Yesterday the Senate passed a stimulus bill that includes $198 million for Filipino veterans of World War II.
I talked to Sam Icalina, an 84-year-old Filipino veteran from Carson who's been waiting for 60 years for some kind of compensation for his service. Summing up his views on the issue, he referred to the following Tagalog saying:
In other words, the vast majority of Filipino WWII vets have died, and for them the compensation is too late.
I talked to Sam Icalina, an 84-year-old Filipino veteran from Carson who's been waiting for 60 years for some kind of compensation for his service. Summing up his views on the issue, he referred to the following Tagalog saying:
"Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo"Literally, it means something like "What's the use of grass if the horse is already dead?"
In other words, the vast majority of Filipino WWII vets have died, and for them the compensation is too late.
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