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                             SEC. ALFONSO G. CUSI   ©2022 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (PM correspondent)   Instead of explaining away why he did not oppose the acquisition of Malampalaya Project by a  crony of President Duterte, Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi went on an offensive by w...

BEN ROSARIO, WIFE RECOVER, LEAVE HOSPITALS   © 2020 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – Ben Rosario, Chief of Reporters of Manila Bulletin, who covers the House of Representatives, and his wife, Nelia, were rushed to the Chinese General Hospital in Manila, Philippin...

FOR THE NTH TIME, TYPHOON STRIKES AGAIN!   At least two people were killed while an estimated P800-M (US$16-M) in damages were reported in the province of Sorsogon on Dec. 2 in wake of the Typhoon Tisoy (international

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO, Illinois (JGL) – Dennis Alfonso L. Escudero, the vice mayor of Casiguran, Sorsogon in the Philippines and cousin of former Senator and now Sorsogon Gov. Francis “Chiz”

   By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA  (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)   MISSES HER 87-YEAR-OLD MOTHER; CHICAGO FIL AMS TO PAY ILLINOIS SEN. DURBIN A VISIT TO PRESS FOR DE LIMA’S RELEASE  MANILA, Philippines (JGL) – Sen. Leila M. de Lima was in Washington, D.C. to accept an award as one of Foreign Policy’s Lead...

PH RECORDED its 82nd CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF UNINTERRUPTED ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2019!   WASHINGTON, D.C.— “The Philippines has come a long way but it is now recognized globally as among the fastest growing and most resilient economies in the world. Its future prospects

"RULING ELITE HAS TAKEN TURNS IN ELECTING THEMSELVES BY CORRUPTING THE ELECTORAL PROCESS"   In Chicago: Reflecting on PH elections and beyond By: Jerry Clarito - @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net US Bureau / 11:46 PM May 31, 2019 (Reprinted article used with permission from the author)   Members...

 A PM WORLD EXCLUSIVE!   LAPU-LAPU MUST BE SMILING!   By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – When super typhoon Yolanda (Hayan) struck in 2013, it did not only dump a massive volume of rainwater, it also plowed the underground beside the church of Balangiga in