A crumbling World War II-era Philippine navy vessel stranded on a submerged reef in the South China Sea has long been a flashpoint between Manila and Beijing in their territorial dispute over the waters.
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chairman George Erwin Garcia said those who fought in World War II will not be forgotten.
Malacañang has declared April 10, 2023 (Monday) a regular holiday to commemorate the Day of Valor.
Lawyers representing Philippine women forced to work as sex slaves by Japan during World War II urged Manila Friday to pay them compensation, after a United Nations’ committee called on the government to provide them with “reparations”.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has created a study group for the reparations for “comfort women.”
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday called on the government to increase the monthly pension of World War II veterans, who have been receiving only P1,000 to P1,700 a month for defending the country from the Japanese invaders in the 1940s.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the coming decade will be the “most dangerous” since the end of World War II, while accusing the West of seeking to dominate the world.
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the war in Ukraine was part of Russia’s wider struggle against Western domination, and warned that the world is probably entering the “most dangerous” decade since the end of World War II.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked war veterans and allied forces on Thursday for risking their lives to liberate the Philippines during WWII.
The Senate on Monday approved a measure that seeks to revise the charter of the Philippine Veterans Bank to benefit not only World War II veterans and their relatives and heirs.
