Immigrant, labor and faith groups hold vigil for reform
LOS ANGELES – A broad coalition of immigrant rights, labor, and faith groups gathered in Los Angeles on Wednesday and held a 24-hour vigil calling for real immigration reform. With…
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The photo is the message
Words are mere grace notes. All my life I have dealt with words. They are adequate for many of our purposes, indispensable for most. They can be immeasurably beautiful and…
Mayor Fulop structures concrete plans for transparent governance to move Jersey City forward
This early, weeks before his formal inauguration to office, Jersey City mayor-elect Steven Fulop has his hands full with a “things-to-do list” already full of bright ideas and strategic schemes…
Prosecutorial Discretion: A tool to avoid deportation
QUESTION: I got into a minor criminal situation and now I am very afraid that I will be placed into deportation proceedings. What can I do? Answer: There are several…
Mayor Fulop structures concrete plans for transparent governance to move Jersey City forward
This early, weeks before his formal inauguration to office, Jersey City mayor-elect Steven Fulop has his hands full with a “things-to-do list” already full of bright ideas and strategic schemes…
All Systems Go for the 8TH ACGTDT
LOS ANGELES – With barely two weeks to go before the 8th Ambassadors, Consuls General and Tourism Directors Tour (ACGTDT) to the Philippines, the Department of Tourism’s Promotions Board shifts…
Legendary Movie Queen Susan Roces heads the list of July birthday celebrants
SUSAN Roces, the original and legendary Queen of Philippine Movies, heads the list of July birthday celebrants. Inday Susan, as called by her close friends and relatives, will celebrate her…
Advocating for Asian-Americans in the US
“In Lahaina everybody took care of everybody.” These were the memories of Rozita Villanueva Lee about the little village in Maui, Hawaii where she grew up and where she spent…
Alkaline water fraud
A comedian once noted that many of us want to get to heaven without dying. While this sounds funny, it is also a reality especially when it comes to our…
Gay and lesbian spousal petitions now possible?
June 26, 2013 is a historic day for gay and lesbian couples. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, and…
Litmus test
WHEN justice is delayed, is justice denied? This pithy aphorism seems to be fitting for relatives of some of the victims of the 2009 Maguindanao killings. On June 24, activist…
Awaiting the US Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage
THIS week may very well be the moment that will change the way America defines marriage. The Supreme Court has been reviewing challenges to both California’s Prop 8 and the…
Options to escape the H1-B ‘cap trap!’
THE debate over the United States economy and dearth of high-tech workers has spotlighted the H-1B professional working visa in the press. Nonetheless, Congress has been slow to respond in…
Rain, right on cue for the Philippines
We bid farewell to the hot days in the Philippines as Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services or PAGASA officially announced last week that the wet season is here. Our…
An evening of poetry
The quest of every heart — for a measure of happiness and security in the noisy confusion and pressure of today’s world, against the great canvass of economics and politics…
Award-winning Kapampangan photographer opens month-long exhibit for a cause
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, June 25 (PIA) — Award-winning Kapampangan photographer Yen Baet on Saturday opened her month-long exhibit for a cause where proceeds generated from purchase of her works will…
Windows of opportunities possible through arts and culture empowerment
LCF recognizes the power of arts and culture in revitalizing communities (Manila, Philippines, June 24, 2013) — Expanding investment in arts and culture can boost local jobs, generate income for…
Simple faith
ELTON and Rosie finally had their church wedding last week. It was a beautiful and down-to-earth ceremony with few relatives, friends, and members of their Charismatic community. At the reception,…
Back-to-back
This week, two kababayans made their fellow Filipinos proud. On Wednesday, migrant workers’ rights advocate Susan V. Ople received the 2013 Hero Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery award from US…
The Filipino Champion: Pinay power
WHEN we are saddled with seemingly insurmountable problems in our day-to-day life in America, we yearn for inspiration — one that will reassure us that all will be well. That…
Your debts and seven loaves of bread
IF YOU have debt problems, think of seven loaves of bread and two fish. A crowd of 5,000 men, their wives and children, making the crowd about 15,000 to 20,000,…
Valencia court judge orders restitution payment as in a civil judgment
ON June 10, 2013, Commissioner Martin R. Gladstein of Department 2 of the Valencia, California Court, ordered restitution payment as in a civil judgment, pursuant to Penal Code Section 1202.4(i)….
Statute of limitations
Background WHEN is your return free from IRS audits? From your perspective, statutes of limitation prevent the IRS from collecting a deficiency in tax or beginning a civil or criminal…
Should interns work for free?
(Unpaid internships may be illegal) ERIC Glatt and Alexander Footman worked as unpaid production interns on the film Black Swan. In September 2011, they sued their employer, Fox Searchlight, to…
Recent loan modification success story
RESEARCHING blog site like loansafe.org, I have come across a few loan mod success that might excite you with their stories. I thought I might share it with you: “First…
PCG-LA launches ‘Centro Rizal’ heritage library
LOS ANGELES – To celebrate the 152nd anniversary of the birth of Jose Rizal, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles (PCG-LA) launched on June 19, Wednesday, the first ever…
FBI captures USC professor, wanted for sex crimes in PH
LOS ANGELES – Less than 24 hours of placing Walter Lee Williams on the Ten Most Wanted List, FBI officials announced his capture. The former University of Southern California professor…
Victims sought after Pinoy caregiver’s arrest
NEWPORT BEACH – Law enforcement officials are seeking the publics help identifying possible additional victims of a Filipino caregiver accused of sexually assaulting a 66-year-old disabled woman. On June 17,…
BBB expels LA chapter
LOS ANGELES – The Better Business Bureau that served the greater Los Angeles marketplace has been expelled from the national organization, according to the Council of Better Business Bureaus. In…
South Bay and Long Beach business groups oppose AB 880
LONG BEACH – On June 18, business leaders based in Long Beach and the South Bay areas expressed their opposition to Assembly Bill 880 — a piece of pending legislation…