Resilience
A YEAR ago, the Philippines welcomed an unwanted visitor. Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) with winds up to 235 kilometers per hour and a tsunami-like storm surge ravaged most…
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Will the Republicans’ win over the Democrats in the Midterm Elections be good for America?
The 2014 Midterm Elections are over and the balance of power has tilted in favor of the Republicans. The Grand Old Party (GOP) now controls both the House of Representatives…
Japan’s largest airline brings in-flight meal prepared by Michelin-starred restaurant
Menu for business class starts Dec. 1 LOS ANGELES – Who says airplane food has to be subpar? This December, Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways will be serving dishes from…
Social media, the New Roman Colosseum
The other day, I came upon a shocking news headline on FaceBook, “George W. Bush Arrested for Cocaine Possession.” It was datelined Dallas, Texas, July 24, 2014. Intrigued, I read…
Clients in forties seek chapter 7 fresh start
WE will discuss two new cases involving clients who seek a fresh start in life with no debts owed to anyone. Both sets of clients are in their forties. The…
Fraud offenses and false use of social security number as CIMTs
MORE than a year ago, I discussed in an article the immigration consequences of using a false social security number. In Beltran-Tirado v. INS, 213 F.3d 1179 (9th Cir. 2000),…
Can you take early distributions before you retire?
TOUGH times may necessitate dipping into your retirement funds before retirement. Look at the tax impact of such a move. You may be shocked to find out what you are…
When “getting back” an employee becomes illegal retaliation
EVERY now and then, our law firm receives calls from persons who inform us that supervisors reduced their hours, or suspended them for a trump up charge, in order to…
Is your family-owned business struggling financially?
THE recession has been tough on a lot of small businesses. And if you have a family-owned business that is your only source of income, the business may not even…
Study finds working irregular shifts reduces cognitive ability
A RECENT study found that working a job with irregular shifts comes with a price tag greater than the challenge in adjusting sleeping patterns: doing so has a long-term effect…
Walt Disney Studios announces new “Toy Story” and “Star Wars” films
On Nov. 6, Disney announced the continuation of two of their biggest film sagas, Star Wars and Toy Story. The major studio announced the official title of the new Star Wars:…
Aboard a floating carnival
The most notable about time in an ocean voyage is that it is so purely relative. What a fragment is in space, a moment is in time. We sailed in…
UC system plans to increase tuition by 5%
Gov. Brown, student against hike Administrators at the University of California proposed a new plan to increase tuition by as much as 5 percent in the next five years, drawing…
Unused vaccines cost California nearly $1 million per year
FLU season can begin as early as October each year, at which time thousands of free and affordable vaccines are available to the public. But according to a report from…
Over 2 million recalled GM cars not repaired
Nearly half of 2.59 million recalled General Motors vehicles remain unrepaired nine months after the automaker issued a recall due to faulty ignition switches. As of Oct. 31, a total…
Hyundai, Kia fined $100 million for overstating fuel economy
South Korean auto companies Hyundai and Kia owe a $100 million fine for exaggerating the fuel economy estimates of 1.2 million cars. An investigation conducted by the Department of Justice…
Corazon Cajucom Reyes carves her niche & stamps her mark
Being an achiever doesn’t necessarily need one to be somewhat unapproachably recondite and stops being a woman. On the 16th day of June, 1944, a future humanitarian leader who could…
Will Immigration Reform be passed by the new Congress?
The US midterm elections took place on Tuesday, November 4 and no doubt you have heard a lot about what the results mean for this country. Immigration reform was a…
Unused vaccines cost California nearly $1 million per year
FLU season can begin as early as October each year, at which time thousands of free and affordable vaccines are available to the public. But according to a report from…
UC system plans to increase tuition by 5%
Gov. Brown, student against hike Administrators at the University of California proposed a new plan to increase tuition by as much as 5 percent in the next five years, drawing…
Cuomo re-elected New York Governor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was re-elected for a second term Tuesday in the 2014 midterm election. Cuomo garnered 54 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting…
Poll claims majority of Asian Americans voted for Democrats during midterms
ASIAN Americans tend to support Democratic candidates in congressional elections by more than a two-to-one margin, a pre-election poll conducted in three states found. The study, called the 2014 Asian…
Fil-Ams vie for local seats in Southern California elections
For the Filipino-American community, voter turnout slightly increased during recent elections, but things slowed down during this year’s midterms. Analysts believe a non-competitive race for governor and the lack of…
Why biting down on aluminum foil hurts
HAVE you ever accidentally bitten down on a little piece of aluminum foil? Have you experienced that quick zap of pain? Perhaps a little piece of foil was clinging to the tortilla when…
Law offices don’t need to be like Starbucks
Immigration attorneys can handle immigration cases anywhere throughout the US. This is because immigration law is federal law, as opposed to state law. Therefore, even if an attorney’s office is…
Megastar Sharon Cuneta says goodbye to her mother, Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta
IT is with sadness that we write about the passing of Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta, the mother of Philippine Megastar Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan and grandmother of actress KC Concepcion. She is also the…
Reflux heartburns
What is Reflux Heartburns? Reflux Heartburns is a milder stage of Reflux Esophagitis, which is an inflammatory condition where Hydrocholoric Acid, normally produced by the stomach to aid in the…
Fil-Ams vie for local seats in Southern California elections
For the Filipino-American community, voter turnout slightly increased during recent elections, but things slowed down during this year’s midterms. Analysts believe a non-competitive race for governor and the lack of…
SF raises minimum wage to $15 by 2018
ON Tuesday, Nov. 4, San Francisco voters approved Proposition J, a measure that will raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by July 2018. More than 100,000 are expected to…
Job training facility opened in South Los Angeles
$36 million to be invested in workforce system LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the new Vernon-Central WorkSource Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon at Los…