{"article":{"id":222347,"heading":"JFAV PETITION TO US CONGRESS","author":"Justice for Filipino American Veterans","created":"2008-11-19 17:05:15","modified":"2013-11-11 00:59:25","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:59:25","article":"<p>JUSTICE FOR FILIPINO AMERICAN VETERANS (JFAV) <br>  <br> RECOGNITION, JUSTICE AND EQUITY NOW! <br>  <br> 1610 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 <br>  <br> Phone: (213) 241-0906 Fax: (213) 241-0944 <br>  <br> E-mail:  <a href=\"mailto:jfav_causa@yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">jfav_causa@yahoo.com<\/a> Website:  www.myspace.com\/jfavla <br><br> PETITION FOR THE US CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY CALL A JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND RECONCILE FILIPINO VETERANS BILLS NOW!  <br><br> Restore Section 4 of SB 1315 for the Filipino Veterans  <br>  <br> and junk HR 6897&mdash;the quit claim bill. <br><br> 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.    <br><br> 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.  <br><br> 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.  <br><br> The Undersigned: <br><br> Faustino Baclig,Commander <br>  <br> Pilipino American Veterans Association (PAVA) <br>  <br> ACFV-Western Region <br><br> Arturo Garcia, Coordinator <br>  <br> Justice For Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) <br><br> Eugenio Mondok Sr. Commander. <br>  <br> United Filipino American Veterans (UFAV) <br><br> Franco Arcebal, Vice President for Membership, <br>  <br> American Coalition for Filipino Veterans (ACFV) <br><br> Jack Vergara, Commander, <br>  <br> Society of Guerillas and Scouts (SGS) <br><br> Juan dela Torre. VIce Commander <br>  <br> United Filipino American Veterans (UFAV) <br><br> Leonides Alcantara, Commander <br>  <br> SGS-ACFV <br><br> Lourdes Astilla,Commander  <br>  <br> Veterans Center Association <br><br> Nick Gadia, Vice Commander <br>  <br> Society of Guerilla and Scouts <br><br> Jerry Esguerra <br>  <br> PSL-Los Angeles <br><br> Paulo Espiritu <br>  <br> Filipino American For Immigration Reforms (FAIR) <br><br> Max Gutierrez <br>  <br> Los Angeles Alliance for New Economy (LAANE) <br><br> Christine Araquel <br>  <br> KMB-Pro People Youth <br><br> Angela Reid <br>  <br> LAANE <br><br> Allan Nailat <br>  <br> Long Beach-PAC <br><br> Mike Nailat <br>  <br> JFAV-LA <br><br> Corazon Esguerra <br>  <br> ANSWER-LA <br><br> Elaine Dolalas <br>  <br> FAIR <br><br> Devin Whyham  <br>  <br> UNITE-HERE Local 11 <br><br> Jay Valencia, President <br>  <br> Circulo Pampangueno of Southern California <br><br> Mario Santos,  <br>  <br> National Coordinator <br>  <br> AJLPP-USA <br><br> Ago Martinez <br>  <br> JFAV-San Francisco <br><br> Violy Reyes. RN <br>  <br> AJLPP <br><br> Pons De Leon <br>  <br> First Quarter Storm Network (FQSN) <br><br>  <br>  <br> Filemon Mordeno <br>  <br> ACFV-San Francisco <br><br> Regino Nacua <br>  <br> ACFV-San Francisco <br><br>  <br>  <br> Maureen Ivy Quicho, Coordinator  <br>  <br> Los Angeles Chapter  <br>  <br> GABNet of the Mariposa Alliance  <br><br> Dr. Annalisa Enrile, National Chairperson  <br>  <br> GABNet of the Mariposa Alliance  <br><br> Rizalino Manuel  <br>  <br> Philippine American National Association (PANA) <br><br> Salvador Lledo  <br>  <br> President, <br>  <br> Association of Filipino Workers (AFW) <br><br> Fr. Rene De Guzman  <br>  <br> Catholic Ecumenical Communion  <br><br> Ernest Tamayo  <br>  <br> Secretary-General, KmB-Pro People Youth  <br><br> Dr. Ben Marte  <br><br> Johneric Concordia  <br>  <br> KmB-Los Angeles  <br><br> Fe Koons  <br>  <br> Deputy Secretary-General, CONFFAA  <br><br> Rev. Roy Padilla  <br>  <br> Rosewood Methodist Church  <br><br> Aquillina Soriano  <br>  <br> Executive Director, PWC-SC  <br><br> Mo Nishida  <br>  <br> Little Tokyo For Peace  <br><br> Abigail Vivo  <br>  <br> Kappa Psi Epsilon  <br><br> Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal  <br>  <br> GEPENC  <br><br> Muna Coobte  <br>  <br> National Council of Arab Americans  <br><br> Joanne Palomar  <br>  <br> UGNAYAN ng mga Anak ng Bayan-New York  <br><br> Annaliza Cabales  <br>  <br> DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Association-New York  <br><br> David Rockello  <br>  <br> Vice-President, GEPENC  <br><br> Willy Bartolome <br>  <br> Pesante-USA  <br><br> Arcadio Basat  <br>  <br> Echo Park Community Coalition  <br><br> Jonah de Ocampo (BAMBU)  <br><br> Cristine De Leon  <br>  <br> Fil-Am artist  <br><br> Rev.Ronald Tan  <br>  <br> Carson  <br><br> Bengele Alysabar  <br>  <br> Violinist  <br><br> Richard Becker  <br>  <br> ANSWER-San Francisco  <br><br> Maria Nocedal  <br>  <br> San Francisco  <br><br> Leah Obias  <br>  <br> AJLPP-New York  <br><br> Laravic Flores <br>  <br> New York  <br><br> Maj. Jose Samonte,  <br>  <br> Long Beach VFP-US  <br><br> Alejandra Sanchez  <br>  <br> People's CORE LEAP  <br><br> Jane Cutter  <br>  <br> ANSWER-Seattle  <br><br> Dorli Rainey <br>  <br> ANSWER-Seattle <br><br> Greg Villanueva  <br>  <br> VFP-LA  <br><br> Rev. Richard Rubio Bowley <br>  <br> Oakland  <br><br> Rev. George Rimando  <br>  <br> Orange County <br><br> Rev. Eric Tan Ong-Veloso  <br>  <br> Los Angeles <br><br> Elito Santarina <br>  <br> Council Member, Carson <br><br> Joe Merton <br>  <br> Council member, Carson <br><br> Rep. Bob Filner <br>  <br> San Diego, CA <br><br>  <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"jfav_causa@yahoo.com","link":"","address":"1610 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026","phone":"213-241-0995","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Restore Section 4 of SB 1315 for the Filipino Veterans \r\nand junk HR 6897\u2014the quit claim bill.\r\n\r\nWe 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.   \r\n\r\nWe 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. \r\n\r\n","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2008\/11\/img_1461-resized.jpg","filesize":"67.9 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2008\/11\/222347.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2008\/11\/img_1461-resized.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2008\/11\/img_1461-resized.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2008\/11\/img_1461-resized.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}