Preventable deaths

Four years ago, report from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva stated that “nearly 400 million people will die from heart diseases, diabetes and other chronic ailments over the next 10 years, but many of those deaths can be prevented by healthier lifestyles and inexpensive medications.” Of the 40 million deaths per year in…

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De Vera selected Hercules Mayor

Councilmember Myrna De Vera was selected by the city council to become Mayor of Hercules until December 2014, following a vote during the city council reorganization last December 10. This is her second time to serve as Mayor of Hercules. De Vera, who was elected to the Hercules City Council in 2010, said the city…

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Oh, If I were a man

It is difficult to be a woman. You could get raped in a dark street. You have to make use of a pretty face to be accepted at first glance, and a shapely body to hide your intelligence. You hear nasty remarks if you sleep with someone you like. Oh, but if I were a…

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Anti-Corruption Day

“IT is difficult to overstate the profoundly negative impact that corruption has on society. The abuse of entrusted power for private gain does violence to our values, our prosperity, and even our security, “ said US Secretary of State John Kerry on this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day. In his address, Kerry also urged his fellow…

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Readers’ feedback on Obama heckler

LAST week, I wrote about undocumented college student Ju Hong, who heckled President Barack Obama while he was making a speech on immigration reform in San Francisco. Hong also wrote the President to tell him he did not mean to disrespect him, but was just compelled to ask ask him to exercise his executive power…

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Shift to Digital Phone Networks Could Hurt Communities of Color

New Report: Affordability, Reliability, 9-1-1 Access at Risk; FCC to Address Crucial Decisions BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — The accelerating shift to digital telephone networks could put communities of color at risk by ending basic standards like affordable service and 9-1-1 access, The Greenlining Institute argues in a new report released this morning. “Everything from 9-1-1 emergency…

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Porto’s Bakery raises money for PH typhoon relief efforts

GLENDALE—Porto’s Bakery contributed $10,000 to American Red Cross for typhoon aid efforts in the Philippines on Friday, December 6, in Glendale, CA. All bakery branch locations (Glendale, Burbank and Downey) held the three-day typhoon fundraising drive from December 2 to 4. 20 percent of sales of regular-sized cheese rolls were donated to American Red Cross….

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U.P. Concert Chorus on U.S. Tour

They are back!  The University of the Philippines Concert Chorus, UPCC, or simply Korus, the official choir of the University of the Philippines is back to Sacramento after sixteen years.  But they made such a great impression to us that we will never forget when they last visited. It was about this time in 1996,…

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Lonely is the hero

What does it truly take to be a hero? It is said that the legend of a hero does not conclude with the great exploit  he had done. Both in myths and in real life,  the great exploits represent only the beginning — the start of his mission. He goes through the period, completely by…

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B-1/B-2 visa holders and adjustment of status

MANY individuals entering the United States on a visitor’s visa wonder whether they can adjust status on the basis of a petition from an immediate family member (spouse, parent, child).  This is an area of immigration law that is a source of significant confusion, which we will demystify in this article. As many B-1/B-2 visa…

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Tirade

MOST were amused and entertained, but there were others who were also disdained by the fiery exchanges made between Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile in their respective privilege speeches. The exchange of invectives and personal attacks has been called “unparliamentary” by Sen. “Serge” Osmeña III, saying that the senate “does…

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Available immigration reliefs and TPS for Filipinos impacted by typhoon ‘Yolanda’

BY News Release on November 15, 2013, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the US Department of Homeland Security reminded “Filipino nationals that they may be eligible for certain immigration relief measures if requested.” But the reminder refers only to Filipino nationals impacted by Typhoon Haiyan (named “Yolanda” by Philippine authorities) because “USCIS…

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I’m in deportation proceedings: Now what?

QUESTION: I have been served with a Notice to Appear and been put into Removal Proceedings. What do I do? Answer: The Removal Proceedings begins with issuance of a Notice to Appear and there are very specific requirements that must be included in Notice to Appear. If they are not included, you can try to…

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On living joyfully

I HAD a marvelous Thanksgiving holiday with my family in the Bay Area. The day after a lovely Thanksgiving  dinner, we spent time shopping, chatting, and eating more home made food. In the evening, we all decided to go to Union Square in San Francisco to wait for  Macy’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. As we…

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Fil-Am groups appeal for TPS for undocumented Pinoys

Urge Aquino to send formal request to Obama LOS ANGELES – Filipino Migrant Center (FMC), Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles (Advancing Justice – LA) joined forces outside the United States Federal Building in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 4, to appeal for the granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for…

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Facing the reality of debt problems is never easy

Most of my clients know that they should pay attention to their finances, especially debt problems that won’t just go away. They know they need to get help and that if they don’t do anything about their situation, things are bound to get worse. They could be facing foreclosure, have an imminent wage garnishment or…

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How important is it to have a living trust?

Thinking about one’s demise is not something people want to spend time thinking about.  However reality is that we all have to face this one day.  It is just a matter of whether you depart this world prepared or unprepared. If you pass away with at least $150,000 in gross assets and you do not…

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Viagra in chewing gum and other medical gems

Wrigley, the internationally famous chewing gum company in the USA, was granted the patent (#6,531,114) March 2003 (good thru 2011), for a chewing gum that contains Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra), the wonder drug for erectile dysfunction in men. The company said the gum “would be easier on the stomach and faster acting” than the currently available…

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Jared Martin: Building a name; propelling to fame

Singers are born, not made! The old cliché has been proven over and again and critics with that impeccable ear for music believe that the Philippines is a country where the world’s best musically inclined people are born. The nascence of the vocally gifted world-class artists in a country where music blends with smiles has…

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Jared Martin: Building a name; propelling to fame

Singers are born, not made! The old cliché has been proven over and again and critics with that impeccable ear for music believe that the Philippines is a country where the world’s best musically inclined people are born. The nascence of the vocally gifted world-class artists in a country where music blends with smiles has…

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