By: Ver0nica Leighton The Day of Valor, also known as Araw ng Kagitingan, commemorates the heroism of Filipinos and American Soldiers when the Japanese occupied the Philippines during World War II. Major General Edward P. King, of the United States Army, was forced to surrender more than 76,000 Filipinos, Chinese and American soldiers to […]
[INVITATION] Mini-seminar on Philippine healthcare BPO on 13 May 2025 Dear Editor, The Consulate General invites Filipino/Filipino-American Home Health agency owners/managers and healthcare entrepreneurs in Illinois to an in-person mini-seminar on Philippine healthcare BPO to be held on 13 May 2025, 3:00pm-4:30pm, at the Consulate. Please register via the QR code or thru email: konsulado@chicagopcg.com. […]
By: Veronica Leighton But Full of National Days Here’s wishing our readers a Happy Easter 2025! May the spirit of Easter bring us a feeling of happiness and love for the celebration, renewal, and faith! Our Editorial this month reminisces about the celebration of Easter in the Philippines. Yes, the Philippines has its own […]
The Philippines, being a Catholic Asian country (the one and only), celebrates one of the most interesting and exciting religious rituals that it inherited from Spain, the country’s colonizer for more than 300 years. Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the […]
The Chicago Local Spring Musicale is directed and produced by Chicago’s Direk Gerry Rebello with the following singers Marilou Ventura, Marilou Dichosa, Irelyn Arana, Ellen Balmadrid, Ria Jessica Bonjoc, Olivena dela Pena, Janice Israel Delima, Ingrid Bantugan, Roger Calimutan, Roland Adams and Rolando Crizaldo.