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THE BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH: "A LIVING HISTORY LESSON"
By JON MELEGRITO (The Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project)
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico (JGL) --Filipinos and Filipino Americans – mostly descendants, relatives and supporters of World War II veterans – showed up here in large numbers on

JGL Eye: CUTTING THE LOSSES
JGL Eye
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
(© 2017 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipinos have a common cultural knee-jerk expression after they make a mistake – “akala” (rash judgment)

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS FIL AM LAWYER FOR ONE YEAR
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2017 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – The Illinois Supreme Court suspended on Monday (March 20) the law practice of Filipino American Attorney Alfonso S. Bascos “for one year and until further order of the

75th BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH MARKED FOR 3 DAYS IN NEW MEXICO!
CHICAGO (JGL) – Some 7,000 participants are expected to take part in the re-enactment of the Bataan Death March 75 years ago on Saturday, March 25, at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico, according to the website, http://bataanmarch.com/marcher-info/faqs/, for those interested in joini...

SAN FRAN PHIL CONSULATE POLICE LIAISON OFFICER DIES IN HIS SLEEP
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA & RONNIE M. ESTRADA (© 2017 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – A promising Filipino police officer, who works as a Police Liaison officer of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, California and

ARTIST PAUL C. BALAN HOLDS “LUPANG HINIRANG” ART EXHIBIT
CHICAGO (JGL) -- The Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago, Illinois held an opening reception for the solo weeklong Art Exhibit by Mr. Paul Balan titled “Lupang Hinirang (Philippine National

CBS OWES THE FILIPINO NATION AN APOLOGY
By REV. ARNEDO S. VALERA, ESQUIREe*
Whether you are a political supporter of the President or not, we need to look at this episode on different light. More so if you are a dual citizen

2 SENATORS URGE U.S. TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE VS. CHINA
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
(© 2017 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio [R-FL] and Ben Cardin [D-MD] had prodded the U.S. government to “reconsider its traditional policy of