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…
PCG-LA joins in the forum discussion SAN PEDRO – The Office of Advocacy from the US Small Business Administration initiated the roundtable discussion on Food Safety Act on September 24…
WHAT is supposed to be a common aspiration– to end corruption in the Philippines and seek justice in the pork barrel scam — has now divided Filipinos all over the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LA tycoon Dr. Soon-Shiong vows to fight ‘medical apartheid’ LOS ANGELES – Asian business leaders were honored for their work in giving back to the community at the recently-concluded Asian…
A German-inspired celebration, Oktoberfest was established in 1810 following the unusual marriage of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Theresia. The festival is uniquely unusual because the King invited…
LIFE just happens. Sometimes even the best laid plans can go wrong. How do you respond when this happens to you? Do you easily give up when you’re overwhelmed? Remaining…
An action for dissolution of marriage often involves the division of community property. Typically, this involves property that is in the control and possession of either spouse. However, community property…
A German-inspired celebration, Oktoberfest was established in 1810 following the unusual marriage of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Theresia. The festival is uniquely unusual because the King invited…
IN 1973, Rizal Governor Adelina Rodriguez sponsored the first Green Revolution Trade and Exposition Industrial Fair in Pasig. It was highlighted by the nationwide search for Miss Green Revolution, which…
Dear Atty. Gurfinkel: My family and I came to the US before 2007, to make a better life and future for our children, who then were still under 16 years…
Physicians are no exceptions to public scrutiny. Just like corporations, universities, colleges, hospitals, automobiles, appliances, goods and other products on the market today, physicians are all being scrutinized and rated…
10-year-old Fil-Am girl waiting for match SAN BRUNO—Not all people know that race and ethnicity is a major factor in finding a match for someone who badly needs it. According…
No matter how many times a reporter walks into Malacañang Palace, she/he will always feel a sense of awe and wonder. How could so much power be concentrated in one…
ONCE described as a medieval institution, the Catholic Church (under the leadership of Pope Francis I) is no longer sitting on its laurels. The high prelate is encouraging the Church,…
WHAT is the role of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in the quest for truth and justice in the ongoing investigations for the pork barrel scam? What mandate does it…
“ Most attorneys practicing Immigration Law offer “free initial consultations,” or charge a nominal fee for such service to prospective clients. People taking advantage of “free” consultations; however, often walk…
One of the biggest problems our country face is the issue on poverty. However through the dedication and efforts our fellow citizens and the kind gestures of many people across…
ON 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIAL LAW LOS ANGELES – A month after their solidarity protest for the “Million People March,” a handful of Filipino activists again held a rally on…
Aside from our inability, as a people, to sustain our anger, and our poor collective memory, we have one more trait that keeps us from exacting full retribution from public…
We previously discussed adjustment of status and grandfathering under INA 245(i). Under INA 245(i), an alien, (a) who is physically present in the U.S. and (b) who entered without inspection,…
Everyone I know has a dog. And each one of them believes that his/her dog is the most beautiful, intelligent pet in the world. In many ways, these people would…
