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RESULTS OF U.S. VOTE COUNT SENT TO COMELEC IN MANILA
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – The results of the of the absentee votes in the United States will be announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila, according to Darell Artates, Public Diplomacy Officer of the Philippine Embassy.
The announceme...
FIL AM GROUP HELPS PASS ILLINOIS DOMESTIC RIGHTS BILL!
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – A Chicago, Illinois-based Filipino American group, Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE), helped an Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition pass the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Bill, HB 128...
2 FIL AMS AMONG 28 ASIAN AMERICANS HONORED
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – A Filipino American, who went to the Philippines to help in the Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief and rehabilitation, and another Filipino American, who helped promote Filipino culture across the Midwest thru dance, traditi...
3 CHICAGO FILIPINO VOTERS PREFER LENI OVER BONGBONG
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – For every vote that Sen. Bongbong Marcos (Ind.) gets, Rep. Leni Robredo (Daang Matuwid) gets three votes in all the 14 precincts counted in the Philippine Consulate in Chicago, Illinois.
Robredo collected 2774 votes while Mr. M...
OVERSEAS FILIPINO VOTERS CAN STILL VOTE AT 4 A.M. MONDAY, MAY 9
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Overseas Filipino voters, who would like to personally cast their votes in the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, can still proceed to the Consulate at 4 a.m. Central Time on Monday, May 9, according to an advisory from th...
OVERSEAS VOTERS VOTING IN PERSON MUST DEMAND A RECEIPT
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Overseas Filipino voters, who are interested to find out if their votes match their receipts, should vote in person, not by mail.
But if they don’t care or if they trust the Embassy or Philippine Consulate that their votes will...
EDSA: NO CHANGE AFTER 30 YEARS!
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Shortly after claiming victory in the 1986 snap presidential elections, President Marcos scheduled his inaugural at the Quirino Grandstand. But on Feb. 22, 1986, a
CHICAGO THINK TANK URGES U.S. SENATE TO RATIFY U.S. TREATY ON UNCLOS
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – A non-profit think tank based in Chicago, Illinois has urged the United States Senate to deal a strong hand on the dispute between China and some members of the