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The annual Bataan Day ceremony will be held on Friday, Nov. 18 at 9:30 a.m. in the Bataan Memorial School Gymnasium. Students and staff of Bataan Memorial

Commission-on-Human-Rights The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins the country in commemorating “Araw ng Kagitingan” (Day of Valor) today, April 9, by paying tribute to the bravery displayed by Filipino soldiers in Bataan and Corregidor during World War II. "Ang kanilang katapangan, sakripis

Today’s observance of Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the bravery and heroism of Filipinos who fought in Bataan, Corregidor and Bessang Pass.   The fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942 marked the end of organized resistance by the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) --- that included the

Published April 9, 2021, 12:50 AM On April 6, 1961 or exactly 60 years ago this week, Congress passed Republic Act 3022 that was signed into law by President Carlos P. Garcia “proclaiming the ninth day of April as Bataan Day and declaring it as a legal holiday.”  The continuing observance of quarantine restrictions mutes anew this year’s observance.  Yet the events that transpired on April 9, 1942 remain etched in the national memory. A radio broadcast message, written by Captain Salvador P. Lopez (who became President of the University of the Philippines) was announced by Third Lieut...

​ THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corp. has created a debit-credit payment method to facilitate the settlement of accounts payable to healthcare facilities amid a coronavirus pandemic, the presidential palace said on Thursday. This after President Rodrigo R. Duterte ordered it to fast-track the payment of hospital claims in relation to the health crisis. “Through this measure, we are confident there would be continuous delivery of healthcare services, especially in identified areas of concern, amid the rising number of coronavirus active cases,” presidential spokesman Herminio L. Roque,...