“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...
Aguja brothers to serve their sentence in May MANNY Aguja, the Chicago-based lawyer convicted Feb. 15 for his role in an arranged-marriage fraud will not appeal his conviction. He will start to serve his two-year sentence in a low security federal prison on May 1. He was also slapped a $10,000 fine for his ...
By Mariano “Anong” Santos Publisher/Editor Again, the Philippine Senate is on an extended break. That means the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona will be put on hold until May 8. Meanwhile, a recent survey revealed that only about 14 per cent of the Filipinos trust him as compared to Senate President...
