Irene Bueno, a Filipino American public policy analyst based here, explained the key points of the U.S. Senate’s proposed immigration reform legislation at a recent community forum hosted by the Philippine Embassy.
Besides overseas Filipino workers in the North Korean and South Korea, the war veterans in the Philippines are more worried over the ongoing conflict between the two neighboring nations.
Showing support to local Filipino veterans of World War II, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will urge Pres. Obama to reconsider these soldiers’ compensation claims, which had been denied earlier.
The United States is open to a review of the rejected benefit claims of thousands of aging Filipino veterans who served with American forces during World War II, the chair of the US House committee on veterans’ affairs said on Friday.
Aging Filipino veterans seeking benefits for their World War II services have decided to take their case to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court had ruled against them, the veterans’ lawyer said.
As the United States presidential campaign was heating up, the Filipino American community received news that the White House was going to honor Filipino World War II veterans. No new benefits were announced. But a federal Interagency Working Group was created on Oct. 17, 2012, to address the issue of Filipino veterans denied applications. How will this new development impact the thousands of veterans who were unjustly denied their claims?
President Barack Obama’s administration pledged Wednesday to reach out to Filipinos seeking payments for World War II service after complaints from veterans over denied claims.
During WWII there were many unsung heroes. For years after, their service and selfless deeds remained classified. Recently the story of the California-based 1st and 2nd Filipino Regiments was declassified. Many of these veterans served undercover during the war in the Philippines as intelligence agents. Their missions have only recently been declassified. Last, Saturday, these brave soldiers were recognized and honored for the vital role they played to liberate the Philippines.
The long drawn out war at the War Memorial Veterans Building on 401 Van Ness that pits the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and other veterans organizations against the War Memorial Board of Trustees and the Arts Commission has come down to a room to room battle with the Veterans fighting for the preservation of their existing offices and historical rooms.
Showing support to Filipino World War II veterans in Las Vegas, legislators from Nevada have urged colleagues and other government officials to reconsider denied compensation claims of the former soldiers.
The Manong generation is poignantly celebrated in “Through my Father’s Eyes: The Filipino American Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado (1914 – 1976).”
Wearing their crisp dark green uniforms and bemedaled military caps, WWII Veterans were early at the steps of City Hall, ready to be witnesses to the third hearing of the matters concerning the War Memorial Veterans Building (VMVB) before the Historic Preservation Commission.
