Japanese lawmaker Ayaka Shiomura visits Bagac, strengthens ties at Friendship Tower

A historic reaffirmation of Philippine-Japan friendship took place on Sunday, August 17, as Bagac Mayor Ron Del Rosario welcomed Japanese lawmaker Ayaka Shiomura, Member of the House of Councilors of Japan, at the iconic Japan-Philippines Friendship Tower. Mayor Del Rosario said Shiomura’s visit highlights the enduring historical and cultural ties between the two nations, symbolized […]

‘WW II is always associated with Bataan’

You cannot tell the story of World War II without prominently mentioning the province of Bataan, according to Commissioner Eric B. Zerrudo of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Zerrudo who was the speaker during last Tuesday’s “Parangal sa mga Beterano” at the Bataan People’s Center said anyone who would narrate about the […]

Bataeño veterans to receive 15k on Araw ng Kagitingan

Twenty-six (26) Bataeño World War ll veterans will each receive PhP 15k and other benefits from the Provincial Government of Bataan with the enactment of Provincial Ordinance no. 3, An Ordinance Declaring Living Bataeño World War ll Veterans as Living Treasures and Symbols of Courage, Bravery and Sacrifice and Institutionalizing the Benefits accorded to them […]

“Ride for Valor” to save Bataan Death March heroes’ markers

Ten Death March historical markers in Mariveles, and four in Limay, Bataan have to be relocated soon due to road widening and other repairs. The Death March markers serve as a reminder of the route taken by Filipino soldiers who defended the country against Japanese forces during World War II some 80 years ago. The […]