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The Women Behind the Bataan Legacy Project
The Women Behind the Bataan Legacy Project
With all the horrific incidents of torture and death associated with it, the Bataan Death March also sealed the friendship between the Filipinos and Americans during World War II. The Bataan Death March is on its 75th anniversary this April 9, a reminder of the time that approximately 70,000 American and Filipino servicemen were forced to march from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O’Donnell in Nueva Ecija, a span of more than 60 miles in 1942.
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: People
Tags: Bataan, Legacy, Project, women
Corregidor Island: A Legacy of War
Corregidor Island: A Legacy of War
Roiling thuds from warship mortars, swishing sounds from fighter planes, the wailings and myriads of deaths probably depict the actual scene of blood-spattered battle in summer of 1942. All of it reverberates to my mind while my passenger ship passes through the waters of Corregidor. Taking a quick video on the site, I can imagine how frightening it was: Below a pale grey sky, a huge black smoke perhaps darkened it, old Japanese warships abounded—outmoded planes dropping off bombs—and the...
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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, History, Travel
Tags: Corregidor, Island, Legacy, War
Filipino Food: A Legacy from A Melange of Cultures
Filipino Food: A Legacy from A Melange of Cultures
To sit down and enjoy a meal in the Philippine Islands, whether served in a home, at sidewalk food stands or in plush restaurants, is a satisfying culinary adventure. The food of these Islands is exotic, somewhat spicy, tangy and colourful.
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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Filipino cooking, Food and Dining
Tags: Filipino, Legacy, culture