Black Friday sales dipped 11 percent, report states
A RELEASE from the National Retail Foundation (NRF) states that sales for this year’s Black Friday saw an 11 percent drop compared to those in 2013. Consumers spent a total…
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FAA rejects request to limit late-night eastbound departures from LAX
THE Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) struck down request to limit eastbound flights departing from Los Angeles International Airport between midnight to 6:30 am. Community groups state that such departures cause…
Ground and crushed, thanks be to God!
MY fellow priest in the seminary, Fr. Leon, gave a beautiful homily last Tuesday, the day that the seminarians left for Thanksgiving break. He said that we’re like grains of…
Asian effects artists go behind the scenes for ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Animating ice is complicated. And when it came to working on “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” that was a challenging part. “Ice is particularly difficult because it has a…
Sustaining growth
DESPITE efforts from the current administration to maintain the Philippine economic growth, this year’s 3rd quarter Gross Domestic product (GDP) have decelerated from the previous quarter’s 6.4 percent gain and…
12 tips in submitting offers in compromise (OIC) to the IRS
“ If you file for bankruptcy, timing is critical. The IRS cannot and will not entertain your OIC after you file bankruptcy.” AN offer in compromise (OIC) allows you to…
Restaurants cooking up wage violations end up serving back wages instead
“ According to EPI, even though the restaurant industry is one of the fastest growing sector of the economy, its workers are some of the lowest paid and are much…
How to solve IRS problems
READ this if you owe the IRS money and can’t pay. IRS problems have a way of ruining all aspects of your life. They take a toll on you FINANCIALLY,…
The business values of Sudono Salim: Manny Pangilinan’s boss
“To have lived a meaningful and productive life is such a wonderful thing, but to live a life that will be remembered for the wisdom it shared with others is…
Asian effects artists go behind the scenes for ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Animating ice is complicated. And when it came to working on “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” that was a challenging part. “Ice is particularly difficult because it has a…
Pacquiao: The triumph of the spirit
THE boxing arena has all the great literary themes. Money, power, romance get played out in the careers of the these elite marquee fighters—perhaps a little bigger, a little gaudier…
Process to convert human waste to rocket fuel developed
Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a process to convert human feces into rocket fuel, per NASA’s request. Pratap Pullammanappallil, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering at…
Sony releases e-paper watch
Sony has released the Fes Watch, an e-paper device, developed by the company to test how well the material would fare with fashion items. With a minimalist design, the watch…
Obamacare enrollment surpasses 500,000 in opening week
ACCORDING to a federal report, over half a million enrollees selected or renewed their health insurance plans during the first week of the 2015 enrollment period under the Affordable Care…
Executive action impacts immigrants by state
Mixed reactions and different benefits for immigrants under Pres. Obama’s new order LAST week’s major announcement by President Obama to expand the deferred action program affects many, including 5 million…
EPA proposes stricter ozone emission standards
THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday a proposal to cut ozone emissions, a pollutant that causes smog and is linked to health problems such as heart disease, asthma and…
California voters may face new tax initiatives in 2016
LOS ANGELES—California voters may be faced with up to four initiatives in the 2016 election that would create, extend or increase taxes to generate revenues for the state. Among options…
Walmart employees, activists rally for higher wages, more hours
For the third consecutive year, Walmart employees went on strike on Black Friday to protest for a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour and for more consistent work…
Ebola burial workers dump corpses to protest no pay
Burial workers in Sierra Leone have left corpses on a street outside a hospital in the city of Kenema in protest of not having received pay bonuses for managing victims…
Marieta E. Lamar: On a trendy savoir-faire amid a tumultuous plight
Gorgeous, big-hearted, pious, amiable, strong-willed single mom, civic-oriented community leader, and passionately fashionable…these and much more best describe the socially indefatigable community figure Marieta Esquillo Lamar from Majayjay, Laguna and…
Apply now for Obama immigration amnesty
Last week, President Obama finally fulfilled his promise to provide executive amnesty to those who do not have legal status. The President did not call it amnesty, but in fact…
Protests continue nationwide following Ferguson decision
No indictment for Darren Wilson leads to national outcry Hundreds of state militia marched into Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 24, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand…
The difference between old and new DACA
Many Filipino families are excited about President Obama’s announcement on November 20, 2014 concerning Executive Action (EA) which has, among other things, expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and…
A heartfelt appreciation for family and friends this Thanksgiving Day
THANKSGIVING Day is an opportunity to extend my heartfelt appreciation to all the people who have been there for me during my recovery. As some of you may know, I…
President’s immigration executive order tramples the Constitution
One of the pillars of our constitutional form of government is a separation of powers, vesting in Congress the power to legislate and in the Presidency the duty to faithfully…
Obama’s Executive Order: A Thanksgiving gift for many kababayans
THEY have been waiting for this for so long—perhaps for twenty years. Many kababayans living in the United States without legal status, those who entered the country unlawfully, or those…
Enterovirus-D68: Polio-like
On top of the Ebola scare, we now have enterovirus D68 infecting children and producing polio-like symptom, including limb paralysis in some. The poliomyelitis epidemic in the United States dates…
Ferguson grand jury decides not to indict Wilson
Protests erupt across the country Tensions in Ferguson, Mo. escalated to a boiling point on the night of Monday, Nov. 24, when the grand jury found no probable cause to…
Vigan’s battle ends on December 7
The fruit of our labor is finally sprouting; but they still need to be cultivated. The Philippines’ very own Vigan made it to the final phase of the New 7…