Dambana ng Kagitingan
SHRINE OF VALOR IN MT. SAMAT
Brgy. Diwa, Pilar, Bataan
Bataan rises tall and proud, with the monuments built to honor the gallantry of the Filipinos who fought during World War II. The sentinel of Bataan- an awesome memorial to history: the SHRINE OF VALOR IN MT. SAMAT.
The “Dambana ng Kagitingan” or the Shrine of Valor, lies in an area approximately 73, 665 hectares. It was completed and inaugurated in 1970, consisting of a Colonnade and the huge Memorial Cross. Then President Ferdinand Marcos conceived of the Dambana ng Kagitingan as a fitting memorial to the heroic struggle and sacrifices of the Filipinos who fought and died in that historic bastion of freedom.










