A Filipino veteran of the Korean War has been gifted with a beautiful home in Calamba City, Laguna as a token of enduring friendship between the two countries.
Sgt. Florendo Benedicto, now 93, received the papers to his new home at Barangay Parian, Calamba from Korean ambassador to Manila Lee Sang-Hwa and Korean Army chief Maj. Gen. Shin Eun-Bong in a ceremony held on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Calamba.
Benedicto, a member of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea, took in the the Battle of Yultong and served from Day One 1 up to the end of the Korean war.
Philippine Army 2nd Infantry “Jungle Fighter” Division commander Maj. Gen. Ramon Zagala, who represented the Philippines during the ceremony, congratulated Benedicto and.thanked the South Korean government for improving the morale and welfare of PEFTOK veterans 75 years after Korean War.
