As athletes take center stage at the Olympics Games Tokyo 2020, we go back in time and look at some of the lasting legacies created by the first-ever Filipino medalist in the Olympics, and a World War II veteran, Lieutenant Teofilo Yldefonso. Lt. Yldefonzo was born in 1902 in the agricultural town of continue reading : LIEUTENANT TEOFILO YLDEFONSO: WORLD WAR II VETERAN AND FIRST FILIPINO OLYMPIAN MEDALIST
PVAO TURNS OVER US CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO NISPEROS FAMILY
The US Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest and most prestigious military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished himself at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty in action continue reading : PVAO TURNS OVER US CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO NISPEROS FAMILY
PVAO CONDUCTS BIG CLEAN-UP DAY
The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) conducted its annual Big Clean-Up Day on 18 June 2021 as part of the workplace improvement program under the Quality Management System. A virtual launching program was held via Zoom Meeting and Facebook Livestream to kick off the 5S Big Clean-Up Day. During the program, Mr. Valerico C. Lim, continue reading : PVAO CONDUCTS BIG CLEAN-UP DAY
PAPAL NUNCIO CHARLES JOHN BROWN VISITS CAPAS NATIONAL SHRINE
The Most Reverend Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, recently visited the Capas National Shrine on June 5, 2021 to offer prayers and wreath to the brave men and women who served and died during the Second World War. A simple wreath offering ceremony, led by Archbishop Brown, was held at the continue reading : PAPAL NUNCIO CHARLES JOHN BROWN VISITS CAPAS NATIONAL SHRINE
PVAO LEADS JOINT TASK FORCE FOR THE TRANSFER OF UNDELIVERED PVB SHARES TO VETERANS AND HEIRS
On 02 June 2021, the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution No. 175 which enjoined the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) to form a Joint Task Force with the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) and the Board of Trustees of the Veterans of World War II (BTVWWII) to facilitate the immediate conveyance or transfer of continue reading : PVAO LEADS JOINT TASK FORCE FOR THE TRANSFER OF UNDELIVERED PVB SHARES TO VETERANS AND HEIRS