SunStar Capas National Shrine reopens SHRINE OPEN. Bikers shoot their respective selfie photos at the obelisk of the Capas National Shrine, which was recently opened to tourists. (Photo by Reynaldo G. Navales) + March 14, 2021 A MONTH before the celebration of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Valour Day) on April 9, 2021, the Capas National Shrine was reopened to the public after almost a year of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Scores of tourists, including cyclists, were spotted Sunday, March 14, 2021, inside the shrine, which was once a concentration camp for American and Filipino soldiers during World War II. Shrine Curator Darwin Campo said the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office ordered the opening of the shrines, including the Capas National Shrine, Mount Samat National Shrine, Corregidor Island National Park, to the public starting March 5, 2021.