Scraping the bottom of the barrel
WHEN Alan Peter Cayetano spins a tale of a threat to his life and Antonio Trillanes begins to predict his incarceration or liquidation if Jojo Binay ever becomes president, you…
Obama delivers Thanksgiving offering to millions of immigrants
AFTER months of speculation as to what President Obama’s Executive Action would bring for immigration reform, President Obama delivered a speech last night announcing executive action that provides immigration relief…
A day of thanks and giving
THIS great holiday of thanks and giving is not a date on a calendar, but a state of mind. It is about our capacity to realize things that we can,…
SoCal to experience heavy traffic in time for Thanksgiving
AT the top of the list of most congested cities in the US, Los Angeles is not the place to be on Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday. Angelenos will face…
US looking past Ebola to prepare the world for next outbreak
WITH the increasing number of viral disease outbreaks, including Ebola and SARS, public health officials are already girding for the next health disaster. “It’s really urgent that we address the…
SoCal to experience heavy traffic in time for Thanksgiving
AT the top of the list of most congested cities in the US, Los Angeles is not the place to be on Wednesday before the Thanksgiving holiday. Angelenos will face…
Pope Francis and Filipinos’ view of a Benevolent God
MY dear friend, Prosy Delacruz, pleaded that I respond to Rodel Rodis’ column, Pope Francis’ View of God on Inquirer.net. My tukayo’s column reflected on Filipinos’ perception of God in the…
Counterterrorism
THE Philippines is among the top 10 countries with the highest level of terrorist activity in 2013, according to the study released recently by the Institute for Economics (IEP). “Terrorism has increased…
Kababayans’ reaction to Obama’s executive action on immigration
PRESIDENT Barack Obama finally delivered on his promise to fix America’s broken immigration system by using his executive authority to start the process. In a televised speech last Thursday, Obama…
Mother’s house with large equity attached by creditor of client seeks debt relief
CLIENT presents his financial problem as follows. It’s quite interesting and unusual. Client registered a partnership with his younger brother, each owning 50% of a retail business 20 years ago….
Should you use 1031 tax-deferred exchange to sell your property?
YOU plan to sell an apartment building that you purchased 10 years ago at $300,000. It is now worth $800,000. You want to sell but are worried about potential taxes….
My boss lied about the reason for firing me –is my termination illegal?
Q: SEVERAL weeks ago, I was diagnosed with a medical condition that required me to go to my doctor every week for treatment. I had informed my supervisor about my…
Are your debt problems straining your marriage?
FROM what I’ve witnessed in the last 15 years as a bankruptcy attorney, debt problems can put a huge stress on any marriage. When couples are going through a financial…
Public relations
If you have been thinking about marketing your company or brand, you have probably heard these buzz words: paid media, owned media, and earned media. You might be asking yourself…
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks
Thanksgiving is when people take a step back and reflect on all of the wonderful things and events to be grateful for, and to give thanks to those people who…
Gone but not forgotten
IT has been five years since the ignominy of a conscious and premeditated crime, where 58 people (32 of them were media workers) were slaughtered on a hill top in…
UC regents approve steep tuition hikes
ON Thursday, Nov. 20, administrators of the University of California approved tuition increases of as much as 5 percent over the next five years, despite protests from both undergraduate students…
Thousands at risk of Medi-Cal cancellation
LOS ANGELES – As many as 200,000 Medi-Cal recipients, mostly non-English speakers, will be shocked to learn they could lose their health care benefits by the end of this month. In Los…
SF retail workers may receive a ‘bill of rights’
RETAIL jobs can often involve erratic schedules – ones that are changed at the last minute and ones that are not set in advance. But soon, San Francisco retail workers…
Gunman opens fire at Florida State University library
Three injured; gunman dead GUNSHOTS rattled a peaceful, crammed library at Florida State University early Thursday morning, injuring three as hundreds of students barricaded themselves between bookshelves before police encountered…
Jose Mari Chan juggles between his music and business enterprise
(and ends up a winner in both) “…Love has to cry…But need not die… Heart has to sigh…the test of time… We’re at the afterglow…and ‘though we both do know…
President Obama to announce immigration relief for millions
The November elections have come and gone. The Republican Party has regained control of Congress. A passage of immigration reform seems more contentious than ever. Many immigrant advocate groups continue…
SF retail workers may receive a ‘bill of rights’
RETAIL jobs can often involve erratic schedules – ones that are changed at the last minute and ones that are not set in advance. But soon, San Francisco retail workers…
Clinton says Obama can legally issue executive order on immigration
Former President Bill Clinton suggested that President Barack Obama has the legal authority to issue an executive order that would influence immigration. “As far as I can tell every president…
Oral health and whole body health are closely linked
It surprises people to learn that dentists are often first to discover health conditions like HIV, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. In part, that’s because we typically see you…
Being waved across the border could constitute ‘inspection’ for adjustment of status
In most cases, in order for a person to adjust status (obtain a green card) in the US, the person must prove he or she was “inspected and admitted” by…
ABS-CBN President and CEO Charo Santos-Concio wins prestigious Gold Stevie Award for Women in Business
CONGRATULATIONS to ABS-CBN President and CEO, actress and TV personality Charo Santos-Concio for being awarded the Gold Stevie Award in the Female Executive of the Year in Asia, Australia or…
Too much medicine?
The culture in the practice of medicine today in general has been assailed by two new studies that highlighted “over diagnosis and over treatment for ailments that might never seriously…
Keystone XL defeated in Senate
The US Senate fell one vote short Tuesday of approving construction of Keystone XL, a pipeline that would have provided a means for crude oil transportation from Alberta, Canada to…