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California residents can expect the final wave of direct payments worth up to $1,050 to start being paid to recipients beginning Monday.
MANILA-At 113, retired Army Sgt. Malomalo P. Salag is the oldest living Filipino World War 2 (WW2) veteran. He was born on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1909. Lt. Gen. Nesty G. Carolina (AFP, Ret.), administrator of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), said of the 151,824 Filipinos who fought during World War 2, there are 2,022 who are still alive as of Friday (April 8, 2022), 236 of whom are over the century mark. They continue to receive their monthly pension, plus free health care. Carolina also said there are two Filipino WW2 veterans -- Macaalang P. Ditanto and Alangadi O. Mauna...
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Since far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019, Bare and other indigenous lawyers have taken legal action repeatedly against the Funai indigenous affairs agency, accusing it of dismantling the protections it was tasked with upholding. "The very body that should protect us is against us," said Bare, who represents the largest umbrella group for Brazil's Amazon https://news.trust.org/item/20220209141114-o4u3i indigenous peoples, COIAB.
Flower and candy stores are busy this weekend and said demand is high this year.