Anaheim White House celebrates 26th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony
Anaheim White House restaurant is hosting its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 24 and will kick off the start of the holiday season with a toy drive…
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Parole in place: New hope for military families
On November 15, 2013, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a Policy Memorandum (“PM”) concerning “parole in place” for people who entered the US without inspection and are the…
Immigration relief available for victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
Typhoon Yolanda has dominated the world’s news, with shocking images of the devastation and destruction of this horrible typhoon. Even now, people are still homeless, without adequate food, water, shelter,…
Pinoy showbiz personalities give back by helping typhoon victims
THE onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda has united our kababayans back home. Using their popularity to gain the public’s attention to help the typhoon victims, numerous Filipino artists have not only…
Oxygen bars and other FAQs
OXYGEN bars are sprouting all over, especially at airports and some shopping malls, duping people into believing that extra oxygen is healthier for them. Of course, as you inhale their…
Broad coalition of San Francisco Bay Area communities and leaders host benefit for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
Honorary co-hosts include Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Leland Yee, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Phil Ting, Honorable David Chiu, and nearly 100 community leaders and organizations SAN FRANCISCO,…
Anita Sanchez, former SF Civil Service Commission Executive Officer passes away
Leaves over 30 years of distinguished public service SAN FRANCISCO—Former Civil Service Commission Executive Officer Anita Sanchez passed away last Nov. 19 after her long battle with cancer. She leaves with…
RN Response Network sends team to PH calamity areas
SAN FRANCISCO A team of five people from RN Response Network (RNRN) four RNs and a staff person flew to Manila last Nov. 14 to help in the ongoing relief…
DOL, Consulates forge partnership to benefit Filipino workers
SAN FRANCISCO—Filipino workers in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are set to benefit under a new alliance forged between the…
Destructive typhoons and the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination
More than a week after super typhoon Haiyan (locally coded Yolanda) severely ravaged Eastern Visayas, typhoon victims remain helpless despite ongoing relief operations courtesy of the different countries, concerned citizens,…
ABC Unified School District to Set Board Elections by Trustee Area
District Cites “Financial Risk” in Decision to Settle Voting Rights Suit Cerritos – The ABC Unified School District Board of Education voted during Tuesday’s meeting to settle a California Voting…
One fine day called Thanksgiving
This great holiday of thanks and giving is not a date on a calendar, but a state of mind. It is about our capacity to realize things that we can,…
Maraming salamat po!
WHEN there is despair, it is easy to dwell on the bad news. But from the rubble of tragedy, the best of humanity finds ways to bring back hope–especially for…
More visa relief from Uncle Sam to help Filipinos recover from Yolanda
THE US government has gone far and beyond relief efforts to help the Philippines recover and rebuild after being ravaged by super typhoon Yolanda. It has extended visa relief to…
I weep for Tacloban
I KNOW that Tacloban will rise, like the Phoenix, from its utter devastation. My beloved hometown and the province of Leyte have been through worse. It was in Palo, a…
USCIS issues memo on Surviving Relatives’ Law
ON December 16, 2010, USCIS issued an official Memorandum to implement the provisions of INA §204(l), or the Surviving Relatives Law. The memo amends the USCIS’ Adjudicators’ Field Manual (AFM)…
3 ways to help Typhoon Haiyan Victims
Typhoon Haiyan, the world’s strongest typhoon ever recorded, lashed the Philippines and has caused massive destruction and a large number of fatalities. It has wiped out towns, destroyed homes, infrastructures and…
Coalition launches campaign to put 1 million electric vehicles on CA roads in 10 years
Air pollution ‘chokes’ young boys and girls – Sen. De Leon LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, November 14, a diverse coalition of community-based, public health science and conservation groups launched,…
PHL Consulate Paticipates In PeDRO 5k Walk
Los Angeles, 14 November 2013 – The officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General participated in the 5K Walk spearheaded by the Philippine Disaster Relief Organization (PeDRO) together with…
Homegrown efforts to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – As Filipinos here in San Diego wait to hear from their loved ones, many are helping to gather supplies to send to their devastated homeland….
I Weep For Tacloban
I know that Tacloban will rise, like the Phoenix, from its utter devastation. My beloved hometown and the province of Leyte have been through worse. It was in Palo, a…
Derivative Citizenship and Expedited Naturalization
We have covered in previous articles the different ways of acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth. Aside from birth, the other means of acquiring U.S. citizenship is through naturalization. Under INA…
Walnut Mayor Cartagena Appeals For Disaster Relief Aids To Benefit The Victims Of Typhoon Haiyan
Walnut Mayor Tony Cartagena, Filipino- American and long time resident of Walnut, appeals for Disaster Relief Aids from various organizations, companies, and community members in the San Gabriel Valley to…
The last time I saw Tacloban
Oftentimes, I get a feverish desire to go back to Tacloban — not the Tacloban in the face of total destruction, whose roads are strewn with corpses laying on the…
Humanitarian Parole and Humanitarian Reinstatement explained
IN THE aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, the profound human toll and humanitarian crisis in and around Leyte is only beginning to come into full view. From an immigration perspective, some…
Social responsibility
WHILE the typhoon victims are fighting the elements and struggling to survive, netizens are engaging in a “word war” on a bevy of topics related to Typhoon Haiyan (aka Yolanda)…
Magkasama Tayo sa Kuwento ng Pagbangon: A Sagip Kapamilya Telethon
AMID the chaos and desperation in the Philippines in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan), Filipinos in North America had the opportunity to reach out and lend…
Immigration relief for Filipino nationals impacted by Typhoon Haiyan
GIVEN the devastation in the Philippines, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an article on November 15, 2013, to remind Filipino nationals impacted by typhoon Haiyan of possible immigration…
Worried about debt? Think of Jonah and the whale
THE Bible has a strange story about a man being swallowed up by a whale. This man is Jonah. God, my God, the God of Moses and Israel, who sent…
Can you be deported for filing false tax returns?
IN A landmark case, the Supreme Court has held that a conviction for willfully filing a false tax return is a deportable offense under our immigration laws. It reached the…