By: Veronica Leighton I find the month of May to be quite an amazing month, not because it is my birthday month, but due to the fact that so many colorful and historical holidays and celebrations seem to happen ...
Read More »Mega “Great” Conflict Resolution
By: Nancy Abiera People avoid conflicts. However, conflicts are common/normal day-to-day part of life. Embrace conflicts like friends and see their power to scare you flee. Most conflicts may even be a blessing in disguise as they lead us ...
Read More »Real Estate Good News, Bad News
By: Maria Girlie Pascual Last February, this year 2021, In our state of Illinois, statewide median home prices were $226,983, up by a whopping 14.1 percent from $198,900 from February of last year, 2020. This includes all the cities ...
Read More »The Antidote to Fear
By: Edward Cortez It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt on his first inaugural address w ho famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Fear has a debilitating, paralyzing effect even when it resides only in the ...
Read More »Laing Na Kale
By: Vicente Perez It’s been a year since I posted laing na kale.I decided to cook it again for my very good friend as a late Mother’s Day gift. So here goes. INGREDIENTS: 1. 3 bunch of kale 2. 3 cans ...
Read More »Top Baby Names for 2020
By: Doug Nguyen Olivia and Liam are once again America’s most popular baby names in 2020. It appears parents chose to stick with the familiar during an unprecedented time, with the top three names for both girls – Olivia, ...
Read More »Myths & Misconceptions About Covid 19 Vaccine
By: Melody Rabor-Dizon Iam slowly getting the feel of normalcy to some extent as news of overall hospitalizations and deaths have decreased dramatically after the COVID vaccination. Who does not want to have our old lives back? I miss dining ...
Read More »Vice President Leni Robredo in 2022?
By: Bob Boyer Recently I read in the Filipino Press that a major poll indicated that the top runner for Philipine President in 2022 was Sara Duterte (27 %) and that current Vice President Leni Rebredo was sixth (7%). ...
Read More »Bright and Bouncy April Birthdays
By: Lou Maningas Cabalona During April, buds come into full bloom brightening our days; sure tell-tale signs that the cold weather is coming to a close to make way for summer days. I always look forward to this month, and ...
Read More »From the Readers
Great tribute to Joe Greetings Veronica, I just wanted to let you know what a great tribute to Joe the April VIA Times is; I read it yesterday cover to cover. It struck me that Joe would be/is very pleased. ...
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