Immigrant fights to become California lawyer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A majority of California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Wednesday to grant a law license to Sergio Garcia, who graduated law school and passed the state’s…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A majority of California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Wednesday to grant a law license to Sergio Garcia, who graduated law school and passed the state’s…
Work is a mysterious thing. Many of us claim to dislike it at times, but it grips on us so fiercely, that it captures emotions and loyalties we never knew…
Losing weight is never easy, but for many of us, it is a step toward improved health and longevity. The first thing we have to conquer is the fear of…
During summer, both local and international tourists bask under the sun as they take pleasure in the fine, white sands of the country’s many unspoiled islands, immerse in the abundant…
LOS ANGELES – Filipinos across the globe celebrate ‘Buwan ng Wika’ or the National Language Month every August. To commemorate the end of ‘Buwan ng Wika,’ a richly cultural closing…
LUBAO, Pampanga, Sept. 2 (PIA) — National Museum has declared the 441-year old St. Augustine Parish Church in Lubao town as an Important Cultural Property of the country. “The church qualified for…
It started with a silent roar of grief and outrage in social media and booming: relentless, obsessive, sweeping away any other sound, beating out the great rage. It rose like…
YOUR father’s last will and testament gives you his IRA of $180,000. He died yesterday. Next week you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief because your credit card debt of…
THE News again is very confusing, one day you will hear market condition is getting better, the next time you tune into your news you will hear that all of…
EMPLOYEES may experience unfair practices at work such as the non-payment of overtime or missed breaks, wrongful termination, unlawful deductions, discrimination, or sexual harassment. How can employees protect themselves against…
QUESTION: I have a friend who has an immigration hold. He is finishing up a sentence for a crime. What can be done? Answer: A removable alien who is detained…
SAN DIEGO – Former Filipino World War II veterans champion Bob Filner on Friday officially stepped down from his post as mayor of San Diego, less than a year into…
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…
Agent dispels bankruptcy rumors LOS ANGELES – The US-based real estate agent for Manny Pacquiao quelled rumors of the superstar boxer being in a state of financial ruin. He said…
LOS ANGELES – JC De Vera, a first-generation Fil-Am, had very little idea of how to navigate through the professional world after graduating from college. His parents were migrants workers…
LOS ANGELES – August 28, 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. On that day, President Barack Obama spoke to a…
It was of paramount significance when Philippine Fiesta in America, now simply tagged Fiesta in America, added another feather to its already feathery cap when it hosted an appreciation party…
It was of paramount significance when Philippine Fiesta in America, now simply tagged Fiesta in America, added another feather to its already feathery cap when it hosted an appreciation party…
JERICHO Vibar Rosales, fondly called “Echo” by his family, friends and fans, will celebrate his 34th birthday on Sunday, September 22 with his fiancee Kim Jones. Other prominent personalities celebrating…
Roberto and Rosalie arrived in the United States in June 2012 through the petition of their only son Carlos, who is in the military. They have a comfortable life in…
Most people immigrate to the US in order to make a better life and future for their children. Therefore, it surprises me when some people take such risks and chances…
Can diet and exercise prevent diabetes? While diabetes is hereditary, clinical studies around the world have proven beyond doubt that type 2 diabetes can be prevented by diet and daily…
Couples glide across the dance floor, where intermittent strobe lights flash that perceptual vision. It makes the dancers seem like their hovering magically in the air, through technological novelty. They…
IF YOU are searching for debt reduction solutions, no doubt you’ve been inundated with advertisements for various debt management programs, companies and solutions. The choices seem confusing to the average…
ALTHOUGH attorneys take an oath upon admission to the bar to zealously advocate on behalf of their clients, I have heard an overwhelming number of stories in which potential clients…
Recently, the country was once again hit by a calamity. Typhoon Trami, officially named as Maring in the Philippines, was intensified by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The typhoon paralyzed the…
It was during the presidency of Ronald Reagan that “deniability” became a buzz word in international media. The US Congress attempted to hold Reagan directly accountable for the Iran-Contra scandal,…
INA 204(c) bars the approval of a subsequent immigrant petition for an alien who had tried to obtain benefits under a first petition which was based on a fraudulent marriage….
The celebration of “Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (National Language Month)” is ongoing for the whole month of August, with the theme, “Wika natin ang tuwid na daan.” (Our language is the…
“ENOUGH with politicians pocketing people’s taxes, while the rest of the country are suffering from the devastation of the floods,” Los Angeles- based Fil-Am community leader Art Garcia said in a…