United States Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson looked back at the friendship forged between Manila and Washington when they stood as allies and emerged victorious after the World War 2. Leading the ceremony commemorating the 80th Victory Day with Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong at the US...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. paid tribute to fallen troops as the nation marked the 80th commemoration of the Victory Day, which signaled the end of the Japanese rule in the country. Brawner was the guest of honor and speaker and l ed a wreath-laying ...
Over 1,500 World War II era bombs and ammunition were recovered by the Antipolo City Police from a mountain dig site in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City on Monday, Aug. 25. According to the Antipolo City Police, they received a report calling for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assistance at a...
Authorities have arrested five suspects, including three minors, for stealing two brass markers commemorating World War II veterans at a public plaza in Alabang, Muntinlupa. The markers, installed at the Liwasan ng mga Bayani in February 2018, listed the names of veterans from Muntinlupa who...
President Marcos urged Filipinos to honor the sacrifices of those who fought for the nation's freedom as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Manila on Saturday, Feb. 22. Malacañang photos In his speech at the Manila American Cemetery, the President said it was the...
(Courtesy of Army Aviation Regiment) The Philippine Army (PA) held a ceremonial flag-raising activity inside a school situated at Camp Tinio in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija on Monday, Feb. 10, in commemoration of the establishment of the Maniquis Field, an army airfield that played a significant...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Palo, Leyte on Oct. 20, 2024. (Courtesy of Leyte Gulf Landings Commemoration / Facebook) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led the commemoration of the 80 th...
This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a damaged taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, after an explosion was reported. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a...
BAGUIO CITY – Forty-three Filipino World War II veterans were awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal, the oldest and highest civilian award of the United States, on Tuesday, September 3, at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center here. WORLD war II veteran Sgt. Eumellia D....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 3, renewed her call for the government to ensure just and meaningful reparations for Filipino comfort women and their families. Hontiveros made the call noting that time is running out for the Philippine government to seek redress for and...
ILOILO CITY – Thirteen World War II veterans were honored during the 79th Victory Day for Panay, Guimaras, and Romblon Islands on Monday, March 18. SURVIVING World War II veterans were honored during the 79th Victory of Panay, Guimaras, and Romblon Islands on Monday, March 18. (PVAO Iloilo)...
World War II Filipino veteran Porfirio Gabeatan Laguitan passed away on March 2, less than a month after turning 100. Laguitan, a resident of Taguig, was born in Pozzorubio, Pangasinan on Feb. 10, 1924. During the World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, he became an informer for the...
