FILAM

November 1, 2013
Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim conveyed the Filipino people’s appreciation to U.S. government officials in Illinois who came out with their expressions of sympathy and support for the grieving nation in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan. Continue reading →

November 1, 2013
Chicago, IL – CircaPintig, a not-for-profit community-based theater company is mounting a collection of short plays weaving together stories of haunting memories of self, family and home. This versión of Short Acts tells of intergenerational conflicts between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, friends confronting their views on gay marriage and migrants searching for lost identities in the wilderness of diáspora. Continue reading →

October 16, 2013
Poetry will occupy center stage on October 24, with the launch of the new book, Companionable Voices: Five Filipino Poets, at the Upper Lounge of the Malayan Plaza at Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The book contains a selection of poems by five contemporary Filipino poets from the 1960s who have been largely silent the last three decades and are collectively dubbed A Lost Generation. These are Cesar Ruiz Aquino, Recah A. Trinidad, Erwin E. Castillo, Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez and Juan Jose Jolico Cuadra, recently deceased. Continue reading →

October 1, 2013
(Bay Area, CA) Joining world-wide actions, more than fifty Filipinos protested in front of the Philippine consulate, September 19th,  in San Francisco chanting, “Tama na, sobra na! Pork Barrel, i-abolish na!” (That’s enough it’s too much Pork Barrel must be abolished now!).  Continue reading →

September 16, 2013
CHICAGO, IL – –  On July 30, 2013, top leaders of Chicago’s Asian Pacific American community joined members of Chicago’s Asian press corps at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, to celebrate the Chicago Asian Pacific American Press/VIP Launch for the 2014 Chicago Engagement of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan – performing Songs of the Wanderers, on March 14th at 7:30 p.m. and March 16th at 3 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Continue reading →

September 1, 2013
If you compared all the Philippine national heroes from Lapu-Lapu to Cory Aquino, it is unlikely that you will find two more uncannily similar heroic figures – in how they lived and in how they died – than Dr. Jose Rizal and Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. Continue reading →

September 1, 2013
The Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago, in its continued mission of providing the latest information about the Philippines to Philippine citizens in the MidWest, recently launched the free viewing of The Filipino Channel (TFC) in its Consular waiting area yesterday, 27 August. The TFC on demand IPTV set-up box and the TFC Premium Package, which includes, among others, ANC the news channel, Balitang Amerika and other news and public affairs program, were donated courtesy of TFC.
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September 1, 2013
Widely regarded as the Philippines’ most awarded broadcast news organization, GMA News and Public Affairs brings pride to the country anew with two nominations in this year’s International Emmy Awards. GMA’s flagship primetime newscast 24 Oras and longest-running public affairs program I-Witness, which are both broadcasted worldwide via GMA’s flagship international channel GMA Pinoy TV, were among the eight international nominees for the News and Current Affairs categories. Continue reading →

September 1, 2013
Washington, DC – In response to the developing situation in Syria, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement:
Syria is undergoing a humanitarian crisis.  While the United States cannot stand by as innocent civilians are being massacred, it’s my responsibility as a Member of Congress to make sure we don’t commit resources, the most precious of which are our men and women in uniform, with no comprehensive plan for our involvement. Continue reading →

August 16, 2013
10 FilAms to be feted at a gala awards night
at the Grand Ballroom of Hyatt Regency O’Hare Continue reading →