A European Trip of Reunion and Remembrance

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on A European Trip of Reunion and Remembrance

By: Maria Girlie Pascual It was at a Mexico destination wedding last July that my son Kristoffer and I decided to convince his dad to visit his relatives in Germany last Christmas, 2014. With the help of my good friend ...

JOY TO OUR WORLD! NEW YEAR 2015 HAS COME!

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on JOY TO OUR WORLD! NEW YEAR 2015 HAS COME!

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *What’s your New Year’s Resolution? *Filipinos smile in the face of adversities; a Medic Balikbayan’s heartwarming ‘Odyssey’ *An emotional ‘goodbye’ from IL Gov. Patrick quinn *’I’ve been a success at everything I’ve done’, says new IL Gov. Rauner to ...

People’s Poet

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on People’s Poet

By: Victoria G. Smith You cry to me, Hope! Hope! Give us hope! That you’d give anything for a sputter of meaning to your lives. I’m sorry to disappoint. A poet rises no higher than her source. Poet’s Notes: ...

New Leadership for FALA Chicago

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By: Mark Javier Every new year brings fresh opportunities to find prosperity and success, to repair things in our lives that have been broken or damaged, and to restart ambitions and endeavors that may have begun down a road ...

Melanio Viuya, Missionary of Peace and Justice (and Fun)

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on Melanio Viuya, Missionary of Peace and Justice (and Fun)

By: Bob Boyer Melanio Viuya is a Philippine missionary who ministers to a diverse immigrant population in Los Angeles, USA. I met him just this past September. It was “Mission Appeal” Sunday at the campus church, the St. Norbert ...

Tacloban Rebirth Anomaly

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By: Joe Mauricio “Tacloban Rebirth” stalls as foreign donations and aids vanished a year and six months after the strongest Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda, Filipino name) hit the country. Bodies till unidentified, surviving victims still live in tents, and the ...

Ring in the New Year with a COLA

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on Ring in the New Year with a COLA

By: Mayra Salazar Happy New Year from Social Security! Put down the champagne and ring in the New Year with a COLA! And we don’t mean the soda. In 2015, nearly 64 million Americans who receive Social Security or ...

Three Things to Remember When You Read the Bible in 2015

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on Three Things to Remember When You Read the Bible in 2015

By: Richard Mirpuri There is something deep that’s happening. It’s something more glorious than the universe. Whether you open these pages before dawn, over midmorning coffee, or at the dinner table with family, whenever you read the Bible something ...

Sad, But True

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on Sad, But True

By: James DC Line dancing, back, L-R: James, Arizza, Karla, & Mary Jane. Front,L-R: Melody & Robert From left, Lou, Robert, Joshua, Ashley & Melody Dizon. Performing a funny scene, Karla Maglantay and Mary Jane Evangelista.

Flags and National Anthems

January 1, 2015 Comments Off on Flags and National Anthems

By: Veronica Leighton Avery serious “international diplomatic protocol” controvery has occurred at the last PIWC kick-off celeb held last January 10, 2015 at the Wyndham Hotel, which before it magnifies into an international dispute like the PH-China’s Spratly Island ...