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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | October 18, 1946 |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of the Philippines |
| Headquarters | Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City |
| Annual budget | ₱615.646 million (FY 2023 GAA)[1] [2] |
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| Parent department | Department of National Defense |
| Website | pvao |
The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) (Filipino: Tanggapan para sa Ugnayan ng mga Beteranong Pilipino) is the Philippine agency for Filipino war veterans. Under the Department of National Defense,[3] PVAO serves to fulfill a national commitment as embodied in Section 7, Article XVI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution:
“The State shall provide immediate and adequate care, benefits and other forms of assistance to war veterans and veterans of military campaigns, their surviving spouses and orphans. Funds shall be provided therefor and due consideration shall be given them in the disposition of agricultural lands of the public domain and, in appropriate cases, in the utilization of natural resources.”[4]
PVAO's core functions include the administration of veteran’s pension and benefits, memorialization of veterans’ heroic deeds, and promotion of policies and management of services for veterans’ affairs and welfare.
- ^ DBM 2023 Peoples Enacted Budget
- ^ PVAO Budget and Expenditure Program 2023
- ^ "General alarm: Battle brews over veterans' affairs". GMA News Online. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Pilipinas, Etravel. "ARTICLE XVI: General Provisions - 1987 Philippine Constitution | Etravel Pilipinas". www.etravelpilipinas.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.