Need help with debt but too embarrassed to ask?

HAVE you ever faced a situation in your life where you needed help so badly but you were just too afraid or embarrassed to ask for it?  Perhaps you felt confused and overwhelmed with the problem that you spent sleepless nights trying to figure out what to do. As a bankruptcy attorney, over the years…

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House GOP unveils immigration ‘principles’

On January 30, 2014, the House GOP released its “Standard for Immigration Reform,” which proposes to allow undocumented immigrants to legally live and work in the US, if they “come forward and get right with the law” and are “willing to admit their culpability.” They must also pass a “rigorous” criminal background check, pay “significant”…

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The wisdom of God

“VANITY of vanities. All things are vanities!” Some thinkers say that these words from the Book of Ecclesiastes are the harshest words of the Old Testament Bible and yet the most Christian ones. It’s because they prepare us for the words of Christ in the Gospel. They expose us to the ruthlessness of life and…

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‘Relaxation’drinks: Dangerous!

Celebrating and unwinding may mean a drink or two. As long as we enjoy the merriest season of all or any occasion (or no occasion at all in any given day) with discipline and responsibility, the joy will bless us with many happy memories we can cherish forever. In today’s world of seemingly unending stress,…

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Not guns, but bullets that kill

They consist of running bits of metals through the flesh of men — large, small, pointed, square, round and splintered bits that tear and kill. It is not the metal in its natural state, but the metal fashioned by the intelligence of man — a being who’s great, builds space ships and goes  to the…

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Transparency

FILIPINOS have long desired for a more open and accountable government — a dream that may become reality soon enough. Gone are the days of secrecy and authoritarianism. President Benigno Aquino has successfully made “Tuwid na Daan”  the country’s mantra, to help restore people’s faith in politics and politicians. After the revelation brought upon by…

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Sharing the love for music

for  two Filipinos – Koh and Franz, music is life; and they’ve found a brilliant way of sharing the passion for music through a bamboo. Yes, bamboo – grown and crafted by skilled Cebuano artisans. While taking a time off from their job, New York-based architect Franz Ignacio and Japanese-Filipino archaeologist Koh Onozawa were introduced…

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Premium Food Philippines launches in LA

LOS ANGELES – The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched the Premium Food Philippines on Friday, January 24, at the Colombard Room inside Crowne Plaza Hotel near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), to promote premium food products to be exported the US market. Premium Food Philippines is a program created by Philippine Department…

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INA 212(h) Waiver

Aliens who engage in certain criminal conduct are inadmissible or ineligible for a visa or admission into the US. INA 212(h) authorizes the waiver of inadmissibility arising from the following: (1) conviction or commission of a crime involving moral turpitude; (2) convictions for 2 or more offenses for which the aggregate sentence was 5 years…

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The day a million hearts broke

Enroute to San Francisco, I saw glossy posters of people, waving happily as they hop into a plane. I realized what a lying society we inhabit. Airborne inside the belly of a  metal container at 30,000 feet above  sea level and traveling at 500 miles an hour can do funny things to one’s guts. San…

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Ten common myths about the Labor Certification process

EMPLOYMENT-based immigration to the United States generally entails a three-step process: 1) Labor Certification (under the “PERM” program); 2) Immigrant Visa Petition approval; 3) Green Card issuance (or Consular Processing, if abroad). As many of our readers know, PERM labor certification consists of a serious of recruitment activities to test the job market.  If no…

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More than a half-million Californians enrolled in Covered CA

Health insurance plans through Dec. 31, 2013; January enrollment pushes total beyond 625,000; Medi-Cal enrollment under the Affordable Care Act tops 1.2 Million  SACRAMENTO – Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced recently that 500,108 Californians enrolled for health insurance and selected plans through the end of 2013 under the…

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Disbelief

SEN. Bong Revilla’s privilege speech on January 20 seems to have generated more hatred for the actor-senator, instead of alleviating the public’s ire over his alleged involvement in the multi-million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF or better known as the pork barrel) scam. Inquirer.net opinion writers, Conrado De Quiros and Randy David have regarded his…

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New California laws for 2014

(Part 2 of 2) Immigrants POLL workers: Permanent legal residents who are not citizens may serve as poll workers in California elections. Employer threats: Employers are prohibited from inducing fear by threatening workers to report their immigration status if they complain about working conditions. Lawyers: Illegal residents who pass the state bar exam may be…

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Eric G: a full-package talent ready for the big time

The predominant influence of Rhythm and Blues, a music genre coined and abbreviated “RnB” or “R&B”by Billboard Magazine’s Jerry Wexter in 1948, undeniably opened a great opportunity for aspiring singers and songwriters  one of which is fast-rising Fil-Am singer-songwriter-producer Eric G. Garzon, more popularly known as Eric G. A multi-faceted artist with diverse talents is…

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Foods that cause pain

The body is a wonderful natural chemical factory. Whatever we eat, drink or apply to our body is absorbed and automatically transformed to energy (fuel) or to various hormones and substances that control our total bodily function, including thought processes, mental state, behavior, and cellular responses and reactions. Medications and drugs we take are likewise…

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