WIRELESS giants AT&T and Verizon may be violating privacy laws with coding that tracks its users’ web activity. Recent reports have revealed that these telecommunications providers have been tracking more…
It is often said that getting a good night’s sleep is important, but what is not so widely known is that poor sleep quality may reduce the size of the…
Every study has demonstrated that our nation’s twenty million Asian Americans seek the American Dream of homeownership. Among many Asian American groups, including Filipino Americans and Vietnamese Americans, the percentage…
I’M writing from Orlando, Florida while attending the 2nd General Assembly of the National Association of Filipino Priests—USA. I remember fondly the first assembly that we held three years ago…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
