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Philippine-born citizens are not eligible to apply for the visa lottery program — the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery — that would give selected applicants the chance to immigrate to the United States. In a news release over the weekend, the US Embassy in Manila said only persons from countries with low immigration rates to . . . → read more
A United States-based entertainment guide, the Metromix New York, has named a Filipino restaurant, the Maharlika Filipino Moderno in New York City, as one of the best new restaurants in the US for 2012. According to Metromix, "Maharlika has been a smashing success since they debuted in the East Village in January, booking all . . . → read more
NEW YORK – The Roman Catholic Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz in lower Manhattan was named by Cardinal Archbishop Edward Egan of the New York Archdiocese as the "Church Of Filipinos" in 2005. It's the third church dedicated to Filipinos outside of the Philippines. It is home to a group of Filipino devotees of . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – The US Embassy in Manila and its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on Monday, February 20, 2012. The closure is in line with the observance of President’s Day, an American holiday. Until the mid-1970s, the February 22 birthday of George Washington, hero of the Revolutionary War and . . . → read more
Two Filipino-American women from California are encouraging young locals of Siargao Island—dubbed the “Surfing Capital of the Philippines”— to stay in school by lending them surfboards. Sounds strange? There's a catch. The youths in this part of Surigao del Norte can only borrow surfboards through the Balikbayod (“returning wave”) project if they stay in . . . → read more
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has suspended the Taiwanese envoy who was accused of mistreating her two Filipino helpers in the United States and pleaded guilty to labor fraud. According to a report of Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on Friday, the MOFA said Jacqueline Liu, 64, the former head of the Taipei . . . → read more
The Taiwanese envoy who was accused of mistreating her two Filipino helpers in the United States and pleaded guilty to labor fraud has filed for family leave after being deported to Taiwan. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Jacqueline Liu is entitled to seven days of family leave within three months of returning . . . → read more
Philippine cuisine was highlighted in a cooking showdown held recently by the Filipino community in San Francisco, California, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The DFA said the "2nd Kulinarya Cooking Showdown" grand finals was held at the San Francisco's Carnelian by the Bay restaurant on January 21. The DFA . . . → read more
CHICAGO – A Filipino-America lawyer Manny Aguja and his identical twin brother Marc were sentenced to jail for conspiring to commit marriage fraud in Chicago on Wednesday. Manny Aguja, an immigration lawyer based in Chicago, was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and a US$10,000 fine. His twin brother Marc was sentenced to a one-year . . . → read more
GLENDALE, Calif – Celebrity doctors Manny and Pie Calayan were sentenced to three years of probation, in connection with the case where one of their staff was allegedly caught doing medical procedures without a license in their West Hollywood clinic in Los Angeles. The Calayans will not have to report to a probation officer and . . . → read more |
     
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