The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago congratulated Mr. Edilberto C. Ortiz, Filipino-American Managing Partner of the E.C. Ortiz & Co. LLP (a wholly owned and managed public accounting limited liability partnership), after he was bestowed the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award given this year to a member of the Illinois CPA Society...
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By Pastor Dick Mirpuri
While international outcry ring loud against Israel for recently not allowing ships to violate the maritime blockade that it has imposed, along with Egypt, on Gaza to prevent the smuggling of weapons to terrorist groups – the Word of Grace Family Christian Fellowship of the Christian & Missionary Alliance (U.S.A.)...
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Joe Reyes, Filipino journalist TV pioneer
Mr. Reyes died of a heart attack last May. He was one of the first Filipinos to develop and host Filipino television programs in the Chicagoland area.
Mr. Reyes brought to the Filipino community the first TV programs in Tagalog titled “Philippine Hour.” He was also responsible for the program...
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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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