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HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL

JUN DE GUIA (second from right), one of the leaders of the RO-RO (Roxas-Robredo) presidential and vice presidential team, poses for a photo-op prior to the start of the parade and rally by RO-RO supporters in front of Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois Sunday (May 1). Others in ph...

SUPPORTERS IN U.S. HOLD RO-RO RALLY

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – Supporters of Sec. Mar Roxas and Rep. Leni Robredo (RO-RO) in Chicago, Illinois held a political rally Sunday (May 1) by parading several blocks from the Holy Name Cathedral in the heart of the city and ending up in a fast-...

FROM A DESPEDIDA TO A BIENVENIDA PARTY: RETIRING FIL AM COMMUNITY ORGANIZER URGED TO UNRETIRE!

© 2016 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA   CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino American community organizer Jerry B. Clarito’s retirement was announced recently at Mooh Dulce dessert shop at 2602 W. Fullerton, Chicago,

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

2 FIL AMS KILLED, ANOTHER SURVIVES IN FLORIDA CAR CRASH

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – Two Filipino American students were killed while their driver, who was wearing a seat belt, survived but in critical condition when their car “traveling (northbound) at

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

FILIPINO MOM, SON TOLD TO PAY $1.6-M

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – A retired Filipino doctor, who owns a 20-year-old Alliance Home Healthcare businesses in Chicago, Illinois suburbs of Worth and Palos Hills, and her son were

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