THE state Senate approved a controversial bill on Thursday, May 14, that would eliminate California’s personal belief exemptions for vaccinations and require that schoolchildren be immunized. The measure, introduced by…
A non-profit organization headquartered in Las Vegas has partnered with Manny Pacquiao’s foundation, the Emmanuel and Jinkee’s Heart Foundation, to deliver six tons of educational supplies and medicine to the…
FILIPINO shadow play performer group El Gamma Penumbra was named the first-ever winner of the first season of “Asia’s Got Talent,” the pan-Asian talent search based in Singapore. The group…
A FEDERAL jury sentenced Dzhokar Tsarnaev to death on Friday, May 15 for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. He will be transferred to a super-max federal prison…
STUDENTS at the University of California are getting a two-year reprieve from threats of tuition increases, as a result of a large infusion of new state funds to the 10-campus…
The June 2015 Visa Bulletin continues to provide disappointing news for Filipinos, as the priority dates in the employment based categories (EB-3 and Other Workers) retrogressed (moved backwards) yet again,…
“Mature love is composed and sustaining…a celebration of commitment, companionship and mutual trust.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. During last Sunday’s Catholic Action of Mary’s (CAM) 37th Santacruzan Presentation Ball…
Between April 1 and April 7 of this year, USCIS received a staggering 233,000 applications for H-1B visas. The downside? There are only 85,000 H-1B visas available every year, meaning…
Convictions for certain criminal offenses could cause denial of a visa or lead to removal. Under INA 101(a)(48)(A), the term conviction, with respect to an alien, means: (1) a formal…
The homeless population in Los Angeles County rose 12 percent in the past two years to more than 44,000, due to high unemployment, low wages and skyrocketing rents, according to…
A $20 million budget proposal to assist California’s immigrant community would be economically beneficial to the state, leaders of California community organizations say. Under the proposal, ONE California, $20 million…
Retail giant Walmart will begin testing an unlimited shipping service for online customers this summer that will cost half as much as what Amazon Prime charges, the company said Wednesday,…
What in sunlight is beneficial and harmful to us? The sun and its light are not only beautiful but vital to our life and survival on this planet. Without the…
The homeless population in Los Angeles County rose 12 percent in the past two years to more than 44,000, due to high unemployment, low wages and skyrocketing rents, according to…
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, the Republican National Committee (RNC) will hold an event Saturday, May 16, at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas…
TODAY, the world is more prone to extreme natural hazards. No one is ever really prepared or safe when Mother Nature releases her wrath. Even the most resilient nations bow…
AFTER a successful state visit to Canada and a meeting with Fil-Am community leaders in Chicago, President Noynoy Aquino’s return to Manila has reignited the curiosity of many kababayans as…
WHO “saved” Mary Jane Veloso’s life? The harsh truth is that no one has. All she got was a reprieve. A postponement. The prospect of facing a firing squad still…
IN the legends I have read that males invented to explain life, it was said that the first human creature was a man called Adam. Eve arrived later, to give…
SAN FRANCISCO—Families living in the South of Market area and community advocates participated in a protest along Natoma Street on May 13 to bring focus on the plight of long-time…
AN all-time record of 1,335 Americans relinquished their US citizenship in the first three months of 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported. In 2014, a record 3,415 American citizens…
DESPITE California leading the nation in expanding healthcare insurance to include everybody, nearly 1.8 million of its residents remain uninsured. According to research from teams at University of California, Los…
A BRITISH-Filipina was elected councilor of the Hertfordshire borough Hertsmere and town Elstree and Borehamwood in the United Kingdom on May 8, marking the highest level of public office any…
LAS VEGAS – Inside the MGM Arena, before a sellout crowd and millions of eyes watching in their homes, nothing prepares you for that “Fight of the Century.” Everything collided…
I HAD a wonderful time last weekend. My family gathered together to celebrate my nephew’s First Communion at St. Raymond Church in Danville, California. We also celebrated my oldest sister’s…
MANNY Pacquiao underwent surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 6, for a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and is expected to make a full recovery. Renowned orthopedic…
HUNDREDS of thousands of people are still waiting for President Obama’s DAPA and new DACA executive order to go into effect. However, many of those waiting for these programs may…
THE Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives allows certain immediate relatives (spouses, children under 21 years old and parents of US citizens) to apply for provisional…
CHRIS Cerbone was hired as a head football coach and physical education teacher at a private high school in the summer of 2012. According to news outlets, sometime in December…
