Restless leg syndrome

What is Restless Leg Syndrome? Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is condition where the individual develops a strong, irresistible urge to move their legs whenever they sit or lie down. This may be accompanied by uncomfortable sensations in their legs, which RLS patients described as painful, tingling, crawling, pulling or creeping. This entity has been known…

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Newswomen: A breed of their own

In this highly competitive profession that requires courage upon entering what is still essentially a man’s world – newshens happily exploit every avenue that may lead to news, including those denied to male reporters. None of the latter has, for example, has danced yet with a President. First let me tell you about our organization’s…

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California Republican Party Strengthening Ties With Growing Communities

On Saturday, October 5, the California Republican Party will continue strengthening ties with California’s fastest growing ethnic group in it’s third Asian Pacific American Roundtable at the California Republican Party Convention. Spurred by the leadership of Board of Equalization Vice Chair Michelle Steel and California Republican Party Vice Chair Harmeet Dhillon, more than two dozen…

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Strong ties

TIME may not yet be ripe for another US president to set foot on Philippine soil. Philippine Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr. said that the consulate in Washington, DC has not been advised by the US State Department of any change in Obama’s state visit. But because of adverse effects of an extended closure of federal…

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Goodbye, my dear brother David

PLEASE allow me to deviate from my usual commentaries and discussions about current issues. I want to use this opportunity to pay homage to my younger brother, David Santos.  He died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 28, at the young age of 44. I just came back from a short trip to Manila, to say goodbye…

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Washington shuts down: Impact heard around the nation

FOR the first time since the Clinton Administration, the Federal Government began a partial shutdown on October 1, 2013, with the Senate and House of Representatives unable to reach an agreement on the budget before the commencement of the new fiscal year.   The abrupt shutdown has placed perhaps one million Federal workers on unpaid…

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Tagaytay’s food favorites

With the cool season now in the country, never miss out a heartwarming bowl of hot Bulalo or beef shank soup especially when in Tagaytay, Cavite. It is an original Filipino beef stew cooked with beef shanks and marrow bones. With simple ingredients, the traditional Bulalo dish is definitely a great dish that’s easy to…

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California Republican Party Strengthening Ties With Growing Communities

On Saturday, October 5, the California Republican Party will continue strengthening ties with California’s fastest growing ethnic group in it’s third Asian Pacific American Roundtable at the California Republican Party Convention. Spurred by the leadership of Board of Equalization Vice Chair Michelle Steel and California Republican Party Vice Chair Harmeet Dhillon, more than two dozen…

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On radical discipleship

IF WE only knew fully what were getting into, perhaps we may not have taken a path or decided on a kind of life. It could be a marriage, a career, or a business. It could be as noble as the priesthood or the religious life. It could as grandiose as a decision to engage…

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Interviewing Romy P. Borje

It’s been said that no people on earth are more fearful and anxious than the members of the press, when they are written about. Think about why doctors are known to be impossible patients and why pilots panic when they’re the passengers. Journalists spend their lifetime exacting information from people. When the tables are turned,…

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EB-2 (Second Preference) employment immigration

DUE to the significantly shorter processing times than other categories, the EB-2 classification is highly sought after by talented immigrants.  In comparison to the EB-3 immigrant category, which currently takes about seven years for Filipinos, the EB-2 category is now current for processing and the Green Card can typically be obtained in about one year…

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Countdown

OPEN enrollment for Covered California begins on October 1st, with coverage beginning on January 1, 2014. Covered California is the state’s health insurance marketplace (created in congruence with the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare, which was made into law in 2010), where Californians can shop around, compare and apply for health coverage plans. In its…

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Worried about debt? Depend on Jesus

PEOPLE with debts problems are worried sick about their debts. Almost daily, clients tell me that they cannot sleep and very worried about their debts. They have long faces and look troubled.  Sometimes, I tell them that God, my God, the God of Moses and Israel, who sent His only and beloved Son, Jesus Christ,…

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Protecting the rights of undocumented workers

OSFEL Andrade, an immigrant from Mexico, worked in the shipping department of Terra Universal, a laboratory equipment manufacturer in Fullerton, California when immigration agents conducted a worksite raid on June 29, 2010. During the raid, ICE agents arrested 43 workers and placed them in deportation proceedings. Andrade was not arrested that day, but instead of…

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Are there any special visas from Australia?

QUESTION: I’m an Australian Citizen. Are there any special visas from Australia that I might be able to qualify for as an Australian Citizen? Answer: Yes. The E-3 nonimmigrant classification is for Australian citizens who will perform professional “specialty occupation” assignments in the United States. E-3 status may be valid for up to two years…

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Filipinos ‘Race for the Cure’

NEWPORT BEACH – Ramon San Pedro wiped tears from his eyes as a parade of breast cancer survivors carried smiles and held up pink roses through a crowd of people on Sunday at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event on Fashion Island in Newport Beach. San Pedro, a 56-year-old Filipino from Norwalk,…

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On humility in human encounters

I STILL think fondly about my enjoyable trip to Guatemala and El Salvador. I think not so much about the places that I visited but the warm encounters that I had with the people there. I remember the times that I sat at dinner table with some families and friends and engaged in joyous conversations…

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Covered California official warns of fraud and phishing

LOS ANGELES – With the open enrollment season for California’s health care exchange about to open on Oct. 1, consumers are using the Internet to acquire more information about the Affordable Care Act and Covered California (the state-run marketplace where Californians can shop around, compare and apply for health coverage plans). However, on Friday, a…

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Report reveals Asian Americans fastest-growing group in LA

Filipinos have least incidence of poverty, low-income LOS ANGELES – In a report released by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles (AAAJ-LA) on September 25, the Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities LA County remained as the fastest-growing groups in the last decade — accounting for the county’s increasing diversity. The report (entitled…

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Fil-Am groups squabble over Filvet issues

LOS ANGELES – Filipino-American organizations are squabbling with one another over the direction of the denied claims of Filipino World War II Veterans (Filvets). Earlier this week, the Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV), one of the leading advocates for Filvets, criticized the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) for the latter’s support of…

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