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WORD OF GRACE BIBLE TOURS TO VISIT THE 7 CHURCHES OF REVELATION AND TO FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
July 1, 2014
Dr. Richard Mirpuri, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Word of Grace Family Christian Fellowship (C&MA) in Chicago, will be leading a group on a Bible Tour to Turkey and Greece with a 2-day Mediterranean Cruise to visit the 7 Churches of Revelations and the Island of Patmos. The group will depart from Chicago on October 11 and return on October 21st for an 11-day tour. Continue reading
Two Illinois-based Filipino Americans Selected as 2014 FYLPro Delegates
June 16, 2014
The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago is pleased to announce that two Filipino Americans from the state of Illinois have been selected to take part as delegates in the 2014 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program {FYLPro}. Continue reading
ROSE EILEEN TIBAYAN -JOURNALIST | ENTREPRENEUR |VOLUNTEER
June 1, 2014
Amazingly, my news career began after snagging an exclusive interview with former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos about her life in exile. The Marcoses left the Philippines in 1986, when the Filipino people rose up against them (People Power), after decades of alleged corruption and other crimes. The Marcoses had fled to Hawaii, where Ferdinand eventually died. Now, Mrs. Marcos was living in a New York City townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Continue reading
OVERSEAS VOTING LIST-UP RESUMES IN CHICAGO
May 16, 2014
The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago informs all members of the Filipino community in greater Chicago, Illinois and the entire Midwest, as well as in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma that the registration of Filipinos for voting in the 2016 national elections has resumed at the Consulate yesterday, May 6. Continue reading
Congressional Gold Medal Award Sought for Filipino World II Veterans
May 1, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Filipino American community leaders and veterans advocates are spearheading a nationwide campaign to press the U.S. Congress to issue a national proclamation and award the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino World War II veterans in recognition of their wartime service to the United States from July 1941 to December 1946. Continue reading
The Surprising Truth Behind Tax Day: Where Your Taxes Go
April 16, 2014
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The Philippine Fest Chicago at Navy Pier a Success
April 1, 2014
The Philippine Fest Chicago (Piyesta Pinoy sa Chicago), held last Sunday, 23 March 2014 from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 pm, at Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens was declared a success by organizers.
The afternoon event, presented by the Navy Pier in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General and the Philippine American Cultural Foundation (PACF), involved active participation from the Filipino-American community in Illinois. Continue reading
Misuse of Antibiotics Increases Deadly Superbugs
March 16, 2014
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FEUMAANI MEDICAL-HUMANITARIAN MISSION 2014 DESTINATIONS: CAVITE AND SAMAR January27 – February 3
March 1, 2014
Cavite Medical Mission, Chairman Dr. Fran Montellano Co-Chair: Dr. Nunilo Rubio – The FEUMAANI 2014 Medical-Humanitarian Mission was the culmination of almost two years of preparation of fundraising and more in support of the mission. What was only a medical mission in Cavite was extended to a humanitarian mission in Samar as a result of the devastation wrought in Samar and Leyte by the strongest typhoon ever recorded in history, Typhoon Yolanda, International code; Haiyan. The towns of Trece Martirez, General Trias and Bacoor were the sites of the Cavite Medical Mission. Continue reading
CIRCAPINTIG opens its 2014 Theater Season with Migrant Diaries
March 1, 2014
Chicago, IL – CircaPintig, the Chicago-based community theater company opens its 2014 Theater Season with Migrant Diaries, a dramatic reflection on the struggles and joys of immigrant life in America. the struggles. It features Continue reading