Bataan Day: The Day of Valor
by Kheem Caparas on May 23, 2012Bataan Day, alternatively called Day of Valor, or Araw ng Kagitinganan in Filipino, is the national observance commemorating the “Fall of Bataan” during World War II. It is celebrated on April 9. The monument called the Mount Samat Shrine, Shrine of Valor, or the “Dambana ng Kagitingan” in Pilár, Bataan is where formal rites are held. Built in 1966, it was erected to commemorate the battles of Filipinos and Americans against the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
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The Philippine-Japanese Friendship Tower in Bagac, Bataan
by Kathrine Gemina on May 10, 2012Many years after the strife and savagery of the Second World War, Japan and the Philippines strove to establish friendly ties, and in 1975, the Philippine-Japanese Friendship Tower in Bagac was inaugurated as a testament to the spirit of reconciliation between the two countries.
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