Kagitingan, Pairalin!


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          On April 9, 1942, Major General Edward P King, Jr., commander of the Luzon Force in Bataan, surrendered to Japan over 76,000 malnourished and diseased troops (64,000 Filipinos and 12,000 Americans). The soldiers were held prisoners and forced to walk the notorious 140-kilometer Bataan Death March to Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tarlac. Thousands died as a result of starvation, heat prostration, untreated wounds, and indiscriminate or execution-style murder.


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           The Day of Valour was declared a national holiday in the Philippines by Republic Act 3022. The law, which was passed by Congress in 1961, states that part of the commemoration for Bataan Day is a moment of silence at 4:30 p.m. among citizens and public offices. The Araw ng Kagitingan, or Day of Valour, honors Filipino and American soldiers who fought Japanese troops during World War II.


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          Despite their defeat, the captive soldiers remained strong and emerged as heroes as a result of the battle. The fall of Corregidor was accelerated by the surrender of Bataan. However, if the Japanese had not taken this stance, they could have soon conquered all of the US outposts in the Pacific. Bataan prompted them to halt down, giving the allies precious time to prepare for subsequent confrontations like the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. On February 8, 1945, American and Filipino liberation forces retook the Bataan peninsula.


References:

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/philippines/araw-ng-kagitingan


https://ph.asiatatler.com/life/heres-everything-that-happened-on-araw-ng-kagitingan


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