Veronica’s one-on-one on-location interview with Judge Dante Corminal, a first-time Chicago visitor from the province of Surigao del Norte. He was entertained by many townmates & friends through many U.S. cities that he visited. Internationally-known author of health books, Dr. ...
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Christine A. Pompa Excellence in Law
Christine Abuel Pompa is Senior Patent Counsel at The Kraft Heinz Company. She is responsible for developing and managing the strategy for the company’s global patent portfolio. She is also heavily involved in the company’s technology transactions and supply-chain agreements. ...
Read More »Maria Victoria G. Smith VIA Woman of the year 2016
Philippine-born, award-winning author Maria Victoria A. Grageda-Smith writes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, following an earlier law practice career in Manila distinguished not only by the prestige of the law firm (Sycip, Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan) and company (San Miguel Corporation) ...
Read More »Nunilo Rubio, Jr., M.D. Young achiever in Medicine
Dr. Nunilo Ignacio Rubio, Jr. (or Jun Jun as he was affectionately called) was born to Drs. Nunilo and Elenita Rubio in 1971 at the start of their new life together in the United States doing their residency at Hines ...
Read More »Former Illinois Governer Patrick Joseph “Pat” Quinn, Jr. Friend of the Filipino 2016
Patrick Joseph “Pat” Quinn, Jr., is the 41st Governor of Illinois who served from 2009-2015. As a member of the Democratic Party, his political career started as an activist and founder of the Coalition for Political Honesty. In the 2002 ...
Read More »CPRTV (Chicago Philippine Reports TV) Interviews/Features…[Nov]
Malagos Chocolate owners on-location CPRTV interview at Unimart Niles, where the Filipino-owned chocolate company from Davao was launched in Chicago Nov. 17. Top photos (1) The Puentespina family, owners of Malagos farm & company, Charita & her son, Rex Puentespina ...
Read More »Merly Perricone Excellence in Nursing 2016
Merly served as the Interim President of the Philippine Nurses Association of Illinois – in 2010-2011 during the Historical Dispute of the two PNAIs in Illinois that they finally won over in court in 2011. She served in the Board ...
Read More »Raja Krishnamoorthi Most Outstanding Asian American
Raja Krishnamoorthi, 42, has a unique understanding of the challenges facing the U.S. economy and their implications for families and future workers. With successful experience in both the public and private sectors, he will go to Congress with clear ideas ...
Read More »Christine Cadlaon Cabiltes Community Service via MUSIC (Vocalist)
Christine Cadlaon Cabiltes, soprano, was born in Manila, but grew up in Cebu City. She comes from a musically-inclined family. Her mother, Elizabeth Lucero Cadlaon {a graduate of the Conservatory of Music from the University of the Philippines Diliman) is ...
Read More »Josey Nieto Young Achiever in Engineering
Josey Nieto currently serves as the Principal Business Project Manager for the Office of the President and CEO of ComEd, Anne Pramaggiore. With a background in engineering, Josey brings a unique point of view to the Office of the President ...
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