+ Follow ERIC LACHICA Tag
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[Title] => Fil-Ams hold rallies in front of China consulates
[Summary] => They may not have the numbers but some gritty members of the Filipino American community across the US showed up to protest China’s aggressive behavior against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.
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[Title] => Chances of immigrating to US improve for Pinoy vets’ children
[Summary] => Some 20,000 adult sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans moved closer to their goal of immigrating to the United States when a US Senate committee unanimously voted to fast-track their visa applications.
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[Title] => Pinoys see opportunities under Obama
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – Filipino-American political and community leaders from across the United States are taking advantage of their visit to Washington for the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama to discuss new opportunities for political and civic engagement under his new administration.
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[Title] => Death March, Japanese camp survivors disband group
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – A dwindling group of Bataan Death March and Japanese prison camp survivors disbanded itself for lack of able-bodied members after commemorating for the last time...
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[Title] => Pinoy war vets in US want VA chief to quit
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – The American Coalition for Filipino Veterans has called on US Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson to resign for allegedly mismanaging his department and opposing full equity for Filipino World War II veterans.
The Washington-based advocacy group decided by unanimous vote to call for Nicholson to step down during a nationwide teleconference on the anniversary of the historic battle of Corregidor in Bataan on May 6, said ACFV executive director Eric Lachica.
The ACFV stated its demand in a letter to the VA on Monday.
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[Title] => Pinoys could make a difference in US polls
[Summary] => WASHINGTON — Community leaders are urging Filipino-Americans across the United States to register and vote in the November polls, saying they could make the difference in a closely contested presidential race.
With less than two months to go, the election is too close to call – it’s Republican George W. Bush by a head or Democrat John Kerry by a nose depending on which poll one chooses to believe on any given day – and a small ethnic minority could tip the balance of victory.
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[Title] => US Senate panel okays $19-M for Fil-Am vets
[Summary] => STAR Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Some 8,000 Filipino World War II veterans living in the United States moved a step closer to achieving parity with their GI counterparts when the Senate veterans affairs committee approved two bills providing $19 million in mostly health care benefits for them.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-03 00:00:00
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[Title] => Green card for slain Fil-Am trooper?
[Summary] => WASHINGTON — The brother of the first Filipino soldier killed in Iraq will fight to gain posthumous United States citizenship for him.
US media have described Marine Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, as the first Filipino-American soldier killed in the war against Iraq. Technically, however, he was still a Filipino when he died, not having been naturalized yet as a US citizen.
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[Title] => AFP official: Republican victory a boost to RP-US military ties
[Summary] => WASHINGTON DC — Following the Republican victory in the US midterm elections, Philippine Embassy officials and Filipino-American war veterans here see closer military cooperation between the United States and the Philippines in the war against terrorism.
Brig. Gen. Delfin Lorenzana, Philippine defense and Armed Forces attaché, said with Republicans in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, he is confident the US Congress would restore a $30-million military aid to the Philippines, which was cut earlier because of a budget deficit.
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[Title] => US House OKs health care for Fil-Am war vets
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives has voted to provide health care to 11,000 Filipino World War II veterans now living in the US, putting them on par for the first time with their American counterparts.
The health care provision for the Filipino-American veterans was inserted as a clause in a wider bill known as the Veterans Health Care and Procurement Improvement Act, or HR 3645, which the House passed by voice vote without opposition on Monday.
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ERIC LACHICA
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[Title] => Fil-Ams hold rallies in front of China consulates
[Summary] => They may not have the numbers but some gritty members of the Filipino American community across the US showed up to protest China’s aggressive behavior against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea.
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[Title] => Chances of immigrating to US improve for Pinoy vets’ children
[Summary] => Some 20,000 adult sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans moved closer to their goal of immigrating to the United States when a US Senate committee unanimously voted to fast-track their visa applications.
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[Title] => Pinoys see opportunities under Obama
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – Filipino-American political and community leaders from across the United States are taking advantage of their visit to Washington for the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama to discuss new opportunities for political and civic engagement under his new administration.
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[Title] => Death March, Japanese camp survivors disband group
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – A dwindling group of Bataan Death March and Japanese prison camp survivors disbanded itself for lack of able-bodied members after commemorating for the last time...
[DatePublished] => 2008-11-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => Pinoy war vets in US want VA chief to quit
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – The American Coalition for Filipino Veterans has called on US Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson to resign for allegedly mismanaging his department and opposing full equity for Filipino World War II veterans.
The Washington-based advocacy group decided by unanimous vote to call for Nicholson to step down during a nationwide teleconference on the anniversary of the historic battle of Corregidor in Bataan on May 6, said ACFV executive director Eric Lachica.
The ACFV stated its demand in a letter to the VA on Monday.
[DatePublished] => 2007-05-09 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak
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[Title] => Pinoys could make a difference in US polls
[Summary] => WASHINGTON — Community leaders are urging Filipino-Americans across the United States to register and vote in the November polls, saying they could make the difference in a closely contested presidential race.
With less than two months to go, the election is too close to call – it’s Republican George W. Bush by a head or Democrat John Kerry by a nose depending on which poll one chooses to believe on any given day – and a small ethnic minority could tip the balance of victory.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => US Senate panel okays $19-M for Fil-Am vets
[Summary] => STAR Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Some 8,000 Filipino World War II veterans living in the United States moved a step closer to achieving parity with their GI counterparts when the Senate veterans affairs committee approved two bills providing $19 million in mostly health care benefits for them.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
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[Title] => Green card for slain Fil-Am trooper?
[Summary] => WASHINGTON — The brother of the first Filipino soldier killed in Iraq will fight to gain posthumous United States citizenship for him.
US media have described Marine Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, as the first Filipino-American soldier killed in the war against Iraq. Technically, however, he was still a Filipino when he died, not having been naturalized yet as a US citizen.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1415410
[AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] =>
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[Title] => AFP official: Republican victory a boost to RP-US military ties
[Summary] => WASHINGTON DC — Following the Republican victory in the US midterm elections, Philippine Embassy officials and Filipino-American war veterans here see closer military cooperation between the United States and the Philippines in the war against terrorism.
Brig. Gen. Delfin Lorenzana, Philippine defense and Armed Forces attaché, said with Republicans in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, he is confident the US Congress would restore a $30-million military aid to the Philippines, which was cut earlier because of a budget deficit.
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[Title] => US House OKs health care for Fil-Am war vets
[Summary] => WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives has voted to provide health care to 11,000 Filipino World War II veterans now living in the US, putting them on par for the first time with their American counterparts.
The health care provision for the Filipino-American veterans was inserted as a clause in a wider bill known as the Veterans Health Care and Procurement Improvement Act, or HR 3645, which the House passed by voice vote without opposition on Monday.
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