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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...

OVERSEAS VOTERS VOTING IN PERSON MUST DEMAND A RECEIPT

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Overseas Filipino voters, who are interested to find out if their votes match their receipts, should vote in person, not by mail. But if they don’t care or if they trust the Embassy or Philippine Consulate that their votes will...

OFW’s HAVE BEFORE THE 9TH TO GET OUT AND VOTE!

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – The Consul General of the Philippine Consulate is reminding Overseas Filipinos in the Midwest that they have until 4 a.m. Monday, May 9th – to conform with the 5 p.m. Philippine time on Monday, May 9th - to vote in the Philippin...

GOLDEN ARCHES TAKE NEW MEANING

SUPPORTERS OF Sec. Mar Roxas and Rep. Leni Robredo gravitate in front of the famous golden arches to associate them to Mar Roxas during a photo-op of the group at the end of the RO-RO (Roxas-Robredo) parade and rally at the corner of West Ontario and North Clark Street in downto...

WITH COP

CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER Bermudez is surrounded by supporters of Sec. Mar Roxas and Rep. Leni Robredo during the RO-RO (Roxas-Robredo) rally on Sunday (May 1) in Chicago, Illinois. Photo also shows the leaders Cindy Flores (extreme right) and Jun de Guia (holding a flag). The parade and r...

MINI-PH FLAGS

SUPPORTERS OF RO-RO (Roxas-Robredo) parade and rally wave their small Philippine flags as they cross North Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois Sunday (May 1) to bring attention to the public the candidacies of Sec. Mar Roxas and Rep. Leni Robredo who are running for president and vice pre...

RALLY ORGANIZER WITH ATTY. LOIDA LEWIS

Cindy Flores (center), an officer of the Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce (FPACC), and her husband, Joe Flores, greet Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis during the induction ceremonies of the UPAAGC on Friday (Dec. 4) at Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Convention Ce...