VIA Times – January 2018 Issue Vital News, Vibrant VIews for Asian Americans in Chicago & Midwest

By: Joe Mauricio   The flu was officially declared an epidemic in the United States last week, according to the most recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, 5.8 percent of the population have visited ...

By: Mayra Salazar   Social Security is with you throughout life’s journey. We’re here for you if the unexpected happens. We are there for you when you finally stop working as well. We provide vital financial support to tens of ...

Jan. 12, 2018 – The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois is accepting nominations to honor the heroes walking among us at its annual Heroes Breakfast in spring 2018. Jan. 15, 2017 – National Hat Day Jan. 30, ...

American Chef and television personality Anthony Bordaine predicted that “Filipino food is the next big thing in America”. The famous chef saw it coming. Mabuhay Restaurant is seeing and experiencing it happening. And for sure many other Filipino restaurants in ...

CEBU. Seven persons, who were nurses and doctors, died after the van they were riding crashed into a mahogany tree on Saturday morning, January 20, in Barangay Legaspi, Alegria town, Cebu. (Photo by Benjie Campo) Resource: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2018/01/21/7-healthworkers- die-alegria-car-crash-584843 Seven health ...

By: Melody Rabor-Dizon   Emergency rooms across the country are flooded with patients inflicted with the flu. Nurses and physicians can only sigh because flu is preventable. Per Dr. Ed Katz, a physician at Maricopa Integrated Health System’s Emergency Department, “ ...

Veronica Leighton on a one-on-one interview with James LaValle, a clinical pharmacist, advicing on how to eat healthy in this flu season. Joe Mauricio’s interview with Fritz Colcol, the Co-Founder/Talent Principal of ZeroDay Partners. Veronica’s on-site interview with Sheryn Regis. She is ...

By: Lou Maningas Cabalona   Houston-based Sheryn Regis, who rose to fame after winning 2nd place in the first season of Star In A Million a nationally broadcasted Singing competition in the Philippines, gave audiences the chills with her gloriously ...

By: Bob Boyer   This is a copy of the letter I just completed to my grandson who recently joined the US Navy and is currently in training. I think it makes a fitting article for this column. I have ...