Free Social Work Clinic, Sept. 9-11 Thurs.-Sat., A free Social Work Clinic at the Levy Center in Chicago is being offered by the Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago. FACHIC Social Worker, Sam del Rosario, is available for free social work and case management services.  Walk ins are accepted but appointments are preferred.  For...
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By Issac C. Yue, DMD, MS Pinoy Contributor Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics Everyday, parents ask me a simple question.  When is the best age for my child to begin orthodontic treatment?  And of course, the answer no one likes to hear is “it depends”.  It depends on a variety of factors including: the type...
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By Maritess Bott, MSA, JD Special to PINOY The birth of a new baby is a wondrous, joyous event. Henry David Thoreau said that “every child begins the world again.” Your world certainly began anew with your new baby! It was a long path and it all seemed to happen so fast! But, it seems like there...
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By Mariano A. Santos Publisher/Editor Let us hand it to Illinois State Senator Dan Rutherford (R, Pontiac) for his no-nonsense response to a pesky and nagging problem of the Filipino American Community. Last June 12 at the dinner celebration of the Philippine Independence Week Committee (PIWC) at a ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rosemont,...
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4th Annual  Health Fair at Rizal Center August 29, Sunday, 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. The FACC (Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago) and the FACHIC are partnering together to host a Free Health Screening which includes free information and referrals which will be available at the Jose Rizal Heritage Center for Filipinos and other ethnicities...
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By Fr. Tirso Villaverde Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish On August 24th, the Catholic Church throughout the world celebrates the feast of St. Bartholomew.  For that reason, August 24th is also the patronal feast day for the parish to which I am currently assigned.  As we honor the life of this great apostle, we realize, though,...
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