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                    [ArticleID] => 207766
                    [Title] => Guingona thanks US lawmakers for action on WWII vets
                    [Summary] => Vice President Teofisto Guingona is happy that American lawmakers have assured the speedy passage of a bill in the US Congress seeking to rectify the "injustice" done to thousands of Filipino troops who fought under the American flag during World War II.


In a statement, Guingona thanked President Arroyo for taking up the cause of Filipino veterans during her separate meetings with US President George W. Bush and leaders of the bipartisan Philippine Caucus in the US House of Representatives.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1732629 [AuthorName] => Sammy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195592 [Title] => Fil-Am vets in US press for health benefits [Summary] => Washington — About 11,000 Filipino World War II veterans living in the United States are pressing Congress to approve legislation that will provide health care for them, hopefully before they all die.

The health care issue has been moving in fits and starts over the past two years. At the last session of the 107th Congress last year, the House of Representatives passed the measure but the Senate was unable to act on it before adjournment.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163469 [Title] => US House hearing offers ways to help Pinoy war veterans [Summary] => WASHINGTON – The United States should at the very least provide medical care to Filipino veterans who fought under the American flag in World War II, a ranking US congressman said Monday.

Democrat Rep. Bob Filner of California said a hearing by the House veterans affairs subcommittee on health on June 13 to look into providing access to health care for these veterans was "a step toward addressing the injustices of the past."
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Guingona thanks US lawmakers for action on WWII vets
                    [Summary] => Vice President Teofisto Guingona is happy that American lawmakers have assured the speedy passage of a bill in the US Congress seeking to rectify the "injustice" done to thousands of Filipino troops who fought under the American flag during World War II.


In a statement, Guingona thanked President Arroyo for taking up the cause of Filipino veterans during her separate meetings with US President George W. Bush and leaders of the bipartisan Philippine Caucus in the US House of Representatives.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1732629 [AuthorName] => Sammy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 195592 [Title] => Fil-Am vets in US press for health benefits [Summary] => Washington — About 11,000 Filipino World War II veterans living in the United States are pressing Congress to approve legislation that will provide health care for them, hopefully before they all die.

The health care issue has been moving in fits and starts over the past two years. At the last session of the 107th Congress last year, the House of Representatives passed the measure but the Senate was unable to act on it before adjournment.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163469 [Title] => US House hearing offers ways to help Pinoy war veterans [Summary] => WASHINGTON – The United States should at the very least provide medical care to Filipino veterans who fought under the American flag in World War II, a ranking US congressman said Monday.

Democrat Rep. Bob Filner of California said a hearing by the House veterans affairs subcommittee on health on June 13 to look into providing access to health care for these veterans was "a step toward addressing the injustices of the past."
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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