Congress avoids govt shutdown
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….
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Fil-Am named California Teacher of the Year
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…
Fil-Am attorney appointed to LA Superior Court
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…
Obama announces $1 billion investment into early education
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…
FCC to boost high-speed Internet access around schools
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…
Ed & Olyn Bautista: Life on the silvery route
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…
Debt relief for divorced mom; Obama amnesty for adult child
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…
Removal of conditions on residence and waiver of joint filing
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…
How to obtain custody and visitation rights for unmarried dads
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…
Fil-Am attorney appointed to LA Superior Court
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…
Matteo Guidicelli very proud of girlfriend Sarah Geronimo for being chosen by Disney
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…
Alcohol increases cancer risk
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…
Work authorization and relief from deportation for parents of US citizens and green card holder children
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…
The son rises: The business values of Anthoni Salim
(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…
Fil-Am councilman sworn into office in San Diego
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…
LA County Office Of Emergency Management Issues Thunderstorm And Lightning Safety Tips
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…
SCE Crews Ready for Another Southern California Rainstorm
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…
SF, LA sue Uber for fraud
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…
New rules expand profiling protections, with exemptions
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…
Wonder city
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…
Ruby reveals how Filipinos learned from Yolanda
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,…
The revenge of the bobo-tante and tanga-suporta
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…
SF, LA sue Uber for fraud
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…
It’s beginning to look like Christmas
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…
Filipino postal worker charged with mail theft
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…
Undocumented immigrants prepare for driver’s licenses
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…
Fire engulfs downtown Los Angeles apartment complex and block
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…
Mayor Garcetti announces earthquake safety plan for LA
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…
High court declines review of BP settlement case
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…
Sy Accountancy Corp undergoes merger
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…