SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA—It’s 9 am and Jed Guinto has just come home from work. Another 4 hours to rest and he goes to his second job. To make ends meet Guinto is working two full-time jobs in retail this year. . But federal tax tables that set the withholdings failed to account workers with [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV — Manny Pacquiao wasn’t the only Filipino who put on a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last Saturday. In front of a sold out crowd of 16,500, and millions of people watching at home, 22-year-old Ramiele Malubay sang the Star Spangled Banner with perfection. . Fans in the stands gave [...]

LOS ANGELES—Manny Pacquiao’s ear was hurting when he arrived at his official after-fight party at the Highlands in Hollywood. He had just seen his doctor earlier in the day to take a look at it, and was told it would be OK. . As for his next fight, the champ’s camp says they will not [...]

Tuition at San Francisco State University will increase next year to $2400 from the current $2000.  School staffers statewide are already taking forced days off. Overall, California State Universities will accept 40,000 less students over the next 2 years. . At five in the morning, about 30 students locked themselves inside an S.F. State building [...]

SAN FRANCISCO—Chanting, “No way, martial law!” Filipino-American activists marched last night to protest Philippine President Gloria Arroyo’s declaration of martial law in Maguindanao. . Martial law was imposed to speed up the arrest of the perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre that left some 57 people dead. But the activists say this will only give more [...]

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12/08/09 Protesters: Martial law helps Ampatuan clan By Henni Espinosa SAN FRANCISCO—Chanting, “No way, martial law!” Filipino-American activists marched last night to protest Philippine President Gloria Arroyo’s declaration of martial law in Maguindanao. Martial law was imposed to speed up the arrest of the perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre that left some 57 people dead. [...]

12/09/2009 Student protesters take over SF State building By Steve Angeles Tuition at San Francisco State University will increase next year to $2400 from the current $2000.  School staffers statewide are already taking forced days off. Overall, California State Universities will accept 40,000 less students over the next 2 years. At five in the morning, [...]

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