American Idol Top 6 finalist Jessica Sanchez has not failed to impress judges. On the episode on March 29, she sang a Beyonce song “Sweet Dreams” and got the approval of all three judges, according to an Inquirer News report. On April 12, Sanchez got the lowest number of text votes that the judges...
Inumerable O. Cabiltes, 80 Inumerable O. Cabiltes died on April 10 at the age of 80. He was a resident of Evanston and a native of Makati. He was a retired Bank Clerk, member of St. Nicholas Parish in Evanston, and Couples For Christ. He leaves behind his wifeAurora;his son Victor (Christine) and granddaughter...
By Eliseo “Jojo” Prisno Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor Early this year we talked about variable annuities as an asset class. We’ve learned the contract’s basics and the philosophy on why we want to own or put some of our monies into it. This time let’s talk about the key features and attributes of this...
By Rhodora Derpo Immigration Attorney What is immigration marriage fraud? Under the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act of 1986, marriage fraud occurs when an individual “knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws.” Here are some typical fact patterns: 1) Lucy, a United States citizen, and...
By Mariano “Anong” Santos CBS TV Channel 2 cameras were recently in front the Jose Rizal Heritage Center (Rizal Center) at 1332 Irving Park Road in Chicago filming the network’s investigative reporter, Pam Zekman, doing a story on a caregiver who allegedly bilked her aged patient of well over $500,000. Zekman called it...
By Mariano “Anong” Santos Publisher/Editor A real estate broker once joked about a lawyer who got his real estate license. “Why did he?,” asked his fellow brokers. “So he can mess up his own deal!,” came the answer. Of course there are even several books of jokes about lawyers. Sharks, it was...
“Forgotten Soldiers” POW documentary, May 26 The Pritzker Military Library will be showing on May 26 the documentary film about WWII Filipino and American soldiers who were left behind to face the Japanese death march in “Forgotten Soldiers.” Film showing will be at 1:00 pm. The film is narrated by Lou Diamond Philips. “Forgotten...
By Rhodora Derpo Immigration Attorney Note from the author: Last month, I wrote a fictional story about Consuelo, an immigrant woman from the Philippines, and John, her abusive spouse. In that article, I explained how Consuelo is eligible to receive legal remedies under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in light of the abuse...
By Eliseo “Jojo” Prisno Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor j.prisno@PECapitalinvestments.com Before we headed to our annual back packing trip (this winter we covered the sub-continent of India and the highlands of Nepal), most of my clients have ask me what my investment theme will be for 2012 after a flat 2011. The direction I advised...
Letter from Washington By Jonathan Melegrito jonmele@aol.com It hurts. Getting laid off can be very stressful, especially if you have mouths to feed and bills to pay. I’m sure you know of friends or loved ones who are out of work through no fault of their own. And then there’s the case of Filipino...
