From the Inquirer, Rep. Antonio Diaz (2nd District, Zambales) has filed several bills in the House of Representatives seeking to confer honorary citizenship on 4 American lawmakers who helped push for benefits to Filipino World War II veterans.
Diaz' bills, filed February 18, seek want to confer the status on US Senators Theodore Stevens, Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, and Representative Bob Filner for being instrumental for the benefits finally being accorded the Filipino soldiers after a very long battle.
Yup, Senator Theodore "Ted" Stevens. Former Senator Ted "The Internet is a Series of Tubes!" Stevens of Alaska, who lost his re-election bid in 2008 after being convicted of seven felony charges relating to graft and corruption. Now, he may well have been diligent and instrumental in pushing for benefits to Pinoy WWII vets, good for him. Still, it does not necessarily send a pleasant signal if the Philippines bestowed the highest honor possible to a foreigner on a politician criminally convicted on graft and corruption charges.
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