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SMOOTH TRANSITION OF POWER IN 2016 PH ELECTIONS!

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Because Chicago, Illinois is located in the Central Time Zone, the day of counting of votes starts at the small hours of 4 a.m., that’s 5 p.m. in the Philippines when voting center closes and the counting begins. So, whether we...

RESULTS OF U.S. VOTE COUNT SENT TO COMELEC IN MANILA

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – The results of the of the absentee votes in the United States will be announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila, according to Darell Artates, Public Diplomacy Officer of the Philippine Embassy. The announceme...

FIL AM GROUP HELPS PASS ILLINOIS DOMESTIC RIGHTS BILL!

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – A Chicago, Illinois-based Filipino American group, Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE), helped an Illinois Domestic Workers Coalition pass the Illinois Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Bill, HB 128...

2 FIL AMS AMONG 28 ASIAN AMERICANS HONORED

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – A Filipino American, who went to the Philippines to help in the Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief and rehabilitation, and another Filipino American, who helped promote Filipino culture across the Midwest thru dance, traditi...

USCIS TO IMPLEMENT FILIPINO WW II VETERANS PAROLE PROGRAM

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) —Starting June 8, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will allow certain Filipino World War II veteran family members who are beneficiaries of approved family-based immigrant visa petitions an opportuni...

3 CHICAGO FILIPINO VOTERS PREFER LENI OVER BONGBONG

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – For every vote that Sen. Bongbong Marcos (Ind.) gets, Rep. Leni Robredo (Daang Matuwid) gets three votes in all the 14 precincts counted in the Philippine Consulate in Chicago, Illinois. Robredo collected 2774 votes while Mr. M...

WHILE FILIPINO OVERSEAS VOTERS SLEEP, FOLKS BACK HOME ARE BUSY

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – The eve of the Election Day in the Philippines is incomparable to any other day of the year. It is neither a government holiday nor a religious one but people do not need to prepare plenty of food on the table nor have to go to ...

OVERSEAS FILIPINO VOTERS CAN STILL VOTE AT 4 A.M. MONDAY, MAY 9

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Overseas Filipino voters, who would like to personally cast their votes in the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, can still proceed to the Consulate at 4 a.m. Central Time on Monday, May 9, according to an advisory from th...