filipino veterans

CARSON, CA — 75 years ago on October 20th was the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte, Philippines. It was the start of the campaign to free the Philippines from Japanese occupation, leading to the...

CARSON, CA — For three days, the Pinoy-hub of Carson, California was ground zero for hundreds of Filipinos tackling the most pressing community issues and concerns through the National Federation of Filipino American Associations’ (NaFFAA) 13th...

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier hosted a town hall meeting attended by hundreds. Speier said that due to recent mass shootings, stricter gun control measures must be passed. She said the Democratic-controlled House...

A press release is from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS — announced the termination of the Filipino WWII veterans parole program, which promotes family reunification. According to the USCIS acting director Ken Cuccinelli,...

A major blow to Filipino World War II veterans and their advocates — who have been fighting to get benefits from the U.S. government for decades. The USCIS has announced that the Trump administration is putting...

ARLINGTON, VA — Three rifle volleys fired in the distance, the sound of a lone bugler playing the taps, while the American flag that draped Belino Guzman’s casket was neatly folded and presented to his wife,...

HONOLULU, HI — Spyron-AV Manila, a filmmaking company based in the Philippines known for producing films on war history, is now raising funds to produce “Unsurrendered 3: Story of the Koga Papers and the Cebu Guerrillas.”...

California Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier re-introduces a bill that aims to restore full benefits to Filipino World War II veterans and their families. These aged war heroes are hoping against hope that this finally gets passed....

HONOLULU, HI — Last month, Filipino American World War II veteran Domingo Los Banos passed away at the age of 93. A well-known advocate for the Filipino veterans, Los Banos became a voice for thousands of people,...

As Filipinos commemorate “Araw ng Kagitingan,” or Day of Valor, and the sacrifices of WWII manongs for freedom and democracy — some Filipinos fear that very same freedom and Philippine sovereignty are now being threatened. Philippine...