By Artemio A. Dumlao Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (June 6, 2011) – To most Filipino World War II veterans who are in their twilight years now, getting the promised compensation still remains as just a dream. Two years after signing into law the said compensation, the United States government through its Department of War Veterans appropriated…
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Fil-Am Activists Slam One-Time Lumpsum Payment for Filipino WWII Vets
BY BULATLAT An organization of US-based Filipino activists has criticized the passage, by the Democrat-led US House of Representatives, of House Bill No. 6897 or the Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008. The bill, which was passed today by a 329-23 vote, provides for a one-time lumpsum payment to Filipinos who fought side by side…
GMA Neglects Veterans, Says Death March Survivor
A 91 year-old veteran recalls the horrors of war and laments the insensitivity of the current administration to the plight of veterans. BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms from Manila) – While veterans of World War II (WWII) in this highland…