AS MARCH 31 DEADLINE NEARS LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-based community advocacy group – together with various community service organizations across California – will hold about 125 outreach…
I am reluctant to write about fashion. It does not fascinate me — on the contrary, I find the subject repellent. But I did not choose the times I live…
Many kababayans continue to send me messages and emails, inquiring about updates on the requested Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the Philippines. Four months after the Philippines was ravaged by Haiyan…
SEXUAL intercourse with a minor is called statutory rape. Whether the minor consented is irrelevant. If the law states that anyone below 16 is a minor, then carnal knowledge of…
HERE are the top 10 things the Internal Revenue Service wants you to know about this valuable credit: 1. If you qualify, it could be worth up to $6,044 this…
IN 2002, Bobby Nickel was hired by Corporate Express as a facilities manager. In 2008, Corporate Express was acquired by Staples. In 2011, at the age of 64, Mr. Nickel…
THE H-1B visa cap is set to open again on April 1, 2014. As usual, we are seeing much interest by individuals and employers seeking obtain the H-1B nonimmigrant visa. …
THE District Attorney’s Office of the County of Los Angeles, through its Bureau of Investigation, had late last year conducted worker’s compensation compliance checks in Carson, California. Investigators interviewed employees…
Honored by City of Carson LOS ANGELES – Due to nagging injuries, Filipino Winter Olympian Michael Christian Martinez bowed out of the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, which will…
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Maria Hellen M. Barber-De La Vega signed an “Arrangement Establishing an Alliance between the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Texas Area…
LOS ANGELES – On Friday morning (March 14), major organizations in the Black, Latino, and Asian American communities filed a petition demanding California Governor Edmund G. Brown to return up…
In an overall mood that was celebratory, California Democrats gathered on March 8, Saturday to celebrate their dominance in state politics and their prospects in this year’s election. In this…
“DO not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself.” These words of Jesus are wise and unburdening but they’re challenging. It’s because for many of us, it’s not…
As dramatic as it sounds, the 30-45 minutes that someone spends interviewing their potential immigration attorney may turn out to be the most important conversation of their lives. During the…
In today’s ever-changing world, a great number of women’s aspirations take various forms while other’s lofty dreams sometimes fail and hopes dwindle… but were able to rise and resume the…
Presented by Toyota Please join us at Asian Business Association’s Annual Golf Tournament, supporting educational training programs and scholarships for the Asian business community in Southern California. ABA MISSION STATEMENT The…
11 March 2014 – Visitors to the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on Friday, March 7, were greeted by personnel wearing purple flowers, in commemoration of International Women’s Day,…
The April 2014 priority dates indicate that the F-2A priority date still remains at September 8, 2013, which is almost the same as being “current.” It is phenomenal news for spouses…
FORTY lovely Binibining Pilipinas 2014 candidates were presented to the media recently at the Luzon Ballroom of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila recently, and among the standouts is…
SAN Miguel Corp (SMC) has responsibly scuttled the 33-hectare-land-donation to self-proclaimed healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez’s ambitious plan “to construct a P1Billion ‘mega shrine’ to Mother Mary in Alfonso, Cavite,…
Everest Academy’s integral formation is secret to raising country’s future great leaders Bonifacio Global City, Philippines (March 8, 2014)—A premier school at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is attracting…
MYSTERY still surrounds the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished into thin air (according to radar screens from ground control) while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing…
MANY of us probably felt guilty, after reading this warning. We think that we are helping stimulate our kids’ mental faculty when we allow them to watch TV or videos…
FIRST of all, I am not the lawyer in question although I am able to speak fluent Thai and Russian after 3 bottles of beer and the last judge I…
The city of Makati is believed to be the busiest place in Metro Manila. However on weekends, the busy vibe of this city transforms into a peaceful and laid-back atmosphere….
WITH the US House of Representatives showing zero initiative towards overhauling the nation’s immigrations laws, it appears that H-1B visas for FY 2015 will run out on April 1, 2014,…
SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang today released his monthly report covering California’s cash balance, receipts and disbursements in February 2014. Revenues for the month totaled $5.6 billion, surpassing estimates in…
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega is pleased and honored to announce the appointment by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Albert F. Del Rosario…
2 Filipina panelists participate SAN BERNARDINO – New America Media, in partnership with Harbage Consulting, held a roundtable discussion on Cal MediConnect on Thursday, March 6, at the Norman F….
