VIA Times – April 2017 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Mark Mabaquiao   Dear Medicare Mark, How high must my income be to get “hit” by the Medicare high-income surcharge? – Tony M. from Libertyville, IL. Answer: Thank you for your question. If the total of your adjusted gross ...

By: Bob Boyer   My nephew Ted has been visiting his Filipina sweetheart Clara near Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao for about three years now. He makes the journey from Wisconsin to Mindanao twice a year. They are working on ...

Snowbirds, that’s what we are – me and my hubby. To flee from the polar vortex, we are currently in Tampa, Florida with our eldest son, Nick Pacis, Jr. (Nicknick for us). Arthritis has taken the better of us, and ...

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *HAPPY EASTER to All! The Day of Christ’s Resurrection *PHILIPPINE CONSULATE General celebrates 75th Bataan Day *WHO OWNS THE CHICAGO FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, NOW??? Does FACC President Crisostomo have the legal right to make changes without consulting the Community? *A BLESS-FULL ...