BALITANG America shared with kababayans on The Filipino Channel the not-so-good news, especially for those who are hoping that President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration will finally be given…
Young client files chapter 7 to discharge $30k credit cards Client no. 1 CLIENT was disabled when he was 55, which was 7 years ago. He receives $1,600 of disability…
ON February 27, 2015, the Hon. Keith Schwartz, Presiding Judge of Department 144 at the Los Angeles Airport Courthouse, sentenced a Filipina to 3-year summary probation with suspension of imposition…
• FILE your tax records neatly and orderly during the year. If you are not an organized person by nature as some of us are, just throw tax documents in…
PEGGY Young worked as a part-time driver for United Parcel Service (UPS). Her responsibilities included pickup and delivery of packages that had arrived by air carrier the previous night. In…
QUESTION: It’s too early to prepare a Durable Power of Attorney. I’m healthy and don’t see the need. Answer: Most people wait until it is too late. Multiple times people…
ARE debt problems making your life a living hell? Doing your best to pay but creditors just won’t leave you alone? Maybe you get nervous every time the phone rings…
THERE are roughly 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in the US today, and 1.5 million of those are Asian Americans. In California alone, at least 40,000 of the half a million…
FOOD prices in the United States may rise as California farmers cope with the state’s fourth year of drought by reducing water use and planting fewer crops. The Golden State…
CALIFORNIA lawmakers on Wednesday, April 8, approved a bill that would ban parents from opting out of vaccinations for their school-enrolled children due to personal or religious beliefs. In a…
THE Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, April 1, agreed to spend more than $1 billion to repair the city’s sidewalks as part of a lawsuit settlement filed by residents…
CALIFORNIA Governor Jerry Brown’s administration is overhauling its proposal for a controversial tunnel project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta, despite public doubts on whether water exporters can meet the stringent…
A CALIFORNIA appeals court on Friday, April 3, upheld a lower court ruling that incorporating yoga into physical education at a San Diego County school district does not violate the…
WHO doesn’t like free college? If you’re an accepted, incoming student at Stanford University whose parents make less than $125,000 a year, you’re in luck. For the first time in…
THE Filipino mother of a teenager who fell to her death from the 21st story of a Hong Kong apartment was released on bail Thursday, April 9, after being charged…
Nissan Motor Co. and BMW AG announced Friday, April 10, a global recall of more than 165,000 vehicles due to possible fuel pump failures that could stall or prevent an…
“The best way to find your self is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi AFTER having meticulously assessed all possible resources, conscientiously brainstormed the brightest…
On April 7, 2015, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit challenging Pres. Obama’s 2012 original Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This ruling is a good sign,…
THE Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, April 1, agreed to spend more than $1 billion to repair the city’s sidewalks as part of a lawsuit settlement filed by residents…
Foreign professionals wishing to immigrate to the US (as permanent residents) may do so under 3 general classifications: • 1st Preference (EB1) – extraordinary ability foreign professionals; outstanding researchers and…
The USCIS recently issued warnings to the public about potential immigration scams. This is especially important in connection with President Obama’s November 2014 announcement of executive action, including expanding eligibility…
Although actress, singer and TV host Toni Gonzaga and fiancé director Paul Soriano have announced their engagement and their plans to tie the knot this year, no date has been…
Starbucks will now offer four years of free college tuition to its employees, up from its previous tuition plan of two years, the coffee company announced on Monday, April 6,…
How much would you pay Manny Pacquiao to endorse your business? Envision this. Manny would be in all your advertisements: TV, Radio, Billboard, and Internet. He would be available for…
How safe is air travel? There are more than 4000 accidents, mostly non-fatal, that occur around the world each year in general aviation, varying in degree of gravity, mostly involving…
I don’t know the answers to the big questions of life. But everything is relative, everything has a story. Yes, I’ve met amazing souls, and the lights fill me—flattering lights…
Lenten season is the time when Christians — Catholic and other religious denominations — remember Christ’s passion (his suffering and death) and resurrection. Ash Wednesday (40 days before Easter Sunday)…
A FILIPINO nurse who allegedly insulted Singaporeans on social media in January was charged in court Tuesday, April 7, with sedition and lying to the police. Ello Ed Mundsel Bello,…
WHAT would you do if your own young son was forced by police officers to fight another inmate more than twice his size, gladiator style, just so they have a…
