How the Northern Lights and Digital Photography Have Boosted Astrotourism
Last August, over a calm Michigan lake, Karl Duesterhaus, 34, of Chicago, was treated to an unusual phenomenon: the northern lights, which appeared as hazy colors in a brighter-than-usual night sky. It was a cool experience, he said, but he was surprised when he looked at cellphone photos taken the night before. “The colors were […]
Premarital sexual relations between single adults are not immoral
Dear PAO, After passing the licensure examination for teachers, I secured a job as a high school teacher in a private school run by a religious organization. As a single individual, I developed an intimate relationship with my boyfriend, who is also single. In the course of our relationship, I became pregnant. After informing the […]
Park City Strike Ends With Increase in Wages for Ski Patrollers
Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain in Utah triumphantly returned to the slopes on Thursday, after ending a nearly two-week strike over union wages and benefits. The strike hobbled the largest U.S. ski resort during a busy holiday period and sparked online fury about deepening economic inequality in rural mountain areas. Late Wednesday, the Park […]
Baptismal certificate is not sufficient to prove filiation
Dear PAO, I have a question regarding the use of my baptismal certificate, which indicates the name of my deceased father. Can I use it to prove filiation? Aside from my baptismal certificate, I don’t have any other document to prove my filiation to him. Can you enlighten me on this matter? Hazel Dear Hazel, […]
Two Bodies Found in Plane’s Landing Gear at Fort Lauderdale Airport
Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane on Monday after a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. JetBlue Flight 1801 departed Kennedy Airport in New York at 7:49 p.m. Monday and landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 11:10 p.m., according to […]
Recognition of decree of foreign divorce
Dear PAO, I was married to an American citizen for 10 years. Thereafter, he decided to obtain a decree of an absolute divorce in the US. After it was granted, my ex-husband married another woman in the US. May I legally remarry here in the Philippines, even if an absolute divorce decree was issued by […]
Help! Ryanair Won’t Send Flight Compensation to a U.S. Bank Account
Dear Tripped Up, Last March, my daughter and I were headed from Berlin, where she was studying, to Italy for her spring break. Our 8:50 p.m. Ryanair flight to Rome was delayed for several hours and eventually postponed to the next morning at 6 a.m. We were given the address of a hotel and told […]
Validity of a post-employment restriction
Dear PAO, I am working in an accounting firm. We have a prohibition in our contract that prevents us from working in other accounting firms for one year after our resignation. If we breach this contract provision, our benefits will be forfeited, and we will not be issued a certificate of employment. Is this prohibition […]
JetBlue Fined $2 Million for Chronic Delays
The Transportation Department announced on Friday a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways for operating several flights on the East Coast that chronically arrived late in 2022 and 2023. Half of the money collected will go to the impacted passengers. The penalty is the first time that the D.O.T. has fined an airline for chronic […]
Remedies of registered owner of land in expropriation
Dear PAO, My family owns a land situated in the province and this has been occupied by a government agency for a long time. During his last days, my father expressed his wish that payment for the said land be collected from the government. I have coordinated with the concerned government agency regarding the payment; […]