By: Melody Dizon If you are like me, hearing the word suicide, is like being given a tranquilizer that paralyzes my body to think what actually went through the person’s mind right before they throw the towel in. I ...
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By: Mayra Salazar What kind of questions do you and your friends ask about Social Security? When do my benefits arrive? What are Social Security work credits, and do they have anything to do with the way my benefits ...
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By: Nancy Abiera “God is love and those who abide in God has His love.” I participated in the wedding celebration of our Tita “Gorgeous” Veronica Leighton and Tito “Irog” Joe Mauricio last May 31, 2018 celebrating their love ...
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By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *June 12 this year marks 120th years of Philippine Independence Day! *Yes, Kababayans (fellow Filipinos), we have a new Consul General in Chicago! * Kimberly M. Foxx, first African American woman Cook County State Attorney holds ...
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By: James DC A passenger train is creeping along, slowly. Finally, it creaks to a halt. A passenger sees a conductor walking by outside. “What’s going on?” she yells out the window. “Cow on the track!” replies the conductor. Ten ...
Read More »North Korea’s Denuclearization
By: Joe Mauricio Who would have thought it possible??? North Korea will abandon its nuclear program in exchange for comprehensive security guarantees—it wants to look ahead and achieve a fundamental change in relations. That sounds very promising and a ...
Read More »Award-Winning Essay: My Mom Sister, Marilen Ang
By: Christian L ChaCha M Xavier D As far as I can remember, my older sister Marilen has been sacrificing everything for our family. After our father had passed away, she became my legal guardian due to the fact that my parents ...
Read More »For Cristina Pantoja (Jing) Hidalgo
By: Bob B0yer When I first met Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo in 1998, she was a member of the English and Comparative Literature Department at the University of the Philippines-Diliman in Manila, where she also had just been appointed the ...
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