Short Answer: NO It Is Open and Funded Through at Least September 2026
(2025 Numbers Dont Lie: Manila Is Still the Best-Performing,
Lowest-Cost Regional Office in the Entire VA System)
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| Question | Answer Today |
|---|---|
| Is Manila open? | Yes appointments, phones, local C&P exams running |
| Permanent closure coming? | No |
| Moving to Guam? | No active plan |
| Funding cliff? | No extended via continuing resolution |
VA 2025 Suicide Report: 22 veterans die by suicide every single day
Peer-reviewed studies + VA research directly tie claims delays and wrongful denials to higher suicide risk.
The 6-week Manila pause added 30-50% to C&P wait times and forced Pacific veterans to fly to Hawaii or Guam on their own dime.
Those ripple effects are still hurting veterans right now.
| Office | OIG Record 2024-2025 | Avg Cost/Claim | Staff Cost | Processing Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manila | Zero major findings in 14 years | ~$650 | $18K local | 20% faster than U.S. avg |
| Philadelphia | 85K+ rubber-stamped claims | ~$1,400+ | $90K+ | Systemic fraud risk |
| Phoenix | Fraud +25 %, 40% longer waits | ~$1,300+ | $85K+ | Still broken |
| Guam (if moved) | Full U.S. pay + 25% COLA | ~$1,200+ | $60-75K+ | 23 cost explosion |
VA cut ~30,000 jobs (many held by veterans) saved ~$2.5-$3B
Then spent $6.2 billion (more than double the savings) on AI/IT that still has a 12% error rate.
As Pete Hegseth said on the Shawn Ryan Show, the VA is a money pit protecting its own bureaucracy instead of veterans.
20+ years as a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner fixing broken Fortune 500 systems taught me one thing:
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Manila is open and still the best regional office the VA has.
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Posted by Monte Fisher
Founder Veterans Claims Analytics
November 23, 2025
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