JUSTICE FOR FILIPINO AMERICAN VETERANS (JFAV)

RECOGNITION, JUSTICE AND EQUITY NOW!

1610 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026

Phone: (213) 241-0906 Fax: (213) 241-0944

E-mail: jfav_causa@yahoo.com Website: www.myspace.com/jfavla

PETITION FOR THE US CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY CALL A JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND RECONCILE FILIPINO VETERANS BILLS NOW!

Restore Section 4 of SB 1315 for the Filipino Veterans

and junk HR 6897—the quit claim bill.

We call on the US Congress to immediately call a joint conference committee and reconcile SB 1315 and HR 6897, which were both passed at the House of Representatives last September 22, 2008.

We demand that the joint US Congress conference committee restore the provision in SB 1315 on the Filipino Veterans, the full recognition and benefits for the last surviving veterans, for the widows and relatives of the Filipino World War II Veterans. Provide justice and equity to the surviving 18,000 Filipino World War II veterans who served valiantly the United States during the Second World War. They deserve recognition, honor, respect and their benefits.

The Undersigned:

Faustino Baclig,

Commander

Pilipino American Veterans Association (PAVA)

ACFV-Western Region

Arturo Garcia,

National Coordinator

Justice For Filipino American Veterans (JFAV)

Eugenio Mondok Sr. Past

Commander.

United Filipino American Veterans (UFAV)

Franco Arcebal,

Vice President for Membership,

American Coalition for Filipino Veterans (ACFV)

Jack Vergara, Commander,

Society of Guerillas and Scouts (SGS)

Pantaleon Jurado,

Commander

United Filipino American Veterans (UFAV)

Juan dela Torre. Vice

Commander

United Filipino American Veterans (UFAV)

Leonides Alcantara,

Commander

SGS-ACFV

Lourdes Astilla,

Commander

Veterans Center Association

Nick Gadia,

Vice Commander

Society of Guerilla and Scouts

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Eldon Regua

San Francisco, CA

Maj. Jose Samonte,

Commander

Long Beach VFP-US

Greg Villanueva

VFP-LA/UFAV

Sammy Icalina

Veterans Commissioner,

Carson

Jerry Esguerra

PSL-Los Angeles

Paulo Espiritu

Filipino American For Immigration Reforms (FAIR)

Max Gutierrez

Los Angeles Alliance for New Economy (LAANE)

Christine Araquel

KMB-Pro People Youth

Angela Reid

LAANE

Maya Anderson

LAANE

Allan Nailat

Long Beach-PAC

Mike Nailat

JFAV-LA

Corazon Esguerra

ANSWER-LA

Elaine Dolalas

FAIR

Devin Whyham

UNITE-HERE Local 11

Emily Bautista

President,

Samahang Pilipino, UCLA

Marilei Denilla

President

Long Beach PAC

Ryan Zamora

UC Merced,

Pilipino American Alliance

Jane Lyn Umipig

President,

Alyansa ng mga Kababayan

UC Irvine

Jay Valencia,

President

Circulo Pampangueno of Southern California

Mario Santos,

National Coordinator

AJLPP-USA

Ago Martinez

JFAV-San Francisco

Violy Reyes. RN

JFAV-San Francisco

Pons De Leon

Kilusan Dekada 1970 (KD70)

Filemon Mordeno

President –VSSFA

JFAV-San Francisco

Regino Nacua

JFAV-San Francisco

Maureen Ivy Quicho,

Coordinator

Los Angeles Chapter

GABNet of the Mariposa Alliance

Dr. Annalisa Enrile,

National Chairperson

GABNet of the Mariposa Alliance

Rizalino Manuel

President,

Philippine American National Association (PANA)

Salvador Lledo

President,

Association of Filipino Workers (AFW)

Fr. Rene De Guzman

Catholic Ecumenical Communion

Ernest Tamayo

Secretary-General,

KmB-Pro People Youth

Dr. Ben Marte

Johneric Concordia

KmB-Los Angeles

Fe Koons

Deputy Secretary-General,

CONFFAA

Rev. Roy Padilla

Rosewood Methodist Church

Aquillina Soriano

Executive Director,

PWC-SC

Mo Nishida

Little Tokyo For Peace

Abigail Vivo

Kappa Psi Epsilon

Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal

GEPENC

Muna Coobte

National Council of Arab Americans

Joanne Palomar

UGNAYAN ng mga Anak ng Bayan-New York

Annaliza Cabales

DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association-New York

David Rockello

Vice-President,

GEPENC

Willy Bartolome

Pesante-USA

Arcadio Basat

Echo Park Community Coalition

Jonah de Ocampo (BAMBU)

Cristine De Leon

Fil-Am artist

Bengele Alysabar

Violinist

Richard Becker

ANSWER-San Francisco

Maria Nocedal

San Francisco

Leah Obias

AJLPP-New York

Laravic Flores

New York

Alejandra Sanchez

People's CORE LEAP

Jane Cutter

ANSWER-Seattle

Dorli Rainey

ANSWER-Seattle

Rev. Richard Rubio Bowley

Oakland

Rev. George Rimando

Orange County

Rev. Eric Tan Ong-Veloso

Pastor Benny Aranas

Los Angeles

Rev.Ronald Tan

Carson

Elito Santarina

Council Member, Carson

Joe Merton

Council member, Carson

Rep., Bob Filner

San Diego, CA

Rep. Laura Richardson

Carson-Long Beach

Assemblyman Mark Leno

13th District, CA

Gloria Resureccion

LACPAS

Julia Mabolo

LACPAS-LA

We demand that the joint US Congress conference committee restore the provision in SB 1315 on the Filipino Veterans, the full recognition and benefits for the last surviving veterans, for the widows and relatives of the Filipino World War II Veterans. Provide justice and equity to the surviving 18,000 Filipino World War II veterans who served valiantly the United States during the Second World War. They deserve recognition, honor, respect and their benefits.