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Malacanang sees speedy processing of Filipino WW II claims for benefits
Malacanang expects the process of identifying the beneficiaries of the additional benefits for Filipino veterans
of World War II to get underway as soon as the US Stimulus Bill is signed into law by US President Barack
Obama tomorrow (Monday in the US).

In a radio interview this morning, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the Philippines and the US have
already taken initial steps to ensure that the process of identifying the beneficiaries will not encounter undue
delays.

The beneficiaries will have to be identified first before they can receive the new benefits under the US
stimulus legislation.

Ermita said officials of the US Veterans Administration and the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office have made
initial contacts on how to go about identifying the beneficiaries.

The USVA is sending a representative to Manila to sort out the paperwork on the veterans' claims "upang
maumpisahan na agad kung sino ang mga legitimate na mga beterano na dapat makatangap (to start
immediately the process of identifying the legitimate beneficiaries of the additional benefits)," he said.

He added, however, that identifying the legitimate beneficiaries should not take long since the US had already
come up with a list in Missouri of the Filipino veterans entitled to the benefits.

Of the $787-billion stimulus package approved by the US Congress last Friday, $198 million was provided for
a one-time payments to Filipino WW II veterans.

More than 250,000 Filipinos fought side-by-side with the American soldiers to defend the Philippines against
the Japanese during the war.

There are now an estimated 18,000-20,000 surviving WW II Filipino veterans, 13,000 of whom are in the
Philippines , while the rest are living abroad, mostly in the US .

Under the stimulus package, US-based Filipino WW II veterans are granted $15,000, while those living in the
Philippines will get $9,000.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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