Binay gives cash assistance to dependents of soldiers
05/23/2011Vice President Jejomar Binay has awarded cash assistance to dependents of soldiers killed or seriously wounded in action.
Binay, who is co-chairman of the Alay Sa Kawal Foundation (ASK), distributed P30,000 each to 53 dependents of 49 soldiers who were killed and four who were seriously wounded in action.
Established in 1986, ASK is the oldest non-government organization devoted to the welfare of enlisted personnel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
“Bilang isang reservist, alam ko pong hindi matutumbasan ng pera ang pagkawala ng inyong mga mahal sa buhay,” Binay said in his speech at Camp Panacan, Davao City..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110523met1.html
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