Fil Am News

POVERTY, NO HINDRANCE TO HAPPINESS!    By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – The mother of Veronica Garrick told her that when she was young growing up in Manila, Philippines, she was very conservative with

WILL SWEEPING REFORMS SOLVE CHICAGO'S CORRUPTION-CHALLENGED SYSTEM?   By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – Less is more.

TINA TCHEN, FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, TO BE HONORED   ROSEMONT, Illinois (JGL) -- The Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) will host its 2019 lunar new year gala on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 5:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare,

HIS FIL AM WIFE, DR. JANNINE JOYCE, IS FROM CEBU & ILOCOS REGION   By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) — The name of Chicago Southwest Side attorney Jerry Joyce, husband of Filipino American Dr. Jannine Caoili Joyce, will appear first on

TO MARK THE 122ND COMMEMORATION OF THE FILIPINO MARTYR   MORTON GROVE, Illinois (JGL) – The Knights of Rizal in Chicago, Illinois area are observing the 122nd Commemoration of Jose Rizal's Martyrdom with the screening of the multi-awarded

SHE WILL FILE AN APPEAL   By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) -- FILIPINO AMERICAN COOK County Circuit Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien was sentenced to one year and one day Thursday after two and a half hours

"JESSICA ALREADY LOST EVERYTHING, HER CAREER, HER REPUTATION, ETC.," SAYS HER LAWYER SEEKING HER CLEMENCY   By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2018 Journal GlobaLinks)     CHICAGO (JGL) – Will Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien be home for Christmas? Or will she be spending her time in jail?

 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