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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...

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...