By: Veronica Leighton Happy St. Valentine’s Day to all our readers, friends, advertisers and associates on this love month of February. The special day of February 14th celebrates all forms of love—romantic, familial, and platonic—not just romance. Although being termed as a “commercialized celebration,” research suggests that celebrating Valentine’s Day can have positive effects […]
By: Veronica Leighton 4723 / 2025 Celebration Extravaganza February 22, 2025 – Hyatt Regency O’Hare Every year, a different Asian community takes turn playing host of the Lunar New Year gala. This year, it is the Indonesian American Community, which has twice before (2006 and 2015) held the gavel for the Asian Pacific American […]
Martino Tangkar. President, Asian American Coalition of Chicago Lunar New Year Celebration 2025. Irene (ENERI_Rieny) Cualoping, JD. Managing Partner. Jashon Chavez. CIPS Realtor Berkshire Hathaway Home Services; Operations Manager AREAA Greater Chicago. Elad Inbar. RobotLAB’s CEO; Author of “Our Robotics Future”. Louella Rose Cabalona. Multi-talented artist, writer, singer, model and entrepreneur; founder of Sama Sama […]
Maria Girlie Pascual. Via Times Columnist, CPRTV Anchor, Success Illinois Realtor. Lion Hina Trivedi. Chicago Indo-US Lions Club, SOS Specialist Illinois over 38 years. Rowena Salas, co-owner of Hotel Baker in St. Charles, IL. Nirmla Johnson. Community and healthcare advocate, trailblazer, artist, writer, and visionary businesswoman.
By: Veronica Leighton Saying goodbye, particularly to an old year, is always hard to muster, and welcoming the new year is always an exciting thing to do. Here we are, bright and early, delightfully looking forward to the new year, resolving so many things to do until the finish line, and be triumphant and […]
By: Veronica Leighton As I have mentioned in Publisher’s Notes on page 4 regarding New Year’s resolutions that get broken or result in unfulfillment after gyms fill up, people would stay off from booze, sugar, and eating out, after a few months into the new year, we dig up the reasons why. What are […]
Theme: Celebrating Teamwork and the Spirit of Giving In Engineering Excellence November 23, 2024 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, USA Pacheco & Ocampo Families Alido Family PESO Princesses & Princes 2024 L-R(FRONT) PESO Little Princesses & Princes 2024: Princess Portlynn Grace Velasquez, Prince Alfred Lim Soliman, Princess Ella Ione Regacho, Prince Kenzo Wildoer, Princess Liv Rafaela […]
By: Veronica Leighton Contrary to what others say about the end of the year as some kind of a breath of fresh air, the most relaxing time of their life, that it’s just like a breeze to them, but to me, I look at it with bitter-sweet feelings, with all the sweet memories gone […]
Connie Esparza. Communications Manager, American Red Cross Illinois Region. Pastor Edward Cortez. Senior Pastor, Faith Family Worship Center, Via Times Spiritual Columnist. Norman Paredes. Owner_Manager of Paredes Investment, Inc. Paul Enriquez and Jing Velasco. Seasoned Filipino Entertainers 02.
Many cultural holidays coincide with Christmas: Kwanzaa, (a secular festival observed by many African Americans), Pasko (Filipino word for Christmas from the Spanish word of “pascua”, and Hanukkah, (a Jewish festival that reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem), to name a few of the popularized names associated with […]
Laging Ikaw The Concert May 10, 2025 Save The Date Manila, Philippines Nick Vera Perez, a celebrated artist and esteemed healthcare professional, invites listeners on a captivating musical journey with his fourth album, “Parte Ng Buhay Ko.” Released in September 2021 across 220 global digital platforms via NVP1Music, this album showcases a seamless fusion of […]
Thank You Ate Vero and Via Times Staff, I am writing this letter to express my gratitude for being featured in your magazine. Sharing my experiences with you in the hopes of inspiring others was a tremendous privilege. I was given a chance to work with your staff, which is not something that everyone gets […]
Awardees of the following: Spirit of Loyola – Presented to an undergraduate student who embodies integrity, faith, leadership and passion for learning. A person who reflects the Jesuit value of Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, To the greater glory of God, in the work, they provide for their organization and Loyola community. Dean’s Key- Given to […]
By: Veronica Leighton Cook County taxpayers should read their property tax bills to better understand record-high increases that have walloped homeowners, especially in the south and southwest suburbs, Treasurer Maria Pappas said today. C: 312-579-5134 | E: Jennifer.born@allwyn-northamerica.com Tax bills are posted online at cookcountytreasurer.com, where property owners may view, download and pay bills. […]
Labor Day reminds us of the dedicated hard work of laborers, who fought for their rights and raised awareness of labor exploitation and its importance in our society. Citing the late 19th century when industrialization was drastically changing societies, Labor Day first emerged. During this period, workers were forced to work in harsh working conditions […]
Sweetnotes, Duo of Filipino Talents from Philippines. Serena C. Dioso. Chairperson for Police Transformation and Development Officer of the Provincial Advisory Group for Police ADAC Focal Person of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program in the Philippines. Direk Gerry Rebello. Chicago Show Promoter. Talking about Fr. Jerry Orbos’ Healing Masses & Blessings in Chicago. Nazarene (Zarah) […]
Look who is reading the Via Times in the Philippines. Officers of the Soroptimist International of Angeles City. L to R: Treasurer Aurora Canavan, President Elect Krista Bacuel, President Kap Alma Mercado, Past District Director Cecile Lazatin, Immediate Past and President Margie Boerema
By: Veronica Leighton We are observing this month of September two very important impactful events that happened in this country that have made indelible marks in history forever, These are the historical Labor Day (see Editorial on this page) and the 9/11 World Trade Center New York attack (23 years today, Never Forget). God […]
Maggie Cooper. Manager of Conservation Action of Shedd Aquarium. Kirsten Regalado. Accomplished International Fashion Designer, President of Miss Worldwide International. Kissel Fagaragan, Co-owner of Umaga Bakehouse. Lani Montreal. Filipina educator, writer, professor, and community activist.
