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...

Photo by Eric LachicaBy 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...

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...

On April 14, 2025, the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FileVetRep) participated in an educator's seminar and workshop held at the stately Founders' Room at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois to help bring the stories of...

FilVetREP Chairman Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (Ret) briefs participants on what to expect during the 14-mile march route, with a reminder to stay close to the river. (Photo by Paul Tanedo)They began arriving at dawn at Daingerfield Island, huddled...

FilVetREP Chairman Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba and FilVetREP Director Sonny Busa (center) join thousands of men and women make their way through dirt, sand, and rocks below the San Andres Mountains in White Sands, New Mexico.March 22, 2024 As dawn...

Washington, D.C. April 9, 2025At a somber ceremony on a chilly morning at the National World War II Memorial, Filipino American community leaders, Filipino World War II veterans’ families, active military officers and retirees, leaders and members...

The US Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor the US Congress can give to individuals, was presented to WW2 veteran Robert Young (deceased) and family at the House of the Philippines, Balboa Park, San Diego on Dec. 19, 2024.Vet Robert Young is...

Registration is now open for the 2025 Bataan Memorial Death March on the Potomac – Saturday, April 12, 2025. Let’s honor our heroes for their service and sacrifice, fighting under the American Flag in World War II. The memorial march will kick off...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2024 Contact: Jon Melegrito Tel. 202-361-0296Sonny Izon’s widow, Kathryn, receives the Congressional Gold Medal from FilVetREP Chairman Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (Ret). Looking on, from left, are granddaughter...