War vet, 90, dies on his way to getting his just reward
For Fortunato Pacatang, a Filipino World War II veteran, his five-hour trip from Negros Oriental to Cebu City on February 24, 2009 to personally fill out forms needed for him to avail of his compensation under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund was too much to bear.
Haitians get food ‘surge’
Aid groups in Haiti’s shattered capital Port-au-Prince began handing out heavy bags of rice to thousands of post-quake homeless on the first day of a food “surge” designed to feed 1.9 million people for a month.