By Atty. Rio Guerrero A landmark change has been achieved in U.S. immigration law for thousands of “TNT” Filipinos and other foreign nationals. Recent expansion of the Stateside Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver Program – known as the I-601A Waiver Program – is finally a reality. For years, we have represented clients who are “out-of-status” and […]
FilAm artists, animators, and comic book creators showcased their talents to almost 150,000 attendees of the recently-concluded annual San Diego Comic Con on July 21-24. Popular figures of the Fil-am comic book circle such as Ed Natividad, who started out as a car design artist and then ended up working with the creators of Justice […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Vice President Leni Robredo finds herself in a tight spot. Her office has the smallest budget in the Philippine government, it cannot execute a project, and she believes she has no real power “except to wait for something to happen to the president.” Six years, she tells herself, is a long […]
By Andrew Lam New America Media If all politics are local, then candidate Hillary Clinton may very well need to speak a little Korean and Tagalog in order to win the 2016 presidential election. Why? In 2014 Slate.com published a fascinating article with this headline, “Tagalog in California, Cherokee in Arkansas.” It is a survey […]
Helen Dimaya-Amladi, Fidelis Balagtas-Belda, Nemencio Macapugay, Arnaldo Mirasol, Danny Pangan, Josefino Rodriguez, and April Gamboa-Villacorta, all members of the Kapentura Art Group, unveiled on August 1 their collection of paintings at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. The group coined that name (Kape + Pintura) because the members usually hold their weekly meetings in a […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Kabayan Authentic Filipino Cuisine is addressing allegations it was closed down by the City for building and health violations. Owner Cherry Castellvi said Kabayan was temporarily closed because a ‘bakay kubo’ structure at the back of the restaurant was constructed without a building permit. Similarly, it had no permit to install […]