Low Pinoy turnout seen for undocumented license forums

LOS ANGELES – Advocacy groups and community leaders came together on the steps of City Hall on Friday, Oct. 3, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the signing of AB 60, a new law that would essentially provide a driver’s license to all Californians, regardless of immigration status. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of…

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Overlapping social events in so limited time

The recent weekend enthusiastically set the Filipino-American community in a frenetic mode with a hullabaloo of invites and requests stirring the mid-social stratum in a frenzied whirl. The hustle and bustle of the compulsive invitations inadvertently turned the already overly excited situation into a more fidgety arena of simultaneously celebrated occasions with so little preparations…

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Teens and birth control: what you need to know

LOS ANGELES — In a new study by the New England Journal of Medicine, long-term birth control is found to work best for preventing pregnancies and abortions in sexually active teens. The Contraceptive CHOICE Project based in St. Louis gave 560 young women, who were deemed “at high risk” for pregnancy, free access to birth…

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Dental-related fun facts

INDEED, dentistry is serious business. But that doesn’t mean we have to take ourselves too seriously all the time, right? Here are some dental-related fun facts: •  A typical elephant’s molar weighs nearly nine pounds. •  In 1994, a West Virginia prison inmate braided dental floss into a rope to escape! •  The first toothbrush with animal…

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Getting the word out with advertising

One thing I truly enjoy about my job is my relationship with my clients. I get to speak with CEOs, Presidents from large corporations and small business owners from various industries, which keeps things interesting. The biggest difference that I see between large and small business are resources. The one thing that tends to elude…

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Virgin America to increase seasonal flights to Boston and New York

Virgin America announced that starting January, it will add seasonal flights from Las Vegas to Boston. From Jan. 8 to April 28 of next year, Virgin will fly four times a week between Boston Logan International Airport and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. The airline will also expand its schedule of flights between John F….

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Traveling, how much does it cost?

Whenever we travel, we grow. The places we visit offer opportunities and lessons that make us better persons. Their delicacies and cultures allow us to broaden our perspective; and eventually see the world in a whole new light. The locals and their stories—we learn so much from. Indeed, the places we travel to give us…

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Carson welcomes Nueva Ecija vice mayor

Two Fil-Am youths honored for craft excellence CARSON, Calif.— The top city officials in Carson welcomed a key local government official from Nueva Ecija on Monday, Sept. 29, while honoring two other Fil-Am youths for excellence in their respective fields. Carson City Mayor Jim Dear and Mayor Pro Tem Elito Santarina gave a warm welcome…

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Polled

IF Filipinos are to cast their votes on who will be their next president, Vice President Jejomar Binay will be the runaway winner, garnering 31 percent of the votes. Interior and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas will be lagging behind with only 13 percent. Based on the recent Pulse Asia survey results, Binay still tops…

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With new benefits for undocumented immigrants in CA, should other states follow?

Gridlock in Congress may have stalled the passing of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, but undocumented immigrants in California will now enjoy immigration benefits despite their status. This has been made possible when California Governor Jerry Brown signed three bills into law, which will help about three million undocumented immigrants — including many kababayans. California…

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Flip-flop, flip-flop, flip-flop

IN THE 2004 US presidential elections, the Republicans portrayed George W. Bush as a man of firm conviction, steadfast, decisive, the kind of leader America needed in fighting the war in Iraq. On the other hand, they branded Democratic standard bearer, John Kerry, as indecisive and prone to change his position on issues — a…

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One is a lonely number

LAS VEGAS – On this dry, heated day and hour in September, the whole city is breathing and heaving like a tired beast.  On the strip that controlled all the luxurious hotels, cursing motorists are melting down encased in a steeled impotence, trapped in a horrendous gridlock. But come hell or high waters, people flock here…

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Gov. Jerry Brown approves series of new laws

California becomes first state to ban plastic bags LOS ANGELES — Governor Jerry Brown has made some big decisions affecting the whole state of California this week. In a series of new legislations, Brown has approved of a gun restriction and signed several bills concerning privacy and paparazzi laws, prevention of further abuse of foster…

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Gov. Jerry Brown approves series of new laws

California becomes first state to ban plastic bags LOS ANGELES — Governor Jerry Brown has made some big decisions affecting the whole state of California this week. In a series of new legislations, Brown has approved of a gun restriction and signed several bills concerning privacy and paparazzi laws, prevention of further abuse of foster…

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Phl Consul General In Los Angeles, Participating Consuls General Support 2014 Multicultural Health Fair Press Conference

30 September 2014 – The Multicultural Health Awareness and Prevention (MHAP) Center at St. Vincent Medical Center held a press conference on September 18, in partnership with the Consulate Generals of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Korea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Thailand to encourage the community to attend the Free Multicultural Health…

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Our collective call and commitment

AS I minister to seminarians, I can’t help but thank God for the generosity of their hearts. They have responded to the call of God to be priests. They’re willing to make the sacrifice of not having the pleasures of this world to follow Jesus, to be his missionary disciples to the world. It’s quite…

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Dead weight

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Monday, Sept. 22 challenged his administration’s critics to file charges against his allies if they really believe that these officials have been corrupt. “The Ombudsman in particular is ready to investigate complaints, even those coming from anonymous individuals,” said Aquino in response to a question from a Harvard student about…

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Is college tuition deferral dischargeable?

SECTION 523(a)(8)(A)(ii) of the current bankruptcy code states that “an obligation to repay funds received as an educational benefit, scholarship or stipend;” is not dischargeable in bankruptcy unless excepting such debt from discharge would impose an undue hardship on the debtor and the debtor’s dependents. An adversarial proceeding is required to determine if a student…

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