Considerations for dental patients with special needs
FOR both children and adults with special needs, dental care can be challenging. In some cases, limited coordination can make brushing and flossing tricky. In other cases there may be…
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Nothing is happening with my labor certification case; should I try DAPA instead?
Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: I am out of status, but in 2006, my employer sponsored me for a green card through labor certification or PERM. The Department of Labor certified my…
Driver’s license and other programs for undocumented immigrants in 2015
I. AB60: Driver’s License. Undocumented Immigrants are now eligible to apply for a Driver’s License in California. On January 1, 2015, a new law called AB60 became effective in the…
Filipina singing group Hi-Pertensions headlines fundraising concert on Feb. 21
The internationally known Filipina singing group Hi-Pertensions will be headlining a fundraising concert entitled, Thank You for the Music, on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Harbor Light, 4760 Thornton Ave., Fremont,…
Bank robbery suspect fatally shot after car chase in Chino
Police shot and killed a man after he allegedly robbed a bank in Corona, Calif. and led officers in a car chase that ended in Chino on Feb. 4. Few…
Not guns, but bullets that kill
THEY consist of running bits of metals through the flesh of men—large, small, pointed, square, round and splintered bits that tear and kill. It is not the metal in its…
Senate faces showdown on Homeland Security, immigration bill
Senate Democrats put Congress on hold for a second time Wednesday, Feb. 4, blocking a Republican bill that would finance the Department of Homeland Security along with rollbacks of President…
EPA says Keystone XL pipeline could increase greenhouse gas emissions
With the recent decline in gas prices, a review by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline could cause increased development of…
Rising trends in union membership among AAPIs
A SURPRISING trend among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the professional landscape is developing. Despite abating union memberships nationally, a close look by the Center for Economic and…
Nevada’s top court hears case from Philippine province
The Nevada Supreme Court heard a nearly 10-year-old state lawsuit on Tuesday, Feb. 3, filed by the Philippine island province of Marinduque for contamination it endured from a 1996 mining…
Mary Jean Lastimosa: True beauty that’s skin-deep
Out of the millions of ladies, one who hails from Mindanao’s war-torn provinces—North Cotabato, gained the right to have represented the Philippines at the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant. Among the…
Pope Francis approves martyrdom for Archbishop Oscar Romero
“I don’t want to be an ‘anti,’ against anybody. I simply want to be the builder of a great affirmation: the affirmation of God, who loves us and who wants…
Blame game
“WHAT was the direct line of command between the President and the operators? It was not clear whether he just approved the operation at the very start and then let…
Should the government obligate all parents to have their kids vaccinated?
IN light of the current measles outbreak in the United States, Americans are debating: Should children in the nation be required to be vaccinated? What should prevail – parental choice…
Protecting children from modern day slavery
MOST Americans are unaware that modern day slavery exists in the form of human trafficking. To many, the phrase “human trafficking” elicits connotations of a tragedy present only in far…
US gov’t tells agents to ID immigrants but not deport them
THE Obama administration has ordered immigration officials to find out if undocumented immigrants they encounter are eligible for President Barack Obama’s recent plans to spare them from deportation. Agents at…
Potential 2016 presidential candidates share input on vaccination debate
The national debate over vaccinations has spilled over into the 2016 race for the White House. Potential Republican candidates New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, brought up an…
The Rise of Dr. Andrew L. Tan: The Struggling Years
“About a week after arriving in the Philippines, I happened to wake up one day at 7 o’clock in the morning. My father got angry and he scolded me. As…
Obama proposes $330 million budget for LA transit
The budget proposal unveiled by President Barack Obama to Congress on Monday earmarks more than $1 billion for California transportation and construction projects, including $330 million that Los Angeles city…
Infant contracts measles in Santa Monica
New case prompts daycare center closure A baby is one of the latest victims of the California measles outbreak, prompting the closure of a child-care center on the Santa Monica…
Residential No-burn Alert Issued For All Residents Of Los Angeles Air Basin Tomorrow
NO-BURN ALERT: MANDATORY WOODBURNING BAN IN EFFECT TOMORROW FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted for Tomorrow, Wednesday, February…
Obama proposes record $4 trillion spending plan to Congress
President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget on Monday, Feb. 2, pushing past tight federal spending caps. As outlined in his State of the Union address in…
Infant contracts measles in Santa Monica
New case prompts daycare center closure A baby is one of the latest victims of the California measles outbreak, prompting the closure of a child-care center on the Santa Monica…
Frenchman linked to deadly Paris attacks charged
French authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges last week against a wanted Frenchman extradited from Bulgaria, who admitted his connection to the gunmen behind the terrorist massacres in Paris. Fritz-Joly Joachin,…
Calif. senator proposes raising legal smoking age to 21
A California lawmaker introduced legislation Thursday, Jan. 29, that would raise the legal minimum smoking age in the state from 18 to 21. “Tobacco companies know that people are more…
The Soldier
IF I could look into a soldier’s heart and know everyone’s story, I’d ask: why are they fighting? Who will tell them (if the reasons exist)? Who is going to…
Prophet of poor migrants
SHE exuded passion and love for her ministry to undocumented migrants as she spoke powerfully to the participants of the Biennial Consultation of the Association of Theological Field Education last…
Moment of silence
IS peace between the government and the Muslim extremist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attainable? In a pessimist’s point of view, there might not be any remedy to the…
#NasaanAngPangulo
#NasaanAngPangulo has been a trending topic among Filipinos all over the world on social media, asking where Philippine President Benigno Aquino was, and why he was not at Villamor Airbase…
Single client seeks chapter 7 discharge of $80K credit card debt; parents qualify under Obama amnesty
Single client seeks BK relief CLIENT is 48 years old, single and works as a licensed vocational nurse. She used to gross $75K a year with two jobs but recently…