BLESSINGS continue to pour in for The Filipino Channel’s 20th year celebration with the opportunity to give back to all our kapamilyas in North America. Just last Tuesday, TFC’s daily newscast Balitang America’s coverage of Typhoon Yolanda’s 24-hour telethon won the 2014 Cablefax Best Shows or Series News, beating Jorge Ramos Fusion Network’s “America”, E! Entertainment’s…
YESTERDAY, a new client I saw said that she had been in a Chapter 13 paying $400/month for the last 12 months. But next year after her car was paid off, the plan payment would increase to $1,000/month which she would not be able to pay considering that her income had decreased by about $30,000…
“THAT, if all printers were determined not to print anything, till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed… That I got five schillings by it. That none who are angry with me would have given me so much to let it alone…yet, I shall not therefore leave off Printing…
Second case of Ebola reported in the US “Think Ebola” is the new protocol of hospitals nationwide. Federal officials have urged hospital staff to keep watch for symptoms of the viral disease, which has spread to the US last month with travelers hailing from West African nations. Authorities are still investigating the case of Thomas…
“I KNOW how to live in humble circumstance; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need.” (Philippians 4:12-14) Such were the words of St. Paul in…
EVEN the United States, home of one of the best health cares system in the world, is not immune to the deadly Ebola virus, despite prior efforts to block the disease from entering the country. Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national who came to America to attend his son’s graduation, experienced symptoms of Ebola five…
MY San Francisco Bay Area colleague and dear friend, Rodel Rodis, has just written an opinion piece in the Philippine Daily Inquirer entitled, “A sometimes clueless president.” It bewails what, in effect, was the cold shoulder that Noynoy Aquino gave to Filipino-Americans on his recent trip to the US. The piece was the last thing…
MOST people who follow immigration law are familiar with adjustment of status, which is the process that allows an alien who was inspected and admitted or paroled into the US to apply for lawful permanent residence (LPR) while in the US. Adjustment applications are often filed under INA 245(a) which requires that an alien be…
HERE 10 tips if you owe but cannot immediately pay the IRS: • Pay What you can: Pay promptly to stop additional penalties and interest from accruing. If you are unable to pay, consider getting a loan to pay the bill in full rather than make installment payments to the IRS. • Additional Time to…
WE previously discussed the question of whether an employee’s signature to an independent contractor (IC) agreement binds the employee to the terms of that agreement. We noted that the law determines the worker’s status, not the parties’ agreement. Even if there was an IC agreement, workers who are treated as employees will not be bound…
MAYBE you’ve experienced this before: You’re driving down the road one cold, chilly day and before you know it, you find yourself surrounded by a thick white wall of dense fog. How did you react to the situation? If you’re like most people, perhaps you felt momentarily lost and confused or perhaps even panicked, not…
THE debate over the United States economy and dearth of high-tech workers has spotlighted the H-1B professional working visa in the press. Nonetheless, Congress has been slow to respond in the face of economic problems throughout the World and the FY 2014 H-1B quota is sure to be reached within just a couple of weeks…
FUNDraising is not a game, not a social commentary or a religious revelation. It is not the breeding ground for the trite or shallow. To say “Enough of fundraisings” is one of the most wrong things you can say. Even if the exhaustion is authentic, fundraising is here to stay. It is some kind of…
LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama arrived on Thursday, Oct. 9 for a brief two-day visit with a packed agenda, including a Democratic fundraiser at actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s house, a Cross Campus fundraiser in Santa Monica, and the designation of a national monument. Obama arrived at LAX at around 2pm and attended an event in…
IN AN incident reflecting the August killing of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, an off-duty police officer shot and killed a black 18-year-old in St. Louis on the evening of Wednesday, Oct 8. The teen’s sudden death sparked angry responses all over town and in nearby Ferguson, where more protests were scheduled to…
LOS ANGELES – Pangasinan (meaning “where salt is made”) owes its name to the rich salt beds lining the coastal towns of the region, the prime source of livelihood for its locals. However, it is the roots, the diverse cultural heritage, and the spirit of the people that makes the province—notably the third biggest in…
Sometimes, man, even already at the peak of his career, inevitably stumbles on something new that interests him more than what he’s occupied with or just to embark on an enormously challenging thought or it could be mainly to broaden his limitlessly growing resources. Career professionals attest to the fact that a man changes his…
LOS ANGELES—Retail giant Wal-mart announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that it would terminate health insurance coverage for about 30,000 part-time workers in the US. Wal-Mart joins a line of retailers that have cut back benefits in response to the Affordable Care Act, which requires large companies to offer coverage to employees working 30 or more…
LOS ANGELES – Pangasinan (meaning “where salt is made”) owes its name to the rich salt beds lining the coastal towns of the region, the prime source of livelihood for its locals. However, it is the roots, the diverse cultural heritage, and the spirit of the people that makes the province—notably the third biggest in…
AS the weather cools, we are reminded that the summer is over. Autumn is here, which means the Holiday season is right around the corner. Many of us are already making plans for this upcoming Holiday season. We are planning our vacation days, our reunions and gatherings with our families and look forward to the…
LOS ANGELES — The Filipino American Service Group Inc. (FASGI) will be taking part in this weekend’s Choices Expo at the LA Convention Center, to promote its health and citizenship services to the Los Angeles community. Choices Expo is a day-long family-oriented event that aims to showcase the various choices and resources that LA families…
LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama arrived on Thursday, Oct. 9 for a brief two-day visit with a packed agenda, including a Democratic fundraiser at actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s house, a Cross Campus fundraiser in Santa Monica, and the designation of a national monument. Obama arrived at LAX at around 2pm and attended an event in…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Hall joined the Filipino employees of the city in celebrating the Filipino American History Month. During the city council’s regular session on Friday, Oct. 10, City Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell (CD 13) and Joe Huizar (CD 14) led in the presentation of a resolution commemorating October as the Filipino-American…
LOS ANGELES – Kalayaan Mendoza, a Filipino-American activist who made headlines when he administered first aid to a tear gassed journalist during the August riots in Ferguson, Mo., is once again returning to action as he is set to join Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) this weekend in the front lines of protests that are expected…
Many people were ordered removed/deported “in absentia” (in their absence) because they did not appear at their removal hearing. However, if they were not properly notified of the hearing date, there could be hope to have the case reopened and have the removal/deportation order canceled. By law, an alien must provide the government with their…
Pop Princess and actress Sarah Geronimo and actor John Lloyd Cruz bagged the top acting awards at this year’s Golden Screen Awards last October 4. The annual award-giving event is organized by the Entertainment Press Society (ENPRESS) in the Philippines. The two stars were awarded for their performance in the Star Cinema movie, It Takes…
LOS ANGELES – Beer drinkers love their beer ice cold. That’s usually 8 degrees Celsius if taken from a regular refrigerator. But what if they could drink beer at the perfect coldness – minus 8 degrees below zero? Beer drinkers in the United States, including Filipinos, can now drink their favorite beer cooled to perfection…
Many patients with coronary heart disease have no chest pains or other symptoms indicative of ischemia (diminished blood flow and oxygen to the coronary arteries that supply the muscles of the heart). As such, this silent (asymptomatic) type of ischemia is treacherous and increases the risk of sudden and unexpected death and other cardiac events….
It is not just the celebrity allure. It is the public, acclaim, the attention, the limelight. It’s a cut above all. Everytime you turn around, someone’s winning an award for something. There are many reasons why the nation seems caught in an obsessive pursuit of recognition. There seems to be no field of human endeavor…
Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to make same-sex marriage now legal in over half of the US, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling in Clark County, Nevada that banned legal same-sex unions, saying it imposes “profound legal, financial, social and psychic harms” on citizens. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, the court reversed…
