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With less than two months before President-Elect Donald Trump takes over the White House on January 20, 2017, the immigrant community is gripped with fear and worry wondering whether he would really deport 3 million undocumented immigrants – and how. Regina Domingo, a Maryland-based immigration lawyer laid it out there: “Undocumented immigrants, no matter what foreign country they are from, will be deported. Filipinos are not spared nor excluded.” Lawyer Arnedo Valera, with offices in Virginia, echoed her view. He said, “If President Trump carries out his immigration policy rhetorics during the campaign trail as new adopted immigration policies, then the more than 500,000 undocumented Filipinos across the nation have reason to be alarmed.” He said Filipinos should “expect disruptions and strict regulation on immigrant visa allocated for the Philippines whether it be family-based or employment-sponsored visas.” Valera shared that after the election his law office immediately...

Chanting “Marcos, Marcos pekeng bayani” amid the clickety-clack of the 7 Train above them, about three dozen people denounced the hero’s burial of Ferdinand Marcos, saying he is not a hero and his family is a “bully.” Seven-month-old Malaya Fabunan came with her parents.  The FilAm Photo The body of the late dictator was buried with military honors on November 18 at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (National Heroes Cemetery). The move caught top government officials and journalists by surprise. Many are of the impression there was a pending appeal before the Supreme Court to stop the burial. “I didn’t like what happened,” said Bronx teacher Abby Tanega when interviewed by The FilAm. “The Philippines is supposed to be a democracy, supposed to respect the rule of law by awaiting the final decision of the Supreme Court.” A Supreme Court spokesman said no appeal was ever filed. Tanega’s family was coming out of a Filipino restaurant when they saw the rally at the corner of 69th ...

A German national was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his Filipina wife and slicing her to pieces in Augsburg, Bavaria, reports said. Horst Koenig, a 53-year-old computer expert, pleaded guilty to the crime, according to a  report on International Business Times . The report said Koenig bludgeoned his Filipino wife Grace, 37, to death while she was sleeping before cutting her into eight pieces with an electric saw. After killing her, Koenig also emptied her bank account, the report said. A  separate report on the Daily Mail  said the incident happened in December last year. In a warehouse that Koenig leashed, investigators found a computer that he used to research information on how to kill a person with a single fatal blow to the head. The couple has been married for 10 years, the report said. Both reports said Koenig killed and mutilated Grace because she was preventing him from going to Thailand to enjoy a booze-filled holiday. Koenig was ar...

It was the worst homecoming for an OFW mother. Erlinda Cagalitan, who works in Bahrain, returned to the Philippines over the weekend to bury her son John Earl, the two-year-old boy who was beaten to death by his guardians in Davao City. "Bakit ginawa niya 'yun? Kung hindi na niya kayang magbantay, nagreklamo na lang sana siya. Wala naman siyang sinabi na hindi na niya kayang magbantay," Erlinda said in a report by GMA News stringer Tek Ocampo on "24 Oras" on Monday. John Earl's guardians, Sarah Jane Alcail and her live-in partner Ronilo, are already in police custody and are facing murder charges, the report said. The report said Ronilo admitted to beating John Earl after the boy urinated on his bed. Sarah Jane is Erlinda's cousin. "Hindi ko naman sila pinabayaan. Bakit nagawa nila 'yun? Hindi ako makapaniwala. Ang liit pa ng anak ko," an emotional Erlinda said in the report. John Earl's death has reached President Rodrigo D...

Filipinos in areas affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan are safe, with some of them staying in evacuation centers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. In a post on Twitter, the DFA said Filipinos "residing in affected areas are safe, with some staying in evacuation centers." "No injuries and casualties have been reported" by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, which continues to monitor the Filipino community in affected areas and communicate with local government agencies for updates, the DFA said. "The earthquake strongly affected the prefectures of Fukushima, Tochigi, and Ibaraki. Tsunami warnings were immediately issued in Fukushima and Miyagi, and the coastal areas were evacuated," the DFA said. The Japanese government lifted its tsunami advisory for Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Ibaraki at 12:50 p.m. Japan time. According to the DFA, there are currently 237,103 registered Fi...

Jobs in the healthcare sector are the highest paid specialization for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), online jobs platform WorkAbroad.ph said Wednesday. In the 2016 Overseas Jobs and Salary Report, WorkAbroad.ph noted overseas Filipinos in the healthcare field, particularly doctors, receive an average monthly salary of P111,620. Jobs in process design and control are the next highest paid with an average monthly income of P87,027. Public relations and communications specialists are the third highest paid at P83,375 a month. Other high paying jobs are in the following fields: Aviation/aircraft maintenance – P81,149 Law/legal services – P80,500 Education/training & development – P62,438 Quality control/assurance – P58,463 Information technology-related – P57,639 Engineering-related - P57,102 Architecture/interior design – P55,660 Top 10 Most In-Demand Job Specializations Photo from (MNL/Grey) ...

Filipino-Muslim youth leaders began a leadership seminar in Malaysia's capital on Tuesday to strengthen Philippine-Malaysian ties and expand their knowledge on different cultures and beliefs. Aged 15 to 18, the youth ambassadors in the first-ever Muslim Filipino Youth Leaders' Educational Tour will interact with representatives from Malaysia’s multicultural communities from November 22 to 25. Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia J. Eduardo Malaya said on Wednesday that the program aims to "promote understanding and goodwill with their Malaysian counterparts" and teach the youth of the "values of moderation and tolerance of other cultures and beliefs." "We hope that the participants would have a good experience and would share this to their fellow youth back home,” Malaya said. The delegation will visit the Dewan Rakyat or the Malaysian Parliament, the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Global Movement of Moderates, and the International...