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OPINION: The liberation of the Philippines, the steep price of freedom

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 28 05:41 AM

The “Battle of the Philippines,” the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation during World War II, was effectively and dramatically implemented at dawn of Oct. 20, 1944. Read more »

40 more Filipino WWII veterans get US Congressional Gold Medal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 04:19 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Forty Filipino World War II (WWII) veterans were honored Thursday with the US Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor the United States Congress confers. Read more »

Trump nixes program that allows Pinoy vets to bring families to US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 10:22 AM

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services said Friday the Trump administration is ending the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole (FWVP) program, which allows veterans to bring family members to the US before their green cards are available. Read more »

Veterans Memorial Medical Center higit 1 araw nawalan ng kuryente

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 06:07 PM

Mahigit 24 oras nawalan ng suplay ng kuryente sa Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) sa Quezon City matapos mabagsakan ng matandang puno ang dalawang poste ng kuryente sa loob ng ospital umaga ng Biyernes.  Read more »

PVAO itinangging nagbayad ng P70-M sa mga patay na pensioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 12:19 AM

Nasa P30 milyon pa ang kailangang ibalik ng Philippine Veterans Affairs Office sa kaban ng gobyerno matapos lumabas sa COA report na nagbayad ito ng pensiyon sa mahigit 5,000 pensioner na patay na. Read more »

PVAO denies P70M payments made to dead pensioners

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 10:17 PM

PVAO Administrator Ernesto Carolina said no such payments were made because the funds were placed on hold after due communication was made with the banks. Read more »

5,721 dead pensioners got P70 million from veterans' agency: COA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 11:59 AM

Some 5,721 deceased pensioners of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) continued to receive their monthly allowance amounting to P70.25 million, the Commission on Audit said in its 2018 report. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 9, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 11:53 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

77th Araw ng Kagitingan commemoration

OVP
Posted at Apr 09 07:30 PM

Vice-President Leni Robredo greets World War II veterans and their relatives during “Araw ng Kagitingan” held at the Mount Samat National Shrine in Pilar town, Bataan on Tuesday. Read more »

MRT, LRT-2 offer free ride for veterans from April 5 to April 11

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 07:01 PM

Veterans can avail of unlimited free MRT-3 and LRT-2 rides from April 5 to April 11 in commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor, the Light Rail Transit Authority said Tuesday. Read more »

Batas para sa dagdag-pensiyon ng war veterans pirmado na ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 11:42 PM

Pinirmahan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang batas na magtataas ng 300 porsiyento sa buwanang pensiyon ng mga beterano na lumaban noong World War 2, Korean war, at Vietnam war.  Read more »

Filipino, Americans mark Veterans Day on 100th anniversary of WWI

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:05 PM

Filipino and American veterans and military officials gathered Sunday at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City to mark Veterans Day, which coincided with the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Read more »

US embassy closed on November 12

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 07:57 PM

Regular services will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Read more »

13 Filipino war veterans honored in California

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Oct 16 11:06 PM

Thirteen veterans and 47 surviving families joined Sacramento Filipino veterans for a special congressional medal of honor ceremony at the California state capitol building.   Read more »

P20,000 buwanang pensiyon sa mga war veteran, aprubado na sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 02:06 AM

Pirma na lang ng pangulo ang kailangan para maisabatas ang P20,000 na buwanang pensiyon ng mga war veteran. Read more »

Mga beterano panawagan ang taas pensiyon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 02:22 PM

Pasado na sa Kamara ang panukalang batas na layong taasan ang tinatanggap na buwanang pensiyon ng mga beterano. Read more »

Palitan ng opisyal sa Veterans Federation of the Philippines, nauwi sa girian

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 11:00 PM

Ayaw daw kasing bumaba sa puwesto ng presidente ng Veterans Federation of the Philippines at ikinandado pa ang gusali upang magtago sa loob. Read more »

World War II veterans commemorate Araw ng Kagitingan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 04:34 PM

Word War ll veterans and relatives gather at the Dambana ng Kagitingan at the Mt. Samat National Shrine in Bataan on Monday to commemorate the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor).  Read more »

Duterte: May Bataan spirit inspire us to resist any affront to freedom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 10:46 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte finds it "disquieting" that Monday's Araw ng Kagitingan celebration comes at a time when the freedoms fought for by the veterans of Bataan are "imperiled." Read more »

400% pension hike for veterans gets House panel's nod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 05:13 PM

The House committee on appropriations has approved a proposed law that raises the old-age pension of war veterans to P20,000 from P5,000.    Read more »