Fil Am News

NEW AFIRE DIRECTOR URGES COMMUNITY TO HELP IN U.S. CENSUS TAKING

© 2020 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – New Executive Director Kristina Tendilla of Alliance of Filipino Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) hit the ground running Tuesday (Feb. 18) at the Tuesday

O’BRIEN’S APPEAL UP FOR ORAL ARGUMENT FEB. 19

© 2020 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA FORMER FIL AM COOK COUNTY JUDGE DUE FOR RELEASE JUNE 22, 2020 CHICAGO (JGL) – The U.S. Seventh Court of Appeals in Chicago, Illinois will hear next Wednesday, Feb. 19, starting at 9:30 a.m., oral arguments related to the appeal filed by former Cook

SEN. DURBIN MEETS WITH FIL AM GROUP; EXPRESSES CONCERNS ON SAFETY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES

© 2020 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – Despite his heavy schedule, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin found the time to meet on Thursday (Jan. 16) with a handful of Filipino Americans who wanted to thank him for

SANDIEGO BANNED FROM PREPARING TAX RETURNS; AGREES TO DISGORGE $358,600!

GARY SANDIEGO AVOIDS BENCH TRIAL © 2019 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – Tax preparers “must make appropriate inquiries to determine the existence of facts and circumstances required by (an Internal Revenue) Code section or regulation as a

DAVAO ASSOCIATION HOLDS "KADAYAWAN" SATURDAY

CORONATION HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVAL The Davao Association of the Midwest (DAM) is holding the “Kadayawan” Festival 2019 on Saturday (Aug. 3) that will be highlighted by a Coronation of Muses at The

CHINA DRIVES PINOYS AWAY FROM ITS “EEZ” IN CHICAGO!

RALLY GETS ATTENTION OF CHINA! By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) — Filipino American rallyists gave China a dose of its own medicine on Friday (July 12) when they “occupied” the sidewalk — a city property — abutting its Consulate in

GLOBAL PROTESTS VS. CHINA LAUNCHED JULY 12

PROTESTERS MAY LEAVE AN ENGLISH-CHINESE LETTER PETITION ON THE CONSULATE! CHICAGO (JGL) — Various groups in the United States are organizing protest rallies in the Chinese consulates in various cities on July 12, the third anniversary of the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA...

WRONG-WAY DRIVER TO BE SENTENCED SEPT. 6

FIL AM FAMILY OF 5 KILLED IN THE TRAFFIC MISHAP By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks) JUDGE VIVIAN L. Medinilla of the Delaware Superior Court in Wilmington has set on Sept. 6 at 1:15 p.m. the sentencing of the driver of a Ford pickup