Fil Am News

CONGEN STRESSES VITAL ROLE OF MEDIA

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Philippine Consul General Generoso D.G. Calonge underscored the role of the media as vital “in influencing public opinion that ultimately drives policymaking” during

KILLER OF FIL AM NURSE GETS LIFE IN PRISON

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – A 40-year-old man on parole for an attempted murder conviction who beat an elderly Filipino nurse to death in Chicago’s Southside and stole her wedding and

SEARCH IS ON FOR NEXT OF KIN OF THE FILIPINO VICTIMS OF THE “CRIME OF THE CENTURY”

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) NAPERVILLE, Illinois (JGL) – For government officials, like those working in the Philippine Consulate, they may sometimes be given a task of locating someone in the Philippines. But

SON OF FORMER NEWSMAN SLIPS ON ICE, DIES

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) SCHAMBURG, Illinois (JGL)– The son of the former president of the National Press Club of the Philippines and copy editor the Chicago Sun Times, Eddie Monteclaro, Sr., is going to be

PHL UNWRAPS FOREIGN INVESTOR-FRIENDLY POLICIES IN CHICAGO

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Foreign investors are guaranteed a 100 percent ownership and they have the right to remit their profits when doing business in the Philippines.

FIL AM JUDGE HOSTS PH CONGEN AT PRE-ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR TUESDAY

ROLLING UP HER SLEEVES: Ever since Filipino American Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien, a non-jury Civil Division of the First Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the first Filipino elected judge in the State of Illinois, was installed president of the Women’s Bar Association...

POWERBALL JACKPOT COULD SOAR TO $1.5-BILLION!

NOT MISNOMER: The jackpot prize of Powerball “130 Million” (right) is actually US$1.3-Billion this coming Tuesday (Jan. 12, 2016) in the neon sign of this gasoline store at the corner of Touhy and Central, Niles, Illinois. It is possible lottery officials never imagined one day the lot...

NEW FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION MEMBER

NEW WFG FINANCIAL LITERACY MEMBER: Chicago, Illinois area community organizer and advocate Jerry B. Clarito (second from right) has signed up with the World Financial Group (WFG) to impart financial literacy education to members of the community. From left are WFG Associate Angie G. L...