FVECF "Hush Money" not Just Compensation or Justice

FVECF "Hush Money" not Just Compensation or Justice
by Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) Wednesday, May. 19, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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JFAV UPDATE
May 19, 2010

Subject: FVECF "Hush Money" not Just Compensation

To All;

This is a clear case of the GRP acting as spokespersons for the DVA. A case of brazen puppetry of those who should represent Filipino interest but acting as otherwise. They who are paid by the Filipino nation acts as media persons for American interests and even taint the dignity of our people must so our veterans.

How could we believe their propaganda that they given so much when the truth is that they have denied 17,000 veterans claims for the flimsy reasons and they given out 13,000 claims? These are crap!

Let us remember this memorial day the sacrifices of Filipino WWII veterans who are still unrecognized as American veterans and are subject of intense racism and discrimination in these supposed to be post racial society.

Let us remember this insult on memorial day!

Lets we forget!

--A. P. Garcia of JFAV

From: Press Office
To: Press Office
Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 2:11:23 PM
Subject: [NaFFAA_forum] FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY COMPENSATION FUND DISBURSES MORE THAN $168 MILLION AS OF APRIL 2010

Philippine Embassy
Press Release
18 May 2010

FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY COMPENSATION FUND DISBURSES MORE THAN $168 MILLION AS OF APRIL 2010

18 MAY 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund has disbursed more than $168 million to qualified applicants, in the latest reports of the Philippine Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA) as of 1 April 2010.

During this period, a total of 41,302 applications have been received, of which 6,884 (17%) were granted to Filipino veterans based in the Philippines (recipients of $9,000.00) while 7,075 (17%) applications were approved for those veterans in the United States (recipients of $15,000). Completed applications are recorded at 25,276 (61%).

There are 16,026 (39%) pending claims with the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Qualifying military service is currently being verified through the appropriate service department in accordance with 38 CFR 3.203(c) at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO, which serves as the Army’s records custodian.

OVA is continuously conducting outreach programs to assist veterans go through the appeals process for denied applicants. As of 1 April 2010, Manila Regional Office has received more than 1,058 Notice of Denials. A total of 11,317 (27%) claims have been denied. END.