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FINANCE-PHILIPPINES-US-ECONOMY-MILITARY-VETERANS
This combination of portrait photographs shows ageing Filipino World War II veterans (L-R, top to bottom) Dominador Agbunag, 89, Gaudioso Gregorio, 80, Rosalino Enriquez, 81, Corazon Rivera, 91, Vicente Garcia, 84, Bennie Grande, 81, Pablo Ronario, 84, and Angel de la Pena, 83 taken on February 23, 2009 and Aniano Laborte, 89, Ismael de Leon, 81, Ramon Cajipe, 85 and Visitacion Honrubia, 82, taken on February 20, 2009 as they are photographed with an information tag by US Depatment of Veterans Affairs processing claims for US war benefit at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon city in suburban Manila. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo pushed for speedy cash payments to 18,000 Filipino World War II veterans under the US government's stimulus package. Arroyo also thanked her US counterpart, Barack Obama, for the finance package passed by US lawmakers, which included a lump sum payment of 15,000 USD to Filipino veterans residing in the US, and 9,000 USD to those still in the Philippines. AFP PHOTO / Romeo GACAD
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Detalii fotografie |
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Manila, PHILIPPINES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Romeo GACAD |
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23 Februarie 2009 |
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2343 x 2188 (823.88 KB) |
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