All Election Judges and Polling Place Technicians in Suburban Cook County will receive a pay increase for the April 4, 2023, Consolidated Election, Clerk Karen Yarbrough announced at a press conference Thursday. For the third time since taking office, Yarbrough ...
Read More »Man sentenced to 6 years for COVID relief fraud
A South Florida man has been sentenced to six years and two months in federal prison for attempting to obtain more than $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by filing false loan applications. Valesky Barosy, 28, was convicted by a ...
Read More »Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Set to Drastically Change Philippine Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Philippine government under Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to drastically change the country’s constitution, stripping the safeguards set for Filipino people after more than a decade of martial law. The Philippine House of Representatives will do ...
Read More »Embassy Puts The Spotlight on Local Filipino-American Theater Makers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Embassy of the Philippines, in partnership with Ms. Regina Aquino, organized a panel discussion entitled Filipino American Theater Makers: A Panel Discussion with Filipinos Who are Moving Theater Forward. It was held in celebration of the ...
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