Fil Am Politics

G.O. JONES WAIVES RECOUNT, HAS STILL A MONTH TO CONTEST RESULTS

ONLY 926 VOTES SEPARATE GINA FROM WINNER! By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks) FILIPINO AMERICAN Gina Ortiz Jones, trailing her opponent by 926 votes, has decided not to request for recount but she has one more month to file a

FIL AM MILLENIAL ELECTED VICE MAYOR IN FLORIDA!

DAUGHTER OF MANILA NATIVE By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks) A 21-year-old Filipino American college student, Sabrina Javellana, was elected to a four-year term as commissioner of Hallandale Beach, a beach community

G.O. JONES HAS UP UNTIL TODAY TO REQUEST A RECOUNT!

IF TEXAS DOES NOT HEAR FROM JONES TODAY, ELECTION IS OVAH! By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks) FILIPINO AMERICAN Gina Ortiz Jones has conceded her cliff-hanging election loss to the congressional seat at the 23rd District of Texas last Nov. 19

BONTA RE-ELECTED; G.O. JONES STILL CONTENDING

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Democrat Filipino American State Assembly Member Robert Andres “Rob” Bonta was re-elected for the fourth time as Member of the California State Assembly of the 18th

FIL AM WOMAN IRAQ VET TAKES A CRACK AT U.S. CONGRESS

CAN BECOME THE FIRST FIL AM WOMAN IN U.S. CONGRESS! By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks) “The toughest fights are what you run towards, not away from.” – Gina Ortiz Jones CHICAGO (JGL) – A Filipino American woman Iraq war vetera...

FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION CASES V. LENI DISMISSED BY NAGA FISCAL

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – The Naga City Prosecution Service in the Philippines dismissed last June 8 the criminal violations of incoming Vice President Leni G. Robredo for allegedly accepting campaign donations from dual citizens and foreign nationals in...

WHY ARE FILAMS READY FOR HILLARY

By JOSEPH LARIOSA & RONNIE M. ESTRADA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) SAN JOSE, California (JGL) – It does not take a political scientist to know why Filipino Americans are warming up to former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. A Filipino American lifelong Democrat, Demos P. Punsalan, who l...

NORTH AMERICAN VOTES GIVE LENI SLIM 983 EDGE OVER BONG2

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino overseas voters in North America gave Rep. Leni Robredo (Daang Matuwid, LP) a slim 983 lead over Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, according to unofficial results from the Philippine Embassies in Washington D.C. in the...