(Chicago, Illinois) Updated on May 10, 2022, 9:50 a.m. Overseas voting in Barangay Chicago – Philippine Consulate General closed the mail-in voting at 6:00 a.m. Central Standard Time. As of 3:15 p.m., the Consulate received more than a hundred ballots… Read More
Consul General Paez urges OVs to exercise their right to vote
(Chicago, IL) During the April 19th Zoom meeting between FilAmegaScene’s staff and the officers of the Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago, Consul General Paez urges the Filipino Overseas voters (OV) to exercise their right to vote. More than… Read More
North American rights-based groups urge Comelec to extend the voter registration period
Mindful of the importance of overseas citizens’ right to vote and its implication to the 2022 national elections, North American rights-based groups urge the Commission on Elections (Comelec) through the Philippine Consulates to reconsider its earlier decision not to extend… Read More
Philippine Independence – A Continuing Quest For Its True Meaning
The celebration of June 12 as the anniversary of the Philippine Independence is known to be anchored in the hard earned freedom fought by Filipino revolutionaries against Spain. For more than three centuries, the Spanish empire colonized the country and… Read More