s also a tool given to entrepreneurs as an encouragement to take risks and be…
It was a grand show. It was like all-you-can-eat buffet style entertainment. For this special day, it was not about the plight of the poor or endurance of political turmoil…
Nationwide plan to reduce greenhouse gases at power plants IN the final stretch of his term, President Barack Obama unveiled a major climate change plan over the weekend that aims…
POPE Francis urged priests on Wednesday, Aug. 5, to extend a “real welcome” to divorced Catholics who have remarried and accommodate the families with “doors wide open.” Because of the…
AFTER the finalization of CIT Group Inc.’s $3.4-billion purchase of Pasadena-based OneWest Bank on Monday, Aug. 3, leaders from both financial institutions celebrated the merger at Filipino supermarket Island Pacific…
THE Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, Aug. 5, overrode a recent decision by airport commissioners that would allow ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers from Los…
Following a three decade-long legal battle, Los Angeles has agreed to relinquish struggling LA/Ontario International Airport and return it to the city of Ontario. The deal, announced Thursday, Aug. 6…
“We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back…but by…
WHENEVER a person commits fraud in obtaining an immigration benefit (such as entering the US under a different name, using bogus documents, applying for benefits to which they are not…
In applications for immigration benefits or relief, the focus is often on the qualifications or eligibility of the alien for such benefits or relief. In this article, I would like…
IN recent years, more residential buildings, retail centers and restaurants have sprung up in downtown Los Angeles, an area that has mostly been regarded as a place to work and…
