Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano joined the commemoration of the 81st Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) and Philippine Veterans Week at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on April 9. | ManilaBulletin
Cayetano participated in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier together with National Defense Officer-in-Charge Carlito Galvez Jr.The Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the fall of Bataan. It was on April 9, 1942 when Filipino and American troops surrendered.
Filipino-American radio broadcaster Norman Reyes announced through the Voice of Freedom radio of the fall of Bataan. “Bataan has fallen. The Philippine-American troops on this war-ravaged and bloodstained peninsula have laid down their arms. With heads bloody but unbowed, they have yielded to the superior force and numbers of the enemy,” he announced.“Bukod sa pag-alala, nawa, mga ginigiliw kong kababayan, isabuhay natin ang mga aral at legasiyang iniwan para sa susunod na henerasyon … sapagkat ang kasaysayan ay mabubuhay lamang kung ipapasa natin ito sa susunod na henerasyon ,” she said.
Joining the celebration were representatives from the World War II and post-war veteran leaders, civil, veterans, and reserve affairs, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans serving institutions, partner stakeholders, Department of Education, National Youth Commission, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Girl Scouts of the Philippines, and relatives of veterans.
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