Death of G.R.L. pop singer ruled suicide
Pop singer Simone Battle, 25, was found dead in her West Hollywood home on Friday, September 5th. The death was ruled a suicide by hanging, according to a Los Angeles…
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Filipinos in San Francisco march to condemn violence
Because of the disturbing ascent in the crime rate, over 80 community members, mostly Filipinos, assembled a peace march to suppress the violence in the South of Market neighborhood in…
Wildfires continue to burn in Yosemite
A large wildfire burning in Yosemite National Park for weeks has prompted the evacuation of more than 100 visitors over the weekend. The so-called “Meadow Fire” has burned at least…
Men of courage
TWENTY seminarians from St. John’s Seminary have started their parish internship this week. They are excited and happy about this new experience. After four years of academic work, the seminary…
More than meets the eye
NOT a single cent from the proposed Philippine national budget for 2015 was allocated for plebiscites on Charter change (Cha-cha) and the Bangsamoro political entity, the Commission on Elections (Comelec)…
Manny Pacquiao fires back at his critics
“I DON’T mind them. What’s important to me is my relationship with my family and the Lord,” Manny Pacquiao told Balitang America Las Vegas Correspondent Bev Llorente, when asked about…
The MRT challenge and publicity stunt
“DARING to take the MRT Challenge,” with Sen. Grace Poe, DOTC Secretary Joseph Abaya and Malacañang Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte taking the notoriously inefficient public transport system, may have translated…
Who should pay for work-related cellphone bills?
Employees’ right to reimbursement COLIN Cochran sued his employer, Schwan’s Home Service, Inc., in a class action on behalf of about 1,500 customer service managers who were not reimbursed for…
Should you file married filing separately?
OF course not. Why should I pay taxes based on the highest tax rates? The lowest rates belong to joint filers and widows, followed by heads of household, and single…
Credit cards can keep you trapped in debt forever
DO you wish you had less credit card debt than you currently owe? Have you charged more than you can afford to pay? Are you frustrated with the fact that…
Self petitions for victims of domestic violence
ONE of the few positive developments Immigration legislation over the past twenty years has been relief for spouses and children of abusive petitioners provided by the Violence Against Women’s Act…
Pacquiao-Algieri fight ushers a new dawn of boxing promotion
CENTURY CITY – The small sensation of power that a press pass can give (it gets you past the first guards) ebbs quickly once you’re in corridors of an international…
Ferguson Police Dept. under heavy investigation
THE US Justice Department is currently looking into a wide civil rights investigation of the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department, following recent events of the Michael Brown shooting case and the…
Fast-food workers strike for higher pay in LA, across US
LOS ANGELES – “We want $15 and a union!” “Fast-food workers run this town!” “Si se puede!” These were some of the chants echoing from angry fast-food employees across the…
Nilo & Rose Concepcion: A thriving conjugal & business partnership
“WHAT, therefore, hath God joined together let no man put asunder.” – Mark 10:9 This same sacred biblical line became a stern reminder about the seriousness of the union a…
Fast-food workers strike for higher pay in LA, across US
LOS ANGELES – “We want $15 and a union!” “Fast-food workers run this town!” “Si se puede!” These were some of the chants echoing from angry fast-food employees across the…
Filipino Americans dismayed over Cal MediConnect
LOS ANGELES – Nearly a half-million Californians–200,000 in Los Angeles County–are experiencing changes in their health insurance status through the state’s new Cal MediConnect. The pilot program is being tested…
New fees on remittances, driver’s license, considered for health program
LOS ANGELES — A proposed statewide law which seeks to provide health care coverage for California’s remaining uninsured could create new fees on remittances and driver’s license applications as a…
LAX flyaway shuttle service opens in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES – Good news for frequent flyers. Getting to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may have just become easier with the arrival of a new bus line that will…
Reform in the Valley
Immigration reform is on the horizon. We can feel it in the air. Change is coming. President Obama may or may not pull through for the thousands of undocumented residents…
High income clients file Chapter 13 to handle large civil money judgment
Clients, husband and wife are 60 years old and both professionals in the medical field. Their combined gross income is about $200,000 annually. Their children are all adults and no…
Is real estate property purchased prior to marriage considered community property in a divorce?
Generally in California, property acquired by a spouse prior to marriage is considered under the family code as separate property while those acquired after marriage are considered community assets. What…
Mourning family of beheaded journalist challenges Jihadist leaders on Islam
The death of Steven Sotloff, the recent American journalist who was shown being beheaded in a video released Tuesday by Islamic militant terrorist group ISIS, has left a family in…
4 ways to avoid cracking a tooth
THE healthy enamel that covers your teeth is the hardest substance in your body — it’s even harder than your bones! That’s great news when you consider the amount of…
DOL confirms that people can petition relatives for employment-based green cards
Filipinos are well-aware that it takes years and years to bring family members to US through some family-based petitions. A petition by a brother or sister could take up to…
Toxic items to avoid
We are surrounded by hundreds of products that are deleterious to our health, including foods, beverages, aerosols, and chemicals for our kitchen and bathrooms, that are toxic to our body….
Premier actor Mark Gil passes away at 52
OUR hearts are heavy because the Philippine showbiz industry has lost a great artist and person, Mark Gil. The actor passed away at 8am last Monday, September 1. He was…
Vehicle collides with Burbank Metrolink train; driver dead
LOS ANGELES — A driver was badly injured after his car collided with Metrolink train No. 220 on Tuesday afternoon in Burbank, according to local police. The driver, 79-year-old Fawaz Khalil…
Vehicle collides with Burbank Metrolink train; driver dead
LOS ANGELES — A driver was badly injured after his car collided with Metrolink train No. 220 on Tuesday afternoon in Burbank, according to local police. The driver, 79-year-old Fawaz Khalil…
Fil-Am teen sentenced for Trade Center stunt
A FIL-AM teenager from New Jersey who managed to slip through the security of the World Trade Center in New York, was sentenced last September 3. Sixteen-year-old Justin Casquejo was…