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FIL AM “GOLD RUSH” IN NEW YORK THIS WEEKEND

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Butuan City in Agusan del Norte in northeastern Mindanao was a flourishing kingdom during the pre-Hispanic 10th and 11th centuries for its metallurgic industry that

BATAAN DAY OBSERVED ON SEPT. 13 IN CHICAGO SUBURB

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – A son of American serviceman who saw action in Bataan during World War II would be the keynote speaker at the 73rd Annual Memorial Service of the Maywood

13 FILIPINO- OR FIL-AM CHILDREDN WANTED TO WELCOME THE POPE

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Thirteen young Filipino or Filipino American children between Grades 3-12 are being invited to participate in welcoming Pope Francis in the early morning of Thursday, Sept. 24, when the Pope visits Washington, D.C. ANNOUNCEMENT:...

INCOMING USAID MISSION DIRECTOR REAFFIRMS STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILIPPINES

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – The incoming Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is continuing USAID’s strong program and cooperation with activities of USAID in the Philippines. Photo above: INC...

7/11 OWNER, FILIPINO MANAGER GET JAIL TERMS, FINES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

7-ELEVEN STORE BESIDE A FIL AM DELI: This is another 7-Eleven corner store in Jefferson Park, Chicago, Illinois. Note at right: a Filipino American restaurant, Kawayan, and a next-door Cleaners. (JGL Photo by Joseph G. Lariosa) By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2015 Journal Globa...

4th ANNUAL PLARIDEL AWARDS ENTRY SUBMISSION EXTENDED TO AUG. 31ST!

VISITING PAPC PRESIDENT: Esther Misa Chavez (second from right), Vice President US Sales and Marketing and Regional Director for North America of the Philippine Daily Inquirer Online (Inquirer.net) and president of the Philippine American Press Club based in San Francisco, California, was hos...

STILL NO TRACE OF RIZAL BUST

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks CHICAGO (JGL) – Six weeks after the bust of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal was ripped off from its pedestal at the Rizal Center in the north side of Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago police

STILL NO TRACE OF RIZAL BUST

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Six weeks after the bust of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal was ripped off from its pedestal at the Rizal Center in the north side of Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago police still have no clue on its whereabouts despite the r...