{"article":{"id":229828,"heading":"Filipino Veterans Rejects Corpus Appointment to RP) Embassy in the US","author":"Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC)","created":"2009-08-20 21:08:42","modified":"2013-11-11 01:00:51","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:00:51","article":"

EPCC News

August 18, 2009\t



Filipino veterans Rejects Corpus Appointment as OVA Chief

Los Angeles-- Different veterans groups in the United Stares protests the appointment of Corpus to the RP Embassy by the Philippine president Gloria M. Arroyo.

Present OVA person DelfinLorenzana is being replaced by a known GMA psychopath, retired ISAFP general Victor Corpus. Corpus is a know loyal GMA supporter.

Veterans Rejects Corpus as OVA Chief

Different veterans leaders are united in saying:\" He ( retired general Corpus) will not help the veterans. He is a political appointee of GMA., he will just push the GMA agenda in the US and spy on GMA's enemies. We want Lorenzana stint to be extended.\"

Lorenzana Backs Out

One such proposal is the suggestion of Franco Arcebal of ACFV to etend the term of Delfin Lorenaza to six month. But Lorenzana declined the veterans request and opted to follow the president appointment..

ACFV Lachica and Lorenzana have requested a meeting with USVA officials with the veterans to enable the veterans to suggest further ways of speeding up the process

This came at the crucial time of Lorenzana's dismissal from office and Corpus' appointment.

“Time is really crucial here, because most of the vets are very old and frail,” . “They’ve waiting so long, and I can understand their frustrations.”

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