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 Santos The 2012 elections shift to high gear this month with the Super Tuesday primaries being held March 6 and Illinois’ own primary happening on March 20. What is at stake for the Filipino Americans in these events? Plenty—if only we’re aware of it. It is common knowledge that...
By Mariano Santos Editor’s note: This is the editorial of the premier issue of PINOY published in February 2000. We are reprinting it on our 12th anniversary as a covenant with our readers and to the commitment for what PINOY stands for. The decision to come out with another publication is greeted with considerable...
Guest Editorial By Jose Ma. Montelibano Inquirer News Service If P-Noy is anchoring his move against Corona on his crusade against corruption, the people will support him. But if he is seen as simply using politicians against a Chief Justice, he will lose the high ground…” Impeachment is a process provided by the Constitution...
By Mariano Santos Editor/Publisher There was a time in the early ’80s when, having lived through a decade of authoritarian rule, Filipinos began to accept the possibility of remaining under the Marcos dictatorship for a long time. Many liked the sense of security that a controlled environment offered. Others who understood the system and...
By Mariano Santos Publisher/Editor President Aquino was somewhat lionized by US President Obama when the two met on Sept. 19 in New York for the summit of heads of states who attended the Open Government Partnership. The purpose of this conference is for world leaders to get committed to a covenant to promote transparency,...
By Mariano “Anong” Santos PINOY Editor/Publisher Physicians, nurses, medical technicians and therapists… these are the professionals who composed the bulk of the second wave of Filipino immigrants to the United States. There was a time when the mainstream population practically saluted our community because of the quality of caring they received from our medical...
By Mariano “Anong” Santos PINOY Editor/Publisher Filipino Americans in Illinois have seen how erring public officials were held accountable for their wrong doings. Since 1971, four governors in the Land of Lincoln had been sentenced to serve time in prison. The latest, Rod Blagojavich, claimed he did not receive any money for the...
By Mariano Santos Publisher/Editor For 15 years, the Philippines celebrated its Independence Day on July 4th. It was on that day in 1946 that the United States granted its colony of 47 years its political independence. In fact, up to the late 1960s, the third Thursday of November was also a Thanksgiving holiday back...
This coming June 19 marks the sesquiscentennial year of the birth of Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Events highlighting the 150th year of his birthday have been going on earlier this year and there are more to come as part of the continuing celebration of the Philippine National Hero’s legacy to our social and political...
