By: Shahzaib (Shazz) Shakeel Social Security provides vital benefits to children of retired, disabled, or deceased, or beneficiaries. While payments typically stop at age 18, they can continue for full-time students. If a student is 18 and still in secondary school (grade 12 or below), benefits generally last until graduation or up to two […]
By: Janice Dantes Talking about a prenuptial agreement may not seem romantic, but a prenup is not about planning for divorce. It is about having an honest conversation about finances and making important decisions together before marriage. A prenuptial agreement, commonly called a “prenup,” is a contract between two people who are planning to […]
By: Nirmla Johnson There is a fascinating species of social phenomenon thriving in some Filipino communities: the Self-Appointed Authority of Everything. You know the type: One day, they are simply Kuya, Ate, Madam, or Sir. Then, seemingly overnight, they emerge wearing a sash, holding a microphone, and introducing themselves with a title so grandiose […]
By: Sarah Am happy, am so happy, the next season is about here. But I still keep hearing, September is still summer. Last checked, Fall 2026 begins with the astronomical autumn equinox on September 22 at 7 PM CDT…but the Meteorological Fall is from September 1 to November 20, 2026. There you have it. […]
By: Lourdes G. Mon Last month, after taking a shower, I suddenly felt weak and sat down on the rocking chair in our bedroom. A few moments later, I lost consciousness. I don’t remember fainting, but my sister heard a loud thud, alerted my husband, and they found me passed out on the floor. […]
By: Melody Rabor-Dizon There is a sound in my neighborhood that did not exist five years ago. Flat, hollow, strangely cheerful. Pock. Pock. Pock. It starts around seven in the morning and it does not stop. I walk past those courts on purpose now. Folding chairs along the fence. A cooler nobody was asked […]
By: Maria Girlie Pascual HOT HOT HOT! The heat and humidity was akin to that of Manila weather on a sweltering June day in the Philippines, but this was Charlotte, North Carolina, and jackets were quickly shed as we trudged off to get our van rental after landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport for […]
By: Kayla Tejero Happy September! As I write this article, I am currently embarking on my European tour. We start our trip in Italy and will visit other areas in Italy such as Rome, Milan and Lake Como. We will also visit Santorini and Mykonos in Greece and Kusadasi, Turkey. If there’s one thing […]
By: Ryan Tejero Hailed as the first Filipino American, and first woman president of Chicago Association of Realtors is Vicky Silvano. In my interview, Vicky spoke about her top priorities, which are: Industry Collaboration, Technology Education, and Advocacy and Property Rights. She said “My first priority is to increase collaboration with key industry groups […]
By: Jan Paul C. Ferrer According to the most recent statistics from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, more than 43 million people have provided unpaid care to an adult or child in the last 12 months.1 These people may be spouses, partners, adult children, parents, other relatives, friends or even neighbors. And, […]
By: Faye Mendiola Rev. Fr. Cesar Pajarillo THEN: US Army in 2010 when he was 39 years old. He served as the Chief Psychologist. NOW: Fr. Cesar Pajarillo Serving as Pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church, Aurora, IL Margie Boerema & her late husband, George Boerema Marge has been a dynamic leader of […]
By: Edward Cortez Let’s talk about one of most avoided and dreaded topics – death. Mention death and people would quickly try to end the conversation or change the topic. Someone has said that we are not ready to live until we are no longer afraid to die. The Word of God tells us […]
By: Boom Boom Cabalona, Kenzo Pascual Wildoer, Christopher Miranda The Philippines has achieved its first-ever gold medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), ending an 11-year wait since the country first joined the prestigious programming competition in 2015. At the 38th IOI, held from August 9 to 16, 2026, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Jerome […]
By: Veronica Leighton Every year for the last twenty-five years, the generation that had witnessed the 9/11 terrorists attack on New York’s Twin Towers still remembers and can’t forget that horrible day, that killed more than two thousand lives at the towers, the hijacked planes, and the Pentagon. On its 25th anniversary, we’ve read […]
By: Nancy Abiera So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 Many people may […]
