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FIL AM CAREGIVER’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 364 DAYS IN JAIL

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Correspondent (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks)   CHICAGO (JGL) – Edgardo Pasamba, an unemployed husband of Carmelita Pasamba, a Filipina certified nursing assistant, who was earlier sentenced to six years in state prison for bilking about

FILIPINO WOMEN TO JOIN 100 WOMEN WALK 100 MILES TO WELCOME POPE

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks) SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (JGL) – Taking a page from Cuba’s government, which pardoned more than 3,500 prisoners ahead of the three-day visit of Pope Francis in the Caribbean nation starting Sept. 19, 100 women, including several Filipino undocumented...

FIL AM CAREGIVERS JOIN RALLY FOR PASSAGE OF DOMESTIC RIGHTS BILL

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2015 Journal GlobaLinks)   SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (JGL) – Two busloads of nannies, housekeepers and home cleaners from Chicago, Illinois, including volunteers from Alliance of Filipinos for  Immigrant Rights &

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...