Happy Bataan Day 2012!
On April 9, 1942, 12,000 American soldiers surrendered to the Japanese at the tip of the Bataan Peninsula, which juts into Manila Bay in the Philippines. For nearly five months, the troops had fought ferociously against overwhelming odds until they ran out of food, medical supplies and ammunition. As prisoners of war (POWs), they and thousands of Filipinos were taken to a camp run by the Japanese army. This grueling series of marches are now known as the Bataan Death March.
President Aquino will lead today the 70th commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan at the Dambana ng Kagitingan in Mt. Samat, Pilar, Bataan to highlight the 2012 observance of the Philippine Veterans Week.
"Araw ng Kagitingan", also known as the "Day of Valor, is a regular non-working holiday in the Philippines which is annually celebrated on the 9th of April to commemorate the heroism of Filipinos and American Soldiers when the Japanese occupied the Philippines during the World War II.
On April 9, 1942, 12,000 American soldiers surrendered to the Japanese at the tip of the Bataan Peninsula, which juts into Manila Bay in the Philippines. For nearly five months, the troops had fought ferociously against overwhelming odds until they ran out of food, medical supplies and ammunition. As prisoners of war (POWs), they and thousands of Filipinos were taken to a camp run by the Japanese army. This grueling series of marches are now known as the Bataan Death March.
"Araw ng Kagitingan", also known as the "Day of Valor, is a regular non-working holiday in the Philippines which is annually celebrated on the 9th of April to commemorate the heroism of Filipinos and American Soldiers when the Japanese occupied the Philippines during the World War II.
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