by Joel Roja/Asianjournal.com
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has assured that Presidential Proclamation No. 1377 issued by President Arroyo last year which grants amnesty to members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPPNA-NDF) and other rebel groups will not violate the equal protection clause under Constitution. In his legal [...]
March 26, 2008
GMA’S Amnesty is Constitutional – DOJ
March 26, 2008
USCIS Modifies H-1B Selection Process: Prohibits multiple filing for FY 2009
by Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued last week an interim final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting employers from filing multiple H-1B petitions for the same employee in a fiscal year.
The change was made in order to provide equal chance for companies filing H-1B petitions, which are subject to [...]
March 26, 2008
Language Yet Another Healthcare Barrier
by Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – More than 2.5 million Los Angeles County residents face language barriers that may jeopardize their access to important social and healthcare services, according to a new report released on Monday by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC).
The report, entitled “LA Speaks: Language Diversity and English Proficiency by Los [...]
March 26, 2008
Communicating Healthcare, Horror Stories
by Joseph Pimentel/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Lian Zhen Li, a 62-year-old Chinese immigrant from the San Gabriel Valley recalled the day her stomach swelled to the size of a balloon.
Five years ago, she suddenly became incapacitated due to abdominal pain. She couldn’t drink, eat, or sleep.
She was rushed to a local Chinese-speaking clinic where the doctors [...]
March 26, 2008
Army Recruits Pinoys in Daly City
by Cynthia Flores/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – Since the war in Iraq, US army recruiters have been having a tough time attracting new soldiers.
Staff Sgt. Joseph Palacios admitted he gets a lot of negativity when he tries to recruit teens into the army. In Daly City, however, US Army recruiters have met a 98 percent goal of [...]
March 26, 2008
SC Rejects Manila Hotel Bid on NAIA 3 Row
by Joel Roja/Asianjournal.com
MANILA – The Supreme Court has rejected the bid of the Manila Hotel Corporation to grab the right to operate the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal saying that its decision on the case on December 2005 has long become final and executory.
In a three-page resolution issued on March 11, the High [...]
March 26, 2008
The Dangers of Texting
by Cynthia Flores/Asianjournal.com
THE Philippines may still hold the title of being the texting capital of the world but recent developments in the United Kingdom may just change that.
UK media recently expressed alarm over texting as a vocational hazard. Reports have shown people crashing into poles and bins along streets where they walked while texting. In [...]
