Gender & wage inequality burdens women of color
A new study released on Equal Pay Day demonstrates the wage gap along intersectional gender lines Filipina-American Tessy Rivera is a single mother of two daughters. She is currently a case…
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Concerns for 2020 census grow as citizenship question is added
The U.S. Commerce Department recently announced that it will “restore a question about citizenship” to the upcoming 2020 census questionnaire. The move adds to already existing concerns of risking a…
More wet ballots, grass found in Naga
As the recount of 2016 vice presidential polls continues, more wet ballots were discovered in ballot boxes from Naga City, Camarines Sur. Aside from wet ballots, the camp of former…
DOT plans to host another Miss Universe pageant after Boracay rehabilitation
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is considering the idea of hosting the Miss Universe pageant in 2019 after the rehabilitation of Boracay island. According to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo,…
PH to call for restraint amid US-China trade tensions
The Philippines will urge the United States and China to exercise restraint and resume dialogue in order to prevent a “trade war” between the world’s biggest economies. Expressing concern over…
‘DACA is dead,’ says Trump ahead of policy change announcement
The program that protects the roughly 700,000 young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children was declared “dead” by President Donald Trump on Monday, April 2. His comment…
FBI investigating Apollo Quiboloy’s Hawaii church for ‘aggressive fundraising’, human trafficking
Quiboloy’s lawyer denies the allegations of human trafficking The FBI is conducting an investigation into the Hawaii chapter of Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s church on accusations of “aggressive fundraising” and possible human…
EPA threatens California’s right to set its own fuel economy standards
Trump admin to revoke Obama-era vehicle pollution standards, sparks outrage from CA leaders The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed plans on Monday, April 2 to loosen the nation’s current standards…
Sogo Cares Support Oplan Mayon Save Humanity in Albay
Sogo Cares program of HotelSogo supports Oplan Mayon: Save Humanity, a three- day relief operation and medical mission conducted in Brgy. Anoling and Brgy. Tagaytay Camalig, Albay last March 16-18,…
Facebook makes privacy changes amidst Cambridge Analytica criticism
Amidst criticism sparked by the Cambridge Analytica scandal that was revealed roughly two weeks ago, Facebook announced a number of privacy changes it was making to ease concerns over how…
Philippines monitoring Chinese drills in the South China Sea
The Philippines is monitoring the reported combat drills conducted by China in the South China Sea. This, according to Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, following a recent Reuters report that…
LP eyes ‘resistance’ coalition in 2019 polls
The Liberal Party (LP) is pushing for a “resistance” coalition in the 2019 elections to prevent any possible “slide to authoritarianism and anti-democratic rule.” In a statement released Tuesday, March…
Disaggregated data among Asian Americans a risk in upcoming 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is underway with only two years left to go, and for Asian Americans, the upcoming census is being seen as either an opportunity for being accurately counted,…
Filipina nanny wins $827,506 in wage trial
Judgment one of highest verdicts to a domestic worker on pure wage claim A live-in Filipina domestic employee has won a wage claim of $827,506 against her former employers who…
For ‘Dreamers,’ the dream to become a doctor now ‘at the mercy’ of courts
Among the young people known as “Dreamers,” Ever Arias belongs to a select group. Of the roughly 700,000 unauthorized immigrants who have temporary but tenuous protection from deportation, only 99…
Did you know? Fascinating facts about Easter
Those of the Christian faith will mark the end of the 40-day Lenten season with Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While the day is widely symbolized by the Easter…
Thousands mistakenly enrolled during state’s Medicaid expansion, Feds find
California signed up an estimated 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not have been eligible for coverage, according to a report by the U.S. Health and Human Services’ chief…
Lombard by The Bay: Where your new home also opens opportunities
For Susan Gross-Niedermeyer, a realtor in Phoenix, Arizona since 1989, there is no better place to be a resident, tourist, pilgrim, visitor, or investor than at Lombard By The Bay….
Bold new movement by Fil-Am Chamber of Commerce to be launched on March 3
Push for Entrepreneurship” will be celebrated during induction gala ON the eve of welcoming a new president and a new board for 2018-2019, a revolutionary upheaval of the cultural mindset…
7th Annual CNY in the Desert: Ushering in the Year of the Dog
ONCE again, Las Vegas has become the place to ring in the Lunar New Year. On Friday, February 16, guests were treated for dinner, a show and a one-of-a-kind shopping…
Palace shrugs Trillanes’ new call to probe Duterte’s ‘unexplained wealth’
MALACAÑANG on Monday, February 5, downplayed Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s latest request for a Senate investigation into the alleged unexplained wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte and his family. In a…
Duterte to ICC: ‘If you want to find me guilty, go ahead’
An unfazed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, February 9 welcomed an international court’s move to conduct a preliminary examination into crimes against humanity allegedly committed under his drug war….
Duterte: PH will never reach progress without ‘dictatorial style’ of leadership
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, February 7 said that the country will never reach any progress if he refrains from using a “dictatorial style” of leadership. Speaking before former…
US solons oppose return of Balangiga bells to PH
Two congressmen from the United States expressed their objections to the possible return of the historic Balangiga bells to the Philippines, citing the alleged massive human rights violations of the…
It’s a special brunch and mass for President and Mrs. Carter
By Grace O. Rosalynn Carter is a truly unforgettable American hero who inspires everyone she meets. Recently, she arrived in Los Angeles to be honored as one of the most…
Spend Valentine’s Day on a budget
A trip to the grocery store can be a day filled with life-changing discoveries and hard-hitting realities. And if you are like me, who trails down the grocery aisles pre-occupied…
ICC to begin ‘preliminary examination’ of PH drug war
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to begin its “preliminary examination” into crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte under his ongoing campaign against illegal drugs….
SC upholds yearlong martial law extension in Mindanao
THE Philippine Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, February 6, has affirmed the constitutionality of President Rodrigo Duterte’s yearlong martial law extension in Mindanao. Ten magistrates voted to junk the petitions…
Analyst warns China will soon control South China Sea
A United States-based analyst warned that China will soon effectively control the South China Sea amid the reported continuous developments of Beijing’s artificial islands in the heavily disputed waters. According…
Ex-DOH Chief Garin welcomes civil suit over Dengvaxia mess
FORMER Philippine Health Secretary Janette Garin welcomed the civil case filed against her in connection with the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Monday, February 5, filed…