6.0 earthquake strikes Napa Valley area

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Napa Valley/Solano County region of Northern California on Sunday, August 24, damaging homes and local wineries and collapsing structures. Thousands as far as 200 miles from the American Canyon city epicenter have reportedly been affected. The temblor shook at 3:20 am and lasted around 10-20 seconds, waking up families…

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6.0 earthquake strikes Napa Valley area

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Napa Valley/Solano County region of Northern California on Sunday, August 24, damaging homes and local wineries and collapsing structures. Thousands as far as 200 miles from the American Canyon city epicenter have reportedly been affected. The temblor shook at 3:20 am and lasted around 10-20 seconds, waking up families…

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A room for grace

AS a group of scholars in theology and veterans in seminary formation were preparing for a new school year, a discussion at a breakout session came about between two professors.  “There are some seminarians that we do need to advise to leave if they don’t have the proper skills and the good attitudes to be…

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Friend or foe?

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has appointed Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (SC), amidst allegations of the latter’s ‘disloyalty’ to the Philippines. Though he was the president’s choice to fill the SC vacancy, Jardeleza was initially excluded in the short list of candidates. Based on the supplemental comment submitted by…

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Serenade

Filipino music constantly expresses intense longing, caring, devotion and oneness with the beloved. It can be romantic, patriotic, religious or mournful; a consolation, a lullaby or a protest—full of soulful longings and deep pity, devotion and love. Last Sunday, August 17, in an enchanting open air concert at the Ford Amphitheatre, Serenata Filipina, an ensemble with the quiet…

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Experience ‘Love on 5th Avenue’ with Raymond Lauchengco

Showbusiness has constantly been the microcosm of both society’s ideal and turbulent lifestyles. A great number of avidly idolized celebrity figures are treated like demi-gods by swooning fans while being sustained with the feeling of possessing that enormous sense of invincibility and the might within the palms of their hands. But a few hadn’t allowed…

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Jose Antonio Vargas applies for deferred action

As part of ‘1 of 11 Million’ campaign LOS ANGELES — Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino American journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who is arguably the most visible undocumented immigrant in America right now, has joined 10 other fellow undocumented immigrants in applying for temporary relief from deportation proceedings under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program….

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USCIS can use data mining to find out where you really live

Recently, I opened an online account at my pharmacy, so the doctor could already send the prescription(s) via internet. Within seconds of applying, the online application generated several multiple-choice questions, which served to “verify my identity.” Among the questions were: • Which of the following streets have you never lived or used as your address?…

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Date-rape drugs

What are date-rape drugs? Date-rape drugs, sometimes referred to as Party Drugs or simply Ecstasy, are medications that can be slipped into drinks and make a person unconscious for 15 minutes or so. There have been reports of dozens of women in the United States who were under the influence of a date-drug known as…

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Pinay lesbian couple wed in California

Filipino lesbian couple Jay Mercado and Shirley Tan tied the knot on Tuesday, August 19, after years of fighting for marriage and immigration reform for the LGBT community. The pair from Pacifica, Calif., were wed in the presence of family and friends. The couple has 18-year-old twin sons, Jashley and Joriene. “It’s truly an amazing…

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Tagalog learner’s e-book now available

 Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) chief is co-creator LOS ANGELES – An e-book that helps readers learn Tagalog is now available on iTunes, and it is co-created by the executive director of a key Filipino community organization in Los Angeles. The e-book “Lana! Nasaan Ka Na? (Lana! Where Are You?)” was created by Debbie Nagata, Pilipino…

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Pinay lesbian couple wed in California

Filipino lesbian couple Jay Mercado and Shirley Tan tied the knot on Tuesday, August 19, after years of fighting for marriage and immigration reform for the LGBT community. The pair from Pacifica, Calif., were wed in the presence of family and friends. The couple has 18-year-old twin sons, Jashley and Joriene. “It’s truly an amazing…

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Lasting legacy

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Ndukwe Dike Kalu, American football player DEMOCRACY emphasizes equality. As one of the most popular ideologies in the world today, it gives the people the power to make demands for greater…

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The PNoy, ERAP and Binay magic

The demolition campaign against Jojo Binay has begun in earnest. Alan Peter Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes have apparently mounted their own efforts, parallel to those of Mar Roxas and the Liberal Party, to erode the high approval and voter preference rating of Binay. Their latest thrust is to call for a Senate investigation of allegations…

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Thank heavens there are cops!

I went through the grinder back in the Philippines as a crime reporter of a tabloid (People’s Tonight) that started off by exploiting shame and facilitated rage to work up issues in finding justice and truth. Nobody escapes the phenomena of crime; brave glancing at any police blotter, as August bleeds into September. At the center…

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Reodica fraud trial rescheduled for Nov.

LOS ANGELES  –  The fraud trial against embattled car dealer Eminiano “Jun” Reodica, Jr., scheduled on Tuesday, August 19, has been moved again by the court to a later date on Nov. 4, 2014. According to court documents, Judge S. James Otero filed a Scheduling Notice on Aug. 8, 2014 to reschedule the trial three…

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