by pskadmin | Nov 10, 2025 | News
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 7, 2025Contact: Jon Melegrito202-361-0296jdmelegrito@gmail.com Filipino World War II Veterans Celestino Almeda (left) and Jesse Baltazar at a Memorial Day commemoration in 2014, National World War II Memorial (Photo courtesy of NBC News) When...
by pskadmin | Nov 3, 2025 | News
For Immediate ReleaseOctober 31, 2025Contact: Jon Melegrito202-361-0296jdmelegrito@gmail.com McLean, VA., October 25, 2025Building on the valiant efforts of Filipino World War II Veterans who sought to have their rightful status and benefits restored by the United...
by pskadmin | Oct 10, 2025 | News
“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”Nobel Prize Author Viet Thanh Nguyen Photo by Paul Tanedo Washington, D.C. October 10, 2025 The wounds of war leave deep scars that never fade in time. For the Filipino soldiers...
by pskadmin | Jun 18, 2025 | News
FilVetREP Board members represented the Filipino World War II Veterans at an appreciation ceremony for Asian American CGM Recipients. (photo by Bing Branigin) Asian American Congressional Gold Medal Recipients were honored by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser during the...
by pskadmin | May 28, 2025 | News
Photo by Eric Lachica By Jon Melegrito, FilVetREP Executive SecretaryJoaquin ‘Jack’ Tejada was among dozens of Filipino World War II veterans who protested in front of the White House and walked the halls of Congress in the 1990s to demand restoration of their...
by pskadmin | May 7, 2025 | News
May 7, 2025 Abelina (Abby) Madrid Shaw, a dedicated veterans’ advocate who led community support in Hawaii for the historic role Filipino World War II Veterans served in World War II, passed away on March 25, 2025. She died in a nursing home in Honolulu, with family...
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