JACKSONVILLE—A Florida-based Fortune 500 company that is one of the world’s leading provider of banking and payments technology services has expressed serious interest to expand its presence in the Philippines. “We welcome the interest of Florida companies, particularly FIS Global, ...
Read More »PCGC: New Official Website
The official website of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago will migrate to the Philippine Government Webhosting Service (GWHS). Effective 11 July 2014, the Consulate will stop using www.chicagopcg.com and its new official web address or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) ...
Read More »Feverish Summer Activities
By: Veronica Leighton The start of summer makes everyone jump almost in unison to go out and enjoy the warm breeze, the lovely parks and beaches made so exhilarating and embracing by the warmth of sunshine. Our community does ...
Read More »Notebook
By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *Happy 238th Birthday, America! My Home for 38 years this year! *Hats off to the Bolingbrook Filipino Americans for their successful ‘Pyesta Pinoy’with close to 5000 guests! *Rose Tibayan vies for “Mrs. International” crown *Congratulations to ...
Read More »Know Your Rights
By: Mark Javier The United States Supreme Court, in the case of Riley v. California, held that the police generally may not, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been ...
Read More »Latest On IMMIGRATION TOPICS
By: Robert Gard Is Comprehensive Immigration Reform (“CIR”) Dead This Year or Is It Just on Life Support? The best chance in three decades to rewrite our Nation’s immigration laws has slipped away. One year ago, the Senate cobbled ...
Read More »A Country Visit by Bus, Tricycle and Jeepney to Dangcagan, Bukidnon, Mindanao
By: Bob Boyer My nephew Ted recently experienced a country visit to the farmland and house of Clara, his Filipino girlfriend. It is a trip that I will probably never attempt at my age. I envy Ted his youth ...
Read More »Sarzuela of Justice in the Philippines
By: Joe Mauricio After a series of arrest orders by the Sandiganbayan, the three Philippine Senators (Enrile, Estrada & Revilla) accudes of graft and corruption surrendered to the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame. Although the confinement facities ...
Read More »Citizenship at World Relief DuPage
Dear Media Partner, I am the new Citizenship Coordinator and new point person for media contacts for our Immigration Legal Services department at World Relief DuPage. I am thrilled to announce our July 26th Citizenship Workshop. This is a great ...
Read More »FELIX E. DIONGZON Founder & President, Palompon USA Foundation Inc. (BPUSAFI)
By: Ryan Tejero It is so amazing how Filipinos respond to the call of getting together to help those who have been affected by natural disasters. Last year, when Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda hit the Philippines, a lot of ...
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