Obama restricts military gear to local police
PRESIDENT Barack Obama is cutting back on shipments of military equipment to local police forces, nine months after multiple complaints about officers using riot gear and armored vehicles to confront…
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White House Initiative hosts first-ever Asian American summit
OVER 2,000 Asian-American national leaders, advocates, artists and community organizers gathered in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 12 for the first-ever White House Summit on AAPIs—the groundbreaking gathering for the…
LA City Council approves minimum wage hike to $15
LOS ANGELES officials voted Tuesday, May 19 on a fiercely debated plan to hike the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Under a plan endorsed by a key panel…
House approves bill to end NSA bulk phone data collection
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 13, overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would cease the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records. The USA Freedom Act, bipartisan…
FDA plans to ease ban on gay blood donors
The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban of blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a policy in place for 32 years…
LA City celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
3 AAPI organizations recognized IN celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), the City of Los Angeles recognized three organizations on Friday, May 8, for their contributions to advancing…
LA City celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
3 AAPI organizations recognized IN celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), the City of Los Angeles recognized three organizations on Friday, May 8, for their contributions to advancing…
Walking on a sacred ground
HE was a shy, timid, introverted young man who wanted to be a missionary. But his superiors did not believe that he could make it. “Out in the missions you…
4 ways to reach millennials
Do you constantly scratch your head thinking, “Wow I really do not understand young people these days.” Do you look at kids and wonder why they can’t go anywhere without…
Homeowner 10 months behind on mortgage files for Chapter 13
Client No. 1 CLIENT is 52 years old with a son in college. She is an R-Nurse with annual gross income of $80K. She comes to see me with a…
Men may also suffer gender/sex discrimination at work
WE often hear about women being denied a job, a promotion, or higher pay because the employer preferred to give the job, promotion or more money to a man. In…
How do you solve a problem like Sen. Grace Poe?
SENATOR Grace Poe used to be a darling, not only in the entertainment world which saw her being raised by her adoptive parents movie icons, Fernando Poe Jr. and Susan…
The Grand Induction Ball of the Los Angeles-Makati Sister City, Inc.
THERE is little to compare with the excitement over the Los Angeles-Makati Sister City, Inc. Induction Ball on Sunday, May 3. What are we looking at beyond the choreography of…
App Annie survey reveals different preferences for communication apps
It appears that the most heavily used apps on smartphones these days are those that allow users to socially engage with one another, according to findings released by analytics company…
Facebook announces improved wages and benefits for contract workers
Facebook is pushing to secure higher pay and better benefits for contract workers who support its employees, including janitors, receptionists, security workers and cooks. In a blog post on Tuesday,…
JPMorgan Chase bank to update credit cards with chip technology
To protect consumers against fraud and cyber-theft, JPMorgan Chase is planning to update more than 70 percent of its credit and debit cards with new microchip technology by the end…
Mandatory vaccination bill advances in California Senate
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…
Las Vegas foundation partners with Pacquiao to send aid to Philippines
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 performers win ‘Asia’s Got Talent’
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…
Boston Marathon bombing suspect sentenced to death
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…
No more tuition hikes for UC students as part of Brown’s proposal
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 Priority Dates: Major retrogression for workers and single children of US citizens (F-1)
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,…
Rolando & Diwata Macuja: A connubial relationship bonded by faith and mutual trust
“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…
After the H-1B Cap
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…
Immigration consequences of juvenile convictions
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…
Homeless population in LA County jumps 12%
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…
Organizations support $20 million budget proposal for California’s immigrant community
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…
Walmart to test unlimited shipping service
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,…
Hazards in sunlight
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…
Homeless population in LA County jumps 12%
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…