Editorial
The volunteers who helped in the campaign of Benigno C. “Noynoy” Aquino,III are sounding deliriously triumphant . The landslide victory of their presidential bet is certainly something to celebrate. What should worry Noynoy’s voters who comprised the 40 per cent of the Filipinos who cast their ballots for the presumptive next President of the...
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By Mariano A. Santos
PINOY Editor/Publisher
Ambassador Leo Herrera-Lim, 47, sat down with PINOY staffers on May 17 to share his thoughts about his new post in Chicago. Ambassador Lim is born in Zamboanga City and is married to Fidelis Carino. They have two children, Leonardo Ignitius and Frances Leanne. His previous assignments include the United...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde
Pastor, St. Bartholomew Parish
As May is usually the month to honor our mothers, the third Sunday of June has been dedicated to the men in our lives who have served as father to us. Whether it is our birth fathers, stepfathers, godfathers, uncles, or what have you, this is the month...
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By Jon D. Melegrito
Contributing Editor
It didn’t bother me much then, being called “an Eskimo.” It was the 60’s in America and the fashion then was to wear your hair long and sport bell bottom pants. And I looked very brown. Naturally tanned, actually. My straight black hair and dark eyes and wide face may...
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By Grace Garcia
PINOY Staffer
Even before the first wave of Filipino immigrants, Filipinos have assimilated and have made their own lives in the United States which is presented in an exhibit called the SINGGALOT (The Ties that Bind). It is a traveling exhibition of Filipino history in North America developed by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific...
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By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
Special to PINOY Newsmagazine
CHICAGO (JGLi)–US Congress is breathing life into the moribund textiles and apparel industry between the US and the Philippines when Republican Sen. Christopher S. Bond of Missouri introduced S. 3170, the ‘Save Our Industries Act of 2009′ or the `SAVE Act’, that will “recover $1.32-billion by year two...
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Dr. Justiti M. Candari, 61
Justito Magbanua-Candari MD, 61, of Bellaire, Ohio peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 20. He was born in Culasi, Antique.
Dr. Candari is a 1974 graduate of the University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. He moved to Chicago in 1980 to complete his residencies in general surgery and clinical...
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By Grace Garcia
PINOY Staffer
It was this month last year that James Javier was thriving in his lead role as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His stage presence and booming voice were awe-inspiring. To top that off, his book of fiction was published and he was a Creative Team...
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Kasarinlan 2010
June 12, Sat, 7 p.m., The Kasarinlan or celebration of 112th year of Philippine Independence will be held
at the Jose Rizal Heritage Center in Chicago.
Guests will be entertained with an ensemble of musicians called the Rondalla. There will also be an art exhibit of paintings by local Filipino painters and artists titled “Impressionsof...
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By Camelia Rodriguez
PINOY Associate Editor
This piece is from my blog (camisoul.tumblr.com). It is directed towards radio DJ, Adam Carolla. I emailed the post to Mr. Carolla, but have yet to hear a response. It’s quite lengthy so maybe he just needs more time to read it in its entirety.
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Initially, I did not want to...
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