Pawikan FestivalThe Provincial Government of Bataan through The Provincial Tourism Office and The Bataan Tourism Foundation Inc celebrated the Pawikan Festival
(Nagwaling, Pilar, Bataan)
South of this point is Barrio Capot and Capot Hill on whose Southern slopes was organized a portion of the line of Sector C, in which was located the Terminus of the vital North-South Trail 2 and Capot Hill beginning 27 January 1942.
(Capitol Compound, Balanga City)
A marker was built in honor to the province’s son Don Tomas – ” The Nightingale of Filipino Eloquence.”
(Panilao, Pilar, Bataan) A symbol of the Filipino courage and gallantry in the face of external trials to the nation’s democracy and peace. Source:https://sites.google.com/a/bataan.gov.ph/tourism/historical-landmarks/flaming-sword
(Capitol Compound, Balanga City) Sealed in blood the permanent ties of friendship and cooperation between Philippines and the United States. This marker is dedicated, 9 April 1952, to the memory of the gallant Filipino and Americans soldiers as well as civilians, who fought and died side by side in the defense of democracy. Source:https://sites.google.com/a/bataan.gov.ph/tourism/historical-landmarks/fall-of-bataan-marker […]
(Town Plaza,Abucay)
Built by Father Geronimo de Belen in the early 1600’s. It was burned in 1870 and rebuilt by Father Jose Diego Pelaez. The Spiritual Ministration of Abucay was entrusted to the Dominicans in 1588. A fierce battle between the Dutch and the Pampango Defenders was fought in this court on June 23, 1647. Nearly two hundred Pampangos were put to death and forty others together with the Spanish Alcalde Mayor of Pampanga, Don Antonio de Cabrera, Father Geronimo Sotomayor and Father Tomas Ramos were taken to Batavia on June 23, 1647.
(Mabatang Plaza,Abucay) This monument was built in Memory of the first Filipino printer. It was in Abucay Church where Tomas Pinpin co-authored and printed the earliest books in the country with Fr. Blancas San Jose in Source:https://sites.google.com/a/bataan.gov.ph/tourism/historical-landmarks/tomas-pinpin-monument
(Town Plaza, Hermosa)
The Commemorative Marker and the Km. 62 Death March Marker is located in front of the Hermosa Catholic Church, a war memorial structure made of marble, constructed to commemorate our war heroes.
Location: Hermosa, Bataan
Description:
The little Mountainous Peninsula of Bataan saved Democracy and the whole world from the evil hands of the devil.
(Rotunda, Layac, Dinalupihan) It marks the first strong line of defense of combined Philippines USAFFE Troops against Japanese invasion during WW II. Symbolic of the tragedy that befell Bataan and the gallantry of Filipino and American heroes who restored our country and people to a government of free peoples is a monument […]
