USCIS official encourages use of vast educational resources on naturalization LOS ANGELES — In this city, Filipinos ranked third among countries with the most number of people set to become naturalized US citizens on September 17, Citizenship Day. As many as 506 Filipinos joined a total of 6,658 people from 133 different countries in taking…
A major Catholic church meeting on a longstanding family issue is taking place in September 2015, and Pope Francis’ decision is the ultimate deal breaker. The World Meeting of Families will take place in Philadelphia next September, serving as a forum for “debating issues on the agenda for the world Synod of Bishops at the…
Several men accused of helping the Islamic State terrorist group by plotting to kill Shia Muslims and US military members pleaded not guilty on Thursday, Sept. 18 in Rochester, NY. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, entered the plea to three counts of attempting to provide resources, materials, and new recruits to Islamic State extremists in Syria and…
AGE does not matter they say, especially when it involves love. For top comedienne Ai-Ai delas Alas, the age difference with her new boyfriend is not a hindrance to their relationship. Just last September 13, during the birthday celebration of director Wenn Deramas, Ai-Ai finally introduced her 20-year-old boyfriend, Gerald Sibayan, to her friends in…
TODAY there are as many women as there are men in dental schools. But 150 years ago it was very different. We admire and honor those women who paved the way. Women in dentistry Unofficially, women in dentistry go back a long way. Although a dental education wasn’t available to women until fairly recently, women have…
The October 2014 Visa Bulletin provides more great news for Filipinos, as the priority dates in the various family and employment categories continue to move forward. Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment based categories….
The big “C” is arguably the most dreaded of all diseases, with its general reputation as a fast killer. While other serious illnesses are also horrible, including Alzheimer’s dementia, the devastating nature of almost all forms of cancer understandably instills extreme fear in all of us. The estimated new cases of all varieties of cancer…
WITH the launch of the iPhone 6 and new products, Apple has faced much scrutiny and media attention. Now the tech company faces protests, as two dozen of its employees were believed to have been unfairly fired from a supplier in the Philippines. NXP, a Dutch-based company that supplies parts for Apple, fired 24 union…
In a report last year by the US Census Bureau, the poverty rate dropped significantly to 14.5 percent, the first drop since 2006. The Latino population was the only ethnic group with a significant 2.1 percentage drop, from 25.6 percent to 23.5 percent. It was a heartening change all around, with the number of Latinos…
22,000 people rocked the SMART-Araneta Coliseum as they wildly supported their University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Cheer Dance Competition teams, last September 14. In order, the National University (NU) Pep Squad, the University of the Philippines (UP) Pep Squad, and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Salinggawi Dance Troupe took home the first…
A Filipina teacher in San Bernardino, Calif., was put on administrative leave after one of her students accused her of using the “N” word in class. Bernadette Yuson, a math teacher at Cajon High School, was rearranging the seats in the classroom on Sept. 3, when an African American student asked why she was moving…
TODAY, Citizenship Day, we recognize and honor the millions of Americans who are naturalized US citizens, immigrants who hail from all corners of the globe but who have proudly taken the oath of US citizenship. The path to the oath is one that can be long and challenging – there are many requirements to become…
A Filipina teacher in San Bernardino, Calif., was put on administrative leave after one of her students accused her of using the “N” word in class. Bernadette Yuson, a math teacher at Cajon High School, was rearranging the seats in the classroom on Sept. 3, when an African American student asked why she was moving…
ON Saturday, Sept. 13, Pres. Benigno Aquino III embarked on a four-country swing in Europe and will have final stop in the US. Aside from cementing diplomatic relationships with the European countries, Aquino is expected to address issues related to security and protection of human rights. From Sept. 20-24, the President will be in the…
EVEN as America is still hurting from almost decade-long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are again faced with another threat that has been calling for more aggressive military action from the US government — the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Why is there a sense of urgency in destroying this group now?…
SENATOR and would-be presidential candidate Alan Peter Cayetano hurled this question at 2016 front-runner, Vice-President Jejomar Binay, in connection with the current Senate probe of the Makati City Hall Building II. It’s a trick question, really, like asking, “Have you stopped beating your wife lately?” It’s also obviously intended to cut Binay’s lead in the…
When a business owner dies or becomes permanently disabled, the business itself may die or be permanently disabled on the same day – not because something wrong was done – but because nothing was done! ACCORDING to a Forbes article, when Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-Hee suffered a heart attack in May, investors began to…
The date of separation is one of the most litigated issues in a divorce case. Its determination can have a significant economic consequence in the outcome of the case. The reason being, a spouse’s “earnings and accumulations” after separation are his or her separate property. A spouse’s “earnings and accumulations” while living separate and apart…
FOR such a monumental thing to be accomplished in seconds defies logic. In fact, it was almost insulting, but there it was. It happened in less time than it took her to draw a breath. Anybody can become a widow. There were no special qualifications. It did not require planning to become a wife or…
LOS ANGELES – Apple iPhone and iPad tech junkies, rejoice—the latest operating system, iOS 8, is available for download Wednesday. The brighter, faster OS will work for the iPhones 4S or newer, the iPad 2 or newer, the iPad Air, the Mini, and the iPod Touch 5. With the release of state-of-the-art gadgets like the…
A JUDGE has extended the term of the grand jury in the ongoing Ferguson, Mo. case to January 2015. The jury is considering whether the white police officer, Darren Wilson, should be charged in the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown on August 9. “The case is still being presented to the grand jury…
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, are pleased to announce the selection of Patrick Flores’ curatorial proposal titled Tie A String Around the World as the official Philippine participation at the 56th Venice Art Biennale 2015….
GLENDALE – After failing to make it in 2013, a Filipina is once again running for a seat in the Glendale City Council in the upcoming April 2015 city elections. Edith Fuentes, 64, pointed out that in the 108-year history of Glendale, there has never been a single Asian or Filipino American elected into the…
With the launch of the iPhone 6 and new products, Apple has faced much scrutiny and media attention. Now the tech company faces protests, as two dozen of its employees were believed to have been unfairly fired from a supplier in the Philippines. NXP, a Dutch-based company that supplies parts for Apple, fired 24 union…
LOS ANGELES — Commuters will start paying more to board the Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses and railways this week. The MTA reportedly raised its fares Monday for the first time in four years from $1.50 to $1.75 for one-way tickets and from $75 to $100 for monthly passes. Another major change is two hours of…
With the ongoing violence on Americans by terrorist groups, the United States government has been taking serious measures to help fight the war on terrorism. The Dept. of Justice, the White House, and other government agencies launched a program on Monday to reach out to communities with the goal to stop radicalized young people nationwide…
LOS ANGELES — Commuters will start paying more to board the Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses and railways this week. The MTA reportedly raised its fares Monday for the first time in four years from $1.50 to $1.75 for one-way tickets and from $75 to $100 for monthly passes. Another major change is two hours of…
HAVE you ever thought if anyone has found the true cross on which Jesus was nailed and died? History says that in the 4th Century, St. Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ’s life. And legend has it that while her workers were razing…
ON Friday, Sept. 12, President Benigno Aquino III rallied his allies to seek continuous support and trust in their unified goal of a “Tuwid na Daan (Straight Path)” policy. In an “agenda-setting with dialogue partners” at the Malacañang Palace with “fellow reformists,” Aquino slammed critics for politicking this early. The administration, in turn, persists on…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act aims to give health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, but community advocates say many are still left out, especially because of their immigration status. This is especially true for California, home to the most number of Filipinos living in America. This is what one California lawmaker is…
