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CA, NY & NJ veterans thank Hollywood actor Lou Diamond Phillips for testifying on June 13, 2002

Partial List of our Member Leaders

FRANCO ARCEBAL, ACFV Membership Vice-Pres. L.A.,CA; FAUSTINO BACLIG, Justice for Fil-Am Veterans, L.A.; FRANCO BONCATO, United Fil-Am Veterans S.F.; DOMINADOR VALDEZ ; U.S. Filipino Veterans WW2, San Jose; SUSAN MAQUINDANG, FASGI, L.A.; BEN MENOR, Northside Com. Center, S.J.; HERNANDO MANAOIS, Am. Legion S.J.; FILEMON MORDENO; Fil-Am Vets, Spouses & Widows, S.F; GARY ARANAL, Fil-Am Vets, Families & Friends S.F.; RUDY INES, JUN PEDERY & REY CABACAR, VFW MacArthur Post Maryland; ROMY SAN ANTONIO & Dr. MANNY HIPOL, Fil-Am. Veterans of Hampton Roads, VA; Dr. SONNY CARLOTA M.D. National Fil-Am Council; PAUL BLANCO & ABE ANGELES, Sons & Daughters WWII Vets.; YOLANDA ORTEGA STERN, Phil-Am Chamber of Commerce; SARAH GONZALEZ, Fil-Am Council of Sta. Clara County; CA; JOE GONZALES; U.S. Fil. Veterans Hawaii; Col. MARIANO AUREUS, Phil-Am Veterans Org. NJ-NY; R. SONNY
SAMPAYAN (US Airforce Ret.), NY Coordinator; MYRIAM SILVERIO, Council of Fil-Am Republicans Capital Region; PACIFICO TIMBOL, Am. Legion Post Spring Valley NY Post; LUDY CORRALES N.J. community; EUGENIO AMANTE, Long Beach Fil-Am Veterans; AVELINO ASUNCION & WINLOVE CUDAL, San Diego Fil-Am Veterans; ALICE BULOS, J.R. CHANTENGCO & MILA ALBA, Fil-Am Democratic Caucus; PERRY DIAZ, Ca. Fil-Am Republicans; NING AGUILA, Asian American Voters Coalition, VA; MAURESE OTEYZA-OWENS, Fil-Am. Women's Network, VA; LOIDA NICOLAS-LEWIS, TLC Beatrice Intl. NY; SYLVESTER SALCEDO, CT; RODEL RODIS, S.F.; MALOU MARIANO, San Mateo; HERNANDO CAAMPUED, Sta. Clara Republican; LOURDES MON, Chicago; TEDDY MILITSALA, Chicago
Vets; JOE MONTANO, Natl. Federation Fil-Am Assns., DC; Dr. JOVY & JUN EUSEBIO, Phil. Med. Assn. DC; JESSE BALTAZAR, Am. Defenders of Bataan-Corregidor, VA; NORA DORSEY & MANNY SALINAS, VA Beach; RON VILLANUEVA, Natl. Fil-Am Republican Council, VA; LAMBERT SANTOS & JIMMY PERALTA, Am. Legion Alejo Santos PA; TONY RIVERA, VFW Phila.; BEA CHAVEZ, Phoenix; VILMA GORRE & MANNY DUMO Las Vegas; GREG SANTIAGO & RODNEY GARCIA Phil. Am. Bar Assn.; Therese Lizardo, GWU Phil. Cultural Society; and others

White House July 26, 2001; Actual size=130 pixels wide

Our leaders demonstrating in front of the White House on July 21, 1998 to appeal to the President to recognize the military service of Filipino WWII veterans.

Open Letter to President Bush

November 26, 2003

President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington DC 20500

RE: THANK YOU for Recognition and VA Health Care

Dear Mr. President,

On behalf of our national advocacy organization of 4,000 members, we extend our deepest appreciation of your leadership as well as congratulations for the recent passage of the VA health care legislation for 8,000 US-based Filipino World War II veterans.

Last Friday, the "Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003," S. 1156, was passed unanimously in Congress after being approved in the Senate under the sponsorship of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA). We are glad that Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ), House VA Committee chair, Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT), Rep. Henry Brown (R-SC), Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL), Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) and Rep. Juanita McDonald (D-CA) championed our bills in the House.

After more than half-a-century, Section 103 in S. 1156 will restore the VA recognition of the Filipino soldiers' honorable US military service in WWII for the purpose of medical care at VA hospitals and nursing homes if they reside in the US.

Moreover, we thank you for directing Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi to advocate for our bills including H.R. 2297, the "Veterans Benefit Act." Section 211 will provide full war-related compensation and burial benefits to about 100 Filipino New Scouts as well as survivor benefits to 400 widows in the US.

We are greatly pleased that your promise to Filipino WWII veterans has born fruit. Your leadership has further renewed the strong bonds of friendship between the Filipino and American peoples.

Thus, we look forward to your historic signing ceremony of our bills.

On our part, we will assist your officials in promoting the implementation of these new laws and in resolving the claims for equitable benefits for Filipino WWII veterans living in the Philippines.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Maraming Salamat indeed!

Sincerely yours,

PATRICK G. GANIO, Sr.

ACFV President

ERIC LACHICA

Executive Director

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cc: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Manila

Ambassador Albert Del Rosario, Washington DC


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