THE November shooting of a handcuffed Nevada inmate by a corrections officer trainee has brought to light a number of unreported shootings at a facility where records indicate that guards…
This is a little back story. It is about that day Piano Virtuoso Dexter Grey, dubbed The Maestro in the literary world of music and its horizon, created a splash…
APRIL 14 marked Equal Pay Day, a holiday that highlights an ongoing issue in gender equality: the federal wage. The Tuesday date, originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity…
THE recent Social Weather Station (SWS) and Pulse Asia reports on the performance and trust ratings of President Noynoy Aquino have been grist for those who want to see him…
THE court does not always equally divide each piece of community property in a divorce case “In kind.” An equal partition of each item of property in the community estate…
Los Angeles, CA – The UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association (UCLA PAA) will hold the 2015 Fundraising Benefit Event themed, “Bayanihan – Invest In Your Community,” held on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 from…
Sen. Marco Rubio and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially announce run CANDIDATES vying to be the next US president are coming forward. Hillary Rodham Clinton – former secretary…
The prestige is always there. Teaching is a very serious pursuit where one starts with a calling and lives it as a purpose. “Those who can, do; those who can’t…
THE Easter Season is not over yet! We just started it last Sunday. We’re celebrating this Sunday, the Second Sunday of Easter or, as Pope John Paul II promulgated in…
IT has been 73 years after Filipino and American soldiers waved the white flag before Japanese troops. Now the war veterans, who are in their twilight years, plea before the…
BALITANG America shared with kababayans on The Filipino Channel the not-so-good news, especially for those who are hoping that President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration will finally be given…
Young client files chapter 7 to discharge $30k credit cards Client no. 1 CLIENT was disabled when he was 55, which was 7 years ago. He receives $1,600 of disability…
ON February 27, 2015, the Hon. Keith Schwartz, Presiding Judge of Department 144 at the Los Angeles Airport Courthouse, sentenced a Filipina to 3-year summary probation with suspension of imposition…
• FILE your tax records neatly and orderly during the year. If you are not an organized person by nature as some of us are, just throw tax documents in…
PEGGY Young worked as a part-time driver for United Parcel Service (UPS). Her responsibilities included pickup and delivery of packages that had arrived by air carrier the previous night. In…
QUESTION: It’s too early to prepare a Durable Power of Attorney. I’m healthy and don’t see the need. Answer: Most people wait until it is too late. Multiple times people…
ARE debt problems making your life a living hell? Doing your best to pay but creditors just won’t leave you alone? Maybe you get nervous every time the phone rings…
THERE are roughly 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the US today, and 1.5 million of those are Asian Americans. In California alone, at least 40,000 of the half a million…
FOOD prices in the United States may rise as California farmers cope with the state’s fourth year of drought by reducing water use and planting fewer crops. The Golden State…
CALIFORNIA lawmakers on Wednesday, April 8, approved a bill that would ban parents from opting out of vaccinations for their school-enrolled children due to personal or religious beliefs. In a…
THE Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, April 1, agreed to spend more than $1 billion to repair the city’s sidewalks as part of a lawsuit settlement filed by residents…
CALIFORNIA Governor Jerry Brown’s administration is overhauling its proposal for a controversial tunnel project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta, despite public doubts on whether water exporters can meet the stringent…
A CALIFORNIA appeals court on Friday, April 3, upheld a lower court ruling that incorporating yoga into physical education at a San Diego County school district does not violate the…
WHO doesn’t like free college? If you’re an accepted, incoming student at Stanford University whose parents make less than $125,000 a year, you’re in luck. For the first time in…
THE Filipino mother of a teenager who fell to her death from the 21st story of a Hong Kong apartment was released on bail Thursday, April 9, after being charged…
Nissan Motor Co. and BMW AG announced Friday, April 10, a global recall of more than 165,000 vehicles due to possible fuel pump failures that could stall or prevent an…
“The best way to find your self is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi AFTER having meticulously assessed all possible resources, conscientiously brainstormed the brightest…
On April 7, 2015, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit challenging Pres. Obama’s 2012 original Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This ruling is a good sign,…
THE Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, April 1, agreed to spend more than $1 billion to repair the city’s sidewalks as part of a lawsuit settlement filed by residents…
