Pres Duterte honors WWll veteran in Samar

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 30): Pres Duterte honors WWll veteran in Samar

In his visit to Catbalogan City, Samar on Monday, to pay tribute to  slain cop PO1 Gary Cabaguing, President Rodrigo Duterte unexpectedly met a WW ll veteran named Demetrio Patrimonio, 95.

The veteran blended with the media and lost no time to air his comments to the President.

The President was delighted to meet him, saluted him and told him the good news he announced in the celebration of National heroes Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani earlier.

Patrimonio praised him, “Bilib ako, amo pala ine an Presidente nga nagbisita han mga patay,” (I appreciate his coming over, this is the only President who pays tribute to dead heroes.) he said, and briefly narrated his brushing soldiers with the famous.

Duterte told him, “May inaprubahan kami almost P 4 B, ang P 3 para beterano, kanina ko lang binasa.

He added that he will tap DILG, “ Sasabihin ko kay Diokno na i-tap si Sueno (referring to DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno), yung arrears na hindi nila nakuha, sa mga beterno at byuda, Sir, malaki respeto ko sa inyo, you are the heroes.”

Duterte said that he will direct Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to release the amount.

“Huwag na mag follow up,” he said, he just advised them to wait, but the amount will be out very soon.

Patrimonio, still sharp at 95 and has good hearing said earlier, he wanted to meet the President.

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