A GOVERNMENT shutdown slated by midnight of Friday, Dec. 12 was narrowly averted after the House of Representatives approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep Congress open through September. The Senate also agreed to a two-day extension of current funding levels, giving itself more time to approve the House bill. Despite Democratic objections to…
A FILIPINO-American was selected as one of the five California Teachers of the Year. Lovelyn Marquez-Prueher, an English teacher at Dodson Middle School in Rancho Palos Verdes, was also one of the 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year for the 2014-15 school year. “We’re very honored that one of our teachers from Los…
ROB Villeza was sworn in on Thursday, Dec. 11, as a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Villeza, who has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California for more than 20 years, was among six others appointed to the bench by California Gov. Jerry Brown in November. “It’s…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama announced Wednesday at a White House Summit a $1 billion public-private investment into the expansion of early childhood education. “We’ve got kids in this country who are every bit as talented as Malia and Sasha but they’re starting out the race a step behind,” Obama said in reference to his daughters. The…
THE Federal Communications Commission agreed this week to dramatically boost funds to bring high-speed Internet access to schools and public libraries in poor or rural areas, a move that could likely increase Americans’ phone bills by roughly $2 a year. Educators in support of the 60 percent jump in federal spending, up to $3.9 billion,…
Feeling the same intensity of emotional affection for each other after a score and five years of blissful togetherness, medical couple Eduardo and Olyn Bautista had triumphantly survived all possible impediments that crossed their path and successfully weathered the storm along the way. The initial spark and electrifying excitement remained undiminished despite the passing of…
CHAPTER 7 RELIEF FOR DIVORCED MOM Client is 48 years old and works as an accountant for a business. Her salary is $60,000 a month. Her marriage ended two years ago when she found out that her husband of 15 years had another family in another city. Husband had a 10-year old son with another…
Under INA 216(a)(1), an alien who: (1) applies for lawful permanent residence (LPR) based on marriage to a US citizen (USC) or LPR spouse; and (2) such marriage was entered less than 2 years at the time LPR status is granted, such alien acquires LPR status on a conditional basis. There are two ways to…
ESTABLISHING parentage rights for Moms is a lot easier than establishing one for unmarried Dads. Moms can establish this by simply showing proof of her having given birth to the child. Family Code §7610. Establishing parentage rights, including custody and visitation rights, becomes more problematic with unmarried Dads because proving yourself as the biological father…
ROB Villeza was sworn in on Thursday, Dec. 11, as a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Villeza, who has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California for more than 20 years, was among six others appointed to the bench by California Gov. Jerry Brown in November. “It’s…
Actor Matteo Guidicelli must be really floating in air lately. He so proud of his girlfriend, Popstar Princess and actress Sarah Geronimo, who was chosen to sing a cover of the song The Glow for Disney Channel Asia. Sarah, along with other Southeast Asian artists, was tapped by Disney Channel Asia to do a localized…
The abuse of alcohol is the leading risk factor for disability and premature death in the world. Besides tobacco an other harmful agents, alcohol is the most common cause of many illnesses in our midst, cancer included. Alcohol-related deaths claim almost 80,000 lives each year in the United States alone. Worldwide, it kills 2.5 million…
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced Executive Action (EA) concerning immigration. While there are many aspects or changes brought about by his announcement, one of those changes is the creation of a new “Deferred Action for Parental Accountability” (or DAPA), which is similar to the benefit he announced in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood…
(Part 2 of 2) “Don’t’ be Afraid To Hire Professionals” The Salim Group It is one of Indonesia’s biggest conglomerate with assets including Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world’s largest instant noodle producer, and Bogasari, a large flour-milling operation. The group was founded by Sudono Salim, also known as Liem Sioe Liong or LSL. LSL is…
A FILIPINO-American was sworn into the San Diego City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 10, becoming the first Asian to serve on the council in nearly five decades. Chris Cate will represent District 6, which includes Mira Mesa, Miramar, Kearny Mesa, Clairemont and Rancho Peñasquitos, where about one-third of the population is Asian and Pacific Islander….
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms with hail and gusty winds expected to arrive in Los Angeles County on Friday morning and forecasted to remain through the evening on December 12, 2014. The following are some safety tips to help prepare residents for thunderstorms and lightning;…
The National Weather Service is predicting about an inch of rain during this latest storm. Added: December 11, 2014 | By Caroline Aoyagi-Stom @SCE_CarolineA Southern California may still be drying out from recent record rainstorms, but another downpour is expected to start Thursday evening and last into the Friday morning commute. The National Weather Service is…
Prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco announced Dec. 9 that they were filing a suit against Uber, the mobile app ride-sharing service based in SF, alleging false and misleading statements to its customers. The civil suit claims the company engaged in multiple business practices which violate state law. Prosecutors also said they had reached…
The Obama administration announced on Dec. 8 new federal guidelines expanding protections for racial and ethnic profiling to encompass religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender and gender identity. The new rules replace those issued by former President George W. Bush in 2003, which only protected profiling based on race and ethnicity, and provided exemptions for…
IT is official. Vigan City in Ilocos Sur has been named one of the New 7 Wonders Cities of the World. Also dubbed as urban wonders, these cities are put under the spotlight to initiate cultural heritage among the public, to involve them in the process of preserving all heritage sites across the world. Completing…
RELIEF. Gratitude. Hope. These are what Filipinos in America feel in the aftermath of yet another super typhoon, just a year after the Philippines was devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda, which killed more than six thousand people in November of 2013. As the Weather Channel reported, Ruby (International name Hagupit) is now a tropical storm,…
I HAVE learned two new terms from reading the postings of self-anointed social media vigilantes and reformists: bobo-tante and tanga-suporta. These are a play on words, meaning stupid voter (bobo for stupid and botante for voter) and idiotic supporter (tanga for idiot and suporta for support). These are supposed to describe the Filipino masa who,…
Prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco announced Dec. 9 that they were filing a suit against Uber, the mobile app ride-sharing service based in SF, alleging false and misleading statements to its customers. The civil suit claims the company engaged in multiple business practices which violate state law. Prosecutors also said they had reached…
It’s because everywhere, you see good cheers, as the season bring tidings of comfort and joy. Everyone seems decided to be happy, living, fulfilled, generous, peaceful, contented, joyful, festive and emotionally connected to the important people in their lives for the holidays this year. There’s the card writing, mailing, gift buying, wrapping, sending, tree buying, trimming, cooking,…
A FILIPINO postal service worker in Fremont, Calif. was charged with mail theft for allegedly stealing numerous cellphones meant to be delivered to customers. Romeo Moog Talag, 56, of Hayward was named in a complaint filed Dec. 2 in a US District Court in Oakland. The investigation began in January 2013 when employees at the…
AB 60 takes effect on Jan. 1 STARTING Jan 1. 2015, undocumented immigrants in California will be able to apply for a state driver’s license under Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60), which was passed earlier this year. “AB 60 is a victory for our immigrant communities and groups who have advocated for this issue for…
A HUGE fire occurred the morning of Monday Dec. 8 in downtown Los Angeles and the nearby Westlake area, destroying an entire apartment complex under construction and temporarily shutting down the 101 and 110 freeways. The area engulfed was about the size of a city block, according to fire department officials. Over 250 firefighters responded…
ON Monday, Dec. 8, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed an ambitious earthquake plan calling for a retrofitting of thousands of at-risk buildings. The report released Monday afternoon detailed action steps on seismic safety “to address the city’s greatest earthquake vulnerabilities. The recommendations include building retrofitting and steps to secure our water supply and communications…
THE US Supreme Court on Monday, Dec. 8 refused to consider a BP case claiming that the company has been forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to claimants who experienced losses unrelated to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. According to the company’s brief to the court, paid claimants include those “whose…
TWELVE hours exceeds the average workday. But for the last 47 years, that has been the norm for accountant Victor Sy. “I’m a workaholic,” he said. “I guess it’s a good formula for success if you combine the characteristics of a workaholic, the systems of an SGV alumnus, thrifty habits of an Ilocano, and hard…
