THE OFFICERS

Across the Globe, We Are United in Our Dedication to connecting families of The Philippine Expeditionary Force To Korea

OFFICERS

Dir. Jovena A. Damasen

President
Scholarship Chairperson

20th BCT

Dir. Danilo O. Bantilan

Secretary
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19th BCT

Dir. Vicente L. Cervano Jr.

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2nd BCT

Dir. Rosalyn R. Flores

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10th BCT

Dir. Andylowie F. Bumatay

Vice President
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19th BCT

Dir. Emelda J. Mamerto

Treasurer
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10th BCT

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Dir. Danilo M. Anape

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20th BCT

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Dir. Jennifer B. Panganiban

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2nd BCT

Who We Are

PEFTOK Veterans Association, Inc.

PEFTOK Veterans Association, Inc. (Operating under the name of PVAI), a second-generation PVAI Organization incorporated in the Philippines and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2018, per SEC Reg No. CN201817306, as a non-stock corporation.

The Philippine Expeditionary Force of Korea (PEFTOK) is a group of five Philippine Army BCTs (10^th, 20^th 19^th, 14^th, 2^nd) Consisting of 7420 officers and enlisted men who fought and served in the Korean War. These battalions constituted the Regimental Combat Team promised by the Philippine Government to United Nations War Effort. The Philippines was the first Asian country to send combat troops and the third in the world to partake in the Korean War that began on June 25, 1950, until 1955.

Decades after the war, South Korea still celebrates the Filipino’s heroism through continuous commemoration and still provides help and support in terms of scholarship programs to their descendants.

Charter Member, Veterans Federation of the Philippine, (VFP) Member, International Federation of Korean War Veterans Association (IFKWVA). Phil-Korea Friendship Center, PEFTOK Korean War Memorial Hall, Bayani Road, Taguig City, Metro Manila Philippines.
The PEFTOK Veterans Association Inc. (PVAI) is a non-stock non-profit organization composed of members of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and their descendants.

PVAI was originally conceived in 1955 by Brig Gen. Dionisio S. Ojeda, CO 10^th Battalion Combat Team (BCT); Col, Salvador Abcede, CO, 20th BCT; Col, Nicanor T. Jimenes, CO, 14^th BCT; Col Claro Gloria, Judge Advocate General of the 2^nd BCT; and MSgt. Candido Casabuena, 14^th BCT as Incorporators.

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