By Lourdes Santos Tancinco, Esq.
Dear Atty. Lou,
I am a single mom and I am writing to you to clarify some issues on how National Visa Center will treat my situation regarding my fiancé’s visa application which is in process right now. Here is my case: I have a 12 year old daughter of whom my US citizen [...]

Immigrant’s Story
By Atty. Jojo M. Liangco

By Atty. Jojo M. Liangco
Kahanga-hanga talaga ang panalo ni Manny Pacquiao laban kay Antonio Margarito ng Mexico.  Dahil dito, natamo ni Pacquiao ang kanyang ika-walong korona sa boksing (ang WBC Super Welterweight belt).  Dahil na rin sa kanyang magandang attitude, pinupuri siya ng maraming tao.
Isa siyang “maginoo”  at gentleman sa [...]

Question: What can be stopped by filing bankruptcy?
Answer: Immediately upon filing of bankruptcy the court will send a mail to your creditors that a bankruptcy has been filed and no collection efforts can be made without the court approval until you are discharged.  This will include the following:
1.    Foreclosure action.  Your lender cannot foreclose your [...]

I routinely have calls from people in the Filipino community worried because they have been unexpectedly scheduled for a second green card interview.  The usual circumstance is that a husband and wife have gone to a green card interview without any attorney representation, and at the end of the interview the immigration officer tells them [...]

Caltrans, VTA, City of San Jose Host Public Hearing December 8, Comments from Public Welcomed
San Jose, Calif. – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and the City of San Jose, is proposing to modify the existing SR17/I-280/I-880, I-280/Winchester Blvd., and I-880/Stevens Creek Blvd. interchanges in [...]

[Seattle, WA] The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging all Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of the annual Open Enrollment period to make sure they have the best coverage available to meet their health care needs in 2011.
The Medicare Open Enrollment Period this year begins on November 15th and runs through December [...]

San Francisco — For many years now, seniors, persons with disabilities and homeless come to the center on Natoma and Eight Streets for their congregate meals, food pantry, case management, skills training, recreation and other social services including those offered by the Aging and Disability Resource Center.
But unbeknownst to many, the old center on Natoma [...]

MANILA – Tourist arrivals in the Philippines from January to October this year reached 2,562,505, an increase of 17 percent from 2,190,114 tourists registered during the same period last year.
Bureau of Immigration officer-in-charge Ronaldo Ledesma said the increase in tourist arrivals only indicates that the spate of negative travel advisories by at least six countries [...]

Lovelife Special
ptr. dante & cyntha veluz
Q. “Because of hardships in life my husband and I decided that he should  work overseas while I stay home and take care of the kids.  The problem was, because of visa restrictions he was not able to come home for quite a while.  I didn’t mind because that time [...]

Tidbits of Spiritual Life
REV. JOSE PELAGIO A. PADIT, SThD
Once, in the stories about the life of St. Anthony of Padua (or of Lisbon), it was said, he came to a town to preach. The people took him for granted and many ridiculed him. Since no one would listen to him, he went by the seashore [...]