ON February 24, 2015, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that on May 26, 2015 it will accept applications to grant employment eligibility to certain H–4 spouses married to H–1B workers. Although this new rule was announced by the Obama Administration several months ago, the USCIS waited to implement the new rule until after…
Internet now regulated as a public utility THE Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday, Feb. 26 to regulate broadband Internet service as a public utility. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said the agency was using “all the tools in our toolbox to protect innovators and consumers” and preserve the Internet’s role as “a core of free…
THE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week, to help eligible immigrants apply for President Barack Obama’s contested executive deferred action program, even as the fate of the President’s signature immigration initiative remains unclear. In a 4-1 vote, Supervisors Hilda Solis, Shiela Kuehl, Mark Ridley-Thomas, and Don Knabe voted on creating a task…
THE United States has proposed analyzing DNA from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative seeking to gain a better understanding of human disease and to create medication geared toward an individual’s genetic make-up. “Precision medicine gives us one of the greatest opportunities for new medical breakthroughs we’ve ever seen,”…
Filipinos demonstrate support AT A public hearing on CIT Group’s $3.4 billion takeover of OneWest Bank, supporters said the merger would benefit minority groups and poor neighborhoods, while critics said such an occurrence would create a new “too big to fail” bank. “We have set forth aggressive goals for community investment and development activities in…
It is a common misconception that skin cancer is nothing to worry about because it is curable. Not so, not for any of the 3 types of skin cancers. All of them would ultimately spread all over the body and kill the patient, if not diagnosed early and surgically removed on time. The most notorious…
On February 24, 2015, the Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective May 26, 2015 the Department of Homeland Security is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B non-immigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. This move fits squarely within the immigration…
Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the federal district court in Brownsville, Texas, issued an injunction preventing the new expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs from moving forward. Thousands of “DREAMers” planned for the start of the expanded DACA program to begin…
On February 24, 2015, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced that starting May 26, 2015, spouses of certain H–1B workers may apply for employment authorization and be able to work in the US (Under current regulations, H-4 spouses are not allowed to work.). In its press release, USCIS noted that, “Allowing…
Dan Duggan, President of Duggan’s Serra Mortuary, the most reliable funeral service company that Filipino-Americans depend on to honor and respect their loved ones passing, will celebrate his birthday on Friday, March 27. Other prominent celebrities celebrating their birthdays this March are: March 1 – Royal Dynasty Foundation founder Nellie Cojuangco Tuazon, and Premiere Appliances…
The rapidly evolving medical scene proffers a roller coaster of practitioners with peculiar traits and skills amid emerging changes in their particular field of specialization. Despite skepticisms of the perils in the medical practice still a great number of potential doctors relentlessly face the challenge defying all caveats and odds experienced by frontline proponents. Success…
“I believe that it is my duty as a CEO to lead and inspire the workforce, to provide vision and direction, to guide and motivate my people so that Megaworld continues to maintain its competitive edge in the property market.” – Dr. Andrew L. Tan A powerful statement reinforcing the notion that growth in business evolves…
Filipinos demonstrate support AT A public hearing on CIT Group’s $3.4 billion takeover of OneWest Bank, supporters said the merger would benefit minority groups and poor neighborhoods, while critics said such an occurrence would create a new “too big to fail” bank. “We have set forth aggressive goals for community investment and development activities in…
THE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week, to help eligible immigrants apply for President Barack Obama’s contested executive deferred action program, even as the fate of the President’s signature immigration initiative remains unclear. In a 4-1 vote, Supervisors Hilda Solis, Shiela Kuehl, Mark Ridley-Thomas, and Don Knabe voted on creating a task…
One of the most emotional aspect of a marital dissolution case is dealing with Child custody issues. Sadly enough, this is an area where most parents play games with each other trying their best to deprive the other parents of their right to maintain relationship with their child. Child custody comes in two parts, 1)…
State officials announced on Feb. 20 a Covered California special enrollment period to accommodate taxpayers who are now just realizing they are subject to a fine without health coverage. “We don’t want anyone to feel blindsided by the shared responsibility payment,” Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee said in a news release. “That’s why we…
President Barack Obama on Tuesday, Feb. 24, swiftly rejected bipartisan-backed legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline, marking the third veto he has issued throughout his presidency. “The presidential power to veto legislation is one I take seriously,” Obama said in his veto message to the Senate. “But I also take seriously my responsibility to the…
In a report published Feb. 23 by the Center for American Progress, analysis estimates that deporting all 5 million beneficiaries of President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration would cost more than $50.3 billion, an average of $10,070 per person. Five million is the number of undocumented immigrants that the House of Representatives’ funding bill…
There was once a press club in the heart of a city where everyone lived in harmony with each other and their surroundings. Photographers and writers, they were affable and comrades among themselves. They had a club house in the midst of a hill—oh, magnificent, almost celestial. It was not fancy, exclusive nor isolated, but…
DUBBED as the “Fight of the Decade,” the highly anticipated dream match—between Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.—has been making headlines even before the fight was finalized. Luckily for their adoring fans, the deal has been set and the two fighters will indeed slug it out on May 2 in…
AFTER six years of waiting and speculations, swinging from hope to despair among fans, fiesty jabs on social media between both camps — the dream boxing bout will finally come true on May 2, 2015. Our Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight in the ring to answer the nagging question among…
REMEMBER the three monkeys who could see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil? Well, DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and AFP Chief of Staff Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. were pretty much like those monkeys, unable or unwilling to remember what they knew about the impending massacre of the SAF…
RETAIL giant Walmart announced Thursday, Feb. 19, that it will raise pay for 500,000 employees, among a number of other changes that are expected to benefit workers, customers and the business. “We’re making changes to our pay, strengthening the opportunity to progress within the company and offering more choice in scheduling,” said Walmart CEO Doug…
NEXT week, on March 4, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on the controversial issue of health insurance tax credits detailed in King v. Burwell, a case dealing with problems surrounding the current Affordable Care Act (ACA). The long-term effects of the case would include raising the prices of health insurance for more than…
AN undocumented Filipino was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of three at an Ohio bar in March last year. Igmidio “Roger” Mista, 34, accepted a last-minute plea deal on Feb. 17, just as his case was set to go to a jury trial before Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge Barbara…
THE US Justice Department on Monday, Feb. 23, filed a request for an emergency court ruling that would allow President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration to move forward. The emergency “stay” was filed in response to a Feb. 16 decision by a federal district judge, who blocked an executive order announced by the President…
25 February 2015 – The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles has announced that it will move to its new location at 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90010. In this connection, the Philippine Consulate General will be closed on February 27 and re-open on March 02 at the new location. The change…
A federal judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 19, that American Express violated US antitrust laws by prohibiting merchants from requesting that customers use other credit cards. American Express typically charges merchants higher fees compared to other companies, such as Visa, MasterCard and Discover. But the company bars merchants that accept its cards from encouraging customers to…
CALL it another rite of aging. But one of the rewards of getting older is to be able to gather friends for a happy time and look at the faces you already knew when they were as young as yours. That Sunday, I felt the same way through the whole idea of every daughter’s wedding….
WE make promises: a promise to be faithful to one’s spouse; a promise to take care of a family member; a promise to be with a friend in times of need; a promise to fulfill a parent’s wish; a promise to take care of one’s health. Promises are expressions of hope to loved ones for…
