PVAO to participate in 3-day 'KABISIG Philippine Government Expo and Trade Fair'

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 5): PVAO to participate in 3-day 'KABISIG Philippine Government Expo and Trade Fair'

The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) will be joining the government-wide "KABISIG Philippine Government Expo and Trade Fair" from July 6 to 8.

The event, which will be held at the Skydome, SM North EDSA, has the theme, "Matuwid na Daan, Tatahakin Hanggang sa Katapusan.”

All government agencies, corporations and local government units will be attending the three-day activity.

The KABISIG Expo aims to bring together in one place all agencies and instrumentalities of the government to feature their respective agency/company profile, products or services, facilities, programs and accomplishments.

It also provides an opportunity for the government to promote public awareness of its programs and enjoin the people’s participation in national development.

As a participating agency for the third year, PVAO will once again set up a PVAO service booth to promote public awareness and extend assistance on its three-fold mandate: administration of benefits and services for Filipino veterans and their dependents; propagation of veterans’ valor to promote patriotism; and empowerment of the Filipino Veterans Community though participatory management of veterans affairs.

During the three-day expo, PVAO frontliners will extend one-stop shop services to booth visitors for filing and verification of claims, updating of pensioners’ status, application for ID, and the like.

Information materials and forms will also be made available.

Visitors can also view a photo exhibit and audio-visual presentations featuring the agency’s significant accomplishments in fulfillment of its mandate of serving those who served as the nation’s defenders, as stated in the organization's core philosophy, "Serbisyo sa Beterano, Serbisyo sa Bayan."

To promote consciousness on the heroic deeds of the veterans, develop a keen sense of history and instill national pride among the citizens, the booth will also display and raffle off some of the books published and reprinted by PVAO such as: "Waiting for the Enemy" written by veteran and lawyer Jaime L. Guerrero; "Victory in Northern Luzon," "Freedom Fighters of Northern Luzon," and "Filipinos in the Korean War" authored by military historian Col. Cesar S. Pobre, PA (Ret.); "For Love of Freedom" by Dr. Senen L.R. Asuan; and "Victory at Bessang Pass" by former Philippines News Agency (PNA) Defense reporter and editor Ben Cal.

These books are products of extensive historical research featuring untold stories of past military campaigns by various guerrilla units and battlefield victories that highlight the gallantry in action and selfless sacrifices of Filipino veterans.

A virtual tour to PVAO’s national military shrines, namely: Capas National Shrine, Mt. Samat National Shrine, Kiangan National Shrine, Balantang Cemetery and National Shrine, the Ricarte National Shrine; USAFIP-NL Military Shrine & Park, Libingan ng mga Bayani and the PEFTOK-Korean War Memorial Hall, will be offered to 50 visitors every day.

Booth visitors will get a chance to pose for a souvenir mug with a national military shrine image in the background for free.

Aside from PVAO, the Department of National Defense, Office of the Civil Defense, Commission on Higher Education, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund, Philippine Coconut Authority, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippine Postal Corporation, Philippine Coast Guard, National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Public Works & Highways, Design Center of the Philippines, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and Sugar Regulatory Administration will also set up their respective one-stop-shops.

Other participating agencies include the Department of Agriculture, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority, Maritime Industry Authority, Land Management Bureau, Technology Application and Promotion Institute, Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority, Dangerous Drugs Board;

National Dairy Authority, Bureau of Jail Management & Penology-NCR, Philippine National Police-National Capital Region Police Office, Department of Interior and Local Government, Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan;

Philippine Deposits Insurance Corporation, Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, National Maritime Polytechnic, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, National Housing Authority, National Food Authority, Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization, People’s Television Network Inc.; Cagayan Economic one Authority, and the Kabisig Peoples Movement.

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